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Chris Sutherland making his first appearance as a Florida basketball player against then-No. 4 Auburn.

News

What it took to be No. 34

By Joseph Salvador | Mar. 19, 2020

Greg Sankey, commissioner of the Southeastern Conference, talks about the decision to cancel the remaining games in the SEC NCAA college basketball tournament Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. The conference tournament was cancelled Thursday due to coronavirus concerns. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Sports

Sankey discusses SEC's status, briefs media on league's COVID-19 response

By Evan Lepak | Mar. 19, 2020

The SEC's league slogan is catchy, memorable and usually couldn't be more accurate.

Metro

Thursday COVID-19 updates: four new county cases; postponed graduation date announced

By Chasity Maynard , Anna Wilder and Grethel Aguila | Mar. 19, 2020

The three latest cases are all younger than 60

An unidentified man was struck by an RTS bus Tuesday evening and taken to UF Health Shands in critical condition. The bus was unable to avoid the pedestrian who walked into oncoming traffic, according to Rosanna Passaniti, city spokesperson.

Metro

Man hit by RTS bus on 34th Street

By Samia Lagmis | Mar. 18, 2020

He was transported to UF Health Shands Hospital with critical injuries

News

Wednesday COVID-19 updates: New county case; classes offered as pass or fail; UF helping The Villages

By Hannah Phillips , Kaelyn Cassidy and Grethel Aguila | Mar. 18, 2020

Confirmed cases continue to increase in Alachua County. Meanwhile, UF announces a grading alternative and Gov. Ron DeSantis releases information on expanding testing in North Central Florida.

Metro

Gainesville man took tip jar after being denied free drink at Larry’s Giant Subs, police say

By Samia Lagmis | Mar. 18, 2020

The tip jar contained approximately $25

Director John Krasinski on the set of "A Quiet Place Part II."

The Avenue

A Quiet Place Part II: A Conversation with John Krasinski

By Cassandra Perez | Mar. 18, 2020

The sequel was set to open in theaters Friday

(L-R) Sooza Brass Band consists of Brian Burwell (trombone), Ryan Gamberino (saxophone), Adrienne Widener (trumpet), Bianca Maesa (sousaphone), Ben Elgan (trumpet) and Austin DiVito (drums). The band released their debut album, Bananaland, in December.

The Avenue

Student artists challenge music norms with variety of talents

By Marlena Carrillo | Mar. 18, 2020

There’s more to Gainesville than your average indie-pop band

Madison Square Garden is shown after NCAA college basketball games in the men's Big East Conference tournament were cancelled due to concerns about the coronavirus, Thursday, March 12, 2020, in New York. The major conferences in college sports have all cancelled their basketball tournaments because of the new coronavirus, putting the celebrated NCAA Tournament in doubt. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Sports

We’ll be back

By Kyle Wood | Mar. 18, 2020

It’s not supposed to happen this way.

FILE - In this June 27, 2019, file photo, Democratic presidential candidates, former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speak at the same time during the Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami. What might be the final showdown between the two very different Democratic candidates takes place Tuesday, March 17, 2020, during Florida's presidential primary. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Metro

Joe Biden wins Florida Democratic presidential primary

By Samantha Chery | Mar. 17, 2020

Biden received 62 percent of the votes

Metro

Two incumbents, one newcomer elected to city commission

By Grethel Aguila | Mar. 17, 2020

Voter turnout was down about 20 percent from 2016

Metro

Gainesville will be different under any of the presidential candidates, students say

By Anna Wilder | Mar. 17, 2020

Only three Democratic candidates and two Republican candidates remain in the race

Mike Lemcke, from Richmond, Va., sits in an empty Greensboro Coliseum after the NCAA college basketball games were cancelled at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, March 12, 2020. The biggest conferences in college sports all canceled their basketball tournaments because of the new coronavirus, seemingly putting the NCAA Tournament in doubt. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

News

SEC play shut down entirely

By Kyle Wood | Mar. 17, 2020

There will be no SEC sports played until the fall, at the very least.

Opinion

Save the drinking for when your loved ones are dead

Mar. 17, 2020

If I truly knew how to make young people care about the lives of others, I suppose I’d be writing a bestselling book instead of a column.

A woman votes in the presidential primary election at the the Summit View Church of the Nazarene Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo. The polling place served two precincts as voters who were scheduled to vote at a nearby senior living facility were directed to vote at the church after the facility backed out due to coronavirus concerns. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Metro

Some students in multicultural organizations lean toward 2020 Democratic candidates

By Valentina Botero | Mar. 17, 2020

Most are split between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders

Metro

SG leaders voice opinions on presidential primaries

By Chasity Maynard | Mar. 17, 2020

Student Government is considered nonpartisan

News

Four UF students have COVID-19; UF spring graduation canceled and other important coronavirus updates

By Alyssa Feliciano and Hannah Phillips | Mar. 17, 2020

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that four UF students have COVID-19 and told universities to move online the rest of the semester.

FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2020, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, speaks during the McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Dinner in Manchester, N.H. Gabbard of Hawaii, who was born in American Samoa, received one delegate. Bloomberg’s decisive win over the local-born Gabbard was startling, but the Hawaii congresswoman had a late start campaigning in the territory compared with the billionaire. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

News

Tulsi Gabbard is the only person of color left in the election. But polls don’t show her as the top choice.

By Allessandra Inzinna | Mar. 17, 2020

Tulsi Gabbard is the last woman in the race, too.

Metro

Voter apathy continues to be a problem among youth voters

By Kaelyn Cassidy | Mar. 17, 2020

Some voters have chosen to abstain from the Democratic primary

Metro

2020 Primaries and City Commission Election Guide

Mar. 17, 2020

Election day is March 17. Here's what Alachua County and Gainesville voters need to know.