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Gainesville under tornado watch tonight

By Stephany Matat | Feb. 6, 2020

Winds will be 25 mph with gusts of up to 45 mph

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Gators welcome Denver and Iowa State for tri-meet

By Noah Ram | Feb. 6, 2020

Eight years is a long time.

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Previewing the 2020 Florida season, which begins tonight

By Payton Titus | Feb. 6, 2020

What were once commanding voices of leadership in the locker room, bullpen and dugout have now vacated Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. The echoes of all-time athletes like Kelly Barnhill, Amanda Lorenz and Alex Voss interfere with loud whispers of doubt from the rest of college softball, generating feedback in Gainesville.

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From boys to men

By Joseph Salvador | Feb. 6, 2020

The crowd in Gainesville exploded as bucket after bucket sank. Shooters couldn’t miss, and fans sporting orange and blue were in awe of the offensive showing.

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Gators ink three signees, adding to their top-10 class

By Brendan Farrell | Feb. 6, 2020

Florida bolstered its 2020 signing class on Wednesday with three signings, finishing the day eighth in the country.

FILE - This Oct. 3, 2018 file photo shows a view of the exterior of Wembley Stadium in London. The Jacksonville Jaguars will play two home games in London next season, strengthening the franchise’s foothold in an overseas market the NFL is eager to expand. The Jaguars will play back-to-back games at historic Wembley Stadium, giving them a potential “home-field” advantage in the second one since they won’t have to travel that week. Specific dates were not announced.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

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You don’t know your own fans, Shad Khan

By Graham Marsh | Feb. 6, 2020

The promises are empty, but the stadium is emptier.

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Chomp vs. Stomp: Gators open season against Buffaloes

By Christian Ortega | Feb. 6, 2020

Amanda O’Leary opened the first media availability of the season, exuding nothing but confidence.

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Florida hosts Georgia after monumental weekend victory

By Bryan Matamoros | Feb. 6, 2020

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Gators stage miraculous comeback against Georgia

By Brendan Farrell | Feb. 5, 2020

It all started with some boos.

In this image from video, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts arrives for the vote in the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. (Senate Television via AP)

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Not Guilty: Split Senate acquits Trump of impeachment

By Lisa Mascaro | Feb. 5, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) —

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., tears her copy of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address after he delivered it to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Pelosi shreds Trump's speech. Right there on the podium.

By Laurie Kellman | Feb. 5, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — And then she tore up the speech.

President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, as Vice President Mike Pence ad House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., listen. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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AP Fact Check: Trump's exaggerated 'great American comeback'

By Josh Boak | Feb. 5, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The "great American comeback" President Donald Trump claimed in his State of the Union speech drew on falsehoods about U.S. energy supremacy, health care and the economy as well as distortions about his predecessor's record.