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Chiozza era comes to close with Gators’ elimination from NCAA Tournament
By Benjamin Brandt | Mar. 18, 2018The Florida men’s basketball team has unlaced its dancing shoes.
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Who will win the upcoming city elections? Here’s what former Alachua County politicians think
By Amanda Rosa | Mar. 18, 2018An online panel of Alachua County and Gainesville politicians and political experts predicted City Commissioners Charles Goston and Harvey Budd will be re-elected in Tuesday’s municipal election.
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Gators lacrosse team survives close call at Vanderbilt
By Tyler Nettuno | Mar. 18, 2018Florida’s lacrosse team hadn’t lost a regular season conference game since falling to Connecticut 11-10 on April 18, 2015.
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Behind strong pitching, Florida’s baseball team claims SEC-opening series over South Carolina
By Ethan Bauer | Mar. 18, 2018The ball rocketed off Jacob Olson’s bat like a satellite designed for orbit.
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Southwest 20th Avenue closed as police negotiate with shooter inside Windsor Terrace apartment
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Gamecocks wallop Gators pitchers for 15 runs on Saturday
By Morgan McMullen | Mar. 17, 2018Gamecocks designated hitter Noah Campbell stared down the barrel of a 6-foot-6 human cannon and didn’t blink. On a 2-2 pitch to lead off the first inning, Campbell took a 94-mph fastball from Florida starting pitcher Jackson Kowar deep to right-center field.
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Gators mercy ruled by Georgia in worst loss since 2011
By Mari Faiello | Mar. 17, 2018The luck of the Irish, green baseball hats and green stirrups weren’t enough for the Florida softball team to hold off Georgia in Game 2 of a three-game series.
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Gators basketball notebook: Bucking trends vs. Texas Tech
By Andrew Huang | Mar. 17, 2018The numbers don’t tell the whole story, but it’s hard to deny that there are certain box score benchmarks that are typically associated with a victory for the Gators men’s basketball team.
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Gators level of passion needs to be evaluated when reflecting on this season
By Benjamin Brandt | Mar. 17, 2018We saw it all on Saturday night. The runs and droughts, the jaw-dropping heroics and equally shocking mistakes. Everything that defined the Florida men’s basketball team’s season made an appearance in its disappointing finale.
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Gators women’s swimming & diving team closes NCAA Championships with quiet day
By Sam Campisano | Mar. 17, 2018From start to finish, it was a largely uneventful showing for the No. 17 Gators at the NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships.
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GAME OVER: Florida’s season ends in Round of 32 with loss to Texas Tech
By Jake Dreilinger | Mar. 17, 2018As Keenan Evans’ pass soared through the air, the hopes of the Gators men’s basketball team advancing to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament flew with it.
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Chiozza, UF face Texas Tech on Saturday night with Sweet 16 berth on the line
By Andrew Huang | Mar. 17, 2018A sloppy and early exit from the SEC Tournament on March 9 left a bad taste in the mouth of Florida’s men’s basketball program.
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Scouting report: Texas Tech Red Raiders
By Andrew Huang | Mar. 17, 2018A No. 3 seed in the East Region. A second-place regular season finish in the Big 12 behind Kansas, winner of 14 consecutive regular season titles. A handful of All-Big 12 honors. It’s been the season of the century for Texas Tech. The Red Raiders (25-9, 11-7) give up just 64.6 points per game – first in the Big 12 and 15th in the country – and have won three of their last four. Most recent is a 70-60 defeat of Stephen F. Austin in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, thanks to 23 points and 10-for-10 shooting from the line by Evans.
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Dressel and Madden receive All-American Honorable Mentions on third day of NCAA Championships
By Sam Campisano | Mar. 16, 2018A pair of sophomores led the way for the No. 17 Gators on the third day of the NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships.
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Gators Sweep Kentucky in conference matchup
By Dylan Rudolph | Mar. 16, 2018Like a lion spotting his prey, McClain Kessler’s eyes widened as the ball slowly dropped in front of him. The junior called off his doubles partner, freshman Duarte Vale, and spiked the ball over the net with a loud grunt.
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Florida baseball powers past South Carolina in SEC opener
By Ethan Bauer | Mar. 16, 2018Graham Lawson didn’t even look up.
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Georgia takes down Florida softball in first game of the series
By Mari Faiello | Mar. 16, 2018As the saying goes, catastrophes typically come in threes.
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Georgia Bulldogs end UF women’s tennis win streak in Athens
By River Wells | Mar. 16, 2018With her team down 2-0, Florida freshman McCartney Kessler defeated Mariana Gould and narrowed the Georgia lead. She could only watch helplessly, however, as the Bulldogs sealed UF’s fate.
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Gators men’s golf team struggles on first day of Schenkel Invitational
By Sam Campisano | Mar. 16, 2018Coming off its first win of the season since Sept. 26, the No. 8 Florida men’s golf team was looking to carry its momentum into the first day of the Schenkel Invitational in Statesboro, Georgia, on Friday.
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RTS drivers are asking Gainesville city officials for change
By McKenna Beery | Mar. 16, 2018Gainesville Regional Transit System bus drivers showed up unexpectedly to the Gainesville City Commission meeting Thursday to speak about their concerns with insufficient wages, being overworked and not being respected.
