COLUMBIA, S.C. — It started, like most good moments for Florida’s football team this season, with a punt.
It looked bad. Malik Zaire crumbled after taking the snap and shifting his weight to left leg.
By the time Florida’s defense realized Jake Bentley still had the ball in his hands, there was nothing any of its players could do.
Rachael Kramer, 6-foot-8, and Shainah Joseph, 6-foot-1, jumped in unison in front of the net, both hands in the air. Their teammate, freshman Paige Hammons, set her feet in the backcourt, bracing for Pilar Victoria’s attack, should it pass through the outstretched arms of Kramer and Joseph.
Freshman Madison Alexander waited patiently inside the South Alabama box as midfielders Gabby Seiler and Sarah Troccoli traded passes. Seiler found space on the left flank and served a cross towards the six-yard box. Alexander jumped all over Seiler’s ball, placing it past goalkeeper Justice Stanford to open the scoring in the 34th minute.
As 4-year-old Ella giggled and jumped to the “Cupid Shuffle,“ which blasted throughout Santa Fe College’s main parking lot Thursday night, 39-year-old Jerry Farris couldn’t help but shake his hips to the beat, too.
The Gators men’s and women's cross country teams ended their season at the NCAA South Regional Championship Friday.
When Amy Meacham bought masquerade masks on Bourbon Street in 2010, she didn’t know what she would use them for, she just knew she needed to buy them.
Two more arrests have been made in the UF Housing and Resident Education scandal now totaling more than $470,000 in alleged credit card fraud.
A Gainesville wildlife conservation will offer a free tour to veterans Saturday.
Around 50 people played laser tag, drank beer and and learned about lasers at the Cade Museum Wednesday night.
As Emily Johns sauntered into Flavet Field walking beside her bike and carrying her backpack from the class she had just left, she passed few police officers.
Here’s a statement that goes without saying: Football can be an extremely brutal sport to play.
A Gainesville woman accused of sex trafficking a 16-year-old girl turned herself in Thursday morning.
A Gainesville Police officer, who will serve a year of probation for domestic battery and weapon charges, resigned from GPD in September.
Gators defensive tackle Taven Bryan smirked, realizing he still had Will Muschamp’s old playbook.
Becky Burleigh knows not to overlook South Alabama.
Coach Cameron Newbauer runs practices in the same manner he wants to run his in-game offense: fast. Players are expected to hustle to and from every exercise. On fast-break drills, ball handlers make one quick pass to the outside and position themselves for a potential rebound.
Two hours, seventeen minutes and a grueling five sets later, the Gators got the win.
UF is going head-to-head with Florida State University to see who can collect the most canned food donations.
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