I’m not what many people would consider an avid TV-watcher. For reasons I don’t know, I completely lost interest in TV upon entering college. After all, one can only watch the Disney Channel for so long.
In an op-ed published last Sunday in the Tampa Bay Times, Charlie Crist, former Republican governor of Florida, sang President Barack Obama’s praises and endorsed him for re-election this year against Mitt Romney.
As returning Gators know — and freshmen are soon to discover — UF is probably a much more open and safe environment for the LGBT community than the environment they experienced in high school.
To most, Florida looks like a Gator Bowl bid waiting to happen.
As a much-anticipated college football season kicks off at The Swamp this weekend, it may be appropriate to look almost 1,000 miles north to Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa.
I would like to address a gender inequality that has vexed me greatly the past two weeks. Both Tropical Storm Isaac and the general rainy nature of Florida have characterized the beginning of classes by a stoic low-energy conflict with nature.
I really hate getting sucker-punched. I am constantly being enticed by all sorts of titillating bait, only to get gut-checked by an entirely different reality.
Welcome back! In honor of the fresh and new theme of back-to-school season, I say we bury the idea of the acronym “YOLO” (you only live once), and choose to embody another expression by famed rapper Drake.
A long time ago, when I was a weaker man, a “friend” of mine hosted a party and had the gall to charge everyone who went a cover. Not a suggested donation to cover party expenses; straight-up cover.
While everyone is in a tizzy about Brent Pease bringing exotic shifts and new formations to the Gators offense, we here at alligatorSports understand the value of keeping things simple.
Florida's quarterback competition is silly. In fact, the ongoing saga has provided the most ridiculous story coming out of the Gators' fall camp.
Joe: When I left the theater after watching “Moneyball” last October, I was relieved. As a long-time baseball fan in my 20s, I have searched for the perfect baseball movie for adults. I love classics like “Major League,” “Rookie of the Year” and — of course — “The Sandlot”. However, I have struggled to find baseball movies that transcend the comedy genre. Humor sprinkled into plot here and there is encouraged, but it should be backed by compelling and relatable drama. In “Moneyball,” Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) is fighting for his career. The Oakland A’s did not have the financial means to compete in 2002, and in the film, Beane was desperate to keep his job and stay close to his daughter. Each of us can relate to the desire to take a bold risk — some of us actually have — and the movie connects with its audience in an intimate fashion. Also, seeing the inner workings of a baseball front office is pretty awesome, if you ask me.
This Chick-fil-A debate has been around longer than the past month; the company’s policies are no secret.
It’s been a little more than 40 years since the unofficial end of the Civil Rights movement. Today, many believe that the victories won between 1954 and 1968 have stood the test of time and that a society of equality has flourished and taken ground.
Now that headlines are filling up with support for equal rights, hate for fried chicken and blogs with “gays should be loved, too” cries, there’s a matter surrounding homosexuality I’d like to address.
Michael Phelps may not be the world’s best swimmer anymore, but he still deserves respect.
With the eyes of the world watching, a spoonful of sugar will make the Dark Lord go down in London on Friday. Actually, it will take several spoons.
This week, I am so sickened and saddened by the cinema shooting in Aurora that it’s difficult to navigate my thoughts on the matter in a coherent fashion. Senseless acts like this boil down to something that not all psychologists and sociologists will admit exists: genuine evil.
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