Sports
In pro wrestling, real danger not as fake as scripted matches
Apr. 4, 2011How do you know when a fake wrestler is hurt for real?
Opinion: Columns
Opinion
Baseball waning as national pastime
By Laura Ellermeyer | Apr. 4, 2011Many beautiful things accompany the emergence of spring. Flowers explode, birds rejoice and a long-awaited end of the school year looms closer. But for any red-blooded American, these trivialities are just minor blips on the radar as the arrival of spring means only one thing: baseball.
Opinion
American exceptionalism exceptional
By Zack Smith | Apr. 3, 2011Over the past few weeks, the concept of “American exceptionalism” has dominated the airwaves.
Opinion
Democrats’ driving tax is ridiculous
By Bob Minchin | Mar. 31, 2011Just when it seems like the Democrats have exhausted their playbook — just when it looks as if the left has attempted every trick in the liberal agenda — it turns out that they have.
Sports
End of the dance: A new road opens
By BILL O'CONNOR | Mar. 30, 2011“Man, am I glad to see you.”
Opinion
Scott for cronies, not average Floridian
By Chad Mohammed | Mar. 30, 2011I seem to be in fair company with writing this article, as a recent poll showed that Gov. Rick Scott has an approval rating of just 32 percent. On an assortment of issues from education funding to reductions in state workers’ salaries, the governor simply is in the wrong.
Sports
‘Football is football,’ and other valuable spring practice insights
Mar. 29, 2011If you are feeling lucky, drive down SW 2nd Avenue.
Opinion
Market can’t keep up with law grads
By Wesley Campbell | Mar. 29, 2011There’s no way around it, because no matter where you turn or how much you try to ignore it, the U.S. is seeing some tough economic times. Yet, despite the fact that job growth in many sectors is slow, law schools seem to be doing nothing less than ignoring this fact and hammering away at the idea that going to law school is a great idea.
Sports
Undersized Florida will miss big men, be guard-heavy in 2011-12
By ADAM BERRY | Mar. 28, 2011I hope Florida fans enjoyed the Gators’ low-post dominance Saturday more than UF’s players and coaches seemingly did, because they won’t be seeing much of it next year.
Opinion
Florida House bills would attack women’s right to choose
By Kendra Vincent | Mar. 28, 2011Women’s rights are under attack again.
Opinion
Spelling worsened by technology crutch
By Laura Ellermeyer | Mar. 28, 2011Predictive text technology is a wonderful thing. If you know only a few letters or the beginning of a word, most smartphones will automatically suggest multiple options for what you were looking for.
Opinion
Florida, other states should elect judges
By Zack Smith | Mar. 27, 2011It’s a basic tenant of American society that public-policy makers are held accountable for their decisions by an informed electorate.
Sports
Parsons, Gators should be proud of unexpected season
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Sports
Butler no longer looking for glass slipper
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Sports
UF completes 180-degree turn by avenging last year’s defeat
By ANTHONY CHIANG | Mar. 24, 2011NEW ORLEANS -- Not much looked different Thursday.
Sports
The dance continues: muscle, mental anguish and the American flag
By BILL O'CONNOR | Mar. 24, 2011“How much will he pay?”
Opinion
Obama negatively reshaping America
By Bob Minchin | Mar. 24, 2011As President Obama’s approval ratings continue to fall and he amasses more enemies on both sides of the aisle in response to his invasion of Libya, I am reminded of perhaps the most telling and haunting moment of the 2008 presidential election coverage.
Opinion
Lack of funds could prove disastrous
By Chad Mohammad | Mar. 23, 2011The devastating earthquake and ensuing tsunami that struck Japan earlier this month reminded us all of the ever-present danger of natural disasters and, more importantly, of the need for us to be as well prepared for them as possible — both as a society and as individuals.
Sports
UF’s rout unimportant in big picture
Mar. 22, 2011The Gators baseball team might have used up all of their runs for the week.
