Sports
Window Of Opportunity Factor changes fans' expectations
June 17, 2009One of the biggest factors in sports will never show up on a stat sheet.
Opinion: Columns
Sports
NBA Draft not what it used to be
By ADAM BERRY | June 17, 2009The NBA Draft used to be like a holiday to me.
Opinion
Failing economies shouldn't put pressure on friendships
June 17, 2009One of the more ignored side effects of a recession is the toll it takes on friendships.
Opinion
Government employees earn too much
By JOHNATHAN LOTT | June 17, 2009Every summer we realize that another year has passed. We inch closer and closer to that terrible moment when we have to move beyond UF and figure out something to do with our lives.
Sports
Magic, Rays stories eerily similar after tough defeats
By ADAM BERRY | June 15, 2009On Oct. 22, I was at Tropicana Field for the Tampa Bay Rays' first-ever World Series game. My friend, who generously offered his family's extra ticket to me, still pokes fun at me for the stupid grin I had on my face for the first eight innings of the game.
Sports
Sports fans face lull in calendar during rest of summer
June 15, 2009As the final seconds of Game 5 ticked off the clock, it was a bittersweet moment.
Opinion
Value of college education depends on wealth, intelligence
By JACOB LEVIN | June 14, 2009It seems like every year, when the graduation fanfare has subsided and the confetti has reached the floor, graduates turn their eyes to the piece of paper standing in for four years of trial and tuition and ask the rather pressing question, "What did I just put myself through?"
Opinion
Iranian youth rely on Twitter to inform world about elections
June 14, 2009Abdul-Azim Mohammed was providing a play-by-play of the Iran Election early Sunday morning. Azim first reported that local police stations had been forced to burn ballot boxes filled with votes for Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's presidential challenger. A few minutes later, Azim declared that Internet access and phone lines had been cut off. Later, Azim's reports of people filling the streets of Tehran were verified with BBC footage showing legions of angry young Iranians chanting "Death to the Dictator" in the streets.
Opinion
Franken deserves seat in U.S. Senate
By ERIC CHIANESE | June 14, 2009I sure hope that Minnesota can get used to being a congressional amputee.
Sports
Title runs prepared softball team for a successful future
By ADAM BERRY | June 10, 2009It's all about perspective.
Sports
O'Sullivan, baseball program in store for a bright future
June 10, 2009UF coaches Kevin O'Sullivan (baseball) and Tim Walton (softball) might as well have slapped hands this past week.
Opinion
Homeless in need of assistance during U.S. economic crisis
By Joshua Lee | June 9, 2009Thanks to the recent downturn, the U.S. economy is often defined in purely mathematical and financial terms.
Opinion
Robots destined to take over the world
June 9, 2009You probably missed the budding war between humans and machines.
Opinion
Nominee will assume position without America knowing her
By ERIC CHIANESE | June 8, 2009Well, I thought I had it in me, but I don't.
Opinion
Obama delivers with well-received speech in Egypt
June 8, 2009President Barack Obama fulfilled another campaign promise last week after visiting Cairo, Egypt, and beginning a public dialogue with the Arabic world about the peace process. The president's speech in front of the Cairo University audience ran nearly an hour and evoked applause, shouts of adoration and a few awkward silences.
Sports
Sully yet another successful new coaching hire for UF
June 8, 2009There's a lot of coaches not named Meyer or Donovan making headlines at UF.
Sports
All aboard the Twitter train as it gains steam in sports world
By ADAM BERRY | June 8, 2009As you may have noticed, coaches, players and media outlets alike are hopping on the Twitter bandwagon.
Sports
McArthur's tale will not be forgotten
June 8, 2009Kevin O'Sullivan's words seemed to hit Brandon McArthur like a eulogy.
Opinion
Critics of Obama’s speech miss point
By NAUDIA JAWAD | June 8, 2009As President Barack Obama took the stage in Cairo, Egypt, on Thursday, millions of people tuned in to watch him give his highly anticipated speech to the Muslim world.
Sports
Nelson's rocky ending to stellar career impossible to explain
June 3, 2009OKLAHOMA CITY - "Hindsight is 50/50."
