When asked if he had any pre-match rituals, Florida men's tennis player Chase Perez-Blanco had a simple answer.
It was only a matter of time before the Gators’ weaknesses caught up to them.
UF research team finds way to help those with chronic back pain
When UF President Kent Fuchs stepped onto the field Saturday night, Gator fans roared. As the honorary Mr. Two Bits, he chanted, "Two Bits! Four Bits! Six bits! A dollar! All for the Gators, stand up and holler!"
Florida’s 27-2 loss to FSU in the team’s regular-season finale temporarily erased the memories of a promising season in Gainesville under first-year UF coach Jim McElwain.
UF will add 30 more gender-neutral restrooms in December.
Prior to No. 12 Florida’s second possession of its 27-2 loss to No. 13 Florida State on Saturday, a former UF great, running back Fred Taylor, took the field to be honored as UF’s 2015 Southeastern Conference Living Legend.
If you had the good fortune (or misfortune, take your pick) of tuning into CNN this past weekend, there are strong odds you were treated to its advert for the upcoming Republican debate on Dec. 15.
Say what you will of the political right, but at least they are politically consistent. From the decrepit-moderate branch to the slow-people bible study group that controls the most powerful country in the world, Republicans just want to hurt people. Jeb Bush is fine with "stuff" happening to the poor and disadvantaged, and Ted Cruz needs women to suffer for their chromosomal sins. Our left doesn’t know what it wants, especially in our generation, and it only wants to point out the ideological sins of its compatriots.
In keeping with Florida’s tradition as a gun-friendly state, the Legislature is now preparing a bill that would allow concealed weapons on college campuses. Legislation like House Bill 4001 has been batted around every so often in the Florida House and Senate. For some reason or another, it always fails to become law. Now, signs indicate it might pass the chambers and actually make it to Gov. Rick Scott’s desk.
One day after being trounced by Florida State 27-2, Florida was back to its winning ways, albeit off the field and on the recruiting trail.
Mike Gil hated science as a kid.
Last week, a White Student Union page was created on Facebook under UF's name. Most of the posts allege UF doesn’t have enough safe spaces for European American students whose culture is not celebrated enough. While it’s not patently clear if the page is a hoax or if it was actually created by UF students who believe such fiction, it is very apparent the page has become a hub for racist messaging and posts that stoke fear about whites as the minority.
The Florida volleyball team received the No. 11 seed in the 2015 NCAA Tournament on Sunday and is set to host the first and second rounds of the tournament in the O’Connell Center.
On opening night Friday, Charlie Mitchell said he was pleased.
Gainesville Police arrested two local men Saturday afternoon after police said they attacked a man outside his home and tried to escape.
It was halftime of the Florida soccer team’s NCAA Tournament loss to Duke University when Calvin was hit by a car.
In April 2013, a month before he took office as Gainesville mayor, Ed Braddy left on a trip to Daytona Beach with longtime friend Jeffery McAdams.
University Police arrested an Atlanta man during Saturday’s football game after police said he had cocaine and a fake driver’s license.
Christmas came early in Gainesville as Santa lit the Christmas tree in Tioga Town Center.
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