PHOENIX — As Peyton Siva, Kyle Kuric and Russ Smith celebrated, jumping up and down on the US Airways Center floor and donning T-shirts and hats emblazoned with the words “Final Four,” Brad Beal, Erving Walker and Kenny Boynton fought back tears.
PHOENIX — Before all of the wins, the trips to the Elite Eight and the record-setting performances, there was a time when Erving Walker questioned becoming a Gator.
Kenny Boynton carried the painful memories for a year, all the while waiting for this shot.
The only thing that stood between Florida and its first College World Series title last season was South Carolina — a team that has had the Gators’ number recently.
Kytra Hunter could have backed down against the Southeastern Conference’s experienced heavyweights. She could have let the most intense environment she had faced in her young college career intimidate her.
Last year, Michelle Moultrie set the bar. Halfway through this season, she has raised it.
Caroline Hitimana’s run of perfection ended Sunday, but her undefeated singles record remained intact.
On Friday’s episode of “Fox & Friends,” a morning news show on Fox News, “Geraldo At Large” host Geraldo Rivera fell victim to this urge to simplistically rationalize horrible events when he was discussing the Trayvon Martin shooting.
Joey Feulner, his wife Jodi and their son Jacob opened the Italian eatery, located at 1023 W University Ave., on March 10 in hopes of serving their family’s Italian dishes to residents.
About 2,000 people turned out to see the premiere of "The Hunger Games." Some wore “mockingjay” pins and others donned District 12 T-shirts, showing off their fandom with tokens from the series.
The magic of Quidditch returned to UF over the weekend as Florida Quidditch hosted the second annual Swamp Cup.
Eighteen people gathered at Wild Iris Books on Wednesday evening to make comfort dolls for women seeking haven in local domestic abuse shelters through the Peaceful Paths Domestic Abuse Network.
Despite the pleas coming from both the left and right calling for further government intervention in the energy industry, green and alternative energy sources are still unable to compete with coal and natural gas.
When you think of vacation destinations, Gainesville is probably not one of the top cities on the list. But Gainesville has many highly popular hot spots that are go-tos when in town. Here are some of our favorites:
Today, the Supreme Court will begin to hear arguments for the most significant case since the likes of Gideon v. Wainwright, Brown v. Board of Education and Miranda v. Arizona in the battle over Obama’s health care reform.
Roommates Dalton Verhagen and Rehan Khan wanted to hear what students listen to on campus, so they stuck a camera in students’ faces and asked what artist and song they were listening to.
About 2,100 participants raised roughly $127,000 by the end of the 18-hour UF Relay for Life, exceeding the $110,000 goal, said Allison Barkett, the 2012 event chair.
About 200 vendors were present during this weekend’s 22nd annual Spring Garden Festival at the Kanapaha Botanical Gardens.
Gainesville Police arrested Brittany N. Leisure, 23, of 8210 SW 95th Lane, at about 11:30 a.m. on charges of aggravated assault and criminal mischief after she smashed two windows of Anderson’s car.
A safe place is just a bus ride away for abused and neglected teens and children, but so far, Gainesville youth have not asked bus drivers for help.
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