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SPORTS  |  VIDEOSHOW

alligatorSports Video Show, Episode 5

Feb. 13, 2011

It's all basketball on the fifth installment of the alligatorSports video show. Greg Luca takes you through yet another big week in Gators basketball, including footage from interviews with Billy Donovan and Kenny Boynton before the Gators' 61-60 win over Tennessee. Adam Berry and Matt Watts then show off their behind-the-scenes footage as ESPN's Student Ambassadors from the set of ESPN College Basketball GameDay.

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

Walker’s late layup seals win

By GREG LUCA | Feb. 13, 2011

Facing yet another must-score situation with the clock winding down, the Gators turned to the same man they have all season: Erving Walker.

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SPORTS  |  COLUMNS

Resilient Gators learn to overcome heartbreak

Feb. 13, 2011

If basketball is a metaphor for life, Billy Donovan delivered one of the most melodramatic lines about love I’ve ever heard. 

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SPORTS  |  SOFTBALL

Ace throws perfect game in 5-0 weekend

By STEPHEN SHEEHAN< | Feb. 13, 2011

It didn’t take long for the Gators to hit their stride.

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SPORTS  |  OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

Dodson reels in gold at SECs

By MELISSA PENDER< | Feb. 13, 2011

After a record-setting weekend, Florida senior Monica Dodson appeared to be losing her grip on a Southeastern Conference title Sunday. 

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SPORTS  |  WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Gators blow first-half lead

By MATT WATTS< | Feb. 13, 2011

The Gators’ ninth loss in Southeastern Conference play, a 64-59 defeat in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Sunday, was a microcosm of their season.

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SPORTS  |  OTHER SPORTS LACROSSE

Florida drops close game to UNC

By JOHN BOOTHE< | Feb. 13, 2011

The goal post got in the way of glory for the No. 17 Gators on Saturday.

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METRO

Volunteers show Valentine’s love to local homeless

By Chris Glidden | Feb. 13, 2011

Two days before the year’s biggest celebration of love, one group of individuals decided to show love to the homeless.

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METRO

Teams play kickball to win money for charities

By GREG LUCA< | Feb. 13, 2011

Imagine recess on steroids.

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NEWS  |  FEATURES

Locals with ties to Egypt rejoice after revolution

By Morgan Watkins | Feb. 13, 2011

After 18 days of shouting, Egyptians could finally cheer Friday as President Hosni Mubarak transferred power to the military, ending his nearly 30-year reign.

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SPORTS  |  OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

UF beats two top-10 foes on road

By THOMAS NASSIFF< | Feb. 13, 2011

With two sophomores playing at the top of the lineup, one junior who sees regular playing time and no seniors on the roster, one might expect the Florida women’s team to get rattled on the road.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Two UF students die in climbing accident

By Meredith Rutland | Feb. 13, 2011

Two UF students died Saturday while rappelling into a cave in northwest Georgia during a weekend trip with some friends.

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NEWS  |  SFC

Santa Fe College Boots 'n BBQ Cook-Off crowns winner

By Alex Orlando | Feb. 13, 2011

Some of the 63 barbecue teams have set up shop, catering to the 8,000 people who came through the festival over three days.

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SPORTS  |  OTHER SPORTS TRACK

Eight reach NCAAs for UF

By JOE MORGAN< | Feb. 13, 2011

Florida coach Mike Holloway says the Gators are gunning for the 2011 national championship this season, not defending their 2010 crown.

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METRO

Local dentists host event to provide free treatment

By Rachel Stephens | Feb. 13, 2011

About 200 people formed a line for free dental services in the Millhopper Family Dentistry parking lot Saturday morning. The dental office collaborated with local endodontists, periodontists and oral surgeons for the event Care to Share, which offered free fillings, extractions and cleanings.

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METRO

Commission candidates debate finances at forum

By C.J. Pruner | Feb. 13, 2011

With the voter registration deadline for city elections a day away, 11 City Commission candidates from three races converged on the Millhopper Branch Library on Sunday in an effort to shore up votes for their March showdown.

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SPORTS  |  OTHER SPORTS GOLF

No. 4 golfer finishes No. 1

By ALEX PECKHAM< | Feb. 13, 2011

Florida coach Buddy Alexander found himself in an unusual position Sunday afternoon on the Mark Bostick Golf Course.

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METRO

Civic Media Center plays role of city’s liberal library

By Meredith Rutland | Feb. 13, 2011

It’s an axis of activism, a core of counter-culture  and a hub for all things left-winged in Gainesville. The Civic Media Center, 433 S. Main St., is a library where self-described liberals and anarchists meet to organize, network and unwind.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

UF adds newest members of Gator Nation

By Alexander Klausner | Feb. 13, 2011

Michael Cornwell got into UF after all.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Boycott hurts conservative movement

By Zack Smith | Feb. 13, 2011

It may be “the economy, stupid,” but this weekend, the first shots were fired in the looming civil war among members of the GOP.