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Feleipe Franks led Florida to a Peach Bowl victory last season after throwing for 24 touchdowns and just six interceptions.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Can the Gators win a national championship with Feleipe Franks?

By River Wells | June 19, 2019

Let’s talk about Feleipe Franks.

The New Orleans Pelicans will receive Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart and three first-round picks in return for All-Star power forward/center Anthony Davis.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

The Pelicans won the Anthony Davis trade

By Dylan O'Shea | June 19, 2019

The New Orleans Pelicans just pulled off a robbery.

In this Jan. 11, 2019, photo, suspended Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel listens to comments by his attorney at a news conference after new Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Israel in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., over his handling of February's massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Israel testified for seven hours Wednesday, June 19, while fighting to regain his job. A lawyer for DeSantis focused his questions on training that former Deputy Scot Peterson received before the shooting in February 2018. Israel replied that Peterson was trained but there's no way he could have given him the courage to confront the shooter.

NEWS | NATIONAL

Sheriff on Parkland: I can train but can't give out courage

By Brendan Farrington | June 19, 2019

A sheriff suspended by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over the response to the Parkland school shooting testified Wednesday that he properly trained a deputy now criminally charged in the case, but he wasn't able to give him courage.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Florida needs to keep the smoking age at 18

By Cassidy Hopson | June 18, 2019

Legislation to raise the smoking age isn’t the right way to curb tobacco use.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Florida needs to raise the smoking age to 21

By Jason Zappulla | June 18, 2019

Tobacco should be regulated as the health risks it is.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Forgiveness does not preclude reparations

By Alligator Editorial Board | June 18, 2019

On Monday, Kyle Kashuv, a Parkland shooting survivor, said Harvard rescinded his admission after screenshots showed him using racial slurs in late 2017 and early 2018. Earlier this year, the 18-year old high school outreach director for Turning Point USA (a conservative non-profit student organization) was admitted to the university class of 2023.

Coach Dan Mullen has garnered two top-15 recruiting classes since coming to UF.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Mullen doesn’t have to be an elite recruiter for UF to win a championship

By Evan Lepak | June 17, 2019

Recruiting is important, don’t get me wrong.

Florida punter Tommy Townsend celebrates after his team knocked off Michigan in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl. It was UF's first New Year's Six bowl victory since 2010.

SPORTS

Alligator Awards: UF Sports Team of the Year

By Joseph Salvador , Dylan O'Shea and Evan Lepak | June 17, 2019

It’s that time of the year again.

Gunnar Piner, a 28-year-old firefighter EMT and driver, helps start the flow of fluids into a patient’s arm who is being transported to the hospital in an ambulance. The woman’s heartbeat was fluctuating and during the transit she asked another paramedic, Andrew Picklo, “I ain’t gonna die, am I?” Picklo then reassured her while working to steady her condition, “No ma'am, you’re not going to die.”

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Florida law allows paramedics to carry guns during special operations

By Ashley Lazarski | June 17, 2019

Gainesville Fire Rescue is evaluating whether to make change

The terraformer is made up of 1,100 rectangular blocks that can be individually manipulated to mimic trees and buildings during wind tunnel experiments.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF builds fan bank for wind tunnel capable of simulating hurricane-force winds

By Charlie Daffron | June 17, 2019

The project was partially funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has denied altering the league’s baseballs on purpose, but admitted at the Associated Press Sports Editors commissioners meeting last month that the ball does have less drag.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

MLB: Stop juicing the baseballs

By Sam Campisano | June 17, 2019

If you’ve paid any attention to Major League Baseball this season, you probably know what I’m talking about.

UF forward Deanne Rose has only played 15 minutes combined in the Canadian National Team’s two games thus far at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

SPORTS | SOCCER

Gators see little World Cup action as Jamaica struggles and Canada dominates

By Joseph Salvador | June 17, 2019

The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup is underway, and UF is represented by a current player and three former Gators. Forward and rising junior Deanne Rose, along with UF alum Adriana Leon, are representing the Canadian national team in Group E. Meanwhile in Group C, former Gators Lauren Silver and Havana Solaun are representing Jamaica.

UF’s International Piano Festival participant Ahui plays classical music at UF Health Shands Hospital.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Pianists perform in UF Health Shands Hospital

By Meleah Lyden | June 17, 2019

Beethoven, Ravel and Schubert echoed through the UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital Monday as pianists honored the classics.

County Commissioner Marihelen Wheeler (right) and County Manager Michele Lieberman (left) accept the award from the Florida Counties Foundation at the Florida Association of Counties. Alachua was one of seven counties recognized at the ceremony

METRO

Alachua County honored for award-winning app

By Tien Le | June 17, 2019

The County received the “County Government Best Practices Award”

METRO

Cannabis-themed sandwich shop to blaze into Gainesville

By Rosmery Izaguirre | June 17, 2019

Cheba Hut plans to open two locations in Gainesville in 2020

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Alachua County woman charged with child cruelty and neglect

By Rachael Schirmer | June 17, 2019

Deputies say she struck a child in the face numerous times

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Gainesville woman arrested for hitting someone with her car

By Rachael Schirmer | June 17, 2019

She pinned another woman against a car with her car

An armed shooter stands near the Earle Cabell Federal Building Monday, June 17, 2019, in downtown Dallas. The shooter was hit and injured in an exchange of gunfire with federal officers outside the courthouse.

NEWS | NATIONAL

Masked gunman killed in shootout at Dallas courthouse

By Jake Bleiberg | June 17, 2019

An Army veteran wearing a mask and carrying more than 150 rounds of ammunition for his high-powered rifle was shot dead Monday after he opened fire outside a busy federal courthouse in downtown Dallas, authorities said.

(Left to Right) Joshua Forgione, Matt Mann, Bella Wilson, Mayor Lauren Poe, Keelyn Fife and Alissa Humphrey pose for a photo after presenting their projects in the City Commission room.

METRO

GHS students present projects for Mayor Poe

By Tori Whidden | June 14, 2019

The macroeconomics students present plans for the future of east Gainesville

METRO

GHS students present projects for Mayor Poe

By Tori Whidden | June 14, 2019

Local high school students received some atypical extra credit on Wednesday morning when they presented to the Gainesville mayor.

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