I've been a sports nut since I was little, and while I have always had favorite players, I never turned them into more than that.
A.C. Newman is a silent killer. Left to his own devices, the New Pornographers' evil genius retreats from hook-a-second power pop to fiddle around with a less potent arsenal - off-kilter rhythms, tuneless guitar riffs, minor-key progressions. They're all here in one form or another, though working only as masking agents, attempting in vain to veil Newman's intoxicating melodies. Preferring slow burn to out-and-out explosion, "There Are Maybe Ten or Twelve" and "Prophets" qualify as growers by Newman standards, but in time each reveals itself as seductively charming as "Mass Romantic" or "Mutiny, I Promise You." "Changeling," on the other hand, is a throwback in this regard. Thriving on a big, obvious, harmony-laced chorus, it's further proof that Newman strikes two ways - in his own words, "Like A Hitman, Like A Dancer."
For whatever reason, "40 is the new 30" doesn't necessarily hold in the world of rock 'n roll. Seems the Glimmer Twins have so wrecked all notions of aging gracefully that success in AARP terms simply means not embarrassing oneself. Naturally, the Boss holds to a higher standard - bosses always do - and so "Working on a Dream" plays like another of Springsteen's "best album since…" candidates. Of course, it's not, because it's like the last handful of great songs about gritty underdogs and the power of love, E Street themes through and through. "Life Itself" and the Beach Boys nod "This Life" feels like Asbury Park, 1975, but the goosebumps stuff is in "Last Carnival," a campfire hymn about picking up early and moving on, no matter the circumstance. It's a potent reminder from an ageless guy who still knows best: we gotta get out while we're young.
UF beat Tennessee for the third time ever, entertained the second-largest crowd in school history and showed a national television audience why it deserves to be mentioned with the best teams in the country.
Gainesville is hungry for a slice of Obama's $789-billion stimulus pie.
Out of the frying pan that is Baton Rouge, La., and into the fire that is East Lansing, Mich.
For the UF men's tennis team, the first taste of indoors was bittersweet.
Sometimes a loss is just a loss - nothing more, nothing less.
For UF, winning isn't a matter of physical ability, talent or size.
With 0.6 seconds left, Nick Calathes finally became like the rest of his teammates.
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Nick Calathes did all he could Tuesday night.
Tuesday was a step in the right direction for the UF women's golf team but also a step back.
Imagine you're standing in line at your local deli. The person behind the counter is slicing your cheese, and you don't like the thickness of the cut.
Not many things are quite as impressive as the Snuggie - the blanket with sleeves that "won't slip and slide like a regular blanket."
On its way to Chicago, the UF men's tennis team will make a pit stop in Champaign, Ill., for its first taste of indoor dual match play this season.
Sixteen UF students were involved in DUI incidents since July 1, the beginning of the fiscal school year.
Four women became the first to pledge Chi Lambda Theta Fraternity, UF's only Greek-letter organization for lesbians, on Feb. 2.
As the holiday that emphasizes love and intimacy approaches, students will have the chance to get checked for STDs.
Students can learn to fight off attackers without stepping outside the safety of their homes.
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