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Carmelo Anthony and the Houston Rockets are parting ways after only 10 games of action for the veteran forward.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Daryl Morey and the Rockets are wrong about Carmelo Anthony

By Kyle's Files | Nov. 16, 2018

Every failed experiment needs a fall guy.

Florida guards Funda Nakkasoglu (pictured) and Delicia Washington combined for 56 points in UF’s 92-82 loss against Mercer.

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Gators fall to Mercer despite strong play from veterans

By Dylan Rudolph | Nov. 16, 2018

Mercer preceded Thursday’s game in Macon, Georgia, by unveiling a banner in the rafters of Hawkins Arena for its 2017 Southern Conference championship appearance. The banner reigned over a 92-82 Gators loss in which they never held the lead.

Florida middle blocker Rachael Kramer leads the team this season in blocks (135).

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

UF prepares for final SEC matches at end of season

By Mari Faiello | Nov. 16, 2018

Coach Mary Wise said she wished that the volleyball program had the same luxuries as the football team does when it comes to scheduling matches earlier this season.

Florida guard KeVaughn Allen went 0-for-3 from the field in the Gators’ 82-69 win against La Salle on Saturday in the O’Connell Center. He shot 6-for-11 in his previous game against Charleston Southern.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Florida still looking for its touch despite significant depth

By Chris O'Brien | Nov. 15, 2018

The Florida Gators have been worse at three-point shooting than GPD has been at trying to catch criminals listed in UF Alerts.

Gators running back Iverson Clement played against Charleston Southern in the season opener. He had one carry for five yards.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Freshmen Focus: Who to watch for against Idaho

By Mark Stine | Nov. 15, 2018

Senior Day is for celebrating the careers of the many players who dedicated four years — five in the case of six Gators — toward working hard and keeping strong the tradition of suiting up in the Orange and Blue. But the celebration also comes as a passing of the torch to the younger players.

Florida football will host its Senior Day when it takes on Idaho at noon on Saturday.

SPORTS | FEATURES

Their Final Bow: Every senior has a story to tell before their curtain call

By Jake Dreilinger | Nov. 15, 2018

End of an Era: Muschamp’s last players graduating

OPINION | DARTS LAURELS

Darts and Laurels: November 16, 2018

Nov. 15, 2018

Shoutouts to Stan Lee, Juul, and the justice system. All the important things.

Malik Bakr sits in the driver’s seat of a car with his family friend at his Uncle Ernest’s Celebration of Life ceremony in Hawaii. Ernest was killed in a motorcycle accident, which spurred Bakr’s decision to move back to Gainsville.

NEWS | CAMPUS

First Gainesville, next the world: Local nonprofit brings basketball and gardens to east side

By Hannah Beatty | Nov. 15, 2018

The group was started by a local 20-year-old.

Janet Suggs, a 59-year-old Gainesville residents chants “Count Every Vote” outside city hall Sunday afternoon. About 50 people attended the Count Every Vote rally which was hosted by Our Revolution North Central Florida in order to support the Supervisors of elections as well as gain volunteers to assist with the recount.

METRO

For the first time in Florida history, a statewide manual recount will take place

By Gillian Sweeney | Nov. 15, 2018

In Alachua County, 40 volunteers will review ballots by hand.

Freshman Alyssa Baumann posted the high score in beam for the second time in her career with a 9.90.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF gymnast said she was victim of Larry Nassar's sexual abuse

By Angela DiMichele | Nov. 15, 2018

Nearly 500 women also accused Nassar.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Student Body President Ian Green's family to donate $100,000

By Gillian Sweeney | Nov. 15, 2018

$75,000 has already been donated.

Russ Dye, 54, sits near his tent outside Grace Marketplace on Monday in four layers of clothes to shelter him from the cold. Dye said about 25 people at the shelter still need blankets and coats to bear the drop in temperatures.

METRO

Jackets, punk rock and shelter: Three ways to help Grace Marketplace in November

By Fotini Sisois | Nov. 15, 2018

The shelter will be open to anyone in need Thursday and Friday night.

Chick-fil-A’s stance opposing same-sex marriage has caused recent controversy and led to Change.org petitions to remove the fast food chain from college campuses.

METRO

Why did the chicken cross the road? New Chick-Fil-A to open on Archer this month

By Dana Cassidy | Nov. 15, 2018

It will be about a half mile from its old location.

Cliff Preston, 63, was nominated for the NASCAR Foundation Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award for his volunteer work as a baby cuddler at UF Health Shands Hospital in the neonatal intensive care unit.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF Health Shands Hospital baby cuddling volunteer nominated for humanitarian award

By McKenna Beery | Nov. 15, 2018

He could win up to $100,000 for Shands.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Careful with the aux — your mood moves with the music

Nov. 15, 2018

Songs become the soundtracks to our lives, providing an emotional ally, but a one-sided one

NEWS | CAMPUS

Everything that went wrong: voting edition

Nov. 15, 2018

SG committed so many sins when promoting elections, it's worth two columns

NEWS | CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION

Our nation, world and university depend on international education

Nov. 15, 2018

I believe universities today must be champions of internationalization as essential to our nation’s prosperity and security.

OPINION | COLUMNS

You don’t have to be a rogue, lonely rebel to have independence

Nov. 15, 2018

Being independent doesn't mean you have to be alone

This Tuesday, April 10, 2018 file photo shows vaping devices, including a Juul, center, that were confiscated from students at a high school in Marshfield, Mass. On Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, San Francisco-based Juul Labs Inc. announced it had stopped filling orders for its mango, fruit, creme and cucumber pods but not menthol and mint. It will sell all flavors through its website and limit sales to those 21 and older. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

NEWS | NATIONAL

FDA to crack down on Juuls, flavored vapes

By Mike Stobbe | Nov. 15, 2018

In a major new effort to curb smoking, a top U.S. health official pledged Thursday to try to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars and tighten rules governing the sale of most flavored versions of electronic cigarettes.

Forward Keyontae Johnson elevates for his thundering dunk against La Salle with 13:40 in the second half. He finished UF's 82-69 victory with 12 points and three rebounds.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Florida rides balanced second-half effort to rout of La Salle

By Chris O'Brien | Nov. 14, 2018

For one brief second, the Stephen C. O’Connell Center fell silent.

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