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Column: To the Alligator, the sports department and the readers: thank you
By ALEX MAMINAKIS | Apr. 19, 2016I can’t believe that I’m writing this.
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Column: Bruce Arians' comments on CTE in football were insensitive, inaccurate
By Ethan Bauer | Apr. 13, 2016Bruce Arians used to be one of my favorite NFL coaches.
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Column: New generation of athletes bring fresh air to stale sport
By Luis Torres | Apr. 12, 2016Bryce Harper, one of baseball’s great young stars, recently wore a hat that said "Make Baseball Fun Again," playing off Donald Trump’s campaign slogan of "Make America Great Again."
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Column: Saying student athletes "have it made" misses the point
By Ethan Bauer | Mar. 29, 2016Using flawed reasoning to quell discontent — in sports or otherwise — is nothing new.
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Column: Never heard of Caeleb Dressel? You will
By IAN COHEN | Mar. 27, 2016You may not know the name Caeleb Dressel.
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Column: CTE evidence will lead to fall of football
By Ethan Bauer | Mar. 16, 2016For many years, the NFL followed in the footsteps of the tobacco industry.
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Column: Separation of church and state championships — when religion and sports collide
By Ethan Bauer | Mar. 7, 2016Sports and religion rarely come into direct conflict.
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Column: It’s time to stop comparing golf’s young stars to Tiger Woods
By GRAHAM HACK | Feb. 24, 2016In an interview with Golf.com, five-time major champion Phil Mickelson made headlines by saying the present group of golf’s young stars is not close to the level Tiger Woods reached during his prime, adding that we are "decades away" from someone matching Woods’ feats.
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Column: NASCAR entering transitional season
By GRAHAM HACK | Feb. 18, 2016Change is in the ocean breeze at Daytona.
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Column: It’s championship or bust for UF baseball team
By Luis Torres | Feb. 1, 2016This year has the makings of something special for the Florida baseball team.
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Column: A way-too-early list of Florida football players to watch in 2016
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Jan. 7, 2016After a lackluster ending to the 2015 season, Jim McElwain and the Florida football team now turn their attention to Spring practice. The Gators return a plethora of starters -- most notably All-Southeastern Conference corner Jalen Tabor, freshman phenom Antonio Callaway and prolific punter Johnny Townsend. But for each starter coming back, Florida sees a veteran heading to the NFL.
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Column: Taking a risk to do what you love can change your life
By GRAHAM HALL | Dec. 8, 2015Before I worked at the Alligator, I had intended to drop out of college.
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Column: Florida’s unpredictable season was both a triumph and a wasted opportunity
By GRAHAM HACK | Dec. 6, 2015After Saturday’s loss in the Southeastern Conference title game, Gator fans will be split into two camps.
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Column: Jim McElwain’s turnaround is something to be marveled at
By GRAHAM HACK | Nov. 30, 2015Saturday, Florida will play Alabama in the Southeastern Conference Championship Game, a contest even the most optimistic of Gator fans couldn’t have dreamed of being in for at least another two years.
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Picks column: Florida Atlantic
Nov. 19, 2015Site: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Cap. 88,548)
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Stephen Curry is most entertaining athlete alive
By IAN COHEN | Nov. 2, 2015In front of the entrance to the hallway that leads to the players’ locker rooms, Stephen Curry begins every game the same way.
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With nation taking notice, Gators remain unsurprised by program’s revival
By GRAHAM HALL | Nov. 1, 2015JACKSONVILLE — This summer, the alligatorSports football reporters predicted which teams we thought would win the Southeastern Conference and its divisions.
