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alligatorSports College picks column: Week 2
By Alligator Staff report | Sep. 6, 2018Week 1 of the college football season has come and gone, and we’ve learned quite a lot.
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VAN’S TIME: How UF’s new receiver won over his teammates
By Mark Stine | Sep. 6, 2018Tyrie Cleveland’s pupils darted over the heads of about a dozen reporters who were fashioned around him in a semicircle.
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Feleipe Franks still has a lot to prove
By O’B-Wan Kenobi | Sep. 5, 2018If you were impressed with the Florida Gators football win over Charleston Southern, then congratulations, you’re right to be impressed.
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UF soccer falls out of rankings after historically bad weekend
By Sam Campisano | Sep. 5, 2018Florida soccer made history on Sunday, but not the kind that would warrant a press release.
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UF Men and Women ready for fall season
By Brendan Farrell | Sep. 5, 2018The men’s and women’s golf teams hold intriguing potential heading into the fall season. Both teams are coming off national championship appearances and returning many of the same players, .
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Gators add five underclassmen, boast No.1 recruiting class
By Kyle Wood | Sep. 5, 2018Florida’s men’s tennis team is reloading with talented youth and new faces. The Gators are trying to rebound from a quarterfinals loss in the 2018 Division I Men’s Tennis Championship.
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Defense the focus heading into Week 2
By Alanis Thames | Sep. 5, 2018London Johnson clapped his hands together. The overlapping roar of the crowd at the Swamp nearly drowned out the signal for the Charleston Southern center to snap the ball. Then, an orange and blue blur came rushing toward him.
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It’s more than OK to be hype — it’s 100 percent American
By Morgan Meets the Eye | Sep. 5, 2018I would normally recommend taking a step back from the hysterically overblown hype of this game. Take Feleipe Franks’ jump pass, take the two blocked kicks, take that goofy GIF of coach Dan Mullen dancing — take it all and bury it in a box. Bury that box in a ditch and toss that ditch into a river.
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3 things we learned from Florida volleyball’s weekend
By Mari Faiello | Sep. 5, 2018The O’Connell Center stood on the tips of its collective toes as freshman Lauren Dooley took her approach toward a set from Allie Monserez.
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Goalless drought continues as Florida falls to USC
By Sam Campisano | Sep. 2, 2018Death, taxes and a scoreless Gators offense.
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3 things that helped the Gators take down the UCF Knights
By Mari Faiello | Sep. 2, 2018With an 8-all score in the fourth set, Florida’s volleyball coach Mary Wise sat on the team bench looking tense. She clutched her clipboard with both hands and held it close to her face just over her mouth, watching the long rally finish out from the sidelines.
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Franks leads Gators to win with five-touchdown first half
By Mark Stine | Sep. 1, 2018Feleipe Franks faked a handoff to Jordan Scarlett and darted left. With multiple Charleston Southern defenders in front of him, Franks swung the ball out to wide receiver Josh Hammond, who picked up 11 yards and a first down for UF on the first play of the game.
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Mullen, Gators bring back the fun in season opener
By Jake Dreilinger | Sep. 1, 2018Coach Dan Mullen has been saying that he wants bring back a key component that Florida football has been lacking in recent years.
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Florida gets first home win of the season over Louisville
By Dylan Rudolph | Sep. 1, 2018As the ball came careening down from the rafter and Louisville’s outside hitter Amanda Green hit it, UF senior middle blocker Taelor Kellum stuffed it back to the other side, putting the Gators up by two in the fourth set and icing the match for her team.
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Seven Gators suspended ahead of season opener
By Alanis Thames | Sep. 1, 2018Update Sept. 2, 3:07 a.m.:
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Gators fall in home opener
By Dylan Rudolph | Aug. 31, 2018The first home match of the 2018 season for the Florida volleyball team began with players jumping with glee and throwing T-shirts into the stands. It ended with those same players jumping with desperation trying to block No. 7 USC’s spikes and throwing their arms up in frustration.
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UF’s scoreless streak continues in tie against UCLA
By River Wells | Aug. 31, 2018The Gators, however, didn’t fare any better on the scoreboard. Lackluster offense and stellar defense were the only two takeaways in a scoreless draw between the Bruins (2-1-0) and the Gators (2-1-2) on Friday.
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alligatorSports College Football picks column: Week 1
Aug. 30, 2018Sports boys and sports girls, it is time.
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Men’s golf coach issued public reprimand
By Brendan Farrell | Aug. 30, 2018The NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Committee announced Thursday afternoon that Florida men’s golf coach J.C. Deacon has been issued a public reprimand for his actions at the 2018 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf National Championships in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on May 28.
