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Cody Riggs (31) tackles LSU junior wide receiver Jarvis Landry (80) during Florida’s 17-6 loss to LSU on Oct. 12 at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Safety ready to play again following targeting ejection

By ADAM PINCUS< | Oct. 28, 2013

The Riggs family reunion did not go as planned.

Redshirt junior Ronald Powell (7) reacts to a play during Florida’s 17-6 loss to LSU on Oct. 12 at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Notebook: Freshman halfback to make first college start

By JOE MORGAN< | Oct. 28, 2013

Jacksonville needs to make room for another Taylor.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Gators in the NFL: Pouncey subpoenaed in connection to Hernandez, report says

By LANDON WATNICK< | Oct. 28, 2013

After the Miami Dolphins fell to the New England Patriots on Sunday in Foxborough, Mass., Dolphins center Mike Pouncey’s day got even more complicated.

Boston Red Sox first baseman David Ortiz celebrates Jonny Gomes’ three-run home run off Seth Maness during Game 4 of the World Series on Sunday in St. Louis.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Ortiz postseason magic special

By PHILLIP HEILMAN< | Oct. 28, 2013

With the score tied heading into the sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox trailing the St. Louis Cardinals two games to one in the World Series, David Ortiz decided he needed to do more than hit Sunday night.

Christen Westphal battles for the ball during Florida’s 2-0 victory against Texas A&M on Sunday afternoon at James G. Pressly Stadium.

SPORTS | SOCCER

Center back becoming playmaker

By MICHELLE PROVENZANO< | Oct. 28, 2013

Christen Westphal pushes the envelope when it comes to her role on the field.

Junior libero Taylor Unroe reacts to a play during Florida’s three-set victory against FSU on Sept. 17 in the O’Connell Center.

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

Junior sparked Florida with weekend defensive performance

By ERICA A. HERNANDEZ | Oct. 28, 2013

If Taylor Unroe keeps digging, Florida will have to replace the O’Connell Center floor.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Gators struggle in second round of play

By LAWRENCE LAGUNA< | Oct. 28, 2013

Second-round woes continued for the Florida men’s golf team on Monday at the Invitational at The Ocean Course.

Coach Will Muschamp watches players warm up prior to Florida’s 36-17 loss to Missouri on Oct. 19 at Faurot Field in Columbia, Mo.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Gators need multiple lucky breaks to make it to Atlanta

By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | Oct. 27, 2013

Somehow, some way, Florida is still in the hunt for a trip to Atlanta.

Patric Young poses for a photo during Florida’s basketball media day. The senior center, who averaged 10.1 points and 6.9 rebounds per game last season, is hoping to help the Gators improve on defense in 2013-14.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

UF defense seeking improvement

By JONATHAN CZUPRYN< | Oct. 27, 2013

Florida’s defense was one of the strongest in the nation in 2012-13.

Savannah Jordan battles for the ball during Florida’s 2-0 victory against Texas A&M on Oct. 27 at James G. Pressly Stadium.

SPORTS | SOCCER

Freshman tallies two goals to lead Florida to victory

By MICHELLE PROVENZANO< | Oct. 27, 2013

Coach Becky Burleigh’s most potent force on Florida’s offensive attack continues to score goals.

Ziva Recek reaches for the ball during Florida’s three-set victory against Tennessee on Oct. 27 in the O’Connell Center.

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

Gators stave off Volunteers’ attack

By RJ Schaffer | Oct. 27, 2013

With the score tied at 21 in the second set, it appeared that Florida could be in for a battle with Tennessee.

Sophomore Antoinette Bannister poses for a photo during Florida’s basketball media day.

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Gators searching for new defensive identity

By GORDON STREISAND< | Oct. 27, 2013

The buzz around the Gators this preseason has been about their new, fluid offense that incorporates the transition game.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Keegan drops semifinal match in singles, doubles

By BRITNEE MCCOY< | Oct. 27, 2013

Kourtney Keegan had two chances to advance to tournament finals at the USTA Clay Court Invitational in Orlando this weekend.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Gators men's golf in sixth after first day at The Ocean Course

By LAWRENCE LAGUNA< | Oct. 27, 2013

The end of the fall season for the Florida men’s golf team started with a sixth-place finish in the opening round of the Invitational at The Ocean Course on Sunday at Kiawah Island, S.C.