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Excess, debauchery and hypocrisy: A long weekend in Myrtle Beach
By BILL O'CONNOR< | Feb. 23, 2011My divorce lawyer’s on the phone.
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Florida preparing for unusual atmosphere at Vandy
By MATT WATTS< | Feb. 23, 2011It’s a well-known fact that Vanderbilt’s Memorial Gym is a difficult place to play. Just ask the Florida women’s basketball team.
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Brombacher, Rogers becoming dominant one-two punch
By STEPHEN SHEEHAN< | Feb. 23, 2011For every Batman, there’s a Robin. This year, Florida has a dynamic duo in Stephanie Brombacher and emerging freshman Hannah Rogers.
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Gators use pair of 6-0 runs to down Retrievers
By JOHN BOOTHE< | Feb. 23, 2011For more than four minutes in the second half Wednesday, No. 17 Florida was daring someone to come out and guard them.
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Gator athletes deserve compensation for game likenesses
By Brett Wager | Feb. 23, 2011Over the past few decades, the market for video games in the United States has grown exponentially and has become a wildly successful and lucrative business within the entertainment industry. Sport video games have become a particularly flourishing genre of the industry and comprise approximately 15.3 percent of total game sales.
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No. 1 Florida pounds FAU as pitchers continue hot start
By JESSE SIMONTON | Feb. 22, 2011Last season in the NCAA Gainesville Regional, Florida eliminated Florida Atlantic 15-0 behind six home runs. On Tuesday, the Gators won by 11 without hitting a single round-tripper.
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Deep UF staff impresses early
By ANTHONY CHIANG | Feb. 22, 2011The NCAA rule changes are receiving a lot of attention for curbing run totals, lowering home run counts and batting averages this season.
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Gators adding individual rankings to team success
By ALLISON BANKO | Feb. 22, 2011The Gators were already sitting pretty with a No. 1 national team ranking.
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Florida looks to keep up defensive intensity vs. UMBC
By JOHN BOOTHE< | Feb. 22, 2011In the Gators’ last two games, the offense won the accolades, but it was the defense that anchored the victories.
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Gators enter final stretch of season seeking retribution
By MATT WATTS< | Feb. 22, 2011Coming off its first win in nearly a month, the Florida women’s basketball team has a shot at redemption.
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Panteliodis to make first start since hip surgery
By TOM GREEN | Feb. 21, 2011Alex Panteliodis led the Gators with 11 wins, 84 strikeouts and 100 innings pitched last season, and he did it all with a bad hip.
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Junior’s four-minute mile inspires NCAA title hopes
By JOE MORGAN< | Feb. 21, 2011It didn’t take long for distance runner Dumisane Hlaselo to set a school record. In fact, it only took him 3:56.84.
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Gators fall to Cardinal in championship match
By THOMAS NASSIFF< | Feb. 21, 2011For the second time in the last year, Florida lost a national title to Stanford.
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alligatorSports Video Show, Episode 6
Feb. 20, 2011The sixth installment of our weekly video show brings you an in-depth look at the No. 1 Florida baseball team's opening-weekend sweep of South Florida. Beat writer Jesse Simonton takes a look at the Gators' staff of talented pitchers, including former first-round MLB Draft pick Karsten Whitson, and points to a few other breakout performances from the weekend. Stay tuned until the end of the show to check out some of our not-so-finer moments.
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Whitson, starting staff pitch UF to series sweep vs. USF
By JESSE SIMONTON | Feb. 20, 2011Late last August, while most college freshmen were acclimating themselves to dorms, bars and financial hardship, Karsten Whitson was turning down $2.1 million to play for the top-ranked Gators.
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Brombacher, Gators cruise past Tar Heels
By STEPHEN SHEEHAN< | Feb. 20, 2011Three games, three wins. And it wasn’t even close.
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Bartley paces UF to home win
By MATT WATTS< | Feb. 20, 2011When Lanita Bartley walked off the floor with 10 seconds remaining, the pink-clad crowd of 1,803 stood and applauded.
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Cullen, Gators stomp Pioneers
By JOHN BOOTHE< | Feb. 20, 2011Through the first nine days of the season, the only team able to stop Kitty Cullen has been her own.
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Florida takes two second-place finishes at SEC meet
By MELISSA PENDER< | Feb. 20, 2011The Southeastern Conference Championship titles came down to the wire Saturday, as both Florida teams hoped for a lucky break in the 400-yard freestyle relay that would give them a last-second victory.
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Florida women advance to ITA National Indoor Final
By THOMAS NASSIFF< | Feb. 20, 2011The No. 2 Florida women’s tennis team plowed through three ranked opponents this weekend at the ITA Indoor Championships, securing a spot in the National Indoor Final today.
