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After last week’s great matchups, I can only hope rivalry week will give us some thrilling games like Florida’s last-second 62-3 victory over FIU, Alabama’s narrow 45-0 escape of Chattanooga or Texas’ 51-20 tough win over Kansas. This week’s slate has games with great history such as Alabama-Auburn, Florida-Florida State, Clemson-South Carolina and UCLA-USC.

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Women's basketball team finds aim in rout of Blazers

Nov. 24, 2009

In its last two games, Florida shot below its standards.

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

Volleyball team changes focus from SEC season to NCAA Tourney

By ANTHONY CHIANG | Nov. 24, 2009

As they headed into the final weekend of the season in 2008 the Gators’ focus was on the conference championship, but this year things are different.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

Swim team avenges loss to FSU

By TONI-ANN MILLER | Nov. 24, 2009

An air of sweet revenge engulfed the O’Connell Center on Tuesday night after Florida and Florida State met for a rematch of the top two teams last weekend at the Georgia Tech Invitational.

SPORTS

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Nov. 24, 2009

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SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Meyer squashes Notre Dame coaching rumors

By CALLOVI< | Nov. 23, 2009

Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis’ future has not been decided yet, but the rumors of the Fighting Irish planning to try to get Florida coach Urban Meyer to replace him have already started swirling.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Men's basketball team looks to snap streak losing streak to FSU

By ADAM BERRY | Nov. 23, 2009

Florida isn’t spending too much time worrying about the garnet-and-gold monkey on its back.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Home losses fueled Tebow's success

Nov. 23, 2009

It’s finally time to say goodbye.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS CROSS COUNTRY

Gators take seventh at NCAA cross country meet

By JESSICA ETTER | Nov. 23, 2009

The Florida women’s cross country team achieved its preseason goal Monday but left the NCAA Championships less than satisfied.

SPORTS

Heisman Watch : Week 8

Nov. 23, 2009

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SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Women's hoops team looks to get off to better start against UAB

Nov. 23, 2009

It may be early in the season, but the Florida women’s basketball team is using its performance in Pittsburgh, an 81-58 loss on Friday, as a wake-up call.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

Gators host Seminoles in swim meet rematch

By TONI-ANN MILLER | Nov. 23, 2009

This past weekend, Florida battled seven teams in the three-day Georgia Tech Invitational. The Gators left Atlanta with a bitter taste in their mouths when both men’s and women’s teams came up short behind Florida State.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Gators romp, begin preparing for Senior Day

Nov. 22, 2009

As the 62-3 score went final on Tim Tebow’s second-to-last home game as a Gator, the quarterback could feel his time winding down.

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

Florida eliminated from SEC volleyball title race

By ANTHONY CHIANG | Nov. 22, 2009

The Gators will not win the Southeastern Conference for the first time in 19 years, but on Sunday, Florida prevented Kentucky from claiming a share of the title.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

FIU game gives glimpse of future

By CALLOVI< | Nov. 22, 2009

Tim Tebow only has three games left as a Gator, raising plenty of questions about what the offense will look like when he’s gone.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Men's basketball team snaps out of shooting slump to rout Trojans

By ADAM BERRY | Nov. 22, 2009

When Erving Walker’s 3-pointer found the bottom of the net a little more than three minutes into the second half Friday night, he said two words immediately came to his mind.