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Bill Feinberg
Read More »UF alumnus shares memories of Mick Hubert
Florida hires Embry-Riddle’s Samantha Bohon as women’s soccer coach
Bohon replaces Tony Amato, who was fired last month amid complaints he made comments about his players’ eating habits, body shapes and weights. Amato lasted 11 months after signing a six-year contract to replace beloved program architect Becky Burleigh.
Read More »Florida soccer coach leaving after complaints by players over comments about eating habits, bodies
The University of Florida fired its new soccer coach Wednesday after only one season amid unprecedented numbers of players leaving the program after his hiring and complaints by athletes who said he pressured them about eating habits and their bodies. Florida’s athletic director, Scott Stricklin, notified players of the decision …
Read More »Gators football found opponent it couldn’t block: Parking enforcers
The University of Florida football team found an opponent it couldn’t block: Campus parking enforcers have issued hundreds of tickets to players parked illegally around the stadium during mandatory practices. On the sprawling campus of 2,000 acres at the state’s flagship university – where finding parking can be a daily …
Read More »Developer’s proposal to build houses on former West End Golf Course gets denied
The Alachua County Planning Commission unanimously denied the proposal on Wednesday.
Read More »Florida quarterback Richardson was driving faster than 105 mph, deputy says in newly released video
Anthony Richardson, the young University of Florida quarterback who has electrified fans, could have been ticketed for driving faster than 105 mph earlier this month, but the sheriff’s deputy’s pickup that briefly pursued him couldn’t go any faster, according to newly released video of the traffic stop. In the video, …
Read More »Gainesville skateboarders gather for the city’s first skate contest in two years
Hundreds of people gathered at Possum Creek Park in Gainesville on Saturday to watch, support or skate in the first contest the city has hosted since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The city sponsored the Second Annual Possum Creek Skate Jam. Billy Rohan, owner of the local Samurai Skateshop, …
Read More »‘That’s like my natural high’: This young bicycle rider is turning heads in Gainesville
Hours after his late-night shift at a warehouse in Alachua, Kendrick McGlon pops out of bed to join his friends in doing BMX-style cycling tricks on the streets of Gainesville.
Read More »How the Gator Junior Golf Association filled a gap in Gainesville’s youth golf scene
Six years ago there was a gap in Gainesville’s junior golf presence. Today, the gap has been filled.
Read More »Florida’s Appleby entering transfer portal; police name him as possible witness in sex assault case against roommate Keyontae Johnson
Tyree Appleby, the starting guard in the University of Florida’s men’s basketball lineup, is reportedly entering the transfer portal to play his final season at another school, as police identified him as involved as a witness in their sexual assault investigation against Appleby’s famous roommate and teammate, Keyontae Johnson. Appleby, …
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