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[jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wuftnews/20110902-gatorfansweighin.m4v”] Football frenzy is in the air as the University of Florida football team prepares for the first game of the season tomorrow night. Marc Whiteman and Meredith Chipman took to the streets to talk with current students and lifelong fans about the new coach and this year’s season. …

The start of University of Florida Gator football season is just days away.. and it always marks the beginning of United Downtown. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Corey Bachman spoke with United Way of North Central Florida Communications Vice-president Dana Napier about this new event. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/UnitedDowntownQA.mp3]

A number of new developments are coming to the city of Newberry. The city comission adopted an ordinance last night that approves the master plan for the proposed Sandia Town Park. The 7-million dollar project will bring a 32-field baseball complex as well as a development that could include a …

With heat indices well above 100 this week, Floridians are certainly feeling the heat. But as the new school year approaches and a number of children participate in sports, one group is trying to keep safety a priority. Steven Gallo spoke with Safe Kids USA President Meri-K Appy about the Youth Sports Safety …

The Columbia County Tourist Development Council is proposing million-dollar improvements to the Southside Sports Complex in Lake City. As Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Corey Bachman reports…the improvement may bring changes to the local business economy. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPSouthsideSportsComplex.mp3]

Former Gator basketball great Corey Brewer has come back to Gainesville for a special youth camp. Brewer who was part of the 2006 and 2007 National Championship Teams for the Gators is holding a basketball camp for kids and teens to not only share some basketball "know-how" but to bring attention to a disease that has a significant impact on his life. Florida's 89.1, WUFT-FM's Alyssa Averette reports on this special "giving back to the community" basketball camp.

Ryan Lochte continued to collect gold medals in Shanghai with two World Championship performances on Thursday in both the 200-meter backstroke and as a member of the 4×200-meter freestyle relay, bringing his  victory total to four. With two days of competition remaining and at least one event left to swim, …

Former Gator swimmer Ryan Lochte defended his title and won his second World Championship while also setting a world record in the men’s 200-meter individual medley with a time of 1 minute, 54 seconds flat beating his previous record set in Rome in 2009. Lochte has two more races left …

A sigh of relief has been released in Jacksonville, where business owners and sports fans alike, waited to hear the decision regarding the NFL lockout. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT FM’s Chantal Lamberth tells us that there is a lot of work to be done to get the team and the town …

The first two Florida football games of the fall 2011 season are set for 7 p.m. kickoffs. As Florida’s 89.1 WUFT FM’s Juliza Monterroso reports, the games will have plenty of activities for fans. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPFootballKickoffWrap.mp3]