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Rebels roll Gators behind impressive defense performance
By Evan Lepak | Feb. 8, 2020The Gators looked hungover.
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From boys to men
By Joseph Salvador | Feb. 6, 2020The crowd in Gainesville exploded as bucket after bucket sank. Shooters couldn’t miss, and fans sporting orange and blue were in awe of the offensive showing.
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Gators stage miraculous comeback against Georgia
By Brendan Farrell | Feb. 5, 2020It all started with some boos.
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The World’s Largest Indoor Cocktail Party
By Evan Lepak | Feb. 4, 2020It’s not the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, but tonight’s matchup on the hardwood between Florida (13-8, 5-3 SEC) and Georgia (12-9, 2-6 SEC) still carries great importance as the SEC season reaches its median for both teams.
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Gators end losing streak on the road
By Joseph Salvador | Feb. 1, 2020The Florida men’s basketball team defeated Vanderbilt on Saturday 61-55 in Nashville, Tennessee, for its second road win of the season.
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UF in must-win mode in the midst of a three-game skid
By Evan Lepak | Jan. 30, 2020The Florida men’s basketball team has reached a fork in the road.
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The blame game and its players
By Joseph Salvador | Jan. 30, 2020Like most of you living in Gainesville with a Twitter account, Tuesday night was a return to every household Gator fan’s favorite pastime: the blame game.
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Lewis starts fast, fades late
By Joseph Salvador | Jan. 28, 2020Even Kobe had off days.
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Second-half collapse gives Gators third loss in a row
By Brendan Farrell | Jan. 28, 2020Coach Mike White has stressed that his team has played better offensively than defensively recently, and it was on full display in his team’s second-half collapse against Mississippi State on Tuesday.
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'Immaturity' costing UF
By Joseph Salvador | Jan. 26, 2020Florida’s loss to No. 1 Baylor on Saturday shouldn't have surprised most people. UF was an unranked team coming off of a loss, while the Bears came into Gainesville touting a 15-game winning streak.
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A million-dollar script and a 10-cent shot
By Joseph Salvador | Jan. 25, 2020In sports there are times when the crowd knows there is a comeback on its way. There are times when an underdog David topples a green-and-gold Goliath.
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Bears batter Gators, UF loses in SEC/Big 12 Challenge
By Evan Lepak | Jan. 25, 2020For the second time in a week, a top-four team graced a sold-out O'Connell Center with its presence.
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Keys for UF vs. No. 1 Baylor
By Brendan Farrell and Evan Lepak | Jan. 23, 2020The Gators men’s basketball team welcomes No. 1 Baylor to the O’Dome on Saturday in the Big 12/SEC Challenge, making this the third season in a row that Florida has faced the top team in the country. UF has also never won a regular-season matchup against a No. 1 team, losing its last 13 attempts.
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Gators fall fractions of a second short of another potential signature win
By Brendan Farrell | Jan. 21, 2020A tenth of a second proved to be the difference between the Gators and LSU on Tuesday.
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Johnson’s layup misses buzzer, Gators fall on the road
By Joseph Salvador | Jan. 21, 2020Forward Keyontae Johnson caught an inbounds pass with 0.5 seconds to go in the game.
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Florida continues brutal stretch against LSU on Tuesday
By Evan Lepak | Jan. 20, 2020Florida men's basketball's current three-game stretch -- which started with Auburn on Saturday -- is easily its toughest portion of the schedule this season.
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Gators upset No. 4 Auburn
By Brendan Farrell | Jan. 18, 2020One would never mistake point guard Andrew Nembhard for Michael Jordan.
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Guards will be key vs. Auburn
By Joseph Salvador | Jan. 16, 2020The Florida men’s basketball team suffered one of its most mortifying losses of the season after what seemed like a Missouri shootaround on Saturday night.
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Florida’s sophomore duo key to success
By Joseph Salvador | Jan. 14, 2020Florida forward Keyontae Johnson was lying on the ground after colliding with Ole Miss forward Blake Hinson with 4:14 to go in the first half on Tuesday.
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Gators take down Ole Miss behind improved defense
By Evan Lepak | Jan. 14, 2020Florida returned to Gainesville wanting to show that giving up 91 points during a 16-point drubbing in its last contest wasn’t going to be the new norm.
