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BASEBALL
Cooper's grand slam leads UF to blowout of Eastern Michigan
Feb. 25, 2009Anything Eastern Michigan can do, UF can do better.
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COLUMNS
UF men's basketball team doesn't deserve berth in NCAA Tournament
Feb. 25, 2009The Gators will get good news on March 15. After a one-year hiatus, they'll be back in the NCAA Tournament. The UF logo will flash on the television screen, and the players and coaching staff will be able to breathe a sigh of relief. Their reputation as a prominent basketball program will be back.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Weekend victory puts Gators back on track
Feb. 24, 2009It's amazing what one win can do for a team in a funk.
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Meyer burning out would not be surprising
Feb. 24, 2009In an interview with The Orlando Sentinel earlier this week, UF president Bernie Machen said he fears football coach Urban Meyer will burn out eventually.
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GYMNASTICS
Floor exercise song selection crucial to success
Feb. 24, 2009It's a minute and a half of pure euphoria and a demonstration of personality unlike any other gymnastics event.
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Women's team improves in Kiawah Island Intercollegiate, takes fourth place
By ANTHONY CHIANG | Feb. 24, 2009Despite not winning the tournament, the UF women's golf team will return to Gainesville a better squad.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Thornton's 32 points lead Tigers to win against Gators
Feb. 24, 2009BATON ROUGE, La. - Maybe Marcus Thornton had an extra helping of Wheaties on Tuesday morning.
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BASEBALL
Freshman Poovey leads UF to 12-0 victory
By CALLOVI< | Feb. 24, 2009For someone who had not pitched in a game in close to two years, Justin Poovey showed very little rust.
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SOFTBALL
No. 2 UF to face No. 6 Michigan, continue tough early tests
By ADAM BERRY | Feb. 24, 2009Most teams use the first games of their seasons to prepare for their conference schedule and the postseason, but not the UF softball team.
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CLUBS AND INTRAMURALS
UF club handball wins third national championship in four years
By Stephanie Slade | Feb. 23, 2009Six weeks after UF quarterback Tim Tebow announced his intent to lead his team to a third national championship in four years, a different group of Gators athletes quietly beat him to it.
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SFC
SFC men claim berth in state tournament with win against FCCJ
By JESSICA ETTER | Feb. 23, 2009It was a win-or-go-home scenario for the Santa Fe College men's basketball team Monday.
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SFC women cap off regular season with victory
By KELSIE HOECHERL | Feb. 23, 2009The Santa Fe College women's basketball team finished its regular season with a solid home victory against Florida Community College at Jacksonville on Monday.
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COLUMNS
Results from four UF players in NFL Combine
Feb. 23, 2009Seconds can mean the difference between millions of dollars.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
UF hopes for signature win against No. 18 LSU on Tuesday
Feb. 23, 2009The Gators are still searching for a signature win to hang their NCAA tournament resume on.
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BASEBALL
O'Sullivan to test freshmen arms in two-game set against Eastern Michigan
By CALLOVI< | Feb. 23, 2009Coming off a sweep of a top-25 team and with a weekend matchup with perennial powerhouse Miami looming, UF cannot overlook its weekday games sandwiched in between.
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Yadloczky in lead after two rounds in South Carolina
By ANTHONY CHIANG | Feb. 23, 2009The second round of the Kiawah Island Intercollegiate in South Carolina on Monday gave the UF women's golf team a chance at instant redemption after a difficult first round Sunday.
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Yadloczky turns in only solid performance for UF women's golf team
By ANTHONY CHIANG | Feb. 22, 2009Golf may be an individual sport, but the Gators are going to need a better team effort if they are going to succeed this season.
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GYMNASTICS
Gators take down Tide in SEC clash
Feb. 22, 2009UF coach Rhonda Faehn said last week that the Alabama meet might provide the best gymnastics the O'Connell Center saw all year.
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Gators top 'Canes thanks to doubles play
By JOSEPH R. HOLZER | Feb. 22, 2009The No. 11 UF men's tennis team continued its dominance over in-state rivals with a 5-2 win against Miami on Sunday.
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OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE
UF women win SEC Championship; men place second
Feb. 22, 2009In a four-day 2009 SEC Championship meet that came down to the very last relay, the No. 5 UF women won their 17th SEC crown, the first since 2002, after edging out second-place finisher Auburn and third-place Georgia. The win for the Gators was the third-closest competition in SEC history, UF with 744 points, Auburn with 730.5 and Georgia with 725. On the men's side, the No. 8 Gators claimed second place (626) at the 2009 league meet for the eighth-consecutive year to the men's team from Auburn (880.5).
