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SPORTS | COLUMNS

Harvin must show he can stay healthy

Aug. 24, 2008

Dear Percy,

SPORTS | BLOGS FOOTBALL

ESPN, SEC agree to huge 15-year contract

Aug. 24, 2008

ESPN and the Southeastern Conference has reached a huge ridiculous 15-year deal. The deal begins in 2009-10 and will include events from football, men's basketball and women's basketball. Check our Web site later tonight as we'll have a full story.

SPORTS | BLOGS FOOTBALL

Sex class not what Rainey expected

Aug. 24, 2008

Gators running back Chris Rainey may not be the best player to talk to for many things, but he sure as hell knows how to make reporters laugh. This exchange could be heard at UF's morning press conference today with the player of "I'm a white-girl man" fame.

SPORTS | BLOGS FOOTBALL

Spikes will likely miss Hawaii game

Aug. 24, 2008

Gators starting middle linebacker Brandon Spikes will probably not be playing in Saturday's season-opener against Hawaii, UF coach Urban Meyer said Monday morning.

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

Wise optimistic about young squad

Aug. 24, 2008

Nick Calathes, Jai Lucas and much of the rest of the UF men's basketball team could be found chatting with Doc Rivers, coach of the World Champion Boston Celtics, in the O'Connell Center Sunday afternoon.

SPORTS | SOCCER

Annis named SEC Freshman of the Week

By CALLOVI< | Aug. 24, 2008

Forward Tahnai Annis was named the Southeastern Conference Freshman Soccer Player of the Week on Monday.She scored the game-winning goal in the 95th minute of Sunday's match at Florida Atlantic. Annis was the first-ever Gator to record a golden goal as her first collegiate-goal.

SPORTS | SOCCER

Question marks in goal for the Gators

By CALLOVI<a | Aug. 24, 2008

Nine months after the 2007 season ended, UF heads into the new year with the same dilemma as the previous.

SPORTS | BLOGS FOOTBALL

Hornsby enrolls at EMCC

Aug. 19, 2008

According to the Miami Herald former UF safety Jamar Hornsby has enrolled at East Mississippi Community College where he will play football this season. He will be eligible to transfer to another FBS school next year. Hornsby was kicked off the team earlier this summer after it was discovered that he made nearly $3,000 worth of charges to the credit card of deceased UF student Ashley Slonina. Hornsby was originally arrested on a felony charge. According to Alachua County court records, the charges were reduced Wednesday to four misdemeanor counts of unauthorized use of a credit card.

SPORTS | BLOGS FOOTBALL

California Boy Lemmens preps for Hurricane

Aug. 17, 2008

Team goofball and media favorite Duke Lemmens spoke today and he joked he was going to prep for Hurricane Fay by getting an umbrella as his protection. The Cali native hasn't ever been through a hurricane and has only dealt with earthquakes and fires.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

And the top five UF rivals are…

Aug. 17, 2008

If you didn't know UF was a big football school the day you submitted your application, you probably figured it out sometime in between jumping up and down in your parent's living room after tearing open your admission letter and watching your mom tear up as she sets your brand new Macbook Pro on your spiffy dorm room desk.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Games are worth going to

Aug. 17, 2008

Let your chemistry book become covered with dust.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

More experienced corners hope to improve in 2008

Aug. 17, 2008

PONTE VEDRA BEACH - It's no secret that UF's secondary is looking for a big turnaround this season.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Tebow Mania reaches new level with cover of Men's Fitness

Aug. 17, 2008

Want to know 1,095 ways to look and feel better? Or how about ways to get your best body back? Or maybe you yearn to learn the top football body training secrets?

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Rainy, Demps face off in street race behind dorm

Aug. 17, 2008

Jeff Demps gets out of a tutoring session and starts to walk down Stadium Road to his dorm in Springs.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

D-line hopes to regain championship form

Aug. 17, 2008

Gator fans have vivid memories of former Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith and running back Antonio Pittman getting hammered repeatedly by UF's defense in the BCS Championship game two seasons ago.