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Former Oregon football signee Dallas Wilson visits Florida and gets full-court recruiting press

Fla. — Former Oregon signee Dallas Wilson, a five-star receiver from Tampa, is getting the full-court press from Florida. A day after Wilson watched the Gators beat Tulane in the Gasparilla Bowl in Tampa, he made an official visit to Gainesville and was given a front-row seat to Florida’s basketball game against North Florida. The 6-foot-3 Wilson, who caught 41 …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Man part of the ‘Twelve Tribes’ religious group is accused of killing another member

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A former mayoral candidate …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

'Despicable' hotels in Florida and Georgia raise prices from $95 to $700-a-NIGHT as desperate Hurricane Milton evacuees flee

Daily Mail

As Floridians brace for the catastrophic arrival of Hurricane Milton, hotels across the region are capitalizing on the widespread misfortune by gouging their prices. Hurricane Milton is due to make landfall in Tampa Bay on Wednesday, less than two weeks after Helene devastated the same region. The Hampton Inn and Suites in Brunswick, Georgia, was offering a room Wednesday night …

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3 months ago

Napier’s plan to fix Florida is now bust, but the Gators aren’t quite ready to fire him

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Some considerations while deciding Napier’s fate: — Ten assistants and more than 50 support staffers would immediately start looking for new jobs. “We all know there’s going to be a lot of noise, and it’s up to us players what we pay attention to,” said Florida …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Florida coach Billy Napier doesn’t ‘have a ton of excuses’ after ‘embarrassing’ 41-17 loss to Miami

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I don’t have a ton of excuses,” Napier said. No one could blame the Gators for losing faith in Napier’s ability to turn around a program that has endured three consecutive losing seasons and looked completely overmatched to open another. “It’s embarrassing, to be quite honest …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Rivalry renewed: No. 19 Miami and Florida meet again, potentially adding to their heated history

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Even though he grew up in Miami and kept close tabs on the Hurricanes, Florida cornerback Jason Marshall knows little about the once-heated rivalry involving the two Sunshine State teams. “This is the real deal, the good ol’ days,” former Miami center and …

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4 months ago

Ex-University of Florida president gave former Senate staffers large raises, report finds

Associated Press

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Spending by recently resigned University of Florida President Ben Sasse is coming under scrutiny after the student-run newspaper found that he awarded secretive consulting contracts and gave high-paying jobs to former members of his U.S. Senate staff and Republican allies — actions that he defended Friday. Ron DeSantis and Florida’s chief financial officer are calling on the …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

A missing 12-year-old Georgia girl is found in Ohio after her community galvanized to locate her

Associated Press

ATLANTA — A 12-year-old girl whose disappearance galvanized a Georgia community has been found in Ohio. Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch said Friday that Maria Gomez-Perez was found Thursday in Dover, about 70 miles south of Cleveland, in the company of a Guatemalan man who is now jailed. He said investigators believe Antonio Augustin drove to Georgia, picked up Gomez-Perez, …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Florida’s Riley Kugel, coach Todd Golden ‘back on the same page’ after benching at Ole Miss

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Kugel played just three minutes in a lopsided loss at Mississippi on Wednesday night, a head-scratching benching that coach Todd Golden initially explained as “I didn’t think he had it tonight.” The 6-foot-5 sophomore guard and elite defender from Orlando, a preseason all-Southeastern Conference selection …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

At Florida’s only public HBCU, students are wary of political influence on race education

Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A core mission of Florida A&M University from its founding over a century ago has been to educate African Americans. At Florida’s only public historically Black university, some students now fear political constraints might get in the way of teaching parts of their history. “This has basically been used as a veneer to impose an ideological agenda, …

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1 year ago

A new report shows how corrosive book banning is. Novelist Lauren Groff is fighting back

LA Times

PEN America’s latest report on book bans is glaring, but “Matrix” author Lauren Groff is on the front lines and opening a banned-book shop in Florida. As a new report from PEN America aggregates two years of data on book bans to show how they stigmatize specific authors, Lauren Groff — author of “Florida” and the recent novel “The Vaster …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Can unbeaten Florida State still be College Football Playoff-worthy without Jordan Travis?

New York Times

At halftime of Saturday night’s home finale against North Alabama, the CW Network ran a segment on Florida State’s return to prominence, full of highlights from the fourth-ranked Seminoles’ unbeaten start mixed in with clips from the program’s glory days. Can’t say I blocked it out.” Travis posted a video on Instagram congratulating Brock Glenn on his first college touchdown …

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1 year, 1 month ago

AP PHOTOS: Beef’s more than a way of life in Texas. It drives the economy and brings people together

Associated Press

FORT WORTH, Texas — Beef was at the heart of Texas long before there was a Texas. A drover moves longhorn steers back to their stable after a cattle drive through the Stockyards National Historic District in Forth Worth, Texas, Friday, April 21, 2023. Miguel Vidal shows off his cow tattoo at his restaurant, Valentina's Tex Mex BBQ, in between …

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1 year, 2 months ago

How Jewish-Palestinian couples cope with a war that hits too close to home

LA Times

The children sat in the back seat of the car as their parents spoke in code. Mya Guarnieri Jaradat, with her children, is an American Israeli who grew up in Gainesville, Fla. Mya, 43, said she has asked Mohamed “unfair questions” and said things she regretted “that don’t align with my ideology.” But they have also offered each other solace …

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1 year, 3 months ago

A second man accused of hanging an antisemitic banner on a Florida highway overpass is arrested

Associated Press

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A second man accused of hanging antisemitic banners on a Florida highway overpass has been arrested and charged with violating a new state law that makes it a crime to display images on a structure without permission. The man was arrested near Gainesville on Sunday by the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, according to a Florida Department of …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Florida football team alters its travel plans with Tropical Storm Idalia approaching the state

Associated Press

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida is altering its travel plans for the team’s season opener at No. 14 Utah on Thursday night, hoping to avoid Tropical Storm Idalia. A team spokesman said Monday that the Gators will practice in Gainesville on Tuesday, fly to Dallas and spend the night there, and then travel to Salt Lake City on Wednesday. We see …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Two Georgia men allegedly stealing copper killed after substation explodes

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two men suspected of …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Jaden Rashada’s unprecedented recruitment: How a 4-star QB went from $13.85 million to no NIL deal

New York Times

Editor’s note: Jaden Rashada was named Arizona State’s starting quarterback on Aug. 22, a program source told The Athletic. “But what I can say is there was no agreement between Rashada and LifeWallet for $9.5 million or nothing even remotely close to that.” Three people with knowledge of the negotiations said that LifeWallet eventually reached a deal to run through …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Florida faculty vote no-confidence in process to pick Sasse

Associated Press

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida faculty members expressed their displeasure Thursday with Nebraska U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse being named as the lone finalist for the school’s presidency. The measure followed previous resolutions passed by the United Faculty of Florida union and the UF Student Senate criticizing the choice of Sasse for the job. Breann Garbas, a Faculty Senate member …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Nebraska senator faces questions, protests at U of Florida

Associated Press

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Nebraska U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse faced pointed questions and loud protests Monday during his first visit to the University of Florida as the lone finalist for the school’s presidency. He said during one meeting Monday when asked whether he opposes same-sex marriage that it is the national law as ruled upon by the U.S. Supreme Court and …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Richardson’s woes have Florida seeking 1st TD pass of season

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 20 Florida has failed to throw a touchdown through three games, a head-scratching drought for an offense once nicknamed the Fun ‘n’ Gun and the kind of early-season passing ineptitude not witnessed from the Southeastern Conference program in more than four decades. It’s the first time …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Appleby takes over, Florida rallies past No. 2 Auburn 63-62

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! It was Florida’s first home victory against a team ranked that high in the Associated Press college basketball poll. “Happy for them they got a chance to have that moment postgame, for sure,” said Florida coach Mike White, who improved to 5-0 against Auburn coach …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Jones starts, Richardson shines as No. 13 Florida wins 35-14

Associated Press

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida coach Dan Mullen insists he has no quarterback controversy: Emory Jones is the starter, and Anthony Richardson remains the backup following a 35-14 victory against Florida Atlantic on Saturday night in which one clearly outplayed the other. “I’m happy for him.” Malik Davis had 104 yards and a touchdown on the ground, the second time he’s …

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3 years, 11 months ago

A true freshman to watch, a Jacob Copeland break through: 10 Florida predictions for 2021

New York Times

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — We’re 227 days away from the 2021 football season opener and Florida’s coaching staff is still short one defensive assistant with a second being tugged toward Ann Arbor. Florida’s defense will lead the SEC in sacks for a third straight season As much as fans love to whack the Todd Grantham piñata, he certainly schemes up ways …

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Former Oregon football signee Dallas Wilson visits Florida and gets full-court recruiting press

Man part of the ‘Twelve Tribes’ religious group is accused of killing another member

'Despicable' hotels in Florida and Georgia raise prices from $95 to $700-a-NIGHT as desperate Hurricane Milton evacuees flee

Napier’s plan to fix Florida is now bust, but the Gators aren’t quite ready to fire him

Florida coach Billy Napier doesn’t ‘have a ton of excuses’ after ‘embarrassing’ 41-17 loss to Miami

Rivalry renewed: No. 19 Miami and Florida meet again, potentially adding to their heated history

Ex-University of Florida president gave former Senate staffers large raises, report finds

A missing 12-year-old Georgia girl is found in Ohio after her community galvanized to locate her

Florida’s Riley Kugel, coach Todd Golden ‘back on the same page’ after benching at Ole Miss

At Florida’s only public HBCU, students are wary of political influence on race education

A new report shows how corrosive book banning is. Novelist Lauren Groff is fighting back

Can unbeaten Florida State still be College Football Playoff-worthy without Jordan Travis?

AP PHOTOS: Beef’s more than a way of life in Texas. It drives the economy and brings people together

How Jewish-Palestinian couples cope with a war that hits too close to home

A second man accused of hanging an antisemitic banner on a Florida highway overpass is arrested

Florida football team alters its travel plans with Tropical Storm Idalia approaching the state

Two Georgia men allegedly stealing copper killed after substation explodes

Jaden Rashada’s unprecedented recruitment: How a 4-star QB went from $13.85 million to no NIL deal

Florida faculty vote no-confidence in process to pick Sasse

Nebraska senator faces questions, protests at U of Florida

Richardson’s woes have Florida seeking 1st TD pass of season

Appleby takes over, Florida rallies past No. 2 Auburn 63-62

Jones starts, Richardson shines as No. 13 Florida wins 35-14

A true freshman to watch, a Jacob Copeland break through: 10 Florida predictions for 2021