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South Florida Tips Off Season at Home Against Florida A&M

Gainesville, Florida · Gainesville

South Florida Tips Off Season at Home Against Florida A&M

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Florida A&M Rattlers at South Florida Bulls Tampa, Florida; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: South Florida begins the season at home against Florida A&M. South Florida went 13-19 overall with a 9-6 record at home during the 2024-25 season. The Bulls averaged 74.4 points per game while allowing opponents to score 74.5 last season. Florida A&M went 14-17 overall with a 4-13 record on the road a season ago. The Rattlers gave up 75.3 points per game …See the Story

GATORS PODCAST: Florida Puts up a Fight, Falls to Georgia, National Champs Drop Opener to Arizona (Ep. 307)

Basketball · Gainesville

GATORS PODCAST: Florida Puts up a Fight, Falls to Georgia, National Champs Drop Opener to Arizona (Ep. 307)

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Todd Golden’s Gators kicked off the season with a 93-87 loss to Arizona in Las Vegas and interim football coach BIlly Gonzalez is unable to bring home a victory agains Georgia.See the Story

Gainesville votes to send GRU Authority packing a second time

Referendum · Gainesville

Gainesville votes to send GRU Authority packing a second time

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More than three-quarters of voters supported the charter amendment.See the Story

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This Gainesville school board race came down to 11 votes. See who won.

A mere 11 votes separated the candidates for the Gainesville City District 2 school board race.Gainesville, Florida · Gainesville Read Article

Gainesville votes to send GRU Authority packing a second time

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

More than three-quarters of voters supported the charter amendment.Referendum · Gainesville See the Story

The Cotton Jassid: What We Learned in 2025 & What to Expect in 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It has been a long couple of months since the Cotton Jassid was first detected in Florida cotton during the first week of July. Within 4 weeks, it had spread to ~115 counties across Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina. By the end of the season, the Cotton Jassid had been detected in every cotton-growing county in these states, as well as a couple of cases in Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, and North Carolina. While w…Gainesville, Florida · Gainesville Read Article

Cotton Club Museum to host ‘Brunch & Brass’ fundraiser on Saturday

Courtesy of CCMProceeds to restore Perryman Grocery Store.Gainesville, Florida · Gainesville Read Article

Alachua County wins bid to rehost World Masters Athletics in 2027

Photo by Seth JohnsonChampionships brought 17,000 visitors in March.Alachua County · Alachua County Read Article

Stability needed: NAACP calls for permanent superintendent in Alachua County schools

Photo by Glory ReitzNAACP president issues letter to school board members to act.NAACP · Alachua County Read Article

Like sculpting from within: New technique builds advanced materials out of basic plastics

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

In a kind of addition-by-subtraction, chemists at the University of Florida have developed a technique to create highly porous materials from the ubiquitous building blocks of everyday plastics, and the end result could have applications in electronics, separations and battery manufacturing.Plastics · Gainesville See the Story

Gainesville High Volleyball Returns to Final Four for First Time Since 2011 - WRUF 98.1 FM

The Gainesville High School volleyball program will make its return to the Class 5A final four for the first time in 14 years. The Hurricanes swept Legacy 3–0 last Wednesday night to stretch their postseason win streak to six matches and snap a drought that dated to 2011. The moment feels like a full-circle homecoming for Gainesville coach Jerica Carter-Mitchell. Carter-Mitchell helped lead the Hurricanes to four straight state semifinal appeara…Volleyball · Gainesville Read Article

UF Board of Trustees to consider athletic, health fee increases

Photo by Seth JohnsonBoard will discuss proposals at its Dec. 4 meeting.Gainesville, Florida · Gainesville Read Article

The Girls Who Get It: UF Women Who Are Redefining Success

As a newer addition to the UF fam, I’ve found myself begging the question, “how can I be as successful as everyone around me?” Imposter syndrome is SO real, and luckily, our campus offers some of the most valuable resources to guide us. I decided to lend you all one of my valuable skills: sliding into DMs! With this, I reached out to some of the most influential changemakers, entrepreneurs and creatives here at UF and gathered some integral adv…Gainesville, Florida · Gainesville Read Article