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  • Florida gave Muschamp extension before season

    November 27, 2012 11:03 AM

    GAINESVILLE, Fla. - No. 5 Florida didn't wait to give coach Will Muschamp a contract extension. The Gators (11-1) gave him one before the season. President Bernie Machen and athletic director Jeremy Foley met in August and agreed to extend Muschamp's contract for a year, through 2017. The Gainesville Sun... more »
  • No. 4 LSU, No. 10 Florida have something to prove

    October 5, 2012 10:14 AM

    GAINESVILLE - No one needs to remind Florida what happened the last two years. No one needs to remind LSU what happened the last two weeks. Those vivid and somewhat painful memories give the 10th-ranked Gators and fourth-ranked Tigers something to prove when they meet in The Swamp on Saturday.... more »
  • Florida meth case involves 3 generations of 1 family

    February 17, 2012 1:08 PM

    CROSS CITY, Fla. - It's a generational thing: Deputies in Florida say a man, his daughter and his grandson, along with a fourth person said to be a family relative, are accused of working together to manufacture methamphetamine. Dixie County Sheriff's officials say 54-year-old Allen J. Brannin, his 34-year-old daughter,... more »
  • Troopers: At least 9 killed in wrecks on Fla. highway

    January 29, 2012 10:11 AM

    GAINESVILLE, FL - Authorities say at least nine people died in a series of crashes apparently caused by heavy smoke and fog overnight on Interstate 75 in north Florida. Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Patrick Riordan says the pileups happened around 3:45 a.m. Sunday on both sides of I-75 south of... more »
  • Florida football coach Urban Meyer resigns

    December 8, 2010 1:37 PM

    GAINESVILLE - Florida football coach Urban Meyer is stepping down after the Gators appearance in the Outback Bowl. Meyer led Florida to two national titles but began to show the strain of his high-profile job last season when he briefly quit but then returned to the team. In a statement... more »
  • Florida's Rainey arrested, charged with stalking

    September 14, 2010 12:24 PM

    Florida receiver Chris Rainey has been charged with aggravated stalking, a third-degree felony. Rainey was released from the Alachua County Jail on his own recognizance Tuesday and ordered to have no contact with the alleged victim. The alleged victim also was in court with her mother and sister.... more »
  • Florida minister has no plans to cancel Quran burning

    September 8, 2010 1:16 PM

    The leader of a small Florida church that espouses anti-Islam philosophy says he is going forward with his plans to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11 despite pressure from the White House, religious leaders and others to call it off. Pastor Terry Jones told a press conference... more »

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