It counted for little more than pride, but an Ohio State University team finally beat a Florida team at something. ...more

December 23, 2007

It was the first day of November and Coleman Stipanovich's world was coming undone. Florida school districts and towns had begun pulling their cash out of the $26 billion money market fund he supervised after they learned it held subprime-tainted debt. ...more

December 20, 2007

Most of the University of Florida's most important recruiting targets for the class of 2006 arrived on campus Nov. 25, 2005, and ran into the biggest salesman they'd ever seen. Carl Johnson, a perpetually smiling, 6-foot-5, 350-pound mountain of a high school senior, had been committed to Florida since the previous summer, and he had a message for his fellow visitors. ...more

November 24, 2007

When former Florida State receiver Barry Smith played for the Noles, the Florida State-Florida rivalry was one-sided. Smith, a Tampa resident who set numerous receiving records during his career, finished 0-3 against the Gators. Still, Smith has fond memories of the heated rivalry. He caught two touchdown passes in his first game against UF in 1970, and he threw one in his final FSU-Florida game in 1972, a 42-13 loss to UF and a quarterback named Chan Gailey. Today, Smith will be rooting for Gailey's team - Georgia Tech - because Smith's son, Andrew, is a junior receiver for the Yellow Jackets. Smith will be in Atlanta watching Georgia Tech play Georgia, a rivalry he compares to FSU-Florida: ...more

November 24, 2007

What would Florida State-Florida week be without some good old-fashioned trash talk? The Noles took the early lead Monday afternoon when junior LB Geno Hayes said FSU intends to do something no one else has been able to accomplish: Shut down Gators QB Tim Tebow, considered the Heisman favorite. ...more

November 19, 2007

Rivalry Weekend is approaching. Games will be played around the nation in which the institutions, to put it mildly, do not care for one another. ...more

November 19, 2007

The University of Florida's offense could get more explosive this week with the expected return of WR Percy Harvin. Meanwhile, the Gators' already shaky pass defense could get shakier if a sprained ankle keeps freshman CB Joe Haden from playing against Florida State. ...more

November 19, 2007

Whether it comes today against Florida Atlantic or next week against Florida State, Florida receiver Andre Caldwell is certain of one thing. No matter how hard he gets hit, no matter how badly he wants to launch the football in celebration, when catch No. 172 lands in his hands, he will not let go. ...more

November 17, 2007

University of Florida football fans may hate this week's matchup with Florida Atlantic. They may wonder why the Gators didn't use the NCAA-approved 12th regular-season game to play a home-and-home matchup against Texas, Oregon, Notre Dame or some other intriguing program. ...more

November 13, 2007

After a favorable earnings report Monday and analysts' forecasts that it will suffer little damage from the health-fraud investigation that became public last month, WellCare Health Plans saw its share price rebound 22 percent Monday in heavy trading. ...more

November 5, 2007