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			<title>Rainey Ready to Answer Questions and Show Off Speed at NFL Combine</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[GAINESVILLE, Fla. – There is no such thing as TMI in an NFL scout&amp;#39;s world. The more they know about a player, the more prepared they feel come draft time.]]></description> 
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			<title>Free Parking Shuttle Available for Friday&#039;s Gymnastics &amp; Baseball Events</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Campus will be abuzz Friday evening around the Stephen C. O&amp;#39;Connell Center as two of Florida&amp;#39;s currently top-ranked teams play host to home action. With the No. 1 Gator gymnastics team facing No. T-3 Georgia at 7 p.m. in the Stephen C. O&amp;#39;Connell Center and the No. 1 Gator baseball team beginning its series against William &amp; Mary at 7 p.m. at nearby McKethan Stadium, fans are strongly encouraged to use the free parking shuttles to reach their destination.]]></description> 
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			<title>Gators will have to scramble to replace Yeguete</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A day after losing its top reserve Will Yeguete indefinitely, Florida&#039;s basketball team must figure out a way to keep its promising season going.
The 12th-ranked Gators (22-6, 10-3) defeated Auburn 63-47 Tuesday night, but lost Yeguete to a broken left foot. The sophomore is expected to miss the rest of the season.
The 6-foot-7 Yeguete played multiple roles for UF, all of great value. He served as Florida&#039;s most versatile defender, it&#039;s top man in the press and as one of its best rebounders.
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			<title>Hedberg Gains SEC Golfer of the Week Honors</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Florida freshman Camilla Hedberg (Sitges, Spain) has been named the women&amp;#39;s SEC Golfer of the Week, the league office announced Wednesday. Hedberg is coming off her third top-25 finish this year after posting a team-best 223 (76-72-75,+10) and placing tied for 19th at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, where every team in the field was ranked or receiving votes in the latest GolfWorld/NGCA Coaches&amp;#39; poll.]]></description> 
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			<title>Quinn sorry for Tebow comments</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Brady Quinn is apologizing to Tim Tebow for unflattering comments Quinn made about the Denver Broncos&#039; starting quarterback in a GQ article.]]></description> 
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			<title>Gators will open two spring practices to the public</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Florida will open spring football practice on March 14, and for the first time since his arrival coach Will Muschamp will open spring practice to the public.
Two practices, to be exact. 
The Gators will hold open practices on March 16 from 4:25 to 6:35 p.m. On March 17, practice will be open from 12:55 to 3 p.m.
The annual Orange and Blue game will be held on April 7, at 1 p.m., at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Students, Gator Boosters, Alumni Association members and F Club members will be admitted free. A limited number of free tickets is also available at Florida Farm Bureau agents&#039; offices. Tickets are currently available for $5 in the Gator ticket office at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium or can be ordered online at GatorZone.com/tickets http://www.gatorzone.com/tickets.
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			<title>Florida Gators&#039; Seed Watch I</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Florida is currently in a strong spot for postseason positioning, coming in at No. 17 in the latest RPI numbers and expected to be a top-five seed by most bracket experts. Over the next couple of weeks Inside the Gators will run a weekly Seed Watch as we break down where UF can expect to be seeded come tournament time.]]></description> 
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			<title>4-star Daniel has early favorite</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Rivals250 defensive end Elijah Daniel of Avon, Ind., expects to take his recruitment out into his senior season, but already one team is starting to stand out to the four-star prospect.]]></description> 
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			<title>Gators offer another running back</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Although the Gators already have two running backs committed, they have not stopped recruiting for that position. Guyton (Ga.) South Effingham running back Joshua Mercer recently received an offer from the Gators after visiting Gainesville for Florida&#039;s Junior Day last weekend.]]></description> 
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			<title>Florida will make two spring practices open to public</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Florida has announced its spring football schedule. Drills start Wednesday, March 14.
The school will allow the public to watch two of the team&#039;s practices: Friday, March 16 and Saturday, March 17. The Friday practice is scheduled for 4:35 p.m. to 6:35 p.m. The Saturday session will be from 1:05 p.m. to 3 p.m. Both will be held at the team&#039;s practice fields.
Those two dates coincide with the opening weekend of the NCAA Men&#039;s Basketball Tournament, meaning the Gators&#039; hoops team could be playing during one of those open football practices.
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			<title>No. 1 Florida Hosts No. 19 UCF In Mid-Week Matchup</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[After an 8-6 win on Tuesday night over Bethune-Cookman, No. 1 Florida (3-1) faces another Sunshine State foe when No. 19 UCF (3-0) visits McKethan Stadium on Wednesday night. The Knights swept Long Island over the weekend at Jay Bergman Field by scores of 13-7, 9-1 and 9-1.]]></description> 
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			<title>Florida spring practices begins March 14 with two sessions open to public</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Gators will start their spring practices in three weeks, and this time you can actually watch. Florida opens spring football March 14 and will open practices to the public March 16 and 17. Tickets are $5, though students, boosters, F Club and Alumni Association members get in free. The March 16 practice is open [...]]]></description> 
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			<title>UF spring football practice starts March 14</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Florida coach Will Muschamp will open two days of spring practice to the public this year.]]></description> 
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			<title>2012 Florida Football Spring Practice Begins March 14</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The University of Florida football team is scheduled to begin 2012 spring practices on Wednesday, March 14. In conjunction with Florida Football&amp;#39;s Annual Coaches Clinic, the football team will open two practice sessions to the public, on Friday, March 16, and Saturday, March 17.]]></description> 
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			<title>Florida TE A.C. Leonard pleads not guilty to battery charge</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gators football player A.C. Leonard was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery last week and Monday his lawyer pleaded not guilty on his behalf in Alachua County court. Leonard, a freshman last season, was accused by his girlfriend of shoving her and dragging her through his apartment by her hair and feet. Gators coach Will [...]]]></description> 
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			<title>Mike Zunino slams two solo homers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Freshman Taylor Gushue stepped in to catch against Bethune-Cookman, paving the way for Mike Zunino to rest and shine offensively as the designated hitter. 

Mike Zunino didn’t change the game once Tuesday — he changed it twice. 

Taking a breather from behind the dish, Zunino secured the spot as the designated hitter in the Bethune-Cookman matchup, while freshman Taylor Gushue took the pads for the night. ]]></description> 
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			<title>Texas TE Smythe lands Florida offer</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Despite his ties to the Lone Star State, as a result of his tenure as the defensive coordinator at the University of Texas from 2008-10, Florida coach Will Muschamp hasn&#039;t pressed the issue too much as it relates to recruiting the region now that he is running the show in Gainesville. 

When the Gators have extended an offer to a prospect to Texas, typically there has been a smart reason. In the case of Belton, Texas, tight end Durham Smythe, it appears that UF&#039;s coaches simply figure the kid was too perfect of a fit not to offer.]]></description> 
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			<title>Preston Tucker lifts Florida to win</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With the score tied at six and the bases loaded, senior Preston Tucker stepped up to the plate two RBIs away from tying the school record of 214.

Tucker didn’t reach 214, but he did ensure an 8-6 Gators&#039; victory against the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (2-2) with his sinking RBI single into right field scoring fellow senior Daniel Pigott to put the Gators up by one run.

Until the eighth, Tucker wasn’t the same player who leads the Gators in batting average, RBI and slugging percentage. In his previous four at-bats, the slugger found a Wildcats’ glove every time.]]></description> 
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			<title>Will Yeguete’s broken foot most serious of Gators’ many injuries</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Guard Casey Prather will be playing some power forward with Will Yeguete out indefinitely. (Photo by Kim Klement, US Presswire) Billy Donovan ticked off the list of injuries to his team on Tuesday night before getting to the one that would hurt Florida the most. Scottie Wilbekin is hurt. Same with Cody Larson and Casey Prather. Patric Young is also banged up. At that point, following the Gators’ win over Auburn, Donovan did not yet know the status of the most serious injury. He learned soon after, as Florida confirmed that Will Yeguete suffered a broken left foot in the win. On its own, that’s a tough blow for a team three games away from postseason play. Donovan said then that if Yeguete’s foot were broken, he would likely be out for the season. While Florida’s official stance is to say he’s out indefinitely, it would be surprising if he could return this year. What does that mean for the Gators and their frontcourt? The players that will have to take on bigger roles will need to get healthy, and quickly. Most of Yeguete’s potential replacements played Tuesday with some injuries. Scottie Wilbekin, one of the team’s top reserve guards, played 10 minutes on a hyperextended knee. Prather missed part of shootaround because of a sprained ankle but played six minutes. Larson has a bursa sack on his knee and played with a sleeve on it. If that weren’t enough, starting center Patric Young has a deep thigh bruise and a mild ankle sprain. Undoubtedly, he’ll share some of the load – both in rebounds and energy – with Yeguete out. Starter Bradley Beal was the only potential replacement for Yeguete who was healthy on Tuesday. “We’ve got some health issues that we need to get back healthier than we are right now, but it’s nothing major,” said Donovan. “Will’s would be major because if it is broken, I would say that he’s done for the year.” Boynton, Walker move up record lists Kenny Boynton and Erving Walker entered the game with a chance to continue to climb up some UF career records lists. Boynton, in particular, had a big night. He finished with a game-high 20 points, hitting 6-fo-9 3-point attempts. The six made 3-pointers moved him into fifth all-time in school history, giving him 246 to pass Greg Stolt’s 243. It also gave him 95 this season, moving him into fifth on the single-season list and passing Anthony Roberson’s 94. Walker, meanwhile, scored 13 to tie Stacey Poole for fourth all-time on the scoring list with 1,678 points. He went 2-for-2 from the free-throw line, moving him into eighth with 522 FT attempts. “It means something to me. That’s a special list to be on,” said Boynton. “But it’s still a long season.” Donovan delivers blistering halftime speech As would be expected following a first half that included 12 turnovers and allowing Auburn to knock down 3-pointers (5-of-10), Donovan delivered a halftime speech that none of his players would repeat. Said Walker, “Pretty bad. …. Nope. I wouldn’t want my kid around.” He did clarify – Walker doesn’t actually have kids. But Donovan’s language certainly wasn’t suited for the PG crowd. After the game, he elaborated on what he told the players during the break.    


    
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			<title>UF’s Will Yeguete fractures left foot</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Billy Donovan’s inspired speech to his team at halftime helped Florida knock off Auburn 63-47 on Tuesday night, but the Gators may have suffered a big loss during the game. 

Sophomore power forward Will Yeguete, playing in his second game since suffering a concussion against Tennessee a week and a half ago, came down awkwardly on his left foot during the second half. He left the game to get X-rays and Florida&#039;s University Athletic Administration confirmed he sustained a fracture in his left foot.
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