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Called for Traveling

Travis Gibson | Sep 6, 2013
“The fans could smoke in the stands. And you’d be playing and the opposing team’s coach would just be drinking a beer and calling plays,” Smith said.
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Phelan qualifies for U.S. Open

Travis Gibson | Jun 5, 2013
University of North Florida golfer Kevin Phelan won medalist honors at the Bradenton Sectional Qualifier to earn a spot in the field for the 2013 U.S. Open Championship on June 13-16.
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Granberry to transfer to Wyoming

Travis Gibson | Apr 24, 2013
"Just based on those talks and where he was in his recovery and in his being he felt and his mom felt -- and I'm %100 behind him -- that it was in his best intrest to play this last season at a different school," Driscoll said. "It was really more of a fatherly approach than anything else."
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Weeks bats for cycle, UNF claims ETSU series

Travis Gibson | Mar 31, 2013
Weeks, who attended Clay High School in Green Cove Springs, finished the game 4-for-5. Weeks notched all four elements of the cycle with a home run (4), a triple, a double and a single. He also had two runs scored and a team-best five RBI.
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Crumble in the rumble

Travis Gibson | Feb 16, 2013
"We want to get hot going into the tournament and we were very confident coming into tonight," Smith said. "It's very frustrating."
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Football ain’t free

Travis Gibson | Feb 14, 2013
“You don't leave as a legacy something that can't financially carry itself -- that's a bad legacy,” Delaney said. “I think it's more likely that we won't have football than we will.”
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UNF finds Mercer’s defense unbearable

Travis Gibson | Feb 9, 2013
After the game, Driscoll said that starting lineup changes may be in UNF's future. Driscoll will likley be looking to improve UNF's slumping offense. UNF is averaging 56 points in its last three games, nine points below its season average of 65.
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Column: Leader of the Flock

Travis Gibson | Feb 6, 2013
During pre-game warm-ups Wallace was the most vocal player on the court. You could see the energy exuding from him as he stalked up and down the court, taking time to pump up each of his teammates.
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Second half comeback against Stetson ends losing streak

Travis Gibson | Feb 2, 2013
Junior Travis Wallace led the team in more than one aspect Saturday night. His energy and vocal leadership kept the team's head in the game, even when the Ospreys fell behind by 19 points midway though the first half. His presence inside and perfect free throw shooting (6-6) led all scorers with 18 points.
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Which team will show up against JU?

Travis Gibson | Jan 16, 2013
The team goes as Smith goes. In the last four UNF victories, Smith’s contributions averaged over 25 points per game. In the last four UNF defeats, Smith’s average was 10 points per game.
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Game Day 2017?

Travis Gibson | Jan 15, 2013
University President John Delaney officially asked the University Board of Trustees for permission to begin exploring the idea of adding a football team to the athletics program at UNF. Only last semester, Athletic Director Lee Moon was asked about the possibility of UNF starting a football program. His response was, "Not in my lifetime."
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Osprey men outlast Owls

Travis Gibson | Jan 13, 2013
"It's a good league and every night you better be ready to play, and if you don't buy into that or you don't believe that, you have something seriously wrong with you," Driscoll said.
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Men’s Basketball Break Summary

Travis Gibson | Jan 10, 2013
UNF has started to develop balanced inside-outside scoring with the inside scoring of Wallace and the long range ability of Parker Smith, but freshman Beau Beech has started to become a viable third scoring option.
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Column: PS3 goes off in DeLand

Travis Gibson | Jan 10, 2013
By the middle of the first half, Smith was so hot Stetson fans were yelling, "No!" the second he was catching the ball in anticipation of the three points that were sure to follow.
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UNF men’s basketball breakdown

Travis Gibson | Nov 29, 2012
Playing strong competition can reveal a lot about a team, including strengths and weaknesses. UNF showed they can hang with the big boys of the NCAA, playing well in spurts against Memphis and FSU, but if UNF wants a shot at the A-Sun Title they will need to make a few key improvements.
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UNF volleyball beats JU in A-sun tourney

Travis Gibson | Nov 16, 2012
Crosstown rivals UNF and JU met for the third time this season in the first round of the Atlantic Sun tournament. The fourth-seeded Ospreys swept fifth-seeded Jacksonville 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-13) at Lipscomb's Allen Arena.
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Volleyball downs Dolphins

Travis Gibson | Nov 4, 2012

A pumped up crowd wearing t-shirts carrying the words, "Kick the Fins", cheered the UNF volleyball team to a straight set victory over JU Sat. Nov. 4. UNF (18-11, 9-7 A-sun) won its fourth straight...

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Men’s soccer loses big in season finale

Travis Gibson | Nov 4, 2012
With UNF's hopes of post season play over, the Ospreys had a chance to play spoiler. A victory over JU would have eliminated them from post season play, but UNF wasn't able to defend in the last third of the field.
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Column: Can’t Hardly Skate

Travis Gibson | Oct 25, 2012
Regardless of my constant desire to see their destruction, I do respect the skills displayed by the skaters at UNF. It' has to be difficult to navigate the lunch crowd, especially with those mini skate boards that look like they came out of a cereal box.
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Column: My Week in Fantasy Football Land

Travis Gibson | Sep 21, 2012
On Thursday night, Sept. 13, I received some devastating news. I was notified via iPhone that a football player that I've never met, on a team that I have never rooted for, was injured in a game that involved two teams that I hate.
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Column: Go Ahead, Call it a Comeback

Travis Gibson | Sep 12, 2012
This player didn’t stand out because of her powerful 5-foot-9 frame, her long bleach blonde hair or because of the bulky knee brace that engulfed her left knee. In order to notice Anna Budinska, you didn’t need to see her, all you needed to do was listen.
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