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North Florida basketball falls to No.11 Miami

Joslyn Simmons | Nov 25, 2017

Men’s basketball (1-7) troubles on the road continued with a turnover-filled 86-65 loss to No.11 Miami Hurricanes (5-0) in Coral Gables, two days after Thanksgiving. North Florida struck first...

Men’s basketball ready to be tested by Miami

Joslyn Simmons | Nov 16, 2016

North Florida hosts Miami on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the UNF Arena for its third game of the season. The Ospreys bounced back on Monday night to dominate Edward Waters College 109-73 after a hard-fought...

2016-2017 men’s basketball schedule released

Will Weber | Aug 19, 2016

The Ospreys released the 2016-2017 basketball schedule Thursday night. Here are the important dates, followed by key takeaways. Nov. 11: @ Auburn Nov. 16: Miami Nov. 18: @ LSU Dec. 1: UF Dec. 3:...

Deadbirds demolish undermanned Canes’

Josh Brannock | Feb 18, 2013

Fly half Trace Horevitz has enjoyed the Deadbirds’ success during his senior year. In the game against Miami, Horevitz scored two tries, one with relative ease as he ran up the gut of the field seemingly untouched.

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Town Center corner dancer gyrates hips, becomes Jacksonville celebrity

Spinnaker | Nov 17, 2010

He’s a pro at working the corner. David Nguyen doesn’t just stand with his Whiskey River sign and wave, he swings it with sass while he shakes his hips, all for a few honks and an occasional flashing.

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Pop media gives undue press to hate-monger

Spinnaker | Sep 28, 2010

The media is in a unique position. It has the power to catapult even the most backwoods yahoo into international notoriety. Fortunately for all the three-letter television news outlets, ignorance is America’s primary export. Enter recent pop-media darling boy Terry Jones. For those living under a rock on the moon, Jones is the kind of supposedly Christian scum that believes insulting non-Christians will somehow bring them into the fold.

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State, Nation and World

Spinnaker | Sep 7, 2010

Around the State: Church to host Quran-burning The Dove World Outreach Center is planning on burning the Quran, the sacred book of Islam, in Gainesville Sept. 11. On its website, it said it is doing...