Apr 29th, 2008 · Oscar the alligator charmed generations of tourists as he swam and lurked at the Okefenokee Swamp Park, and he will continue to be a tourist attraction after his death. Oscar weighed a thousand pounds and was about 100 years old when he died last year. His skeleton will soon go on display at a museum, along with some of the things found inside him: a dog collar and tags, some spare change and part of a flagpole.
Jun 27th, 2007 · A golf ball only costs a couple bucks, but many golfers just hate to lose one. Count Bruce Burger among them. He knocked his ball into a pond in Venice, Fla. He reached in to get the ball, despite the sign reading: "Beware of Alligator." That's when an 11-foot gator latched onto his arm. Fortunately, the reptile wasn't that persistent. Burger used his free arm to whack the gator until it released him.
May 25th, 2007 · Reggie the alligator has been on the lam for two years, hiding out in a lake and eluding his pursuers. But the fugitive was finally caught Thursday in a chase worthy of Los Angeles. A phalanx of vehicles whisked him off to the zoo as news helicopters broadcast it live on TV.
Apr 3rd, 2007 · The University of Florida Gators are enjoying an unprecedented run of success in NCAA Division I athletics, winning the 2006 men's basketball championship, the 2006/2007 football national championship and this year's men's basketball championship.
Apr 3rd, 2007 · Florida has become the first school in 16 years to win back-to-back national titles in men's basketball. A balanced Gator attack overcame cold-shooting Ohio State 84-75 Monday night in Atlanta to claim the crown.
Jan 9th, 2007 · Many people in Gainesville, Fla., didn't get a lot of sleep last night. They stayed up late watching the University of Florida dismantle top-ranked Ohio State University to win college football's national championship. With the victory, Florida claims another first: It's the first Division I school to be the reigning men's basketball and football champions. From member station WUFT, Kevin Allen reports.
Jan 8th, 2007 · Donna Green-Townsend of member station WUFT reports that Florida Gator fans are turning out in full-force to cheer on their team in Monday's BCS national championship game.
Jan 7th, 2007 · The top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes meet the University of Florida Gators on Monday. Debbie Elliott gets a preview of the Bowl Championship Series from Bruce Feldman of the magazine ESPN.