Freshman Fredrika Hakansson shot an opening-round 70 to help Nova Southeastern take the lead in the women's Division II national championship in Houston.
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Nick Navarro hit a three-run home run and Miami Dade College advanced to the semifinals of the NJCAA Gulf District baseball championships with a 16-4 drubbing of St. Petersburg College on Sunday in Winter Haven.
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The Florida men's tennis team shut out Navy 5-0 on Saturday morning in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The Gators swept the six singles matches, but Navy gave them all they could handle in doubles. The Midshipmen split the first two doubles matches with Florida, meaning that the doubles point came down to the match on victory.
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Another second-half defensive collapse sent Miami FC to a 3-1 loss against the Charleston Battery on Friday night in South Carolina.
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May is Melanoma Awareness Month, a time of year when University of Miami Miller School of Medicine dean Pascal J. Goldschmidt especially reflects.
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Daron Rose, who started 11 games at the crucial left tackle position last fall for Florida State, is ineligible for the 2008 season, school officials said Wednesday.
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Jack Rye hit a two-run homer in the third and Buster Posey had three hits, leading Florida State to a 4-2 victory Monday at Clemson.
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The Florida Gators won the Southeastern Conference softball championship for the second time in their history with a 5-3 victory over host Tennessee on Sunday.
Freshman starter Kevin McCourt allowed one run on five hits while striking out a career-high eight batters over seven innings to lead Nova Southeastern to a 12-7 victory over Palm Beach Atlantic on Saturday in Fort Lauderdale.
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The University of Miami baseball team has three weekend series remaining in the regular season, but its last nonconference set, against St. Mary's of Moraga, Calif., begins at 7 p.m. Friday at Mark Light Field.
