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USF Bulls’ football crowds grew by 41 percent in 2016

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For the USF Bulls, there were a lot more things worth seeing in 2016. And a lot more fans came to see them. The Bulls were third in the nation in their increase of attendance, which jumped by 10,971 fans (41 percent) in an 11-win season that also featured a home game against FSU. Only Eastern Michigan, North Texas and Georgia State had bigger increases. It’s easy to see why the Bulls drew so many more fans (their best draw…

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USF’s Hassan Childs dismissed from team after road rage incident

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The news for former USF safety Hassan Childs keeps getting worse. After he was shot (three times), after he was arrested and after the police found his marijuana, Childs has been dismissed from the Bulls team by head coach Charlie Strong. “I had a chance to speak with him,” Strong told the Tampa Bay Times. “They all want to continue and go play, and he was a senior, but he totally understood.” Childs has been charged with three counts of…

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USF’s Hassan Childs arrested, shot three times in road rage incident

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USF senior safety Hassan Childs has been arrested after being injured in a shooting Saturday night. Police have charged Childs with three counts of aggravated assault and one count of misdemeanor marijuana possession. Childs, 22, was shot three times by Jovanni Jiminez in an incident that began as road rage. Police responded to a call from Jiminez who said that Childs had pointed a gun at him, his wife and his child at the Eagles Point apartments on 46th street. “We…

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New USF Basketball coach Brian Gregory says local recruiting vital

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For the USF basketball team to succeed, it will have to contend with basketball programs from across the nation. Still, for USF, the chore begins here. “We have an incredible recruiting base to recruit from,” new coach Brian Gregory said in his introductory press conference Wednesday. “Our footprint of our university has been undervalued and underutilized in the recruiting process. That must and will change.” Orlando Antigua, Gregory’s predecessor, signed no bay area player in his 2 1/2 seasons. Several…

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Florida Supreme Court declines to hear Tampa General malpractice case

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The Florida Supreme Court decided not to weigh in on a case between Tampa General Hospital and the estate of Annie Godwin, who died while undergoing surgery performed by University of South Florida physicians in 2009. Godwin died of blood loss during an operation to remove a cancerous tumor after a large vein was torn during surgery. After her death, Godwin’s estate sued Tampa General, USF and the physicians performing the procedure. The malpractice lawsuit centers around whether Tampa General…

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USF Bulls hope to move upward after hiring new coach Brian Gregory

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The USF Bulls, for years a non-essential basketball team, will try a new direction in former Georgia Tech coach Brian Gregory. Gregory, 50, had a 20-win season for the Yellow Jackets and five 20-win seasons for Dayton. Before that, he was an assistant on a Michigan State team that reached three Final Fours and won a  national title. The Bulls were only 7-23 this season under head coach Orlando Antigua and interim coach Murray Bartow. The school is under investigation…

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Unbeaten UConn women win No. 104 in a row against USF

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The USF women weren’t able to stop the Huns at the gate Monday night. Still, they played better. Six weeks after losing by an embarrassing 65 points to UConn, the Bulls came within 28 points of the rampaging Huskies, 96-68, who have now won 104 straight games. Napheesa Collier scord 39 points for the Huskies, who finished their regular season at 29-0. USF finished 22-7. They got 16 points from Adriana Pujol. After a while (say, 104 victories), it says…

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