A collection of stories tagged 'gator' from NPR. http://www.reverbiage.com/ Copyright 2006 Reverbiage.com. Reverbiage is not affiliated with NPR nor its member stations. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:11:51 EST 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. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/48437 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90024874&ft=1&f=1051 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT 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. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/36244 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11457440 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 06:00:00 EDT 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. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/34905 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10431195 Fri, 25 May 2007 15:15:00 EDT 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. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/32939 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9323353 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:09:00 EDT 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. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/32899 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9307874 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 06:00:00 EDT 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. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/29559 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6768742 Tue, 09 Jan 2007 16:00:00 EST 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. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/29481 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6740170 Mon, 08 Jan 2007 06:00:00 EST 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. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/29462 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6738549 Sun, 07 Jan 2007 16:00:00 EST All those urban legends about alligators? Bobby Kish, of Pottstown, Penn., must be a believer by now. Kish was delivering the Pottstown Mercury when he stepped out of his truck to retrieve a badly thrown paper and, out from between two cars, hissing and snapping, came a four-foot gator. Kish jumped in his truck and headed for the cop shop. Police subdued the reptile with, of course, duct tape. They booked the creature as Al. initial E. Gator. "Al" is awaiting transfer. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/20713 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5505864 Fri, 23 Jun 2006 06:00:00 EDT A rash of alligator attacks have struck in Florida. A jogger was killed last week in Fort Lauderdale, and it appears two other women were killed in two separate alligator attacks this weekend. Melissa Block talks with Nick Wiley, director of the Hunting and Game Division of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/19316 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5406156 Mon, 15 May 2006 16:00:00 EDT The Florida Gators are the men's NCAA basketball champions. They won their first national basketball title by beating UCLA 73-57. Steve Inskeep speaks with USA Today columnist Christine Brennan about the game in Indianapolis. Also, she previews the women's final in Boston between Duke and Maryland. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/17941 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5321716 Tue, 04 Apr 2006 09:04:00 EDT Florida plays ugly stepsister to Cinderella, ending George Mason's fairy-tale run in the tournament, 73-58. The Gators await the LSU-UCLA winner in the upset-riddled men's field. On the women's side, four perennial powers: Duke, LSU, Maryland and North Carolina. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/17873 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5309699 Sat, 01 Apr 2006 20:18:34 EST An alligator on the loose in a south Los Angeles lake is causing a small sensation. So far, the six-foot beast has eluded capture, and hordes of onlookers are scanning the waters for a glimpse of the unexpected urban guest. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/7894 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4811662 Thu, 25 Aug 2005 00:00:00 EDT