Images of the Day

Vanderbilt's Brian Thornton and the Commodores are just 1-3 in the conference this season, but the lone win was vs. Alabama. Vanderbilt presents a tough challenge for a Florida team that is undefeated in the conference and ranked No. 5 in the country.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Derrick Brooks speaks with defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin during their NFC divisional playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers in Tampa, Fla.

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Oak Hall lower school 3rd grade student Kelsey Oliver reads with her class Tuesday afternoon.

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Amy Kelly reaches for bottles of Charles Shaw wine, being sold at $1.99 a bottle at Trader Joes in Sacramento, Calif. The latest buzz in California wine circles is over two-buck Chuck, the little wine priced at $1.99 that could herald a new era for the once high-flying industry. The bargain-basement wine has spawned some far-fetched rumors -- one is that it's the result of a nasty divorce settlement -- but the truth is sobering for the wine industry: a global grape glut and tough competition from imports is driving down prices.

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Jim Haskins is a University of Florida English professor and author. "I have an average of 10 students - white - drop my class every semester when I walk in the classroom . . . because they've never had a black professor in their whole life," he said.

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Orlando Magic guard Tracy McGrady passes around Cleveland Cavaliers' Milt Palacio (from Belize) second quarter NBA action.

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Mississippi guard Trey Pearson (2) guides a first half layup against No. 15 Alabama, Tuesday in Oxford, Miss.

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Lt. Gov. Frank Brogan, flanked by Florida International University President Modesto A. Maidique, left, and Florida A&M University President Fred Gainous, right, speaks recently during the University Presidents meeting with Gov. Jeb Bush at the Capitol in Tallahassee. Brogan has applied to become president of Florida Atlantic University.

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