Images of the Day

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P.K. Yonge sophomore Valerie Flournoy and Buchholz senior Matty Gorman are the Gainesville Sun's track athletes of the year.

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Xavier's Thad Matta accepted the position as Ohio State's new head basketball coach on Wednesday.

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"It would be nice to win at a track that we haven't won on yet," Jeff Gordon, driver of the Chevy No. 24 car, said of this weekend's visit to the Chicagoland Speedway. "It's a cool statistic, but that's not my goal."

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Ben Song, 20, wipes sweat from his eyes between serves during a tennis game with friend Ettienne Dupolooy, 22, not pictured, at the University of Florida. The students quit their game early to go to the pool because of the midday heat.

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Angler Shaw Grisby reaches into his bag of tricks as he and his wife, Polly, pack for the Great Outdoor Games. Grigsby is the one in the boat hooking the bass and reeling them in, but he's quick to point out he couldn't do it without Polly.

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A prototype wall of LiTraCon, a translucent concrete product, is shown in a photo provided by the National Building Museum. It used to be only Superman could see through concrete walls, but an exhibit at Washington's National Building Museum shows mere mortals can do it too.

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Pony rides were among the fun events on the grounds of Northeast Fjlorida Itate Hospical annual Independence Day Celebration.

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