Florida is No. 1

The University of Florida defeated Oklahoma 24-14 to win the BCS title game Thursday night in Miami. Hometown newspaper, the Gainesville Sun, celebrated with a "Three-rific" headline, a reference to the three national titles won by the Gators. A front-page note apologizing for the late delivery of the newspaper (blame the game's late start) accompanied a dominant photo, a main story and information on a victory event planned for Sunday. The Sun's Web site provided video highlights and photos of post-game celebrations. Disappointment appeared on the Tulsa World, as "OU Swamped. Gators hand Sooners fifth-straight BCS loss." The title game was played in Miami, where the Herald promoted the win by the in-state team with "No. 1!" Its front-page coverage was a photo and column -- "Game lived up to hype -- for unexpected reasons."