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‘This is good for us': No. 1 Tennessee falls by 30 to No. 8 Florida, becoming last unbeaten to lose

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Tennessee coach Rick Barnes walked into the locker room and delivered a brief message to his downtrodden team: “This is good for us.” At least in the long run. Lanier, who spent the last four years playing at nearby North Florida before …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

LaViolette robs Florida of homer in 9th to preserve Texas A&M’s 3-2 College World Series win

Associated Press

— Jace LaViolette robbed Cade Kurland of a go-ahead home run in the ninth inning, Justin Lamkin and two relievers struck out 16 and Texas A&M held off Florida 3-2 in a weather-delayed College World Series opener that ended early Sunday. Texas A&M scored its runs in the first three innings against Liam Peterson, the first freshman to start a …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

In Todd Golden, Florida basketball may have found the heir to Billy Donovan

New York Times

There are two Waterford Crystal basketballs, flanked by the 2006 and 2007 NCAA championship trophies, on display at the entrance of Florida’s basketball practice facility. Everyone is really bought into getting Florida back to what it should be.” After a bumpy first season under Golden, the Gators are closer to that dream that they’ve been in some time. “There’s a …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

No. 24 Florida bounces back from overtime loss to No. 13 Alabama with 77-64 rout of Vanderbilt

Associated Press

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Will Richard scored 21 points and No. “We’ve got this team again in a couple of weeks and I think we found out something about them and their lack of handling pressure,” Vanderbilt coach Jerry Stackhouse said. “So maybe we can incorporate that a little bit more next time.” Florida’s Zyon Pullin had two points, snapping his …

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1 year, 1 month ago

NBA Mock Draft: Alexandre Sarr at No. 1 (for now); two Duke Blue Devils in lottery

New York Times

The men’s college basketball season is upon us, which means it’s time to update my NBA mock draft. Justin Edwards | 6-8 forward | 19 years old | Kentucky Scouts have regarded Edwards as a solid, well-rounded player who fills a critical need in today’s NBA. Ryan Dunn | 6-8 wing | 20 years old | Virginia It’s no exaggeration …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Florida sets College World Series record for runs with 24-4 win over LSU to force deciding Game 3

Associated Press

— Florida had been involved in more close games than any other team at the College World Series this year. The Gators hit six home runs on a windy day at Charles Schwab Field and pounded LSU pitching for a CWS record-tying 23 hits a day after Ty Floyd struck out 17 in the Tigers’ 4-3, 11-inning win in Game …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Men’s college basketball transfer portal commits and their fits: Dickinson, Perry and more

New York Times

The men’s college basketball transfer portal continues to churn. The counting numbers may have been down by his standards — he averaged almost 22 points per game, still — but that’s just because he had a better team around him. He was Butler’s second-leading scorer in 2022-23, averaging 11.6 points on 10 shot attempts per game, including 37.8 percent from …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Miller scores 24, No. 3 Alabama races past Florida 97-69

Associated Press

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — With freshman star Brandon Miller leading the way, Alabama is now off to its best Southeastern Conference start in nearly seven decades. 3 Alabama to a 97-69 victory over Florida on Wednesday night for the program’s best SEC start since the 1955-56 team went 14-0 in league games. They’ve had a lot of really good teams here,” …

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2 years ago

Taylor: Billy Napier doing flips over Jaden Rashada. ‘We felt like the connection is real’

New York Times

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — When it’s 5:07 p.m and the head coach hasn’t arrived for his 4 o’clock news conference, and the name of the star quarterback recruit is missing from a distributed handout of signees, and the sports information staff begins re-collecting the handouts it claims were distributed “prematurely” … you’ve got the rumblings of a signing day crisis bordering …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Hooker sparks No. 11 Tennessee over No. 20 Florida, 38-33

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! It’s what we built.” “The work we put in is showing,” said Vols running back Jabari Small, who rushed for 90 yards and a TD. “It shows how far we’ve come.” Tennessee took control in the fourth quarter when it traveled 87 yards for a TD …

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2 years, 4 months ago

College football review: A year ago, USC dumped Clay Helton. Both sides are better off

LA Times

A year ago, on this same second Saturday night of the college football season, I sat down to write a column demanding that a very nice man lose his job. When I called for Helton’s job, I never could have predicted USC athletic director Mike Bohn would be able to lure Riley away from Oklahoma, but he is exactly the …

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3 years, 1 month ago

No. 23 Florida handles Troy 84-45, remains unbeaten

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! “I anticipated this game being closer.” Florida leading scorer Colin Castleton finished with a season-low 10 points, eight rebounds and a pair of blocks. “We had some possessions we didn’t execute as well as we could have, and then we had two or three where …

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5 years, 4 months ago

Crawl movie review: Alexandre Aja's flair for tension comes alive in a surprisingly good crocodile horror film

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Language: English There is a moment in Crawl, where a crocodile attacks a woman in her bathroom, and the woman not only hides in the shower, but also later somehow manages to lock the gator in. Crawl has no business being this good, but thanks to director Alexandre Aja’s sharp eye for horror and tension, it solidly punches above its …

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‘This is good for us': No. 1 Tennessee falls by 30 to No. 8 Florida, becoming last unbeaten to lose

LaViolette robs Florida of homer in 9th to preserve Texas A&M’s 3-2 College World Series win

In Todd Golden, Florida basketball may have found the heir to Billy Donovan

No. 24 Florida bounces back from overtime loss to No. 13 Alabama with 77-64 rout of Vanderbilt

NBA Mock Draft: Alexandre Sarr at No. 1 (for now); two Duke Blue Devils in lottery

Florida sets College World Series record for runs with 24-4 win over LSU to force deciding Game 3

Men’s college basketball transfer portal commits and their fits: Dickinson, Perry and more

Miller scores 24, No. 3 Alabama races past Florida 97-69

Taylor: Billy Napier doing flips over Jaden Rashada. ‘We felt like the connection is real’

Hooker sparks No. 11 Tennessee over No. 20 Florida, 38-33

College football review: A year ago, USC dumped Clay Helton. Both sides are better off

No. 23 Florida handles Troy 84-45, remains unbeaten

Crawl movie review: Alexandre Aja's flair for tension comes alive in a surprisingly good crocodile horror film