Buddy Ryan, the former NFL head coach and defensive coordinator, who coached in the league for 26 seasons and won a Super Bowl with the legendary 1985 Chicago Bears, died Tuesday. He was 82. Ryan began his NFL coaching career in 1968, serving on the defensive staff of the New York Jets until 1975. With …

Last week, it looked like the Cleveland Cavaliers were done. They were down 3-1 in the NBA Finals versus the Golden State Warriors, and each of their three losses was by at least 10 points. Since then, the Cavs have rebounded, winning Games 5 and 6 to force a decisive Game …

MLB.com’s Jim Callis, an MLB draft and prospect expert, joined SportsScene’s Steve Russell on Monday to discuss and recap the 2016 MLB Draft. The draft concluded last weekend, and the Gator baseball team had eight players drafted. Pitcher A.J. Puk was the first Gator off the board, going to the Oakland Athletics with …

After back-to-back losses, it looked like the Cleveland Cavaliers were done. The Cavs had lost by over 10 points to the Golden State Warriors in the first two games of the NBA Finals, and there didn’t seem any hope of coming back. But, the Cavaliers began clicking in Game 3 and blew …

Tuesday night was not a good night for the state of Florida’s professional baseball teams. The Tampa Bay Rays and Miami Marlins both lost; the Rays were shut out by the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0, and the Marlins fell to the Minnesota Twins 6-4. For the Rays, Tuesday night’s game seemed …

The Florida Gator baseball team (47-13) enters the NCAA Tournament as the top team in the land. The Gators earned the No. 1 overall seed and will face Regional No. 4 seed Bethune-Cookman (29-25) Friday night in the opening day of the NCAA Gainesville Regional. It's already been a record-breaking year, but we're just …

Despite the return of captain Steven Stamkos, the Tampa Bay Lightning could not get it done versus the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Bolts fell 2-1 to the Pens to end their season just shy of the Stanley Cup Final. Had the Lightning won, …

After coasting through the NCAA Regional with three shutout victories, the Gator softball team found themselves on the receiving end of a shutout Thursday night. The Florida Gators (56-6) fell to the Georgia Bulldogs (44-18) 3-0 in the opening game of the Gainesville Super Regional. The Gators were stumped by the Bulldogs’ defense, …

The Golden State Warriors’ dream season may be coming to a close. After setting an NBA record for the most regular season wins, the Warriors are on the verge of elimination from the NBA Western Conference Finals. The Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Golden State Warriors, 118 to 94, in Game …

In the final game of the first round of the SEC Baseball Tournament, the LSU Tigers (39-17, 19-11) and the Tennessee Volunteers (29-27, 9-21) are set to match up tonight. The Tigers enter as the fifth seed in the tournament, while the Volunteers, who finished last in the SEC East, enter as the 12th seed. …