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GAINESVILLE, FL – The third ranked University of Florida women’s tennis team picked up its first win of the 2016 dual match season. Although it did not come easy at times, the gritty, top-ranked Gators defeated the University of South Florida Bulls 6-1 Wednesday at the Ring Tennis Complex in the season opener …

With both the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Florida Panthers in the top five power rankings, these teams seem to be on a good roll.  The Lightning (26-18) are currently ranked number five in the power rankings; however, they are fourth in the Atlantic Division.  ESPN NHL Analyst Barry Melrose …

The Milwaukee Bucks earned a home victory over the Orlando Magic Tuesday night in the BMO Harris Bradley Center with a 107-100 victory. Orlando has now lost 11 of 12 games since New Year’s Day, sliding out of the Eastern Conference playoff race. The Magic shot 54 percent from deep while the Bucks hit …

After snapping a four game losing streak with a win at Chicago Monday night, the Miami Heat (25-21) traveled to Brooklyn Tuesday and defeated the Nets 102-98, dropping the Nets record to a dismal 12-34 on the season. With a combined 54 points, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh led the Heat to the victory.  The …

Despite taking 26 more shots than Vanderbilt and hitting five of their last seven from the field, Florida’s volume shooting attack wouldn’t be enough to take down Vanderbilt as the Commodores hold on to defeat Florida 60-59 Tuesday night in Nashville in an SEC men’s basketball contest. Despite taking more shots …

The 20th ranked Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team (15-4, 5-2 SEC) will host the Missouri Tigers (8-11, 1-5 SEC) Wednesday night at the Rupp Arena in Lexington. In last season’s match up the Tigers lost to Kentucky by 49 points. So what can Missouri do to stand a chance in this game? Mizzou …

Tuesday night’s battle between two of the SEC’s top seven teams will mark an important stage in the little past halfway point of the 2015-2016 season. For the Florida Gators (13-6), it’s a chance to come away with their second in-conference road victory, an important attribute the committee notes when …

The Miami Heat ended their four-game losing streak last night, beating the Chicago Bulls 89-84. The Heat played without big-time scorers Goran Dragic and Hassan Whiteside due to injuries. However, this didn’t stop Miami from gaining a victory over the Bulls. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miami HEAT …

MEMPHIS, Tenn.— On Monday night, Orlando’s Magic wasn’t powerful enough to put an end to the Memphis Grizzlies’ late defensive stand. The Grizzlies defeated the Magic, in overtime, 108- 102. Early on, the Grizzlies’ offense looked to be in hibernation, so they looked to Jeff Green to give them a …

The LSU Tigers host the Georgia Bulldogs Tuesday night in the Maravich Center in an SEC men’s basketball match up. LSU is led by freshman phenom Ben Simmons who ranks third in the conference in scoring with 19.6 points per game. Simmons is more than a scorer; he’s averaging 5.1 assists and …