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After an upset 88-83 loss to unranked Georgia Tuesday, the Florida men’s basketball team dropped from No. 3 to No. 5 in the Associated Press poll. The Gators ( 25-2, 12-4) have not lost back-to-back games this season. They bounced back nicely Saturday in a 89-70 blowout of now No. …

Santa Fe College athletic teams are approaching the end of the winter sports season, while the spring sports are beginning to catch some steam. Men’s Basketball At 5 p.m. today, the Saints men’s basketball team (11-18, 6-9 Mid-Florida Conference) will battle Indian River State College (9-20, 2-13) in Fort Pierce …

The Tampa Bay Lightning face the Florida Panthers on Monday. The match will take place at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida. The puck drops at 7 p.m. in the battle of Florida. https://twitter.com/TBLightning/status/1896561207101816869 The Tampa Bay Lightning are on an eight-game win streak coming into this game. However, records …

Seven former Gators football players participated in the NFL combine this past weekend. For the players, the NFL combine gives a big stage to improve their draft stock. For the Gators, Chimere Dike, Montrell Johnson Jr., Elijhah Badger, Jason Marshall Jr., Shemar James, Cam Jackson, Jeremy Crawshaw and Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson …

The Florida Gators women’s basketball team wrapped up its 2025 regular season with a tough matchup against top-ranked Texas, falling 72-46 on Sunday afternoon. Despite a strong defensive showing in the first half, Florida struggled to keep pace with the Longhorns after a decisive third quarter. A Competitive Start Florida …

The Florida Gators continued their strong start to the season by finishing the week with a 4-1 record, including a marquee series victory against rival Miami. After securing wins against Stetson and North Florida earlier in the week, Florida took the first two games of the weekend series against the …

The good times are still rolling at Hawthorne High School. When the final buzzer sounded inside RP Funding Center in Lakeland on Friday night, the Hawthorne boy’s basketball team was crowned FHSAA state champions for the third time in program history. YOUR 2025 CLASS 1R STATE CHAMPIONS pic.twitter.com/iwXQFxXTLI — Hawthorne …

The No. 10/11-ranked Gators men’s golf team began its first day of competition at the prestigious Southern Highlands Collegiate. The team posted a total score of 307 (+19). This placed the Gators in a tie for 10th position alongside USC and Oklahoma in a competitive field of top-ranked teams. Luke …

The Back Nine comes at you after a pretty special weekend in Hogtown and that was just the weather.   10. It was also the basketball and especially Will Richard. I’ve said all year Richard is the glue of this team, the guy who can affect winning without scoring. We …

Franz Wagner’s missed layup with 4.7 seconds left on the clock ended the Orlando Magic’s late comeback attempt to fall 104-102 to the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night at the Kia Center. Despite cutting Toronto’s (19-42) 19-point lead to a two-point ball game, Orlando (29-33) suffered its third consecutive defeat, …