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Georgia holds off furious rally from No. 3 Florida for upset win
Silas Demary Jr. hit four 3-pointers en route to 21 points on Tuesday to help Georgia hold off a furious rally from visiting No. 3 Florida in an 88-83 Southeastern Conference win in Athens, Ga.,Asa Newell added 15 points and nine rebounds, while Tyrin Lawrence had 14 points off the bench as the Bull...
No. 3 Florida aims to continue dominance vs. Georgia
Looking for its 13th straight win in the series, No. 3 Florida faces rival Georgia in Southeastern Conference action on Tuesday night in Athens, Ga.,The Gators (24-3, 11-3) haven't lost to Georgia since March 2019, when current Bulldogs head coach Mike White was Florida's coach.,The Gators currently...
No. 2 Florida rolls past LSU as win streak reaches six
Rueben Chinyelu and Thomas Haugh had double-doubles and No. 2 Florida used a second-half surge to pull away from LSU 79-65 on Saturday in Baton Rouge, La., ,Chinyelu had 19 points and 13 rebounds, Haugh had 16 points and 10 rebounds, Alijah Martin scored 14, Walter Clayton Jr. had 13 and Denzel Aber...
No. 2 Florida, riding win streak, faces optimistic LSU
Florida is riding a five-game winning streak, with each victory by at least nine points and the closest one coming on the road against No. 1 Auburn.,The No. 2 Gators will try to keep building momentum when they face LSU on Saturday in Baton Rouge, La.,Florida (23-3, 10-3 Southeastern Conference) beg...
No. 2 Florida strolls past Oklahoma, 85-63
Walter Clayton Jr. scored 18 points and Will Richard contributed 14 points and eight rebounds as No. 2 Florida overwhelmed Oklahoma, 85-63, on Tuesday night in Gainesville, Fla.,Alijah Martin tallied 14 points and Urban Klavzar added 10 points as the Gators (23-3, 10-3 Southeastern Conference) won t...
Florida jumps to No. 2 behind Auburn in men's Top 25
Auburn strengthened its grip on the No. 1 spot after winning a showdown with then-No. 2 Alabama, receiving 59 of 60 first-place votes in The Associated Press Top 25 poll released Monday.,The Tigers (23-2) lead the rankings for the sixth consecutive week following a 94-85 win against the Crimson Tide...
No. 2 Florida meets Oklahoma with eye on No. 1 seed
For Oklahoma and No. 2 Florida, much has changed since New Year's Day when both teams were 13-0.,While the Sooners have lost nine of their last 12, the Gators have won nine of their last 12, including two upsets of No. 1-ranked teams.,Tuesday night, when Oklahoma visits Florida at Gainesville, Fla.,...
No. 3 Florida relying on depth, eyes sweep of South Carolina
Florida was forced to lean into its depth for two road wins over ranked teams, and the abundance of options may be a factor again.,The third-ranked Gators are content with their deep roster and believe it can help them beat scuffling South Carolina on Saturday night in Gainesville, Fla., if Alijah M...
No. 3 Florida rallies to 81-68 win over No. 22 Mississippi State
Denzel Aberdeen scored 20 points to lead five players in double figures on Tuesday night as No. 3 Florida overcame a halftime deficit in a 81-68 win over No. 22 Mississippi State in Starkville. ,Walter Clayton stuffed the stat sheet with 19 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Gators (21-3, ...
Florida F Alex Condon leaves game with ankle injury
Forward Alex Condon injured his right ankle in the opening minute and was ruled out of No. 3 Florida's game against No. 22 Mississippi State on Tuesday night in Starkville, Miss.,Condon left the game at the 19:30 mark after landing awkwardly and possibly stepping on another player's foot. He was rep...
No. 1 Auburn aims to extend SEC win streak in clash vs. Florida
No. 1 Auburn has been unscathed while running the gauntlet in the loaded Southeastern Conference, where nine teams currently are ranked -- including four of the top six.,On top of that, five others in the 16-team league have been ranked at some point this season.,But somehow Auburn (21-1, 9-0) still...
Matthew Tkachuk's goal in final seconds lifts Panthers over Blues
Matthew Tkachuk scored two goals, including the game-winner with 11.8 seconds left, as the Florida Panthers edged the host St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Thursday night.,Mackie Samoskevich also scored for the Panthers, who have won seven of their last 10 games. Samoskevich left the game early in the second ...
No. 6 Florida finds rhythm, surges past Vanderbilt
Will Richard scored 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting to help sixth-ranked Florida rebound from its worst performance of the season with an 86-75 win over Vanderbilt on Tuesday in Gainesville, Fla.,Alex Condon added 19 points and nine rebounds and Denzel Aberdeen scored 13 for the Gators (19-3, 6-3 Sout...
Streaking Panthers face road test against Alex Ovechkin, Capitals
Fresh off a perfect three-game homestand, the Florida Panthers will hit the road to face Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night in a battle of division leaders.,Carter Verhaeghe played a large role in each of the last two games for the Atlantic Division-leading Panthers. He colle...
No. 6 Florida, Vanderbilt aim to brush off lopsided losses
Both No. 6 Florida and Vanderbilt hope to erase painful memories of Saturday's blowout losses when the two meet Tuesday in Gainesville, Fla.,The visiting Commodores (16-5, 4-4 Southeastern Conference) blew a 13-point first-half lead in a 97-67 loss at Oklahoma, while the Gators (18-3, 5-3) led most ...
Panthers yield quick goal, dominate Blackhawks rest of way
Sam Reinhart scored his 30th goal of the season and contributed two assists for the Florida Panthers in a 5-1 win against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday afternoon in Sunrise, Fla.,Carter Verhaeghe contributed a goal and an assist, while Jonah Gadjovich, Matthew Tkachuk and Evan Rodrigue...
Panthers yield quick goal, dominate Blackhawks the rest of the way
Sam Reinhart scored his 30th goal of the season and also contributed two assists for the Florida Panthers in a 5-1 win against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday afternoon in Sunrise, Fla.,Carter Verhaeghe contributed a goal and an assist, while Jonah Gadjovich, Matthew Tkachuk and Evan Rod...
Florida coach Todd Golden moving on from Title IX investigation
Florida coach Todd Golden is happy to focus on basketball while putting sexual misconduct accusations behind him.,The university cleared Golden on Monday after a four-month Title IX investigation in which he was accused of stalking, sexual exploitation and sexual harassment, including sending unwant...
No. 5 Florida hammers Georgia, 89-59
Walter Clayton Jr. delivered 17 points, five assists and five steals and No. 5 Florida overwhelmed Georgia with its rabid defense in an 89-59 win on Saturday in Gainesville, Fla.,Alijah Martin scored all 17 of his points in the first half and Will Richard supplied 16 points for the Gators (18-2, 5-2...
No. 5 Florida dominates second half in easy win over Texas
Alijah Martin scored 22 points as No. 5 Florida was at its best in the second half on the way to an 84-60 victory over Texas on Saturday afternoon in a Southeastern Conference clash in Gainesville, Fla.,The Gators (16-2, 3-2 SEC) led by seven at halftime and never let Texas any closer in the second ...