Luke Loucks will be one of six seniors playing his final game at the Tucker Center on Sunday. (Photo: Dennis Adair/dbadair on flickr)
Florida State has lost consecutive games for the first time since late December, but will look to get back on track as they travel to Virginia before closing the regular season at home against Clemson. The Semi [...]
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#22 FSU Looks to Finish Regular Seaso...
Luke Loucks will be one of six seniors playing his final game at the Tucker Center on Sunday. (Photo: Dennis Adair/dbadair on flickr)
Florida State has lost consecutive games for the first time since late December, but will look to get back on track as they travel to Virginia before closing the regular season at home against Clemson. The Semi [...]
Vandy Downs Florida 77-67 on Senior N...
Florida's Billy Donovan and Vanderbilt's Kevin Stallings shake hands before the game. (Photo: Dennis Adair/dbadair on flickr)
NASHVILLE- Tuesday night offered a big match-up in the SEC with the #13 Florida Gators (22-7, 10-4 SEC) going up against the Vanderbilt Commodores (20-9, 9-5 SEC). The Gators’ needed a win to clinch the secon [...]
Ish Smith Needs More Minutes
Since being acquired from Golden State, Ishmael Smith (10) has been relegated to the third point guard role behind Chris Duhon (left). (Photo: Jose Garcia/flickr.com/photos/jrg1975)
The Orlando Magic will return to the hardwood on Wednesday night when they visit the Washington Wizards. At 22-13, the Magic are currently tied for third place in [...]
C-USA Tourney 8 Days Away
The FedEx Forum will be the home of the 2012 Conference USA Tournament.
The Conference USA Basketball Tournament will be held next week to crown C-USA’s basketball champion and give an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. The 2012 Conference USA Basketball Tournament will be held at the Fedex Forum in Memphis, Tennessee and will be [...]
Kenseth (Eventually) Wins Daytona 500
Matt Kenseth held off Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Greg Biffle to win his second Daytona 500 in four years.
DAYTONA- The 2012 Daytona 500 will be remembered as a race of waiting. The biggest race of the year was postponed from Sunday to Monday at noon, the first ever postponement in the history of the marquee event. Then, NASCAR officials decided t [...]
2012 Rays Spring Training Report
The young combination of Evan Longoria (left) and B.J. Upton (right) hope to make some noise for the Rays in 2012.
The Tampa Bay Rays are going into Spring Training as one of the favorites in the American League. They won’t be able to slide under the radar like they did in 2011. The Rays are loaded with pitching from top to bottom. They [...]
In the Dance? ‘Canes beat ̵...
Malcolm Grant scored just 6 points, but helped the 'Canes to a sorely needed win.
CORAL GABLES – Miami closed the first half on a 13-2 run and opened the second half strong as the Hurricanes downed #16 Florida State 78-62 on Sunday night. Florida State jumped to a strong start by taking an 18-11 lead after an 8-0 run in the first ha [...]
The Bubble Revisited
Arnett Moultrie and Mississippi State now looks like a team unsure of its NCAA future. (Photo: Dennis Adair/dbadair on flickr)
Selection Sunday is just two weeks from Sunday and many teams are playing for their NCAA Tournament lives. The NCAA Tournament will be made up of 68 teams with 31 conference champions being given an automatic bid. The [...]
The Mike Ferguson Show 2/24/12
On Friday’s show, Mike Ferguson and co-host Fallon McNeil talk about the best College Basketball teams in the country and look at the state of Florida’s teams on the bubble. Mike Ferguson Show February 24th
In the second part of the show, C.J. Rhodes chimes in to talk Big East basketball. Mike and Fallon talk about the NBA at the [...]
‘Noles Look to Sweep Duke, Miam...
Xavier Gibson will likely be part of a senior class that has went to four straight NCAA Tournaments. (Photo: Garry Thompson/Sneakin' Deacon)
It was another solid week for Florida State basketball as the Seminoles rallied to beat Virginia Tech and played excellent on the road in a victory over NC State. Florida State is now 19-7 and leadin [...]
Gators Hit 11 Triples, Down Auburn
Kenny Boynton scored a game-high 20 to lead Florida to its 10th SEC win. (Photo: Dennis Adair/dbadair on flickr)
GAINESVILLE- Kenny Boynton scored 20 points to lead all scorers in Florida’s 63-47 victory over Auburn on Tuesday night. Florida outscored the Tigers 27-10 to finish the game after the Tigers pulled ahead 37-36 midway through the s [...]
A ride out of the “Bottom”...
Even if you have never been to the city, many of us know how passionate the city of Philadelphia is strictly from its sports fans. This is the only city that I know of that ever booed Santa Claus and wildly cheers when an opponents player goes down with an injury. That same unbridled passion the city has its sports teams is also felt in its [...]
How Good is Florida State?
Michael Snaer has been the Seminoles' "Mr. Clutch". (Photo: Dennis Adair/dbadair on flickr)
After a 9-6 start in which Florida State lost three of four games including an overtime loss at home to Princeton and a 20-point-beatdown to open ACC play at Clemson, the streak of three straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament looked [...]
NBA WEEK IN REVIEW
SOUTHEAST DIVISION WEEK IN REVIEW
For the week of February 13-19, 2012
We are days away before the All-Star festivities take off. If you notice the change in the standings, Atlanta is starting to do what they do every year; sputter and stammer through the season after about 20-25 games. Orlando is gaining momentum and Miami is on fire.
ST [...]
FSU Smacks the ‘Pack 76-62
Leonard Hamilton's Seminoles have now won 10 ACC games in four straight seasons. (Photo: Garry Thompson/Sneakin' Deacon)
RALEIGH – Ian Miller’s 17 points led four Seminoles in double-figures as Florida State downed NC State 76-62 on Saturday. Florida State never trailed in the contest en route to its 10th ACC victory. Flor [...]
The Ever-Bursting Bubble
Miami has just one key win, but will it be enough to get into the field of 68?
Selection Sunday is just three weeks from Sunday and many teams are playing for their NCAA Tournament lives. The NCAA Tournament will be made up of 68 teams with 31 conference champions being given an automatic bid. The teams currently in first place in their respe [...]
Supporting Cast Critical for Magic
Orlando's supporting cast will be vital for the Magic to reach the NBA Finals. (Photo: Jose Garcia/www.flickr.com/photos/jrg1975)
The Orlando Magic have won three in a row and seven of nine games and have suddenly become a major player in the Eastern Conference. Orlando is presently fourth in the East and just a game back of third after b [...]
The Mike Ferguson Show 2/17/12
Fallon McNeil (left), Mike Ferguson (right).
On Friday’s “The Mike Ferguson Show”, Mike and Fallon talk about the recent rise of New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin and take a look at the current state of the NBA’s Southeast Division. Mike Ferguson Show February 17th
On the second part of the show, Mike and Fallon d [...]