The SEC released its men’s basketball conference schedule for the upcoming season. Florida will play Kentucky, Georgia, Vanderbilt, LSU, and Ole Miss twice while playing other league teams once this season. UF will host Georgia on January 2 to open league play.
In other sports news…
** Former FSU wide receiver and current Carolina Panther Kelvin Benjamin will miss the rest of the season after tearing his ACL in practice.
** Former Gainesville resident Joel Embiid underwent another surgery on his foot and the Philadelphia 76er will miss all of the upcoming season.
** In baseball, San Diego nips Atlanta 3-2, Houston beats Tampa Bay by the same score and Milwaukee beats Miami 8-7. The Rays finish a series with Houston tonight while Atlanta starts a series at the Cubs and Miami starts a series with Philadelphia.