Social media sports network Overtime is launching a professional basketball league that will compensate high school players. What is the league? The league is called Overtime Elite (OTE) and will start in September. It was created as a way to pull elite talent from college and get athletes acclimated with …

The No. 5 Gators Softball team (13-0) will face their first top-25 opponent this weekend in a two-game series with No. 16 FSU (10-3). The two in-state rivals will play at 3:30 p.m. on Friday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium and 6 p.m. on Saturday in Tallahassee. https://twitter.com/GatorsSB/status/1367867535341748228 The last …

The sixth-ranked Florida baseball team will host Florida A&M in a three-game series this weekend. Due to a rainy weather forecast on Saturday, Florida announced that the first two games will be played Friday in a doubleheader. The series opener is set to begin at 4:02 p.m. While the second …

The Tampa Bay Lightning (16-4-1) rallied back from a two-goal deficit and scored an overtime buzzer beater to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks (12-7-5) 3-2 on Thursday. The Lightning now have a six-game winning streak. Slow Start The game got off to a sluggish start with a scoreless first period. The …

Creighton men’s basketball coach Greg McDermott was suspended Thursday night. The suspension comes from a racially insensitive comment McDermott made in the locker room after a loss to Xavier February 27. McDermott said, “I need everyone to stay on the plantation. I can’t have anybody leave the plantation.” A statement …