A lot of area high school football teams advance in the state playoffs after action on Friday night. In Region 1, Class 7A, Buchholz advances with a 36-27 win over Orlando Edgewater; the Bobcats will host Bartram Trail next week.   Also, Columbia moves on with a 42-27 win over Tallahassee …

Florida volleyball had a tough first two sets against Alabama, but secured the win after dominating in the third set Friday night with scores of 25-22, 25-23 and 25-15.  The Gators are now 11-4 in SEC play and 19-5 overall after maintaining their perfect record against Alabama (41-0).  Florida right …

After Florida volleyball’s victory over Alabama Friday night, they will now welcome the Tennessee Vols into the O’Dome.  The Gators are now 19-5 overall and 11-4 in SEC play.  Their last encounter ended in a sweep for Florida in which the Gators were able to keep the Vols under a …

The storyline has been highlighted over and over all summer and now into the start of the 2015-16 college basketball season — no more Billy Donovan on the bench for the Florida Gators. Instead, it will be a man 12 years his junior with 401 fewer career wins as a head coach. …

High school football playoffs are underway tonight and there will be a battle of the Raiders as Santa Fe (6-3) takes on South Sumter (8-3) in the regional semi- finals.  This is the first time these two schools have met since 2004, when Santa Fe took down South Sumter 24-21 in the 3A …