The Tampa Bay Lightning lost 4-3 and were officially swept in the first round of the NHL’s Eastern Conference playoffs by the Montreal Canadians. The last time the Lightning won a playoff series was in the 2010-2011 season when they advanced all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals before losing …

In the Eastern Conference, the second-seeded Miami Heat are preparing to take on the seventh-seeded Charlotte Bobcats tonight in Miami in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference playoffs in the NBA. The Heat defeated the Bobcats 99-88 on Sunday behind 27 points and 23 points from LeBron James  and Dwyane Wade, …

It was a pitcher’s duel on Tuesday night in Atlanta, as the Miami Marlins defeated the Atlanta Braves 1-0, behind 14 strikeouts from Jose Fernandez. The 14 strikeouts tied a career high for Fernandez, as he pitched eight innings of shutout baseball, giving up three hits and no walks. Marlins …

The NBA playoffs and a big night for a former Gator; the NHL playoffs where a Florida team is sent packing and more in our Wednesday Sports Update… ** The NBA playoffs are in full swing and the Washington Wizards find themselves up 2-0 against former Gator Joakim Noah and …

After sweeping Georgia at home over the weekend, the Florida baseball team dropped the first of two midweek games it will play this week to Jacksonville University 3-1 Tuesday night, ending a six game winning streak for the Gators. The Gators took an early lead in the bottom of the …