Thursday Sports Update (3/5)

Lots of Gator news, an NFL quarterback returns, SEC hoops and NBA and more in our Thursday Sports Update…

** The Florida women’s basketball team sees its season end at the SEC Tournament Wednesday with a blowout 71-49 loss to Auburn.   In the night’s other game, Vanderbilt downs Alabama 66-56.

** The Gator baseball team moves to 11-2 on the year after blowing out UCF 10-2 Wednesday night in Gainesville; next Florida hosts Maine this weekend.

** The Florida softball team moves to 22-0 with a 10-1 win over Long Beach State; the Gators will play more games today in a tournament in California.

** Former Gator baseball coach Joe Arnold and former big league player and Gainesville resident Rick Reichardt are among those named to the College Baseball Hall of Fame; they will be inducted in Texas later this year.

** In SEC men’s hoops, Tennessee upsets LSU 78-63 and red hot Vanderbilt beats Mississippi State 66-56.

** In the NBA, Phoenix downs Orlando 105-100 and Miami beats the LA Lakers 100-94.

** Reports say quarterback Peyton Manning will return to the Denver Broncos and play in the 2015 season.   He will take a pay cut and will still have to pass a physical to play.

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