Friday Sports Update (3/13)

and men’s tennis faces Mississippi State. ** The Florida men’s basketball team plays Kentucky today in the SEC Tournament. Florida beat Alabama yesterday to advance. ** In other SEC Tournament action, Texas A&M and Ole Miss may have seen their NCAA Tournament chances go down the drain with losses. A&M loses to Auburn 66-59 and South Carolina nips the Rebels 60-58. Tennessee beat Vanderbilt as well 67-61. ** Today in the SEC Tournament, LSU faces Auburn, Arkansas takes on Tennessee and Georgia plays South Carolina. ** The SEC announced its new commissioner to replace the retiring Mike Slive; Executive Associate Commissioner Greg Sankey will take over August 1. ** Gatornationals roars into high gear today and the event will run at the Gainesville Raceway all weekend with finals on Sunday. ** NFL free agency continues to be active as ESPN reports running back DeMarco Murray will leave Dallas for Philadelphia as will running back Ryan Matthews who will leave San Diego. Kansas City released wide receiver Dwayne Bowe, San Francisco releases wide receiver Stevie Johnson and Indianapolis cuts running back Trent Richardson.