GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The NFL and NCAA’s concussion crisis and player safety initiatives have been well-chronicled, praised, criticized and debated. However, the issue of player safety at the high school level has often been ignored, although that’s changing. “Youth exposure to repetitive head impacts in tackle football may reduce one’s …

The Nashville Predators’ quest for their first Stanley Cup charges on. The Presidents’ Cup winners blanked the Colorado Avalanche, 5-0, Sunday in Game 6 of their first-round series to advance to the next round. The Predators will face the Winnipeg Jets in the Western Conference Semifinals. Dates and times for …

There are four Game 3’s in the Stanley Cup Playoffs tonight. In the Eastern Conference, Atlantic Division rivals Toronto and Boston face off in Toronto at 7 p.m., while the Tampa Bay Lightning and New Jersey Devils face off in New Jersey at 7:30 p.m. The Bruins and Lightning lead …

The No. 5 Florida Gators gymnastics team won its six-team NCAA regional Saturday night in State College, Pa. and will compete for the national championship in two weeks. Six regionals, each consisting of six teams, took place this weekend. The top two teams from each regional advanced to the NCAA …

The Tampa Bay Rays (1-3) lost at home to the Boston Red Sox, 2-1, while the Miami Marlins (2-2) blanked the Chicago Cubs, 6-0, on Sunday. With retooled rosters, fans and media expect the Rays and Marlins to struggle this season while they build for the future. It’s very early, …

The Mississippi State Bulldogs women’s basketball team is going to the Final Four for the second consecutive year. The No. 1 seed Bulldogs (36-1) defeated the No. 3 seed UCLA Bruins (27-8), 89-73, Sunday night at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. Head coach Vic Schaefer’s Bulldogs take on fellow …

In a wild and unpredictable NCAA Tournament, the Michigan State Spartans became the latest upset victim on Sunday. The No. 11 seed Syracuse Orange (23-13) eliminated the No. 3 seed Spartans (30-5), 55-53, in the second round at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Spartans’ head coach Tom Izzo says …

On Sunday night, the Mississippi State Bulldogs found out their postseason fate. They are a four seed in the National Invitation Tournament and will host fifth-seeded Nebraska Wednesday night at 9:00 ET. If the Bulldogs defeat the Cornhuskers, they would face Baylor or Wagner in the second round. https://twitter.com/HailStateMBK/status/972996106052423680 The …

Former Orlando Magic coach and current Detroit Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy is not a fan of the NCAA, and he’s not holding anything back. On Sunday, reporters asked Van Gundy his thoughts on the NCAA in the midst of the FBI investigation into corruption and cheating in college basketball. …

It wasn’t the way Danica Patrick wanted to go out. Athletes dream of winning the big game, match or race and riding off into the sunset. That didn’t happen for Danica Patrick, the most accomplished and inspirational female driver in racing history. Patrick, 35, crashed out of the Daytona 500, …