Tied up at 10 in the fifth set of the NCAA Volleyball Elite Eight, No. 8 Florida needed just five more points to knock off No. 1 Wisconsin. But the Gators lost five of the next seven points as they watched an unprecedent season come to an end Monday night …

There were just over two minutes to play in overtime when Tampa Bay Lightning winger Alex Killorn stole the puck along the boards and centered a backhand pass to the slot for center Yanni Gourde.  Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Petr Mrazek rejected Gourde’s initial shot but failed to freeze the puck …

Down by two in the waning seconds of overtime, Charleston Southern guard Phlandrous Fleming Jr. splashed a contested 3-pointer from the wing to clinch a 78-77 victory over Presbyterian. Fleming’s clutch three capped off a career-high, 35-point performance and marked his fifth straight game with a double-double. After earning back-to-back …

Trailing by three with under four minutes to go, Oregon State guard Gianni Hunt miraculously banked in a contested 3-pointer to the exhilaration of the Beaver bench. Hunt’s basket knotted up Monday’s Elite Eight matchup for the first time since tip-off. Despite the 17-point Oregon State comeback, Houston relentless’ effort …

Following Monday’s home loss to the Nashville Predators, the Tampa Bay Lightning dropped out of a share for second place in the Central Division standings. The Lightning (19-6-2) sit two points behind the Florida Panthers and just a point behind the red-hot Carolina Hurricanes. The Bolts will return to the …

After losing to Georgia on the road by double digits less than a month ago, the Missouri Tigers will look to redeem themselves Thursday night in the second round of the SEC Tournament. The teams will tip off at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., at 7 as the game …

After finishing seven straight seasons below .500 including a pair of 17-65 seasons, the New York Knicks find themselves in fourth place in the Eastern Conference Standings — a position that would grant Madison Square Garden its first home playoff series since the Carmelo Anthony-led Knicks hosted the Boston Celtics …

Although nothing is imminent, College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock explained how the criteria for playoff expansion hasn’t changed on Sportscene with Steve Russell. “What’s best for the student-athletes, what’s best for the regular season as a whole, . . . and what’s best for the game as a …

Nodded up at two goals with 12 minutes to go, Lightning winger, Ondrej Palat relentlessly fired loose rebounds on net before the puck deflected off a defender’s skate and crossed the goal line to break the tie. With under a minute remaining, Bolts winger Alex Killorn scored an empty netter …

Despite holding a one-point lead over the Florida Panthers in the Central Division, the Tampa Bay Lightning lost last night’s rubber match against its in-state rival. After splitting a pair of away games in Sunrise, the Bolts returned to Tampa where they fell short to the Panthers, 6-4. Lightning goaltender …