The Washington Capitals have a chance to sweep the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 4 of the first round of the playoffs tonight. The Capitals lead a series 3-0. The Capitals scored four in the third period to cruise to a 6-1 win in Game 3. The Flyers decide to change goalies …

Kobe Bryant will be wrapping up his farewell tour in the final game of his career tonight. The Lakers have decorated the Staples Center in order to support the occasion what is being called “Mamba Day.” 8 & 24 on the floor #ThankYouKobe pic.twitter.com/j4B3W88Y5L — Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) April 13, …

The Florida Gators running back position is probably the deepest position on offense. Last season, junior Kelvin Taylor carried the load on the ground, leading the team with 1,035 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns. With Taylor leaving for the NFL, the Gators will now look to see who will emerge at running back this …

The Arizona Cardinals will be expected to be back in Super Bowl contention after going 13-3 and losing in the NFC Championship game last season. The majority of the roster will return for this upcoming season. Quarterback Carson Palmer will be back starting under center after having one of his best seasons …

The Kentucky Wildcats (26-8) will take on the Stony Brook Seawolves (26-6) in a first round matchup of the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats were tabbed the No. 4 seed in the East region for the fourth time in program history. Kentucky is coming off a thrilling 82-77 overtime victory in the Southeastern Conference title game against …

The Florida State Seminoles (12-9) will take on the Virginia Tech Hokies (18-13) in the second round of the ACC tournament. FSU advanced to the second round by beating the Boston College Eagles 88-66. It was Seminoles largest ACC Tournament win in school history. Devon Bookert led FSU with 15 points, but the biggest lift …

The Miami Heat (32-24) will try to repeat history against the league best Golden State Warriors. The Heat are currently on a three game win streak since returning from the All-Star break and will face their biggest challenge yet. The Heat are coming off a thrilling 101-93 overtime win over the Indiana …

The Miami Marlins head back home after a 4-6 road trip in Atlanta, New York, and Philadelphia. The Marlins were able to turn their road trip around after dropping four games to the Mets as they took two games against the Philadelphia Phillies. They beat the Phillies 6-1 Wednesday night …

The annual NHRA Gatornationals roars into the Gainesville Raceway today through the  weekend.   It is the annual spring opener for NHRA and it always brings thousands of race fans into Gainesville and Alachua County. Doug Kalitta, (Top Fuel) Robert Hight, (Funny Car) Allen Johnson, (Pro Stock) and Steve Johnson (Pro Stock …

The Gainesville High School Hurricanes boys basketball team will face the Orlando Edgewater High School Eagles in the 6A state semifinals today at 2:30 in the Lakeland Civic Center. Gainesville High beat Wolfson (Jacksonville), 72-67, in the regional finals to advance to the semifinals. “We anticipated, based on the offseason, we had …