Purdue's Matt Painter not a top 15 coach in college basketball? 'Blasphemous.' Matt Painter and Purdue made their breakthrough this year, reaching the school's first Final Four since 1980. Not everyone was impressed, however. 04/19/2024 - 1:00 am | View Link
Purdue women's basketball, Ball State men land transfers The Purdue’s women’s basketball team announced the signing of WAC Defensive Player of the Year Destini Lombard on Thursday. Lombard is transferring from Stephen F. Austin, where she played three ... 04/18/2024 - 4:03 pm | View Link
Purdue women's basketball adds WAC Defensive Player of the Year through transfer portal WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue women's basketball made a key addition to shore up a defense that struggled at times in 2023-24. The Boilermakers added former Stephen F. Austin guard Destini Lombard through ... 04/17/2024 - 9:26 am | View Link
Purdue basketball to play Texas A&M in Indianapolis next season Purdue's last meeting with Texas A&M was in the 2010 NCAA Tournament, where the Boilermakers won 63-61 to advance to the Sweet 16. In the only other meeting between the two programs, Texas A&M ... 04/15/2024 - 6:51 am | View Link
Edey, Clingan and Burns, Oh My! Big men set to own the spotlight at Final Four Dominant big men are a central theme in this year's Final Four, with Zach Edey, Donovan Clingan and DJ Burns Jr. set to take center stage in Phoenix. 04/5/2024 - 2:48 am | View Link
UCF’s women’s basketball program has added three signees, including senior transfers Hannah Gusters, Ally Stedman and incoming freshman Emely Rodriguez.
The 6-foot-5 Gusters, a fifth-year senior center, played at Oklahoma State last season, where she led the Cowgirls in scoring, averaging 14.3 points, and 4.1 rebounds in 21 games while shooting 56% from the field.
The Florida Commission on Ethics waived $1,500 in fines levied against one of its members on Friday, finding that unusual circumstances led to a required form not being filed correctly.
Ethics Commissioner Freddie Figgers didn’t submit his 2021 financial disclosure statement on time when he served on the Board of Directors of Enterprise Florida, the state’s economic development organization.
The commission voted 4-1 to waive the fines.
A solitary voice counts off, the only sound is sneakers squeaking on the gymnasium floor at The Venue on UCF‘s campus.
More than 50 students, ranging from high school seniors to graduate students, pair up to work on dance moves they’ve just been taught by two instructors. The only other noise is music from a nearby speaker paired with a smartphone.
Michael Callahan wanders between the groups, intently watching the footwork and occasionally scribbling notes onto a clipboard.
A mold-like substance in an ice machine, 36 live flies in the kitchen and other areas, and hundreds of rodent droppings were among the violations that prompted the state to shut five South Florida restaurants last week.
The South Florida Sun Sentinel typically highlights restaurant inspections conducted by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation in Broward and Palm Beach counties.
GAINESVILLE — Florida landed 6-foot-11 sophomore Rueben Chinyelu from Washington State to bolster the Gators’ size and frontcourt depth.
Chinyelu joins Apopka native Sam Alexis as Gators coach Todd Golden continued to tap the transfer portal to rebuild his 2024-25 roster.
Chinyelu (pronounced chin-YAY-loo) averaged 4.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks during 35 appearances, including 12 starts, last season.
Sports writers rarely reveal the philosophy that guides their coverage. Readers assume things — sometimes correctly, sometimes incorrectly — but perhaps that’s because sports writers don’t clearly define the situation.
So, as the Dolphins prepare for the NFL draft, and as we take more steps down the path to the regular season, I’m issuing my Journalistic Guiding Light for the 2024 Dolphins.
For the record, here’s the backdrop for everything I write or say about this team, and the basis of my coverage:
The 2024 Miami Dolphins were assembled to win a Super Bowl, not merely make the playoffs or win one or two playoff games, so the 2024 Dolphins can’t simply be better than last year, when they went 11-6 and failed to win a single playoff game.