By halftime it was a 19-point blowout, and by then, the only drama left was what topping to add to the pig roast. Eleven thousand fans came to Exactech Arena expecting a competitive basketball game and wound up at a Gator Gala — complete with Ollie Time, as 7-foot-9 Oliver Rioux got his celebratory minutes.

hen your basketball day starts in Oxford Mississippi before lunch central time and goes until midnight with only a few hours break, I would, in fact, call that a super binge.

Florida has the talent but has another case of the yips on Vault to put itself in a hole it could not dig out from of despite a stellar effort for the rest of the meet.

We’ve moved into a time when eligibility for collegiate athletics is more fluid than the St. Johns River.

When it comes to the number on the jersey or uniform, there are as many reasons for the particular number on it as there are athletes.

It Was THISCLOSE! #1 Florida overcomes slow start on Vault to win a nail-biter at home versus #4 Alabama.

It was a mix of old and new. We saw the return of fab freshman Kayla DiCello after a two-year absence.