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Columbia guard Isaac Broxey rises between defenders to make a layup against Hawthorne on Tuesday night. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia guard Isaac Broxey rises between defenders to make a layup against Hawthorne on Tuesday night. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Columbia holds on late to beat Hawthorne

JORDAN KROEGER
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
With the district tournament less than two weeks away, Columbia coach Steve Faulkner welcomes as many tight games as he can get. He believes it helped his team make the run to the state semis a year ago.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes throws a pass in the first half of the AFC championship game while being pressured by Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Quinton Jefferson on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (RICH SUGG/The Kansas City Star/TNS)

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes throws a pass in the first half of the AFC championship game while being pressured by Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Quinton Jefferson on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (RICH SUGG/The Kansas City Star/TNS)

NFL: Reigning champion Chiefs dump Bills in AFC title game, will face Bucs in Super Bowl

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sunday, January 24, 2021
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It took the Kansas City Chiefs five frustrating decades to make their second Super Bowl appearance. Now, the defending champs are headed there for the second straight year.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady looks to pass in the first quarter against the Green Bay Packers during the NFC Championship game on Sunday at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (STACY REVERE/Getty Images/TNS)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady looks to pass in the first quarter against the Green Bay Packers during the NFC Championship game on Sunday at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (STACY REVERE/Getty Images/TNS)

NFL: Bucs top Packers to reach Super Bowl

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sunday, January 24, 2021
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Tom Brady has a new team, in a new town. The destination is the same: another Super Bowl. At home, too. The man with six NFL titles will become the first quarterback to play a Super Bowl on his team’s home field.
Columbia placed second at the Tiger Duals on Saturday. (COURTESY)

Columbia placed second at the Tiger Duals on Saturday. (COURTESY)

WRESTLING: Columbia finishes runner-up at Tiger Duals

NEWS STAFF
Saturday, January 23, 2021
Columbia finished runner-up at the Tigers Duals on Saturday, falling to Bloomingdale 51-21 in the championship. The Tigers won their previous four duals of the day, defeating Union County 47-30, University Christian 35-21, Ocala Forest 51-30 and Westside 48-30.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Red-hot Florida State routs No. 20 Clemson

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saturday, January 23, 2021
TALLAHASSEE — Florida State had two weeks to stew on a Dec. 29 loss at Clemson when they're season was interrupted by coronavirus protocols, and the Seminoles took the chance to re-evaluate and fine-tune. They're certainly rolling now, winning four straight games — three of them by double figures.