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Columbia outfielder Kade Jackson stands on third base alongside coach Brian Thomas during Friday night’s game against Baker County. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia outfielder Kade Jackson stands on third base alongside coach Brian Thomas during Friday night’s game against Baker County. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

PREP BASEBALL: Stevens throws one-hitter for Baker County, hands Columbia first loss

JORDAN KROEGER
Friday, February 26, 2021
A double by Matthew Dumas was all Columbia could muster Friday night. Baker County pitcher Easton Stevens was in the zone. Stevens threw a complete game, one-hitter and struck out 13 to lead the Wildcats past the Tigers 3-0 in Lake City.
Columbia's Bryant Green strolls into third base against Forest on Thursday night. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia's Bryant Green strolls into third base against Forest on Thursday night. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

PREP BASEBALL: Columbia runs wild over Wildcats

MORGAN MCMULLEN
Friday, February 26, 2021
Two hours is a lot of time to kill for anybody, let alone a team of teenagers. So Ty Wehinger — fresh off his team's opening night win and about to start his first game on the mound of the new season — did the only thing he could do.
Florida guard Tre Mann, right, and South Carolina forward Nathan Nelson (14) struggle for a rebound on Feb. 3 in Gainesville. (MATT STAMEY/Associated Press)

Florida guard Tre Mann, right, and South Carolina forward Nathan Nelson (14) struggle for a rebound on Feb. 3 in Gainesville. (MATT STAMEY/Associated Press)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Florida hopes to get handle on turnovers as postseason nears

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, February 25, 2021
GAINESVILLE — Florida’s increased speed has come with increased sloppiness. The Gators are on pace to finish with the program’s worst assist-to-turnover ratio in more than two decades, an unintended consequence of playing fast and trying to create easy baskets in transition.
Miami guard Elijah Olaniyi (4) looks to pass the ball as Florida State guard Sardaar Calhoun (24) defends on Wednesday in Coral Gables. (MARTA LAVANDIER/Associated Press)

Miami guard Elijah Olaniyi (4) looks to pass the ball as Florida State guard Sardaar Calhoun (24) defends on Wednesday in Coral Gables. (MARTA LAVANDIER/Associated Press)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Calhoun leads No. 11 Seminoles over Miami

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
CORAL GABLES — Florida State continues to build its case for a high NCAA Tournament seed. Sardaar Calhoun scored a career-high 16 points and the No. 11 Seminoles coasted to an 88-71 win over Miami on Wednesday night.
Columbia coach Brian Allen is seen on the sideline during a game against Florida High on Oct. 2, 2020.

Columbia coach Brian Allen is seen on the sideline during a game against Florida High on Oct. 2, 2020.

PREP FOOTBALL: Columbia coach Brian Allen home and recovering after being hospitalized five days with covid-19

JORDAN KROEGER
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
After five days in the hospital battling covid-19, Columbia football coach Brian Allen is home and recovering. Allen told the Lake City Reporter on Wednesday that he’s feeling better after he went into the hospital due to shortness of breath, one of just a few symptoms he experienced.
L.A. County Sheriff’s officers investigate an accident involving famous golfer Tiger Woods along Hawthorne Blvd. on Tuesday in Ranch Paos Verdes, Calif. (WALLY SKALIJ/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

L.A. County Sheriff’s officers investigate an accident involving famous golfer Tiger Woods along Hawthorne Blvd. on Tuesday in Ranch Paos Verdes, Calif. (WALLY SKALIJ/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

PRO GOLF: LA sheriff calls Tiger Woods crash ‘purely an accident’

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County sheriff on Wednesday characterized the crash that seriously injured Tigers Woods as “purely an accident" and appeared to rule out any potential criminal charges even as authorities were still investigating.