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FGC guard Diamond Smith scores a layup against Pasco-Hernando on Jan. 11. (FILE)

FGC guard Diamond Smith scores a layup against Pasco-Hernando on Jan. 11. (FILE)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: FGC guard Diamond Smith commits to Miles College

JORDAN KROEGER
Thursday, July 30, 2020
Florida Gateway College’s basketball program has only been back for two seasons but its already sent two guards off to continue their careers. Diamond Smith became the third on Thursday. Smith verbally committed to Miles College, a Division II school and HBCU in Fairfield, Ala.
Florida quarterback Kyle Trask (11) throws a pass over Florida State linebacker Kalen DeLoach (20) during the first half of last year's game in Gainesville. (AP FILE PHOTO))

Florida quarterback Kyle Trask (11) throws a pass over Florida State linebacker Kalen DeLoach (20) during the first half of last year's game in Gainesville. (AP FILE PHOTO))

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: No UF-FSU game in 2020 as SEC goes to conference-only schedule

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, July 30, 2020
The powerhouse Southeastern Conference reconfigured its schedule Thursday to include only league games in 2020, a pandemic-forced decision that pushes major college football closer to a siloed regular season in which none of the power conferences cross paths.
Columbia running back Jailen Brown rushes up the field as defensive back Dante Brown gives chase during a practice last August. (FILE)

Columbia running back Jailen Brown rushes up the field as defensive back Dante Brown gives chase during a practice last August. (FILE)

CORONAVIRUS: Three plans on the table to start fall sports

JORDAN KROEGER
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Three plans are on the table from the Florida High School Athletic Association to start fall sports, which is currently postponed until at least Aug. 24 due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to an FHSAA document, the first option has the season set to begin Aug. 24.
Florida State head football coach Mike Norvell speaks during his introductory news conference in December, in Tallahassee. (MATT BAKER/Tampa Bay Times/TNS)

Florida State head football coach Mike Norvell speaks during his introductory news conference in December, in Tallahassee. (MATT BAKER/Tampa Bay Times/TNS)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: ACC schedule includes Notre Dame, 10 conference games

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
The Atlantic Coast Conference reworked its football schedule Wednesday to allow each team to play 11 games and to incorporate Notre Dame, which is giving up its cherished independence in a year turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic.
Third-round pick DaVon Hamilton was one of four Jaguars rookies placed on the reserve/covid list Monday. (NATHAN BAIRD/cleveland.com/TNS)

Third-round pick DaVon Hamilton was one of four Jaguars rookies placed on the reserve/covid list Monday. (NATHAN BAIRD/cleveland.com/TNS)

NFL: Jaguars place 4 rookies on reserve/covid list

NEWS STAFF
Monday, July 27, 2020
JACKSONVILLE — The Jacksonville Jaguars placed four rookies on the team’s reserve/covid-19 list Monday. Defensive tackle DaVon Hamilton, a third-round pick, and cornerback Josiah Scott, a fourth-round selection, headlined the list.
Columbia shooting guard Kenney Gaines is pictured with his family after signing his letter of intent to attend Marion Military Institute on Saturday. (COURTESY)

Columbia shooting guard Kenney Gaines is pictured with his family after signing his letter of intent to attend Marion Military Institute on Saturday. (COURTESY)

BOYS BASKETBALL: Columbia SG Kenney Gaines signs with Marion Military Institute

JORDAN KROEGER
Monday, July 27, 2020
Basketball isn’t over for Columbia shooting guard Kenney Gaines. That comes as no surprise after Gaines helped lead the Tigers to the state Final Four this past season. Gaines signed his letter of intent for play for Marion Military Institute on Saturday, a junior college in Alabama.
Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Josh Allen (41) enters the field with his team before a game against the Los Angeles Chargers at TIAA Bank Field on Dec. 8, 2019, in Jacksonville. (JAMES GILBERT/Getty Images/TNS)

Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Josh Allen (41) enters the field with his team before a game against the Los Angeles Chargers at TIAA Bank Field on Dec. 8, 2019, in Jacksonville. (JAMES GILBERT/Getty Images/TNS)

NFL: Players, owners agree on opt-out guidelines, more to open camps

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, July 24, 2020
NFL training camps are set to open after the league and the players’ union reached agreement on several issues, including future salary cap mechanisms and how players can opt out of the upcoming season because of the coronavirus.
An SEC logo is seen on an end zone pylon before the Missouri Tigers take on the Auburn Tigers during the SEC Championship Game on Dec. 7, 2013 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The SEC and ACC will announce updated plans for the 2020 season next week. (MIKE EHRMANN/Getty Images/TNS)

An SEC logo is seen on an end zone pylon before the Missouri Tigers take on the Auburn Tigers during the SEC Championship Game on Dec. 7, 2013 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The SEC and ACC will announce updated plans for the 2020 season next week. (MIKE EHRMANN/Getty Images/TNS)

CORONAVIRUS: NCAA heeds Division I’s pleas for patience on fall sports

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, July 24, 2020
Heeding pleas for patience from college sports leaders, the NCAA Board of Governors held off on making any decisions about whether to hold championship events in fall sports during the coronavirus pandemic.