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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Hamilton, Florida State are top seed for the first time

Florida State has accomplished several milestones in Leonard Hamilton’s nearly two decades with the Seminoles, from winning an Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament to getting within a game of the Final Four two seasons ago.

COLLEGE BASEBALL: 16-0 Gators face tough week with SEC opener against Georgia

Florida is looking like its old self through the first four weeks of the season. Maybe even better. The top-ranked Gators are off to a program-record 16-0 start and the only unbeaten team in Division I.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Hamilton named ACC Coach of the Year

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Atlantic Coast Conference on Monday named Florida State' Leonard Hamilton coach of the year. Hamilton guided the fourth-ranked Seminoles (26-5) to their first ACC regular-season title in men's basketball.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Blackshear sprains wrist, could miss SEC tourney

GAINESVILLE — Florida forward Kerry Blackshear Jr., the team's second-leading scorer and leading rebounder, is questionable for the Southeastern Conference Tournament because of a sprained left wrist. Blackshear injured his wrist during the season finale against Kentucky on Saturday.

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: No. 10 N.C. State tops FSU for 1st ACC tourney title in 29 years

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Aislinn Konig and Elissa Cunane each scored 18 points and 10th-ranked North Carolina State won its first Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship in 29 years, beating No. 22 Florida State 71-66 on Sunday.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: No. 7 Florida State tops Boston College to clinch first regular-season ACC title

TALLAHASSEE — The banner was ready. So was the ladder. Balsa Koprivica scored 15 points, and No. 7 Florida State won its first Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title in school history with an 80-62 victory over Boston College on Saturday.

PREP ROUNDUP: McGuigan bros come up short at state; CHS softball goes 3-1 at Raider Invitational

Columbia wrestlers Ian McGuigan and Alex McGuigan came up short of the medal stand at the Class 2A state meet on Saturday. The twin brothers both needed to win their first match to guarantee a top-six finish.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: No. 6 Kentucky rallies from 18 down to stun Florida

GAINESVILLE — Nick Richards scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half and No. 6 Kentucky rallied from 18 points down to stun Florida 71-70 on Saturday.

PREP ROUNDUP: Two CHS wrestlers advance to Day 2 at state; baseball gets revenges against Forest; track & field competes at Bolles

Columbia took five wrestlers to state but only two made it to day number two. Ian McGuigan and Alex McGuigan both went 2-1 Friday to stay alive at the Class 2A state meet. Both wrestlers need to win their first matches today to guarantee a spot on the medal stand.

COMMENTARY: Columbia seniors leave behind program-altering legacy

I know it hurts.  I know you’re devastated. You’ll feel that way for a while, but not forever. What will last forever is the legacy you’ve left behind at Columbia High School. Say what you want about Ivan Reynolds’ buzzer-beater at the end of the first overtime.