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 CORAL GABLES – University of Miami men’s basketball forward Brandon Johnson scored his 1,000th career point as the Hurricanes (3-0) defeated the Coppin State Eagles (0-5), 93-63, Sunday afternoon at the Watsco Center. Johnson reached the 1,000-point milestone on a 3-pointer in the second half. The Raleigh, N.C., native finished the night with 14 points, eight rebounds, three blocks and an assist. Six Hurricanes reached double-figures in the contest, marking the first time six players have scored 10-plus points since Dec. 17, 2022 against St. Francis (PA). The Hurricanes were led in scoring by Matthew Cleveland who totaled 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting. Miami knocked down 14 threes in the game, marking the second straight game Miami has connected on 10-plus shots from beyond the arc Graduate student Nijel Pack tallied nine assists in the contest, tying his career high in dimes, while committing just one turnover. Miami played team basketball in the first half as nine different Hurrica

 COLUMBUS, Ga. – A Flagler College foul in the box with 45 seconds left to go in regulation set up Vanessa Aviles’ penalty kick that gave No. 2 (United Soccer Coaches Top 25) Columbus State University a 1-0 win in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament Women’s Soccer championship match Sunday afternoon at the Walden Soccer Complex. Columbus State won its 13th consecutive match and improved to 19-0-1 overall. It was the Lady Cougars’ 10th conference tournament title and second in a row. Flagler slipped to 8-3-6.  Columbus State locked up hosting one of the two NCAA Division II Southeast Regional sites and Flagler will wait and see if it earns one of the at-large berths. The entire field will be unveiled tomorrow at 7 p.m. on ncaa.com. Ella Gembicki had dispossessed the ball from a Columbus State player in the box and started to dribble the ball away when a CSU player cut in front, creating a collision, to draw the foul. Aviles fired a shot into the lower left corner for the lone goal of t

MORROW, Ga.  (Florida Sports Wire) – Marcus Hedemann scored the game-winning goal with 4:06 left in regulation as Flagler College knocked off No. 21 (United Soccer Coaches Top 25) Clayton State University 2-1 in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament championship match Sunday evening at Laker Field. Flagler is 4-0-2 in its last six matches and improved its overall record to 12-4-3. This was the Saints third league tournament title and first since the spring of 2021. It was Flagler’s first win in Morrow, Georgia since Oct. 6, 2018. The Lakers had their 11-match unbeaten (10-0-1) streak snapped and dropped to 12-3-3. The last time Clayton State lost at home was Sept. 21, 2022 when it lost to Lander University, 1-0. That was a span of 21 matches. Up next for the Saints is the NCAA Division II Tournament as they earned the league’s automatic berth. Clayton State will have to wait and see if it receives an at-large berth. The field be announced tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. on ncaa.com.     Jackson K

By Nancy DeLander Beecher, Florida Sports Wire With two games remaining in Week 11, nine games were within one score (eight points) in the fourth quarter and six games were decided by eight-or-fewer points, including two teams – Indianapolis and Seattle – that recorded game-winning touchdowns in the final minute of the fourth quarter. There have been 78 games decided by six-or-fewer points this season, the most such games through Week 11 in NFL history. The Buffalo Bills won their sixth-consecutive game to improve to 9-2, defeating Kansas City, 30-21, snapping the Chiefs’ 15-game winning streak (including the postseason). Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen has 72 career regular-season wins, tied with Joe Flacco (72) for the third-most regular-season wins by a quarterback in his first seven seasons in NFL history. Only Russell Wilson (75) and Patrick Mahomes (74) have more. The Detroit Lions defeated Jacksonville, 52-6, improving to 9-1. It marks the first time the Lions have won nine of th

(FLORIDA SPORTS WIRE) JACKSONVILLE - The Jacksonville Icemen pulled away from the Atlanta Gladiators in the third period for a 4-2 victory Friday night at Veterans Memorial Arena. Brody Crane tallied the game winner. Zach Jordan and Peter Tischke recorded the helpers.  The Icemen went ahead 3-1 on Olivier Nadeau’s power-play lamplighter before the Gladiators Joey Cipollone scored his sixth goal of the season and second of the game to make it close. Nadeau just returned to the Icemen after a stint with Rochester of the AHL. Nadeau’s empty netter rounded out the scoring. The Icemen were coming off a 5-3 loss on Thursday to the Orlando Solar Bears. Brian Wilson made 37 saves for the Icemen. Drew DeRidder stopped 32 shots for the visitors. The game went into the final 20 minutes tied, 1-1. Justin McRae knotted the contest with his second goal of the season, assisted by Noah Laaouan and Ty Cheveldayoff. Atlanta’s Joey Cipollone opened the scoring at 4:36 of the first period. Cody Sylvester

  By Nancy Beecher, Florida Sports Wire NEW YORK — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, Buffalo Bills cornerback Taron Johnson and Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Leo Chenal are the AFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for Week 10 (November 7, 10-11). OFFENSE: QB LAMAR JACKSON, BALTIMORE RAVENS  Jackson completed 25 of 33 pass attempts (75.8 percent) for 290 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions for a 141.4 rating and added 33 rushing yards in the Ravens’ come-from-behind 35-34 win over the Bengals on Thursday Night Football. Jackson became the third player all-time with at least 275 passing yards and a passer rating of 100-or-higher in six consecutive games and the fourth quarterback in NFL history to record a passer rating of 100-or-higher in eight consecutive games within a season. This is the 13th-career Player of the Week award and third this season for Jackson, surpassing kicker Justin Tucker (12-time winner) for the most in franchise hist

By Nancy Beecher, Florida Sports Wire NEW YORK — Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray, Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Zack Baun, and Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates are the NFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for Week 10 (November 7, 10-11). OFFENSE: QB KYLER MURRAY, ARIZONA CARDINALS Murray completed 22 of 24 pass attempts for 266 yards and recorded three touchdowns (two rushing, one passing) in the Cardinals’ 31-6 win over the New York Jets. His career-high 91.7 completion percentage was the second-highest in a game this season (minimum 10 attempts). Murray also recorded his 30th career rushing touchdown, becoming the fifth quarterback ever with at least 30 rushing touchdowns in his first six seasons. This is the sixth-career Offensive Player of the Week award for Murray, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer Kurt Warner for the most such awards by a Cardinals quarterback. 2019: Week 6 2020: Weeks 5, 7, 15 2021: Week 2 2024: Week 10 With his six Offen