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FLORIDA SPORTSDAY TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning today announced the nominees for the 2024-25 Lightning Hall of Fame. Lightning fans will be able to cast their votes with the Lightning Hall of Fame Fan Vote, exclusively on the Tampa Bay Lightning app. The 2024-25 Lightning Hall of Fame Nominees were selected by the official selection committee, made up of 10 individuals who are, or have been, instrumental in the success of the franchise in their specific area of expertise. The Hall of Fame Fan Vote will serve as the 11th committee member. Each voter will have the opportunity to vote for the top two nominees they believe should be inducted. The Lightning Hall of Fame program is being created to pay homage to the franchise’s great history and honor special individuals who have made significant contributions to the Lightning, on and off the ice. Martin St. Louis, Vincent Lecavalier and Phil Esposito were inducted into the Lightning Hall of Fame in 2023, and Brad Richards and Dave And

 NEW YORK –– A look at seven statistical highlights from afternoon games played during  Sunday, Nov. 3, the ninth week of the 2024 season. With two games remaining in Week 9, eight games were within one score (eight points) in the fourth quarter and seven games were decided by seven-or-fewer points. There have been 74 games decided by seven-or-fewer points and 64 games decided by six-or-fewer points this season, both the most such games through Week 9 in NFL history. The Los Angeles Rams overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat Seattle, 26-20, in overtime as quarterback Matthew Stafford threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Demarcus Robinson for the game-winning score. Stafford is the third quarterback in the past 20 years (2005-24) with three career overtime touchdown passes, joining Derek Carr (three) and Dak Prescott (three). Rams rookie safety Kamren Kinchens recorded a 103-yard interception-return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter, tied with Pete Barnum (Sept.

By Mike Bonts, Florida Sports Wire ORLANDO - The Orlando Solar Bears ousted the Jacksonville Icemen 5-1 in a penalty filled game Saturday night before 7,002 at the Kia Center in Orlando. Trailing 2-0 in the first period Zach Jordan scored the lone Jacksonville goal. Robert Calisti and David Koch assisted on the power play goal. Matt Vernon made 27 saves in the loss. Aaron Luchuk scored twice for Orlando. Darik Angeli recorded two assists. Michael Simpson stopped 29 shots for the Solar Bears. Officials called a total of 94 minutes of penalties in the contest . STINGRAYS PICKS UP POINT IN OT LOSS TO THE EVERBLADES The South Carolina Stingrays picked up one point in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Florida Everblades on Saturday night. Andrew Perrott, Grant Cruikshank, and Kyler Kupka scored for the Stingrays, while Seth Eisele made 24 saves in the loss. Exactly one week after pitching a stellar 26-save shutout in his Everblades debut last Saturday, goaltender Will Cranley was sensational for

  By  Daniel Forcella TALLAHASSEE – Omarion Hampton  amassed a career-high 265 all-purpose yards and became the first Tar Heel since 1981 to score five touchdowns in a game, leading North Carolina to a 35-11 victory over Florida State on Saturday at Doak Campbell Stadium. The Carolina defense was dominant for the second straight week, holding the Seminoles to just one touchdown and 201 total yards. After holding Virginia 288 last weekend, it marked the first time since 2007 that the Tar Heels held their opponent to under 300 yards of total offense in consecutive road games. Led by  Beau Atkinson's  3.5 sacks, Carolina finished with seven in the game and allowed just 42 rushing yards to the Seminoles. TALLAHASSEE – Omarion Hampton  amassed a career-high 265 all-purpose yards and became the first Tar Heel since 1981 to score five touchdowns in a game, leading North Carolina to a 35-11 victory over Florida State on Saturday at Doak Campbell Stadium. The Carolina defense was dominant f

  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. —  The No. 2-ranked Georgia football came up with several big plays late in the game to knock off Florida, 34-20, on Saturday afternoon at EverBank Stadium, earning its fourth win in a row over the Gators. With the game tied 20-20 with just over four minutes remaining, Georgia quarterback  Carson Beck  connected with wide receiver  Dominic Lovett  for a 10-yard touchdown with 4:01 to play in the game. That was followed soon after by an interception by linebacker  CJ Allen , and running back  Dwight Phillips, Jr.  later scored on a 4-yard run to seal the victory for the Bulldogs (7-2, 5-2 SEC). Georgia now leads the all-time series with Florida 57-44-2, including 50-41-2 in Jacksonville. On Saturday, Georgia, despite three turnovers, out-gained the Gators 455-228, with Beck passing for 309 yards and two touchdowns and running back  Nate Frazier  leading the ground attack with 82 yards and a touchdown. The Bulldogs moved the ball all the way down to the Florida 5-yar