Nick Calathes, Florida's dynamic sophomore point guard, won't back down. "I throw myself into things," he said. Calathes has fresh cuts and old scars from crashing around basketball games. He was asked about the almost-famous bridge of his nose. ...more

March 11, 2009

In 2007, five players from the two-time national champion Florida men's basketball team were taken in the NBA draft. ...more

June 27, 2008

Ray Allen found his shooting touch just in time to put the Boston Celtics within one win of the NBA Finals for the first time since the original Big Three. ...more

May 29, 2008

The San Antonio Spurs opened another big lead over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night. This time, they kept it. ...more

May 26, 2008

For a guy who never shut his mouth at Florida, to our everlasting delight, it was strange to see Joakim Noah's lips not moving Tuesday night. ...more

January 17, 2008

Officially speaking, this season is the first of Billy Donovan's second tenure as the University of Florida's basketball coach. Remember, Donovan was the head coach of the Orlando Magic for five days during the spring. After almost a month, Donovan worries his second first season at Florida might wind up like his first first season (13-17 in 1996-97) if his players don't learn how hard they'll have to work to compete. ...more

November 30, 2007

The five young men gathered on the University of Florida's practice court one day last month. On the wall above them hung four hunks of hardwood, each bearing the logo of a Final Four. Florida's freshmen crammed their lanky bodies together and stared into a photographer's lens. Then, forward Chandler Parsons spoke. ...more

November 6, 2007