Normally a hotbed for hockey and concerts, the St. Pete Times Forum is undergoing a transformation that will be all about basketball. The 12 men's Southeastern Conference college basketball teams and their fans have started arriving for the SEC tournament, which will begin on Thursday at the facility. Today's practices are closed to the public. Ticket books for all sessions are $300 and available at www.secsports.com. Single-session tickets are $50 each (plus any applicable fees) and can be purchased at the box office or any Ticketmaster outlet by calling 1-800-745-3000 or by logging on to www.secsports.com. Four games will be played Thursday, beginning with Kentucky-Mississippi at 1 p.m. and concluding with Florida-Arkansas at 9:45 p.m. ...more

March 11, 2009

Nationally televised weekday home games against defending Big East champion Cincinnati and rival West Virginia highlight the University of South Florida's 2009 league schedule. ...more

March 7, 2009

Even the NCAA wants to make sure Tim Tebow, the University of Florida's All-American person and star quarterback, is not tripped up by one of the organization's many rules and restrictions that often seem to go ridiculous extremes. The NCAA, college sport's governing body, announced that it worked closely with the UF athletic department to ensure Tebow's eligibility was not unknowingly affected by fundraising related to his father's missionary work. ...more

March 6, 2009

Ravern Johnson scored 15 points to lead Mississippi State to an 80-71 victory against Florida on Wednesday night, ending the Gators' hopes of capturing the Southeastern Conference East crown. ...more

March 5, 2009

Porsha Phillips scored 20 points off the bench to lead Georgia to an 84-75 win over No. 17 Florida on Sunday in the regular-season finale for both teams. ...more

March 1, 2009

Marcus Thornton scored 32 points and No. 18 LSU clinched a share of the Southeastern Conference championship with an 81-75 victory against Florida on Tuesday night. ...more

February 25, 2009

Georgia forward Terrance Woodbury hugged the ball with both arms as he jumped up and down in the Bulldogs' student section, reveling in one of the biggest upsets of the Southeastern Conference season. ...more

February 15, 2009

Merideth Marsh tied a school record with eight 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 26 points as No. 24 Vanderbilt upset ninth-ranked Florida 84-68 Thursday night, snapping the Gators' seven-game winning streak. ...more

February 13, 2009

Despite scoring a game-high 33 points, Nick Calathes and the Florida Gators fell 68-65 to the Kentucky Wildcats. ...more

February 11, 2009

Pat Summitt now has 1,000 victories, an unprecedented height even she finds dizzying. ...more

February 6, 2009