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The twelfth-seeded FGCU women's basketball gave fifth-seeded/No. 18 Oklahoma all it could handle Saturday in the First Round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament at Assembly Hall but fell a three-pointer short in a 73-70 loss.
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An Evening at the Ballpark at JetBlue Park recently focused on youth, baseball and the future.The annual event, hosted by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lee County at the Red Sox Spring Training site, included recognition of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lee County’s 2024 Youth of the Year, Kaliyah Stephens, an eighth grader at Crestwell School.
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The FGCU women's basketball team won the ASUN tournament on Saturday, beating Central Arkansas 76-47 on at Alico Arena. On Sunday, the Eagles watched the NCAA Tournament Selection Show and found they would be playing the Oklahoma Sooners in Bloomington, Indiana.The Eagles square off against the Sooners at 4 p.m. March 23 on ESPNews.
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Florida Gulf Coast University announced Monday that Colin Hargis, currently at N.C. State University, has accepted the university's offer to be FGCU’s next Director of Intercollegiate Athletics. "I am thrilled to announce Colin Hargis has accepted our offer to become FGCU’s next Director of Intercollegiate Athletics," FGCU President Aysegul Timur said in an email to faculty and staff Monday afternoon.
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Baseball spring training is back, and drivers in Lee and Charlotte counties are reminded to be prepared for increased traffic near ballparks in both counties at game times.
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For more than a quarter-century, Phillies fans considered dollar hot dog night among the best ballpark promotions — but the team has now decided it was the wurst.Those dog days of April — when Philly weather is cold and the wieners are a steal — are going, going, gone.
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Estero golfer Gianna Clemente bettered last year’s championship score by four strokes, but it wasn’t good enough to repeat at the South Atlantic Women’s Amateur golf tournament.The high school sophomore finished second over the weekend at five under par, four shots behind Ohio State sophomore Kary Hollenbaugh.
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FGCU Director of Athletics Ken Kavanagh, initially announced earlier this year to be retiring at the end of his contract in June, 2024, has left his position with the university as of Friday.His leaving was announced late Friday in a university-wide email from President Aysegul Timur.
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DeSantis’ proposal comes after the CFP's selection committee voted this week to exclude unbeaten Florida State University from season-ending playoffs.
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FGCU women’s basketball senior Dolly Cairns collected back-to-back Atlantic Sun Conference Newcomer of the Week honors.