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Radford scores 26, rallies Texas A&M to 67-66 victory over Florida
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Tyrece Radford scored 26, including the final three points of the game, and Texas A&M rallied to beat Florida 67-66 on Saturday.
Zyon Pullin hit a jumper to put Florida up 66-64 with 3:04 remaining, but the Gators would not score again. Radford made the second of two free throws with 2:37 to go and buried a go-ahead jumper with 35 seconds left. Florida had three shots at the winning basket on its final possession but could not get one to fall.
Radford made 10 of 16 shots with two 3-pointers and 4 of 7 free throws for the Aggies (13-8, 4-4 Southeastern Conference), adding five rebounds. Wade Taylor IV scored 15 but made just 5 of 18 shots, including 1 of 6 from beyond the arc. Solomon Washington had 10 points and Andersson Garcia pitched in with nine points and six rebounds off the bench.
Pullin led the Gators (15-7, 5-4) with 18 points and eight assists. Will Richard and reserve Riley Kugel both scored 12. Kugel added five rebounds and four assists.
Pullin had a hand in 20 first-half points, scoring 12 with four assists, and Kugel hit three 3-pointers and scored 10 as Florida took a 40-34 lead. Radford had 15 points to help keep Texas A&M close.
Richard hit a pair of 3-pointers to begin the second half and Florida upped its advantage to 12. Texas A&M whittled away at the lead until Taylor sank a 3-pointer and scored the last five in a 7-0 run to give the Aggies a 57-55 lead with 8:44 left to play.
Pullin hit a jumper to put Florida up 66-64 at the 3:04 mark, but the Gators would not score again.
Texas A&M has won five in a row over the Gators by a total of nine points.
Florida, which had a four-game win streak end, was coming off a 94-91 overtime victory at No. 10 Kentucky. Walter Clayton Jr. hit career-best seven 3-pointers and scored 23 to lead the way. It was the Gators’ first win over a top-10 team on the road since 2003. That year 11th-ranked Florida beat No. 7 Mississippi State 74-66. The Aggies held Clayton to eight points.
Texas A&M travels to play Missouri on Wednesday. Florida will host No 16 Auburn on Feb. 10.
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A 63-year-old man who died after being struck by a freight train March 29 “purposely walked onto the tracks,” an Indian River County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said March 30.
Sheriff’s officials at 7:20 a.m. March 29 went to the scene at the 77th Street railroad crossing just west of Old Dixie Highway.
Lt. Kevin Jaworski, sheriff’s spokesperson, said the deceased lived in the area where the incident happened, though his name was not immediately being released until additional family members were notified.
Jaworski said the man may have tried to die by suicide.
“Investigators are still looking into it, but I can tell you that he was on the railroad tracks improperly,” Jaworski said. “This wasn’t a malfunction of the gates … he purposely walked onto the tracks.”
Jaworski said investigators spoke to personnel on the Florida East Coast Railway freight train, which was southbound at the time, who provided statements.
“Most trains, if not all trains, have video, so usually the first thing we do is request the video from the train officials and usually pretty quick we’re able to determine what happened,” Jaworski said. “So between the video and then speaking with the … staff we were able to determine that pretty quickly.”
Jaworski said the train in the incident was about 2 miles long, noting trains of that type typically are 1- to 1.5-miles long.
“That’s why you saw a lot of the traffic issues,” Jaworski said. “This one was so long that you had multiple crossings, and that’s why you saw the traffic issues yesterday (March 29) morning.”
Will Greenlee is a breaking news reporter for TCPalm. Follow Will on X @OffTheBeatTweet or reach him by phone at 772-267-7926. E-mail him at will.greenlee@tcpalm.com.
A 77-year-old man is facing charges after deputies say he threatened a woman with a firearm during a domestic incident in the Florida Keys.
According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened around 2:50 p.m. on March 28 near Mile Marker 38 on U.S. 1.
Authorities say Charles Durand Wilkinson, of Okeechobee, retrieved a revolver and told the victim, “I aught to shoot you.”
The woman was able to pull over, disarm Wilkinson, and throw the firearm into nearby bushes, deputies said. The weapon was later recovered by responding officers.
Wilkinson was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
No serious injuries were reported.
The train hit a pedestrian about 7:20 a.m. March 29 at the 77th Street railroad crossing, just west of Old Dixie Highway.
A man died in a freight train crash on the morning of March 29 in Indian River County, according to sheriff’s officials.
The Florida East Coast Railway train hit the man, identified as a pedestrian, about 7:20 a.m. at the 77th Street railroad crossing, just west of Old Dixie Highway, according to officials.
The man was pronounced deceased at the scene, according to officials. His name was withheld pending notification of his next of kin.
Because of the length of the train, several crossings in the area remain closed until the train can be moved. Drive alternate routes if traveling in the area.
County Road 510 at the crossing and 77th Street at 58th Avenue are currently closed.
A Brightline train was seen stopped just south of 69th Street unable to travel north.
Sheriff’s deputies and railroad officials remain at the scene investigating the cause of the crash.
No further information was immediately available.
Laurie K. Blandford is a breaking news reporter with TCPalm. Email her at laurie.blandford@tcpalm.com.
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