Santa took his annual holiday plunge in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Authorities say the raccoon bit a diner who tried to capture it.

South Carolina women's basketball cruised to another road victory, beating Florida Gulf Coast 105-43 on Dec. 20 in Fort Myers, Florida. Senior center Madina Okot had a career-high 27 points and 12 ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)— An 11-foot shark was pinged off the Florida Gulf Coast on Monday, Ocearch said. Ripple, the 11-foot white shark, pinged on Dec. 8, around 6:40 a.m. in the Gulf. Ripple was tagged ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) Michael Duax scored 22 points as FGCU beat Oral Roberts 93-88 on Monday. Duax added five rebounds for the Eagles (4-2). Rahmir Barno scored 18 points while shooting 4 of 9 from ...

The Kennesaw State Owls (4-1) are hitting the road to Alico Arena on Wednesday where they will go up against the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (4-2). The Kennesaw State Owls faced Rice and earned the ...

The FGCU men's basketball team made history on its trip to face No. 17 Illinois on Friday, Nov. 7. It wasn't the good kind. FGCU allowed the Fighting Illini to score the most points against it in ...

In a physical matchup, No. 17 Illinois (2-0) added its second victory to the win column Friday night, defeating Florida Gulf Coast (1-1) 113-70. The Illini were seemingly one step closer to getting ...

The No. 17 Illinois Fighting Illini (1-0) take on the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (1-0) on Friday, November 7, 2025 at 8:30 p.m. ET. The matchup airs on Peacock. Odds provided by BetMGM. This watch ...

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (1-0) battle the No. 17 Illinois Fighting Illini (1-0) at State Farm Center on Friday, November 7, 2025. The game tips at 8:30 p.m. ET on Peacock. The Fighting Illini ...

Illinois forward Jake Davis was one of six Illini to reach double figures during Monday night’s season opener against Jackson State with 13 points. The No. 17 Illini host Florida Gulf Coast on Friday ...

For the second game in a row, junior wing Andrej Stojaković will attempt to make his Illini debut after recovering from a knee injury that he suffered at the start of team practices this fall. He was ...