Florida coach Jon Sumrall has a new appreciation for the gator chomp.Sumrall got hissed at and snapped at while posing for promotional pictures with a live alligator last week. It was enough to prompt Sumrall to backpedal like his college playing days at Kentucky.Im pretty certain Id look like Chubbs from Happy Gilmore if the alligator had gotten close to my hand, Sumrall joked Tuesday following his first spring practice at Florida. Yeah, that was cool, man.A little nerve-racking, too.In my mind, I had this visual image of were going to have like a little baby alligator, like a 1-foot alligator you might see on a riverboat cruise in Louisiana, mouths taped, he said. I walk up and theres this 7-foot alligator.Im like, Hang on. What am I doing here? Theyre like, Were going to take some pictures. You can get this close. Im like, Look, during COVID I wasnt allowed to get this close to people. I dont know about an alligator."The alligator was named Helena and was from a nearby gator farm. She may have been relatively friendly, but she was far from trained. She walked in and out of shots while Sumrall flipped a football and eventually turned on the former Troy and Tulane head coach.As soon as I started to get kind of comfortable Im like, All right, this thing isnt going to do anything crazy, I dont think. I get 4 or 5 feet away and it starts to kind of hiss a little and it snaps," he said. "Im like, What the hell is going on? Im out of here.He didnt actually bail. Helena simmered down, and they got the photos done. But it was an experience Sumrall wont soon forget.Im not necessarily looking for when thats coming up on my schedule again, he said. But it was a fun experience.___Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football

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What's better than watching baseball? Watching baseball and winning money! You can partake in the best of both worlds while watching the MLB World Series this weekend with our free-to-play FOX Super 6 game. How do you play? Enter the World Baseball Classic Super 6 contest by predicting the correct answers to six questions before the games start for your chance at weekly cash prizes. All you have to do is finish in the top six to win a prize. It really is that simple, and again, it's free. And if you need a little help before heading to the app to make your picks, we have you covered this week. Read below for our thoughts on the playoffs, which can be seen on FOX and the FOX Sports app. Let's dive into the questions and predictions below. 1. Which player will have the MOST RBIs in Pool Play? Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Juan Soto, Ronald Acua Jr. It has to be Ohtani or Judge here. Both the reigning MVPs of their respective leagues, Judge had the edge in the MLB regular season with 114 RBI to his name. He'll look to lead a USA team that lost to Japan in the final back in 2023. Prediction: Aaron Judge 2. Rank the teams by who will HIT THE MOST TOTAL HOME RUNS in Pool Play (highest to lowest): USA, Japan, Dominican Republic, Venezuela The United States won't face too much elite pitching in their pool, which features Mexico, Italy, Brazil, and Great Britain. Kyle Schwarber, Cal Raleigh and Aaron Judge combined for a whopping 169 home runs in the regular season alone, not to mention all the other talent on the team. Expect to see several multi-homer games from multiple players on Team USA. The Dominican Republic won't be far off, with Junior Caminero and Juan Soto leading the way. Prediction: USA, Dominican Republic, Japan, Venezuela 3. Which player will score the MOST RUNS in Pool Play? Julio Rodrguez, Bobby Witt Jr., Jackson Chourio, Jarren Duran Rodrguez is the only player on this list who eclipsed 100 runs scored in the 2025 MLB season. Witt Jr. wasn't far behind with 99. Expect him to continue his hot play, fresh off an ALCS run for the Mariners. In his four seasons in the Majors, he's totaled 368 runs scored behind 112 home runs in that span. Prediction: Julio Rodrguez 4. How many HITS will Cal Raleigh have in Pool Play? 0-9+, 0-7, 0-5, 0-33-5, 3-7, 3-9+5-7, 7-9+ Cal Raleigh had 147 hits in 149 games this past season, averaging out to 0.92 a game. But as mentioned earlier, the teams in Pool A pale in comparison to the star-studded USA roster. With four games in pool play, expect Raleigh to exceed five hits. It wouldn't be a huge surprise if the Mariners superstar surpassed seven. Prediction: 5-7 5. Which trio of hitters will have the MOST COMBINED HITS in Pool Play? Judge, Buxton, HarperGuerrero Jr., Marte, Tats Jr.Ohtani, Yoshida, MurakamiBogaerts, Albies, Rafaela The Dominican Republic's roster is another loaded one, headlined by the trio above. Guerrero Jr., Marte and Tats Jr. combined for 467 hits last season. While the USA's trio is tempting, the three hitters for the DR all surpassed over 135 hits on the year. The same cannot be said for Buxton or Harper. Prediction: Guerrero Jr., Marte, Tats Jr. 6. Which pitcher will record the MOST STRIKEOUTS in Pool Play? Paul Skenes, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Logan Webb, Cristopher Snchez The reigning NL Cy Young award winner has to be the pick here. He's coming off a 2025 campaign in which he recorded a 1.97 ERA behind 216 Ks in 187.2 innings pitched. Yamamoto is an excellent option here, but he's coming off a World Series run where he pitched in six games in the postseason. We'll take the fresher option in Skenes. Prediction: Paul Skenes

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Thijs De Ridder scored 16 points and No. 13 Virginia outlasted Wake Forest 75-70 on Tuesday night to secure the No. 2 seed and a double-bye in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.Jacari White added 14 points and Johann Grunloh had 12 points, nine rebounds and two blocks as the Cavaliers (26-4, 14-3) beat the Demon Deacons for the 14th time in the last 16 meetings.Coming off a humbling loss at No. 1 Duke in which they missed 28 of 35 3-point attempts, the Cavaliers struggled again from long range. Virginia missed its first eight 3-point attempts and went 3 for 17 from beyond the arc in the opening half.The Cavaliers were better after halftime and finished 10 of 32 from deep, including a 3 by Malik Thomas that made it 71-62 with 1:23 left. Thomas finished with 11 points.Mekhi Mason scored 26 points and Juke Harris had 21 for the Demon Deacons (15-15, 6-11), who kept the outcome in doubt until the final seconds. Wake Forest got within 73-70 with 6.1 seconds to play, but Virginia's Dallin Hall made two free throws with 5.2 seconds left to seal it.The game was tied 22-all with 4:48 left in the first half before the Cavaliers went on a 10-2 run and went to the locker room ahead 32-24.It was a dreadful shooting half for both teams. They combined to go 18 of 60 from the floor. Up nextWake Forest: Hosts California on Saturday.Virginia: Hosts rival Virginia Tech on Saturday.___Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball