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The 47-year-old Dooley said his top priority has been “getting to a comfort level with” his returnees.

Brooks Beisner wanted to go home. Florida Gulf Coast University was close enough and its baseball coach was like family.

FORT MYERS — There was quite a bit of controversy at Riverdale as the Raiders hosted Naples in a Class 6A regional quarterfinal Thursday night.

ESTERO — Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self knows about jams, and he said Wednesday afternoon that Jayhawks assistant Joe Dooley will be a slam dunk as Florida Gulf Coast University’s new coach.

Gary Parrish of CBS reported Tuesday that Florida Gulf Coast University assistant Kevin Norris will join former Eagles coach Andy Enfield's staff at USC.

Former Florida Gulf Coast University and current USC coach Andy Enfield gave his endorsement to Eagles assistant and interim coach Marty Richter to replace him as head coach.

"This was a very calculated decision I made," Enfield said about taking the USC and leaving FGCU after two years.

USC athletics announced via its Twitter account that FGCU's Andy Enfield is its new head coach.

MACON, Ga. — Florida Gulf Coast University’s men donned their white Atlantic Sun champion caps and T-shirts at midcourt of Mercer’s home floor, then jumped on one another, their mascot, Azul, and the cheerleaders as “Paradise City” blared on the ...

MACON, Ga. — Sarah Hansen’s tears were supposed to be of joy and not sadness.

The Florida Gulf Coast University basketball team is headed to its second straight Atlantic Sun tournament championship game.

MACON, Ga. — To get back to the Big Dance, the Florida Gulf Coast University women must first get through Stetson.

The Florida Gulf Coast University men’s basketball team will lose some sleep if its going to have a chance to make The Dance.

MACON, Ga. — The Florida Gulf Coast University men’s basketball team cheerfully loaded its charter bus after watching top-seeded Mercer rout Lipscomb late Wednesday night in the Atlantic Sun tournament.

Florida Gulf Coast University's men won't begin Atlantic Sun tournament play without one of their best players after all. Sunday, the Eagles learned dynamic sophomore guard Bernard Thompson will not be suspended from the 2:30 p.m. Wednesday game against No. ...

FORT MYERS —With their coach, Pierre Eaton, punishing gum and imploring them, Naples High's boys looked like fawns in headlights in the first period of Thursday night's Class 6A regional quarterfinal basketball game at Fort Myers High.

When it was over Friday night, Gulf Coast coaches and players patiently waited for their legion of fans, who had pushed them all night, to snap photos of them with their district title plaque.

ESTERO — There are no more Naples players on the Florida Gulf Coast University roster.

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FORT MYERS — Golden Gate defended its Class 1A-District 12 title with ease Friday night at Southwest Florida Christian.

FORT MYERS — The best-ever First Baptist Academy boys soccer season came to a halt in a Wednesday night Class 1A regional quarterfinal at rival Evangelical Christian.

Up and down courses are commonplace in cross country.

Elise Haan continued to make big waves in Florida swimming as a sophomore.

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For the first time in 16 years Naples will not host a boys basketball tournament as attempt to go national fails.

The Naples Daily News has obtained an email sent to a North Carolina coach whose team was set to play in the GulfShore invite. The events creator Alex Getta basically explains a sponsor has dropped out and the money teams ...

Christophe Varidel hasn’t started a single game this season for Florida Gulf Coast University. Thursday night, off the bench, the junior started a first-half rally and led the Eagles to a 76-73 victory over Florida International.

Until this season, FGCU women's basketball team had lost only three straight games once, in its second-ever season of 2002-03.

ESTERO — During Sunday's Night at the Nest fundraising auction and dinner at Florida Gulf Coast University, right-handed reliever Chris Resop still was trying to digest the latest news.

They started the day with sights set on a title, three teams looking to inch closer to the Citrus Bowl. For three hours, the boys from Naples, Immokalee and First Baptist Academy battled, their boisterous fa

Dave and Toni Weston always have encouraged both of their daughters to go for those oft-elusive dreams, no matter how tiny the stages may be.

FORT MYERS — In a run-heavy Class 6A regional quarterfinal, South Fort Myers proved to be too strong, too fast and too talented for Barron Collier on a chilly Friday night.

Ashley Ciesielczyk, a key member of Florida Gulf Coast University's NCAA tournament-bound women's soccer team, was arrested and released in Fort Myers early Monday on suspicion of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Florida Gulf Coast University's men's basketball team is branching out for its only open-to-the-public preseason scrimmage. The Eagles will play at the Community School of Naples at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24. Admission is free.

Notes on area football teams:

Florida Gulf Coast University men’s basketball coach Andy Enfield recently got some big props from Michael Rogner of Bloguin.com.

Florida Gulf Coast University’s women’s basketball team passed a tough Atlantic Sun tournament test early Friday afternoon.

Sunday afternoon's Atlantic Sun women's soccer championship game was Florida Gulf Coast University's first shot at an automatic Division I NCAA tournament bid in any sport. The Eagles finally nailed it.

The process that began with chats former Florida Gulf Coast University athletic director Carl McAloose and then-Atlantic Sun commissioner Bill Bibb in 2004 finally reached its conclusion Thursday.

Florida Gulf Coast University senior All-Atlantic Sun third baseman/catcher Tim Roberson was suspended for the Eagles' first six games after being charged with DUI on Feb. 11.

Tonight's Florida Gulf Coast University's men's and women's Atlantic Sun Conference doubleheader at USC Upstate has been postponed due to several inches of snow that fell in Spartanburg, S.C., on Sunday and more snow and ice in Monday's forecast.

Florida Gulf Coast University may have to punt the idea of starting a football program anytime soon, after the release of a preliminary feasibility study to start the sport at the 13-year-old school. It will cost, at minimum, around $100 ...

Florida Gulf Coast University coach Dave Tollett confirmed early Monday morning that right-hander Casey Coleman is the first former Eagle to get a call up to the major leagues

Florida Gulf Coast University's baseball game scheduled for 6 p.m. today at No. 10 Miami has been postponed due to inclement weather and has not yet been rescheduled, although a make-up date will later be determined.

PJ, a Buckingham Elementary student who suffered brain injuries in an automobile accident was on the first legs of his “Basketball Star” journey, compliments of FGCU and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

PALMETTO RIDGE (4-3) At LELY (5-3), 7:30 p.m. Key players: PR-QB Shad Thebaud, RB Jimmy Perry, RB Bobby Dehnz; LHS-QB Sean O’Regan, RB Darion Hall, K Ben Jean What to watch for: Palmetto Ridge’s physical nature and Lely’s excitement level. ...

The phrase, "Old stomping grounds" seemed to fit.

Estero's Wildcats honestly believe they can scratch out a win Friday night at home against St. John Neumann and snap their 23-game losing streak.

The brand-new FieldTurf at Gulf Coast was home to a weird, pass-happy and fumble-filled tuneup for next week’s real deals Friday night.

Lely was supposed to be an early-season test for South Fort Myers.