NASHVILLE, Tenn: Florida Gators clinched the SEC Eastern Division spot in next month's conference championship game following a 42-14 victory against the Vanderbilt Commodores, moving to 8-1 overall and 6-1 in the SEC. Few will have expressed much surprise at the result, it was Florida's 18th straight win against Vandy.
Vanderbilt, after opening the season with five consecutive victories, fell to 5-4 and 3-3. Fifth-ranked Gators, meanwhile, earned a second trip to Atlanta for the SEC title game in three seasons.
South Carolina comes to The Swamp this week, followed by The Citadel and Florida State before the Gators get No. 1-ranked Alabama in the SEC Championship.
PHILADELPHIA: Vaclav Prospal and Jussi Jokinen scored second-period goals to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night. Mike Smith made 34 saves for the Lightning, who ended a two-game losing streak in the third of a five-game road trip, with games ahead at Washington and Florida.
Coach Barry Melrose was forced to tell his players a few home truths at half-time after another lacklustre opening. ''I have no problem doing it,'' he said. ''I'm hoping that they get to the point where they don't want to hear me do it. That's the ideal thing.''
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