Florida Sentinel Bulletin

University of Florida defensive lineman Sharrif Floyd has overcome many obstacles to make it to this year’s NFL Draft. The Philadelphia native moved from house to house, sometimes not finding anywhere to sleep or anything to eat.

Floyd then moved in with his grandmother. “Just telling me her story and the stuff she had been through when she was young keeps me going and motivated because it was worse than what I had to go through,” Floyd said about his grandmother.

Two years ago, at the age of 20, Floyd was adopted by Kevin Lahn and his wife. Lahn helps run a mentoring program that supplied funds to under-privileged high school athletes.  The organization is not in compliance with NCAA rules, and Floyd was suspended two games while playing for the Gators and required to pay a fine.

This can’t possibly be the closing of a chapter the New York Jets and their followers were hoping to see. It’s seemed inevitable for months, and the franchise was stuck in place until it happened.

But of all the eras that had to end, how does the end of the Darrelle Revis era help them? To spare everybody the drama of searching for an answer to that: It doesn’t. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced the deal Sunday, saying Revis agreed to a six-year contract. Revis agents Neil Schwartz and Jon Feinsod confirmed the deal is worth $96 million, with no guaranteed money, but makes him one of the NFL’s highest-paid defensive players. It includes $1.5 million annually in both roster and workout bonuses.

The Jets also receive a conditional fourth-round pick in next year’s draft that will become a third-rounder if Revis is on the Buccaneers’ roster on the third day of the 2014 league year. And the Jets will see Revis in Week 1 of the 2013 season on the opposing sideline when the Buccaneers come to East Rutherford, N.J.

Mike Tannenbaum, the general manager who drafted Revis, is long gone. The honeymoon from the back-to-back trips to the AFC title game is beyond long gone.

On April 27th and 28th, legendary African American golfers will host 2 days of free clinics at the Rogers Park Golf Course.

The clinics will be at 3 p. m. on the 27th, and 11 a. m. on the 28th. At the request of Four Golf Legends, Incorporated, Charlie Owens, Jim Dent. James Black, and the late Willie Black will be honored. The special guest for the evening will be Calvin Peete (pictured), winner of 12 PGA tour tournaments.

Following the clinic on the 27th will be an awards dinner at the ClubHouse at Rogers Park. After the clinic on the 28th, there will be a fun golf tournament (four man scrabble/shot gun). Four Golf Legends, Inc. is an organization dedicated to giving back to the community, while helping teach the hearing and visually impaired to appreciate the art of golf. Rogers Park Golf Course is located at 7911 Willie Black Drive (30th Street).

For more information about this event, call George Shaw, President of Four Golf Legends, Inc., at (813)391-2493, or go online at www.Fourgolflegends.org.

Golden State Warriors forward David Lee is done for the season after tearing his right hip flexor in last Saturday’s playoff game against the Denver Nuggets.

The loss is huge for the Warriors, who nearly stole Game 1 of their first-round series against the Nuggets but fell 97-95 when Denver point guard Andre Miller hit a layup in the closing seconds. Lee was just 4-for-14 from the field with 10 points and 14 rebounds before suffering the injury in the fourth quarter.

Lee had a phenomenal season, finishing second on the Warriors in scoring (18.5 points per game) while leading them in rebounding (11.2 per game) and earning a spot on the All-Star team.

Atlanta Falcons safety William Moore is in trouble with the law.

Moore was arrested and charged with simple battery Thursday, according to Fulton County jail records. Tracy Flanagan, public affairs officer at the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, later confirmed the arrest and charge. Moore’s first appearance hearing is at Fulton County Jail at 11 a.m. on Friday. No bond was set.

“We are aware of the situation involving William Moore and are in the process of gathering more information,” the Falcons said in a statement. “Because this is now a legal matter, the club will have no further comment at this time.” The details surrounding the charge are unknown at this time. The arrest comes a month after Moore, 27, signed a five-year, $30 million contract extension with the Falcons.

A second-round selection in the 2009 NFL Draft, Moore started 12 games last season, finishing with 105 tackles and four interceptions. The performance earned Moore his first trip to the Pro Bowl.

Moore has had no prior issues with the law in his four years in the NFL.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Golden State’s Stephen Curry set a record for 3-pointers in a season when he hit his 270th in the second quarter of the Warriors’ game Wednesday night against the Trail Blazers.

The shot with 6:49 left in the half put Curry in front of Ray Allen’s mark of 269 set in 2005-06.

He made 16 3-pointers in the previous two games to close within one of Allen’s record set with the Seattle SuperSonics. Curry hit his first 3 of the night with 6:55 to go in the first quarter.

Golden State’s bench jumped to cheer following the record-breaking shot, and a group of Warriors fans behind the team’s bench at the Rose Garden gave Curry an extended standing ovation.

His dad, Dell Curry, was a teammate of Allen’s in Milwaukee during the 1998-99 season – when the elder Curry shot a career-best 47.6 percent from 3-point range while making 69 from beyond the arc.

Rasheed Wallace announced his retirement from the NBA on Wednesday, according to the New York Knicks public relations department’s Twitter account.

BRISTOL, Conn. — Brittney Griner left an indelible mark on women’s college basketball. Now she’s ready to take on the pros.

The Phoenix Mercury took Baylor’s star center with the top pick in the WNBA draft Monday night. Despite knowing she was going first, the two-time AP Player of the Year admitted she was extremely nervous.

“It’s a dream come true, I’m like a little kid in Disney World the first time meeting all the characters,” Griner said. “Sitting at the table they said 15 seconds and my heart started beating so fast. I was grabbing the tablecloth underneath.”

Pictured: Brittney Griner, left, shakes hands with WNBA President Laurel J. Richie after the Phoenix Mercury selected Griner as the No. 1 pick in the WNBA basketball draft, Monday, April 15, 2013, in Bristol, Conn.

UCLA star Shabazz Muhammad, one of the most intriguing players in college basketball, has officially declared his intentions to enter the 2013 NBA draft.

The Bruins made the news official with a statement on their official website, where Muhammad shared his thoughts on his decision to leave for the pros.

“I am so thankful for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play at UCLA and will always be proud to be a Bruin. From a young age, I have dreamed of playing in the NBA, and I believe that this is the right time for me to move to the next level.”