plays because thats what good teams do. Give Miami credit for doing what they had to do, not only in defending Dallas, but also against our whole team.HIGH SCORINGIn back-to-back gam

Jeff Gordon is back.We knew this was coming. Wed known it was coming for nearly a week. Even still, I was curious to see what my reaction would be when the official word landed on our social media timelines.It did around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, stating that Gordon will press pause on his 8-month-old retirement to run Sundays Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis and then next weekends race at Pocono Raceway.The official statement from Hendrick Motorsports said that Dale Earnhardt Jr. has not been cleared by medical officials as he still suffers from concussion-like symptoms. It said he will miss at least the next two races. It reminded that Gordon owns five Brickyard wins and six Pocono victories, both records. Team owner Rick Hendrick called Gordon a team player.As I read it, I felt as if Id just swallowed a bowling ball.Please dont misunderstand. I love Jeff Gordon. I never wanted him to retire in the first place. During the 2015 season finale weekend at Homestead I twice begged him on live television to reconsider.I reminded him of his earlier statements that we should never use the r-word. Both times he just laughed at me. Sorry, buddy, he said, reaching out to grab my shoulder, Youre too late. Whats done is done.Now its undone. And with apologies to Han Solo, I have a bad feeling about this.Why? Because that farewell at Homestead was so perfect. He contended for a championship until his last lap of his last race, battling back to finish sixth in the Axalta/Jeffs Final Ride Chevy.His postrace news conference was beautiful and emotional. The way he left the racetrack with his family, headed out into the night and to a massive farewell party on South Beach, was even better.Why? Because these comebacks never work out well. Like, never.Dont get me wrong, if anyone can reverse that trend and win two races and blow peoples minds, its Jeff Gordon. He spent more than two decades rewriting the way racers have gone about their business. But history says that at best these returns from mothballs end up producing so-so stats.Gordon is a big boy. He can handle that. Theres certainly nothing he can do on the track to damage his Hall of Fame credentials. No one remembers Michael Jordan playing for the Wizards or even Bill Elliott driving that one-off Wal-Mart car.However, thats not the potential damage Im worried about.I am well aware that this isnt Neil Bonnett or Larry Pearson or even 63-year-old Mario Andretti deciding to run Indy 500 hot laps (and ending up flipping six times). This isnt someone who has been gone for years or is still recovering from a near-fatal accident. Hes been at the racetrack nearly every weekend this season, in the broadcast booth and perpetually walking the garage.But its no secret that a not-small percentage of the reasoning behind Gordons walkaway last November was that he wanted to wrap up his driving career while he could still actually walk away.In two weeks he will turn 45 years old, but has the back of a man twice his age. It goes through stretches where it hurts so badly he cant pick up his kids or he has to ask for assistance getting up off the ground after camping out with his son.He has long admitted worrying that he was just one big hit from creating a situation that couldnt be fixed with strength training, stretching or meds.Indianapolis and Pocono are places that like to hand out very big hits.They also like to hand out very big trophies. Should Gordon win one of those -- and he could -- it would be just another chapter in his unparalleled motorsports legacy. It would make headlines around the world. 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North Florida went scoreless during a 7-minute stretch in the first half and only scored four points in the final 11 minutes of the period to trail 48-20 at the break.The Hurricanes opened the second half on an 11-0 run and Newtons sixth assist led to a Bruce Brown basket that gave Miami a 67-27 lead with 12:06 left in the second half.Freshmen Dewan Huell and DJ Vasiljevic scored in double figures for Miami (2-0). Huell had 15 points and eight rebounds, and Vasiljevic added 13 points. Anthony Lawrence Jr. chipped in 10 points.Dallas Moore led North Florida (1-2) with 12 points. Freshman Wajid Aminu had a career-high 11 points and six rebounds, and Garrett Sams added 10 points. The Ospreys were held to 34.4 percent shooting and were outreboundeed 46-31.dddddddddddde had some chances when the score was 21-16 to get even closer and we just didnt convert, North Florida coach Matthew Driscoll said. I told the guys in games like this you have to make those plays because thats what good teams do. Give Miami credit for doing what they had to do, not only in defending Dallas, but also against our whole team.HIGH SCORINGIn back-to-back games, the Hurricanes have scored 90-plus-points -- including 92 against Western Carolina in its opener. The last time that occurred for Miami was against Mississippi State (105) and Utah (90) in November of 2015.BENCH PLAYERSNorth Florida: Moore and Romelo Banks, who scored nine points, were the only starters for UNF to score in the game. ... UNFs bench outscored the starters 35-21.UP NEXTMiami: Hosts Penn on Saturday.North Florida: Will play its fourth game in an eight-day span when it plays at LSU on Friday. ' ' '