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GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- With strands of net behind their ears, Florida seniors Casey Prather, Scottie Wilbekin, Will Yeguete and Patric Young stopped at midcourt and kissed the floor. They stood up, started walking toward the locker room and then paused at the edge of the court. With their arms draped around each other, they took the last stride in unison. It was the first step toward the next goal -- winning it all. Young scored 18 points in his home finale and No. 1 Florida routed 25th-ranked Kentucky 84-65 on Saturday, becoming the first team in Southeastern Conference history to go 18-0 in league play. "This is the way to go out," Young said. "You couldnt have scripted this one any better. ... What else could you want?" Prather (15) and Wilbekin (13) also reached double figures for the Gators (29-2, 18-0), who have won 23 straight and 32 in a row at home. Coach Billy Donovan called timeout with 36.9 seconds remaining to get his four seniors another standing ovation. They certainly deserved this one, especially since it was Floridas largest margin of victory in series history. "When you invest four years likes these guys have invested, it means something to them," Donovan said. "Theyre going to carry this with them for the rest of their lives. Theyre going to have their children and theyre going to come back here and theyre going to be remembered for what theyve done. "Theyve done something thats not happened here before." Prather, Wilbekin, Young and Yeguete have now won 113 games in four seasons, four shy of tying the school record held by Walter Hodge. They have the SEC tournament and the NCAA tournament to break the mark. The latest victory seemed a lock early but was in doubt for a while in the second half. That was until -- no surprise -- the seniors took over. Wilbekin hit a 3, Young made a running hook shot and Prather started making plays at the rim. "Those guys answered the bell," Donovan said. "They made some plays." Julius Randle, who had his right knee treated during the first half, led the Wildcats (22-9, 12-6) with 16 points and 10 rebounds. James Young added 14 points, and Aaron Harrison chipped in 10. Kentucky trimmed a 22-point deficit to 53-47 with 12 minutes to play, but couldnt get any closer and ended up getting blown out. "Theyre that good," Kentucky coach John Calipari said. "And if you dont come and play, youre going to get smashed." With Floridas ranking, the finale for four popular seniors, history at stake and the opponent, it was the biggest home game in school history. Single tickets to the nationally televised matchup were going for as much as $500 on the street, and there even was a successful marriage proposal on the court beforehand. The Gators delivered for their fans. Florida made 14 of its first 21 shots and recorded assists on its first 11 baskets. Young, who scored 14 points in the first half, did most of the damage inside. Michael Frazier II, a sophomore who made a school-record 11 3-pointers Tuesday at South Carolina, got hot again from outside. Fraziers consecutive 3s pushed the lead to 19 and had the ODome rocking. The Gators were up 22 after Dorian Finney-Smiths third 3 of the half and led 49-28 at the break. But Calipari got his team focused, and the Wildcats opened the second half by pounding the ball inside and getting Randle more involved. Kentucky used a 15-0 run to quiet the arena and give the Wildcats confidence they could pull off the upset. Wilbekin responded with a huge 3. Prather followed with several driving layups, none bigger than the one that turned into a three-point play and pushed the lead back to 17. "We took the fight to them a little bit," Calipari said. "We made a game of it. All of a sudden we take the worst shots weve taken all season. Like, youve got to be kidding me. But thats what freshmen do." Florida coasted from there, and shortly after the final horn, Young announced to the crowd that they would cut down the nets. The Gators opted not to do that after clinching the SEC regular-season title last week, but wanted to do it Saturday. It was a fitting end to what was an emotional day for the seniors, who have national title expectations. They were honoured at midcourt before the game and presented with framed jerseys. But the postgame ceremony topped the pregame one. Prather and Yeguete got the remnants of the cut-down nets. Young and Wilbekin were planning to get theirs from the practice court. "Im going to take a shower with it and everything," Prather said. "I cant believe we got it done." Cheap Toronto Blue Jays Jerseys . The Detroit Tigers star had microfracture surgery Friday to repair the medial and lateral meniscus in his left knee. "I dont want to say it was a surprise," team president and general manager Dave Dombrowski said. Cheap MLB Jerseys Authentic . 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Another highlight goal from Cristiano Ronaldo led the way in a dominant preseason finale with a 3-0 victory over Inter Milan on Saturday. "Im very happy with this team, with these players," new coach Carlo Ancelotti said. "They have incredible ability, all the guys." Real Madrid visited three cities for the first time with previous stops in Miami and Phoenix. They escaped the finale injury-free, too. "Not only here, but in every stadium we found a very good atmosphere and local support was fantastic," Ancelotti said. "The soccer in America is improving quickly." Kakas second-effort header started the scoring in the 11th minute for Real Madrid, which was 6-0-1 in the preseason and allowed one or fewer goals in all but one of them. Play was interrupted for several minutes in the second half when several fans dashed onto the field to shake hands with or even hug Real Madrid players. The delay came right after a corner kick deflected into the net off defender Ricardo Alvarez in the 68th minute to make it 3-0. The attendance of 54,184 was the largest ever for a soccer game in St. Louis, though about 13,000 shy of capacity at the Edward Jones Dome. It topped standing-room attendance of more than 48,000 in May for Manchester Citys 4-3 come-from-behind victory over Chelsea at Busch Stadium. Both organizers, the St. Louis Cardinals and the St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission, are hopeful the city will become a regular stop. "I would assure you that St. Louis is definitely on their radar screen," said Frank Viverito, president of the St. Louis Sports Commission. More fans dashed onto the field after the game ended, testing the depth of security staffing, and perhaps their desire to see some of the game, too. Neither team had issues with the temporary grass surface. The St. Louis Rams artificial turf surface was rolled up and removeed earlier in the week and 400 truckloads of sod from nearby Columbia, Ill.dddddddddddd, were installed. "It was not the best but I think we didnt have a problem to play," Ancelotti said. Inter Milan coach Walter Mazzarri said Rodrigo Palaco struggled with footing at times but pointed out conditions were the same for both clubs and didnt "really want to use that as an excuse." Inter Milan tested Real Madrid backup goalie Diego Lopez several times in the second half, including two good chances from Alvarez and one rifled over the crossbar by Rodrigo Palacio, the teams leading scorer last season. Mazzarri judged it a worthy effort against Real Madrid, which also changed coaches in an effort to break Barcelonas hold on the Spanish League. He thought Inter Milan, which was 3-3-2 in the preseason, could have made it a one-goal game. "Real Madrid is definitely a great team," Mazzarri said through an interpreter. "They could be one of the first, second, or third teams in Europe or the world, and Im happy with the result. "Im not happy with the result, but Im happy with our teams performance overall." Inter Milan is coming off an injury-plagued season in which it failed to make the European tournament for the first time in 15 years "Obviously, we know theyre a very strong, competitive team," Mazzarri said through a translator. "Yet, we had six or seven goal-scoring opportunities." Ronaldo played the first half and made it 2-0 in the 38th minute when he took a pass from Casemiro in the area in stride and ripped a one-timer past diving goalie Samir Handanovic. It was his sixth goal of the preseason. "That was a fantastic goal," Ancelotti said. "It was not easy to shoot on one touch. And dont forget the pass, which was good." Three days earlier, Ronaldo scored twice in the title game victory over Chelsea in the Guinness International Championship Cup, including a free kick looped over defenders that then curled just under the crossbar. 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