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Chaminade-Madonna (Fla.) five-star wide receiver Jeremiah Smith is committed to Ohio State but is visiting Florida State today.

Chase Hunter drove the lane and drew a foul, sinking the free throw, to help No. 24 Clemson escape with an 82-81 win over Florida State on Saturday. Hunter Tyson scored 27 points on 10 of 17 shooting for Clemson, which halted an eight-game road losing streak to Florida State. Matthew Cleveland scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half for Florida State, which made a season-high 13 3-pointers.

Armaan Franklin scored 20 points and Ben Vander Plas added 15 points and seven rebounds as No. 13 Virginia controlled from the opening minutes and defeated Florida State 67-58. Franklin, a senior guard, averages 11.4 points per game but had 13 points by halftime as Virginia cruised to its third straight win. The Cavaliers made 11 of 22 3-pointers, the fifth time in 16 games that they have connected on 10 or more from beyond the arc. Florida State's Matthew Cleveland had 10 points and 10 rebounds for his seventh straight double-double, a feat no Seminole has achieved since Reggie Royals in the ...

Catching you up on the latest in Florida State Seminoles athletics

Twenty-four years ago, Emily Rooney — whose long-running media-criticism program, "Beat the Press," on which I was a panelist, was canceled last week by GBH News — was just beginning a new phase of her career, as host and executive editor of the news and public-affairs program "Greater Boston." I wrote a piece for The…