‘We’re gonna beat ’em anyways’ becomes a main storyline for Alabama-Florida hoops matchup

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Todd Golden insists he wasn’t being disrespectful when he said “we’re gonna beat ’em anyways” while responding to Alabama center Charles Bediako’s return to college basketball.

It was how he felt at the time — and it remains his approach with Bediako and the 23rd-ranked Crimson Tide visiting Gainesville on Sunday.

“In a sense, I think it’s been kind of good for media or for kind of a buildup to the game,” Golden said Friday. “I’m not sure how...