Falling Maryland, Florida to collide in Brooklyn

An appropriate soundtrack for Sunday's layup line when No. 20 Florida faces Maryland in the Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational in Brooklyn, N.Y., would be Tom Petty's "Free Fallin.'"

Yes, the legendary musician grew up in Gainesville, Fla. But more to the point is his song as these teams are inparallel nosedives, anxious to put their once-promising seasons back on course.

Florida (7-2) opened this week with a shocking