Kim Gregory couldn't hold back her tears as she stared at the pile of toys at CFE Arena — all 277 of them.
It was a bittersweet moment recognizing the triumph of a charity toy drive organized by her daughter, Aliyah Gregory, who also happens to be one of three captains for the UCF women's basketball team. All of the toys will go to a domestic violence shelter in Aliyah's hometown called "The Spring of Tampa."
And yet, it was another sobering reminder that her late sister, Nicole Thompson, wouldn't be around to witness another signature moment by her "favorite girl.