The NBA All-Star reserves were announced Thursday. All selected players will travel to San Francisco to participate in this year’s All-Star Weekend on Feb. 14-16. The NBA All-Star Game is Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. While there are familiar faces, there are three players who earned their first career All-Star …
Read More »Oak Hall Girls Basketball Finishes Regular Season Strong
The Oak Hall Eagles girls basketball team ended the regular season Thursday with a 46-17 win against the Cedar Key Sharks. After a close lost against the Chiefland Indians (18-3) on Jan. 23, the Eagles (10-5) wanted redemption at home. What better night for redemption than senior night. Five seniors …
Read More »Magic Seeks to Silence the Jazz
The Utah Jazz (10-36) are looking to snap their eight-game losing streak against the Orlando Magic (24-25) on Saturday. The Magic hold the seventh spot in the East, as the Jazz are standing in the No.15 spot for the West. Orlando Magic The Orlando Magic have been riddled with injuries …
Read More »Magic Blown Out At Portland
The Orlando Magic were blown out of the building in Portland, Ore., Thursday, suffering another bad loss, this time at the hands of the Portland Trail Blazers , 119-90. The Magic (24-25) started with a first-half lead, but failed to carry that lead into halftime, which was pretty much the …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Falls To Vanderbilt On Record Shooting Night
The Florida Gators women’s basketball team fell to No. 23 Vanderbilt, 99-86, on Thursday at the O’Connell Center, its fourth consecutive loss to drop to 11-11 overall and 2-6 in the SEC. The Commodores (18-4, 5-3) were led by guard Mikayla Blakes, who broke the NCAA single-game freshman scoring record …
Read More »Newberry Boys’ Basketball Closes Out Undefeated Regular Season
By Audrey Layton and Ava DiCecca NEWBERRY – Newberry High School’s boys basketball team finished its historic regular season undefeated Thursday with a 72-34 win against P.K. Yonge (8-15). The Panthers honored their seven seniors before recording their 21st win against zero losses. First Half The 6-foot-2 senior Dylan Strappy …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Set To Take On Vanderbilt
Florida returns home to face No. 23 Vanderbilt after a tough road loss to Auburn on Sunday, falling 74-51. Turnovers continue to be a significant challenge for the Gators, who committed 24 against the Tigers. The issue has been a recurring theme in recent matchups, including losses to Ole Miss …
Read More »GHS Girls Basketball Falls Short To Unbeaten Wildwood
The Gainesville High School girls basketball team was unable to hold off the visiting Wildwood High School Wildcats and ended suffering a 54-50 loss Tuesday. The Hurricanes dropped to 9-8 heading into their last two games of the regular season. The Wildcats (18-0) also completed the season sweep of the …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Scores Surprise NIL Deal At Team Dinner
The Florida Gators women’s basketball team gathered at Spurrier’s Gridiron Grille on Tuesday for a routine team dinner. However, the evening took an exciting turn when a NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) deal was announced for eligible players. The dinner, attended by players, coaching staff and sponsors, mirrored a similar …
Read More »Magic, Trail Blazers To Face Off In Portland
The Orlando Magic will travel to Portland to face the Trail Blazers on Thursday, where the Magic will aim to end its four-game road losing streak. Portland (18-29) looks to defeat Orlando (24-24) for a second time this season after dominating 101-79 on Jan. 23. Thursday marks the final meeting …
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