The Florida women’s basketball team could not win its final regular season game at home, losing to the Georgia Bulldogs 69-57 on Thursday night. 1st half for the Gators The Gators started this game off with some great energy. It was an important night for the Gators as they celebrated …
Read More »Florida women’s hoops to host UGA, honor Nakkasoglu on Senior Night
Thursday night will mark Gator women’s basketball’s final home game of the regular season. UF is set to host the Georgia Bulldogs, who head into this matchup with a 17-10 record on the year. Along with playing their final game at the O’Connell Center, Florida will be recognizing redshirt senior Funda …
Read More »Dwyane Wade’s 3-pointer at buzzer rallies Miami past Golden State
Miami Heat fans have seen it before. The Magic City team was up big, but let the game slip away late in the second half. Golden State Warriors center Demarcus Cousins sealed the deal with free throws in the final 5.4 seconds to cap a 19-point comeback and win 120-118 …
Read More »5,338 miles away from Home
The move to a new school or state can be difficult for anybody. But what about the move to another country? 5,338. That is the number of miles that separate Admir Besovic and Bosko Bojovic from their home country of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Besovic and Bojovic both play for the Santa …
Read More »SEC Hoops Preview: Auburn takes on Georgia
With March Madness right around the corner, the Auburn Tigers will play a seemingly critical game on Wednesday night against the Georgia Bulldogs. The SEC basketball rivals will meet again in Athens for the second time this season. With home-court advantage, the Bulldogs hope to come back from a 93-78 …
Read More »SEC Hoops Preview: Ole Miss Hosts Tennessee
The No. 7 Tennessee Volunteers men’s basketball team travels to Oxford, Miss. tonight to face the Ole Miss Rebels in an SEC matchup. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. in The Pavilion at Ole Miss. Tickets are already sold out, except for standing room only. However, coverage of the game can …
Read More »High School Basketball Recap: Four local Gainesville teams crash out of playoffs
The law of averages has evaded Alachua County’s men’s high school basketball this season. In one fell swoop, four of the region’s remaining basketball teams were eliminated from contention on Tuesday. In the regional semifinals stage (1-7A), Gainesville High School fell to Columbia 46-42. As for the 2-6A semifinal, Eastside …
Read More »Eastside Boy’s Hoops Loses Tough Game in Regional Semifinal
In a tight match up between Eastside High School and Palatka High School, the Rams fell short to the Panthers 61-60 in the regional semifinal of the 2019 FHSAA Boys Basketball State Playoffs. The Rams led throughout most of the game but Palatka came back from eight points down in …
Read More »SEC Preview: LSU Next stop for Texas A&M on their Revenge tour
LSU Tigers 22-5 Overall (12-2 SEC). Sharing The SEC with the Kentucky and Tennessee. The LSU tigers have been making major noise this season, they come off a lost to the Gators last week in their home arena. Then couple days later they knock off NO.7 Tennessee at home. Leading …
Read More »Hawthorne Girls Hoops’ Season Comes to an End
After posting a successful 22-5 regular season, the Lady Hornets fell short in the State Semi-Finals against Holmes County. A heartbreaking 56-40 game sent the Hornets back home without a title. Title or not, Hawthorne has a lot to be proud of. In the Hornets’ first game in their post-season …
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