Basketball

The Florida Gators went into Knoxville hoping to knock off the No. 1 Tennessee Volunteers, but suffered a 73-61 defeat. Grant Williams paced the Volunteers with 16 points and 6 rebounds, while Admiral Schofield added 14 points and 6 rebounds. Five different Volunteers had 9 or more points. Noah Locke …

The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave (26-1) defeated the Oak Hall Eagles (11-13), 71-36 in the 4A District 1 girls basketball championship. However, the game was not as lopsided as the score may suggest. The Eagles hung with a very physical and quick Blue Wave team for the first half of …

The Oak Hall Eagles defeated the Aucilla Christian Warriors in what was their last home game and senior night, 67-55. Junior guard Rocky Dibernardo led all scorers with 24 points, including five from beyond the arc. Oak Hall’s Michael Holloway II also recorded three steals to close out his career …

  Thursday night the Buchholz Bobcats boys’ basketball team hosted cross-town rival P.K. Yonge Blue Wave in their 2019 Senior Night game A tough matchup was expected of P.K. Yonge, their overall record of 21-3 and district record of 3-0 proved a challenge for the  9-15 Buchholz Bobcats. The Bobcats started …

For the first time since Jan. 13, the Gators women’s basketball team walked off the court victorious on Thursday. Florida entered this week’s SEC matchup against Alabama on a five-game losing streak and a 5-17 overall record. The Gators lost to the Crimson Tide 74-67 in their first meeting in …

Florida women’s basketball is hoping to snap a five-game losing streak when they host the Alabama Crimson Tide on Thursday. All of the defeats during that stretch have been by 10 or more points. The team is also coming off a road trip that saw them lose to both Kentucky …

Just when you think the Miami Heat are out of it, they come back from a 0-3 record at home for a 118-108 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. The win now brings the Heat within two games of that .500 mark. The team is keeping themselves in the race …

After a tough loss over the weekend, No. 21 LSU looks for a win tonight when they play at Mississippi State. The Tigers will look to bounce back Wednesday night at Mississippi State! #BootUp 🐯 📄 https://t.co/qMXmUhvyZh pic.twitter.com/GOFw1mCjAX — LSU Basketball (@LSUBasketball) February 5, 2019 The LSU Tigers (17-4, 7-1 …

It seems like the Miami Heat struggle to find any real rhythm this season. On some nights, it’s tough for any player on Eric Spoelstra’s roster to provide consistent offense for Miami. On Tuesday night it was a different story. Hassan Whiteside logged his third straight double-double with 28 points …

Florida had no answer for the pace of Auburn as the Tigers defeated the Gators 76-62. The Gators have now lost three of their past four games and sit at 4-5 in the SEC. Kevarrius Hayes led the team with 11 points and 4 rebounds, while Keyontae Johnson added 7 …