Basketball

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

There are two regional championship games tonight that involve Gainesville-based teams. The Matchups Madison County @ Hawthorne, Region 1A, 7:00 p.m. PK Yonge @ Jacksonville University Christian, Region 4A, 7:00 p.m. What to Look For? The Hawthorne Hornets are 25-1 on the season and come into this matchup on a …

Local high school boys basketball teams advance to the regional semifinals. Tonight, the Eastside Rams will host the Palatka Panthers and the Gainesville Hurricanes will travel to face the Columbia Tigers. All games have tip-off set for 7 p.m. Rapid Rams https://twitter.com/RowdyEHSRams/status/1100420320207486976 Last time out, the Rams trounced the Clay …

The Razorbacks are in a bit of a slump right now. Meanwhile, Kentucky is on a roll, ranked 4th nationally. Arkansas will have to fight hard tonight to escape another loss. The Big Blue is on Fire Just one focus today: beat Arkansas. Nothing else matters. Preview ➡️ https://t.co/hBO2OFfN56#UKvsUA #DreamBIG …

The Florida women’s basketball team drops to 6-21 on the season after an 80-62 loss against Texas A&M on Monday.  The Aggies shot 56.3 percent from the field against the Gators, and had three players score 21 points or more. UF didn’t have a great night shooting, but they knocked …

The no.4 Kentucky Wildcats (23-4, 12-2 SEC) are set to take on the Arizona Razorbacks (14-13, 5-9 SEC) at the Rupp Arena on February 26th at 9 p.m. Kentucky enters this game as the heavyweight favorite against rival Arkansas with only one SEC loss since January 5th. That one loss …

With the second half of the season underway, the Orlando Magic have come out the gates hot and are determined to get into the playoffs for the first time since 2012. Game Recap The Magic followed a disappointing home loss against the Chicago Bulls with a dominant road victory against the Toronto …