Basketball

After a 4-4 start to the season, Hawthorne has won 12 straight games and will host a regional playoff game against Fort White (16-6) tonight. Hornets head coach Greg Bowie was on Sport Scene with Steve Russell to talk about their season and the 1A regional semifinal game tonight. How …

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver spoke about the All-Star game, load management and a possible expansion to Las Vegas. Improvements Made to the All-Star Game Commissioner Silver said this year’s All-Star Game will include more defense, which is something the players acknowledged after last year’s game. However, he still made it …

The high school boy’s basketball playoffs continue this week. Advancing to quarter regionals, the Buchholz Bobcats  (17-10) will be on the road to play the Forest Wildcats (20-7) tonight at 7:30 p.m. New Coaching Leads to Success With a 13-14 record last year, Buchholz has been committed to improvement in …

The Newberry Panthers (15-8) boy’s basketball team is headed to Hilliard to play the Red Flashes (22-2) in the Class 1A Regional Semifinals at 7 p.m. Panthers head coach Patrick Green joined Steve Russell on Sport Scene to talk about his team heading into the game. Previous Matchups These two …

The Florida Gators women’s basketball team hosts Ole Miss at the O’Connell Center today. The Gators will look to bounce back in their second showdown with the Rebels this season. Fresh off a significant away victory against Mississippi State., the Gators are on a two-game winning streak. They aim to …

Regional play for girl’s basketball in the north central Florida area is heating up. Class 1A Results In the regional semi-finals, the Hawthorne Hornets are now 19-3 after beating Hilliard 38-27 at home. Newberry’s season has come to an end as they lost 60-56 at Madison County. Williston drops out …

The Miami Heat beat the Philadelphia 76ers 109-104 on Wednesday despite missing six-time all-star Jimmy Butler. The win marks the Heat’s second straight on the road against a current Eastern Conference playoff team. The Heat (30-25) enter the all-star break as the No. 7 seed in the conference, sitting a …

Eastside high school plays Dunnellon Wednesday night in a girls hoops Regional Quarterfinals playoff matchup. Our very own Steven Russell talked with the Rams head coach Lonna Turner to preview Wednesday night’s matchup. Rams on a Hot Streak The Rams had a great start to the season at 10-2, but …

P.K. Yonge’s girls basketball team is ready to fight for the win against Bradford High School in a regional matchup Wednesday night. The game is the girls basketball regional 3A-District 2 girls quarter finals. P.K. Yonge is currently 13-8 while Bradford is 14-8. With similar records, it is expected to …

The Williston Red Devils will be going head-to-head with the Pahokee Blue Devils on Thursday in a fight to advance to the Class 1A Regional Finals. The Red Devils are coming in to this game with a chip on their shoulder after beating Chipley last year for their first state …