Basketball

By Daniela Ortiz and Sebastian Sabatino The six seed Gainesville Hurricanes upset three seed Oakleaf at the Purple Palace in a thriller, 47-46, Thursday in the first round of the 6A boys basketball state tournament. Slow Paced First Half Although Oakleaf (19-7), out of Orange Park, started the game off …

The Florida Gators men’s basketball team escaped with an 82-80 win over LSU at the O’Connell Center on Tuesday, securing its sixth win in the last seven games. After two home games, the Gators (17-7, 7-4 SEC) head on the road to face Georgia (14-10, 4-7) in Athens for a …

The No. 13 Auburn Tigers will face a test in a highly anticipated SEC matchup against the No. 22 Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday. Auburn (20-5, 9-3 SEC) is tied for second in the SEC with South Carolina. Kentucky (17-7, 7-4 SEC) is tied for fifth with Florida. Auburn is coming …

Iowa senior guard Caitlin Clark made history Thursday night. Clark scored a career high and single-game school record 49 points against Michigan to become the NCAA women’s all-time scoring leader. How Clark Made History Clark needed eight points going into Thursday’s contest to move past Kelsey Plum’s record of 3,527 …

The Florida women’s basketball team lost to Ole Miss 77-67 in overtime at home Thursday. The Gators fall to 13-10 overall and 4-7 in the SEC, while the Rebels improve to 17-7, 7-4. Final. #GoGators | @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/3Q4FVF55HP — Gators Women’s Basketball (@GatorsWBK) February 16, 2024 First-Half Action Faith Dut …

The Gainesville Hurricanes defeated the Orange Park Oakleaf Knights, 47-46, at the 6A Region 1 quarterfinals Thursday at the Purple Palace. The sixth seed Hurricanes (18-11) will play at second seed Ponte Vedra Sharks (21-7) Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the regional semifinals. Oakleaf ends its season at 19-7.   …

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 …