The Florida women’s basketball team defeated Alabama Thursday night 81-77 following an offensive showcase from the Orange and Blue. The win snaps a five game losing streak for Florida and the win came on Senior Night as well. Florida is now 4-11 in SEC play and 15-13 overall. Gators secure …
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After a tight comeback in the second half, the Newberry Panthers fell short to the Hawthorne Hornets boys basketball team. The regional final game ended 43-41, closing out Newberry’s basketball season. They finished this year with a 22-7 record. “Here at Newberry we want to compete for championships and …
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The Hawthorne Hornets girls’ basketball team will take on the Wildwood Wildcats in the class 1A State Championship on Friday night. This is the Hornets third appearance in the last four years. Their last state championship win was in 2020. The championship game appearance will be the third in the …
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After a highly competitive game last night, Alabama escaped an upset, defeating South Carolina 78-76. In overtime, Freshman Brandon Miller brought home a win for the Tide after scoring a game-winning shot. Alabama wins it in overtime.#RollTide | #BlueCollarBasketball pic.twitter.com/vxTiMACcao — Alabama Men’s Basketball (@AlabamaMBB) February 23, 2023 First Half …
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The Orlando Magic have struggled finding their footing in recent years. With the team not having made it past the first round of the playoffs since 2010, Orlando has consistently found itself at the bottom of the league standings. While that remains the case this season, the Magic have something …
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The LSU Tigers defeated the Vanderbilt Commodores 84-77 Wednesday night in Baton Rouge. KJ Williams matched his season high with 35 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to help end LSU’s 14-game losing streak. This was the first victory for the Tigers since its only other SEC win of the season …
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On Wednesday night, the Florida men’s basketball team (14-14, 7-8 SEC) battled the Kentucky Wildcats (19-9, 10-5) but came up short, losing 82-74. Playing again without center Colin Castleton, Florida knew handling the Wildcats inside would be tough and it was as the Cats outrebounded Florida 40-21 in the contest. …
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The Gainesville Hurricanes are moving on to the 6A boys basketball Regional Final. The Canes beat Oakleaf 47-42 after making a miraculous comeback in the fourth quarter. Recap Oakleaf would score the first points of the game. Theo Stephens got the Hurricanes back on track by controlling the offense and …
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The No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide (21-3, 11-0 SEC) on Wednesday travel to South Carolina (10-17, 3-11 SEC). Alabama is 16-point favorites, according to ESPN’s PickCenter. Winners of five of its last six games, the Crimson Tide come off a 49-point win over Georgia. With a perfect 11-0 conference record, …
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Three Gainesville area basketball programs are moving on in the FHSAA 2023 playoffs. Gainesville High School (6A), Santa Fe High School (4A) and Hawthorne (1A) will all be fighting for their playoff lives within the next week. Gainesville vs. Ponte Vedra Friday night, Gainesville will travel to Ponte Vedra to …
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