Basketball

By: Alex Washburn & Regan Staudt The hometown Wolves win 84-39 over Meadowbrook As the first round of the playoffs got underway Tuesday night, St. Francis and Meadowbrook entered this game with only six wins during the regular season.  The Wolves got out to a quick double-digit lead early by …

The Santa Fe Raiders boys’ basketball team begins their district championship pursuit this week. After a slow start to the season, the Raiders come into the district tournament with a 17-game winning streak. “Things started to click,” Head Coach Glen Banks said. Following the pre-season departure of key player Mason …

Lebron James is 36 points away from passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and becoming the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. Abdul-Jabbar finished his 20-year career with 38,387 points, a record that many thought could never be passed. However, after playing 1,409 games with a career average of 27.2 points per game, James is …

As the February 9 trade deadline approaches, former Gators Men’s Basketball head coach Billy Donovan and the Chicago Bulls will have some big decisions to make by Thursday. Chicago has a 25-27 record and is ninth in the Eastern Conference, giving them safety in the playoffs but 1.5 games. It …

Through 10 of 18 regular-season conference games, Alabama remains the only unbeaten SEC men’s basketball team. https://twitter.com/CBBonFOX/status/1622276333245169665 National Rankings The Crimson Tide — who boast a 20-3 overall record — leaped Tennessee in this week’s AP Top-25 Poll. No. 3 Alabama trails only top-ranked Purdue (22-2) and No. 2 Houston (22-2). …

NBA star Kyrie Irving was traded by the Brooklyn Nets to the Dallas Mavericks. In return, the Nets received a selection of future draft picks and two players including Spencer Dinwiddie, and former Gator Dorian Finney-Smith. The Trade The trade comes after Irving reportedly requested a trade on Saturday. On …

Boys High School Basketball districts officially begin today. The Chiefland Indians boy’s basketball team will take on the Dixie County Bears today at 5 p.m. The game will take place at Bronson Middle/High School. Further district games will continue Tuesday. https://twitter.com/fhsaaupdates/status/1622601273345462272?s=20&t=rNXFO2oxaqT1oHI9pFn9tQ Chiefland So Far The Chiefland Indians have a 14-9 …

The SEC is firing on all cylinders with an action-packed week of women’s basketball. Tennessee at Mississippi State Tonight at 7 p.m., the Tennessee Lady Vols travel to Mississippi to take on the Bulldogs in the first SEC matchup of the week. The Vols hold an overall record of 17-8 …

Gators Women’s Basketball continued its slide down the Southeastern Conference standings with a 68-42 defeat at Ole Miss on Sunday. The loss puts the Gators at 14-9 overall and 3-7 in the conference. KK Deans led Florida with 10 points, while Leilani Correa followed with nine. The triple threat of …

The Orlando Magic are on a two-game winning streak after beating the Minnesota Timberwolves last week and beating the Charlotte Hornets Sunday night. The Magic have had an up-and-down season so far this year. Currently, in the 2022-2023 season, the Magic are 22-32 with an upcoming game against the New …