Basketball

By: Lacey Rogers and Joseph Torviso The Gainesville Hurricane’s year-and-a-half-long home win streak was put to an end on Tuesday with a two-point loss to the Williston Red Devils. After coming off of a strong win against the Riverside Generals, the 16-5 Gainesville Hurricanes faced the 15-6 Williston Devils last …

In one of the greatest careers in NBA history, King James’ next NBA conquer is in his sights. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is 178 points away from the NBA record for career regular season scoring, currently held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Abdul-Jabbar’s 38,387 points has topped the league record …

St. Francis won 63-27 over the visiting Gainesville Christian Community School Tuesday night. St. Francis Wolves season scoring leader Tyler Dey was absent for the game, but it did not matter. After taking an early 18-7 first-quarter lead, the Wolves never looked back as they pulled away from GCC in …

The Gator men’s basketball team(11-8) is back at the O’Dome Wednesday night. They host the South Carolina Gamecocks (8-11) with tipoff set for 7 p.m. The Gators have won four of their last five games against SEC opponents and the Gamecocks are looking to snap a three-game skid. https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1618257402155110412 Gators …

The Miami Heat and Boston Celtics faced off Tuesday night in the newly-named Miami-Dade Arena. The Heat (27-22) served the Celtics (35-14) their second straight loss, taking them down 98-95. Key Injuries For the Visitors The Celtics were without three of their five starters: Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart and Al …

With their victory over the NBA-best 35-13 Boston Celtics Monday night, the 18-29 Orlando Magic are now 3-1 against the reigning Eastern Conference champs this season. In other words, Boston is 1-3 against Orlando and 34-10 against everyone else. Orlando is 3-1 against Boston and 15-28 against everyone else. Despite …

By: Seth Zapata and Regan Roberts The 12-2 P.K. Yonge Blue Wave looked to bounce back from their tough loss against Wildwood on Monday night. Zion McRae put on an offensive showcase, boasting a total of 39 points, a new season high for the sophomore guard. The Blue Wave carried …

The LSU Tigers play the Arkansas Razorbacks Tuesday night. The Tigers look to put their 21-point loss against Tennessee behind them. The Razorbacks come into the game as the 25th ranked team in the nation. Both teams try to gain momentum in conference play, as both Arkansas (2-5) and LSU …

The 35-12 Boston Celtics make way to Amway Center to face the 17-29 Orlando Magic tonight at 7 p.m. The Celtics will try to extend their current winning streak to 10 games. After a two-year absence, Magic’s Jonathan Isaac is projected to return on the court tonight for the first time since August 2020. https://twitter.com/OrlandoMagic/status/1617545571937488896?s=20&t=Tc6GX2e87g1bLJxKKb0opw In addition, …

The Florida Gators women’s basketball team played host to the Vanderbilt Commodores on Sunday. The Orange & Blue came out of the contest with a 73-55 win over the Commodores. Florida picked up its second conference win of the season, while snapping a four-game losing streak. The Gators improve to …