Basketball

The Florida women’s basketball team is still searching for its first win against a ranked opponent in over two years. The Gators (12-12) are 0-6 this season against ranked teams and haven’t beaten a top 25 opponent since 2022. With No. 4 South Carolina (22-2) visiting Gainesville Thursday night, Florida …

The Orlando Magic are back in the win column after defeating Charlotte 102-86 Wednesday night. The Magic handed the Hornets (13-39) their third consecutive loss. Orlando went into this home matchup following a loss to the Atlanta Hawks. The Magic have now won three of the last five games going …

Florida women’s basketball will visit Columbia on Thursday night to take on No. 4 South Carolina. Both teams are coming off of losses and are looking to improve. The Gamecocks lead the all-time series with a 22-20 record and 16 consecutive wins over the Gators. Florida (12-12, 3-7 SEC) has …

The 74th edition of the NBA All-Star Game is in California for the first time since 2018. The events will take place from Feb. 13 to Feb. 16. San Francisco will host its first All-Star Game since 1967. The All-Star Celebrity Game will be in Oakland Arena on Friday night, …

The FHSAA boys basketball regional state tournaments get underway tonight for a handful of Gainesville-area teams. Fort White vs. Madison County After a nail-biting district championship win against Trenton last Friday, the Fort White Indians (13-9) are set to host Madison County (19-6) in a Rural Class region semifinal matchup …

The Charlotte Hornets look to get back on track tonight when they face the Orlando Magic. Charlotte has been riddled with injuries this season, but hopes to find itself back in the win column against the Paolo Banchero-led Magic. Wednesday is the final contest for both teams ahead of All-Star …

After an exciting end to the high school girls basketball district tournaments, the state playoffs start tonight with regionals. Gainesville area schools have their work cut out for them. Here is the updated schedule for each remaining school: Gainesville After breezing through the Tallahassee Lincoln Trojans (15-9) 64-41 in the …

This week’s SEC women’s basketball matchups carry major implications for the title race as top teams battle for position heading into March. Florida travels to Columbia to take on national championship contender No. 4 South Carolina. Florida at No. 4 South Carolina Thursday, February 13 | 7 p.m. ET | …

The Atlanta Hawks came to Orlando and handed the Magic a 112-106 loss Monday night. The story of the game for Orlando (26-29) was its lack of depth scoring. Forward Franz Wagner dropped a near career-high 37 points and Paolo Banchero put up a 31 spot of his own. Despite this …

Following the loaded slate of games Saturday that saw multiple ranked teams fall at home, the SEC standings are now as close as ever. Six different teams have at least seven wins in conference play and only two schools have been eliminated from at least a share of the regular-season …