The Orlando Magic fell short against the Portland Blazers in a tough loss Thursday, 101-79, as Portland’s defensive firepower proved to be too much. Now, the Magic look to bounce back as they face the Detroit Pistons on Saturday. Tough Loss Portland’s defense swiped at dribbles and didn’t surrender easy …
Read More »A Dominant Conference: SEC Play Continues In Men’s Basketball
It’s a historic year for SEC men’s basketball. Most expected the SEC to be a competitive conference this college basketball season—after all, eight teams made the NCAA tournament last year. A terrific offseason that saw 17 of ESPN’s top 50 transfers head to the SEC further cemented opinions that the …
Read More »Gators Gym To Host SEC Rival Georgia
The No. 3 Florida Gators gymnastics team is set to host the No. 13 Georgia Bulldogs on Friday night in the O’Connell Center for its 9th Alumni Night. Florida dropped a close one to defending national champion LSU last week. A margin of .100 separated the Gators from the No. 2 …
Read More »Shelton Falls In Straight Sets At Australian Open Semifinals
Gators great No.21 Ben Shelton was looking to punch his ticket to his first Australian Open final with a win Friday against world No.1 Jannick Sinner. But after an eventful first set, that Shelton let get away, it was all Sinner, taking the following two sets with relative ease, 7-6 …
Read More »Magic vs. Trail Blazers Preview
The Orlando Magic (23-22) are home tonight as they welcome the Portland Trail Blazers (15-28). The two teams are on opposite sides of the standings, but are suffering from the same injury bug. This will be their first matchup of the season. https://twitter.com/OrlandoMagic/status/1882449020548997455 Wagner is Back Franz Wagner was listed …
Read More »Lightning Look to Keep Rolling Against Rebuilding Chicago
The Tampa Bay Lightning (28-15-6) are set to take on the Chicago Blackhawks (14-29-4) on Friday night at the United Center in Chicago. This matchup pits one of the league’s perennial contenders against a team deep in rebuild mode. https://twitter.com/TBLightning/status/1882533767425786153 The Foundation The Lightning enter the game riding a three-game …
Read More »Florida Football Roster Check
The college football transfer portal — the NCAA’s version of free agency — closed Dec. 28. Who did Florida target? Who’s still on the roster? Here’s a breakdown of the Gators’ moves this past month: Players Added The Gators added five players via the winter portal. The most recent was …
Read More »Florida Women’s Tennis To Host ITA Kick-Off Weekend
The Florida women’s tennis team will cap off a week of freezing temperatures in the Sunshine State when the Gators host the combination of Miami, LSU and FIU for the ITA Kickoff Weekend. Play begins Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex where Florida faces FIU …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Girls Soccer Routs Santa Fe On Senior Night
The P.K. Yonge girls soccer team celebrated Senior Night by honoring their seven seniors: Faith Hardy, Elliot Pancoast, Mallory Dassa, Emma Mansfield, Mae Dodd, Marin Best and Sydnie Colaw. “They have done so much for this team and they are all contributors,” P.K. Yonge coach Rebecca Schackow said Jan. 16. …
Read More »Suzuki, Sabathia, Wagner Elected To Hall Of Fame
The National Baseball Hall of Fame elected three deserving players Wednesday: CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner and Ichiro Suzuki. Having had excellent careers, it’s easy to see why the Baseball Writers’ Association of America cast their ballots for these three. CC Sabathia Sabathia had an amazing 19-year career as a pitcher. …
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