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The Orlando Magic (29-35) suffered a loss of 125-123 to the Chicago Bulls (25-38) at home Thursday night. Here is what ultimately lead to this outcome. The Bulls The Bulls secured the win over the Magic, propelled by Coby White‘s career-high 44-points performance. White was effective, shooting 16 for 28 …

When people hear about a state semifinal team, they imagine a team with a perfect record or multiple D1-commited players. That is not the story for the Gainesville High Hurricanes girls basketball team. Despite going 4-0 in their district, the ‘Canes faced their fair share of tribulations. In December, they …

Florida Gators athletics will be in full swing this weekend, with key matchups across multiple sports. The weekend will consist of competition in gymnastics, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s basketball, baseball, softball, lacrosse, women’s golf, and men’s and women’s swimming and diving. Here’s a breakdown of what Gators athletics fans …

The Orlando Magic are looking for a win as they head north to Atlanta where they will face the Hawks on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. This game is crucial for both teams, who are searching for a late-season push to the playoffs. Only 26 games remain in the regular season …

NEWBERRY – The Newberry Panthers’ undefeated season came to a heartbreaking end Monday night when the Florida State University High School Seminoles pulled off a gritty 56-51 win in the Region 1-3A boys basketball semifinals. The game was a defensive slugfest packed with high emotions, physicality and momentum swings that …

The Florida Gators women’s basketball team won a hard-fought victory Sunday against the Mississippi State Bulldogs, 69-66, in a nail-biting contest that came down to the final seconds at the O’Connell Center. The Gators ((13-13, 4-8 SEC)) entered the final quarter trailing by five points, but showed resilience down the …

The Orlando Magic are an exciting team full of young talent. With an average age of 25.4 years, the players on the Magic have brought hope and signs of a new era for Orlando basketball. Entering Season After a stinging defeat in Game 7 in the first round of the …

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 …

The Gainesville area’s high school girls basketball district tournaments are underway. Nine team’s seasons remain alive in hopes of advancing to the Florida High School Athletic Association playoffs. A district tournament preview can be found here. Gainesville The Gainesville Hurricanes ended their regular season 11-8, including a 2-0 mark in …