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The 2016 Rio Summer Olympics officially ended on Sunday night with the closing ceremony. The United States walked away with 121 medals with 46 of them being gold medals to not only win the total medal count but also the most gold medals. Great Britain followed with 27 gold medals and China was third with 26. …

Frank Vogel was announced as the Orlando Magic’s new head coach yesterday, after being let go by the Indiana Pacers 20 days ago. Larry Bird informed Vogel that he will not be brought back by the Pacers for next season, but that did not stop Vogel’s head coaching career. Vogel …

The Miami Heat fell to the Charlotte Hornets 90-88 Wednesday night giving Charlotte the series lead 3-2.  The two point loss  makes it three straight losses for the Heat against Charlotte after they started the post season with a 2-0 lead. Although  Miami’s recent performance has the team looking like they …

Nearing the end of the regular season, Orlando was in a must win mode Wednesday night as they took on the Detroit Pistons, ultimately falling 108-104. The Pistons win put Detroit just one win away from clenching one of the last two spots in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Orlando …

As time expired on the night of March 22, 2013, one of the greatest upsets in recent NCAA Tournament history had occurred. A new Cinderella team was born, and everyone became aware that the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles came to play. The No. 15 seed Eagles defeated the No. 2 seed Georgetown Hoyas 78-68 …

Mississippi State Men’s basketball team is heading to Nashville, Tennessee for the SEC Tournament. The Bulldogs are 14-16 overall, 7-11 in the SEC, and will be playing Georgia on Thursday to get a chance to play against South Carolina in the quarterfinals on Friday. Mississippi State is coming off a win …

In the second round of SEC tournament play, Alabama (17-13, 8-10 SEC) and Ole Miss (20-11, 10-8 SEC) will face off at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Tip -off is set for Thursday at 7 p.m. The Rebels enter the game as the 7th seed, winning four of their …

The Miami Heat (35-26) will travel to Milwaukee Wednesday to face off against the Bucks (26-38) in hopes to continue their five-game win streak. The Bucks are coming off two-straight double-digit losses and are 3-5 their last eight games. The Heat are looking to continue their dominance on defense. The Heat are …

GAINESVILLE, Fla— Gainesville Police Department’s Officer Bobby White… the “Basketball Cop,” continues to draw up game-plans for local teenagers and his aim continues to be right on target. On February 24th Officer White reinforced his efforts to promote and bring awareness to, “Hoops Not Crime.” Kids growing up in Gainesville …

Wednesday the Mississippi State Bulldogs travel to College Station to take on Texas A&M. The Aggies are currently 20-7 overall and 9-5 in the SEC. They’re 15-1 on their home court this season after earning their last two wins over Ole Miss and Kentucky. The Aggies are looking to keep …