The Orlando Magic (12-10) fell just short of pulling off a fourth quarter comeback on the road against the Phoenix Suns (10-13), losing 107-104 on Wednesday night. The Magic, playing for the second straight night, ended their five game west coast trip in Phoenix, posting a 3-2 record during that …
Read More »Heat Win Nail-Biter Over Thunder
It took all four quarters for the Heat to put away the Thunder in Miami. Thunder PG Russell Westbrook and SF Kevin Durant finished with 25 points each in head coach Billy Donovan’s first game in the state of Florida since October 30th. Neither team was able to separate themselves as there were 38 …
Read More »Miami Heat Start the Week “Home Strong” With a Win Over Toronto
The Miami Heat began their seven-game homestead by defeating the Toronto Raptors on Sunday, 96-76. As Veterans Day approaches this Wednesday, the Heat are sporting military-themed jerseys all week that read “Home Strong” on the chest. This is in collaboration with a program founded by the team to honor soldiers at every …
Read More »The Miami Heat Open the season strong: Potential contenders in the East
The NBA Eastern Conference is perhaps the weakest it’s been in a long time. A testament to that notion is the fact that ESPN’s yearly player rankings has nine out of the 10 best players in the league coming from the West. On paper, a healthy Miami Heat squad is arguably …
Read More »NBA Recap
It was a tough night for NBA teams in Florida on Wednesday. The Miami Heat and the Orlando Magic both lost in disappointing games. Miami falls to 4-6 at home this season, while the Magic fell to 5-9 on the road. The Heat took on the Atlanta Hawks falling to …
Read More »NBA Opening Night Tonight
While the Major League Baseball season may be finishing up tonight, the 2014-15 NBA campaign gets under way this evening with a trio of games. The defending champion San Antonio Spurs kick things off as they take on former Florida Gator Chandler Parsons and the new-look Dallas Mavericks. Also in the …
Read More »NBA: Heat Sweep Bobcats, Playoffs Continue Tonight
The Miami Heat swept their NBA playoff series against the Charlotte Bobcats with a 109-98 victory on Monday. LeBron James led the way for the Heat as he finished with a game high 31 points and added nine assists and seven rebounds, as he battled a right thigh bruise that he …
Read More »Miami is Heating up in NBA Playoffs, Ready to Take on Bobcats in Game 3
The playoffs are starting to heat up for the Miami Heat. The two time defensing champs are now 2-0 against the Charlotte Bobcats after a close win on Wednesday night. Despite a 10-0 run for the Bobcats in the fourth quarter, Miami power forward Chris Bosh managed to throw up a 3-pointer to …
Read More »Former Gator Great Joakim Noah wins NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year Award
Former Florida Gator basketball standout Joakim Noah has been named the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year. Noah, who averaged a double-double during the regular season, with 12.6 points per game and 11.3 rebounds per game, received 100 first place votes. The two time All-Star who was named to the …
Read More »VIDEO: Tuesday Sports Update
From the Innovation News Center at the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications, WUFT/WRUF’s Trevor Sikkema has your one-minute sports update. [jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wruf/Sports-Update-1-21-14.mp4″ html5_file=http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wruf/Sports-Update-1-21-14.mp4]
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