The Los Angeles Lakers decided to make it anything but easy for the underdog Miami Heat in the NBA Finals. The Heat had a good first six minutes of game 1, but after that, it was all Lakers. Los Angeles led by as many as 32 points in their 116-98 …
Read More »Miami defeats Boston 112-109 behind ‘Herro’-ic performance
Miami only needs to win one more game to advance to the NBA Finals. Behind 37 points from Tyler Herro, the Heat defeated the Boston Celtics 112-109 on Wednesday night. The win puts Miami at a 3-1 series lead, and 11-2 in postseason play. Herro, at 20 years old, is …
Read More »Eastside Boys Basketball Takes On Top-Ranked Hawthorne
The Eastside Rams will look to keep their playoff hopes alive in a home game against Hawthorne. At 11-7 and 2-0 in the district, a win against the Hawthorne Hornets will definitely be a huge boost, as they boast a record of 17-2 and are among the favorites to hoist …
Read More »Playoff Preview: Seattle Travels to Green Bay in a Battle of Experienced Playoff QBs
The final playoff game of the divisional round will provide NFL fans with plenty of memories and plenty of snow as the Seattle Seahawks travel to take on the Packers on Sunday night. Rodgers and Wilson: The End of the Old Guard? Tom Brady’s elimination last weekend leaves Aaron Rodgers …
Read More »Oak Hall comeback effort falls short against Foundation Academy
Friday night’s regional semifinal matchup in Winter Garden between the Foundation Academy Lions and Oak Hall resulted in heartbreak for the Eagles. Oak Hall fell, 21-14. The Eagles’ attempt at an upset came up just shy. Oak Hall head coach RJ Fuhr applauded his team’s resilience. “We hung in there …
Read More »Regional Semifinals Heat Up in High School Playoffs
The Newberry Panthers and Chiefland Indians are gearing up for a post season match up. These two teams will face off tonight in the region four regional semifinals. The winner of this game will move onto the region finals and face the winner of Hawthorne and Pahokee. The Panthers received …
Read More »Oak Hall in Class 2A Regional Semifinal
The Oak Hall Eagles head into the Class 2A regional semifinal game against Foundation Academy this Friday at 7 p.m. Young Stars This year’s Oak Hall team is young. Over half of the team is made up of sophomores, including starting quarterback Cole Gonzales. Despite the relative inexperienced nature of …
Read More »Oak Hall earns first FHSAA playoff win in school history
History repeated itself Friday night as Oak Hall dismantled district rival Saint Francis for the second time this season. Oak Hall also managed to rewrite history. Its regional quarterfinal beat-down of Saint Francis marked the school’s first FHSAA playoff win in its history. The victory was RJ Fuhr’s first playoff …
Read More »Here Comes the First College Football Playoff Top Four of the Season
The College Football Playoff sets a four-team bracket to determine the playoff teams towards the national champion. Each football season, the committee gathers together and produces rankings throughout college football Top 25 teams. The College Football Playoff and the selection committee are in their sixth year. They announce at 9 …
Read More »Badgers have their hands full on the road against unbeaten Buckeyes
The Wisconsin Badgers were ranked 6th going into their match-up against unranked Illinois last week with a great bid to make the College Football Playoffs. But Illinois didn’t let them off easy. In fact, the Badgers came out ranked just 13th after the Fighting Illini upset them at home. But …
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