In 1964, the United States was fighting a war in Vietnam, Muhammad Ali defeated Sonny Liston to become World Heavyweight Champion and it was also the last time Florida and Tennessee didn’t play a home and home regular season series. Fast forward through almost five decades and we arrive in …

It’s now down to the final stretch of the season. Only five games remain on the Gator men’s basketball schedule, with three of them set at home. Florida welcomes the Arkansas Razorbacks to the O’Connell Center Saturday night. UF looks to bounce back after a tough 63-60 loss this past …

District tournaments begin tonight in boys high school basketball all throughout our area. Buchholz High School enters districts with an 8-12 record and is the fourth seed and faces top seed Ocala Forest tonight at 7.   Bobcats head coach Bob Hordowski talks about the upcoming matchup. Gainesville High School faces two seed …

The Buchholz Bobcats welcome the Oviedo Lions Tuesday night to the Jonesville Complex for the Class 5A Region 1 regional final. Buchholz is competing in its first regional final since 2000, defeated Spruce Creek 2-0 in the regional quarterfinals and Mandarin out of Jacksonville 1-0 in the regional semifinals. In the regional quarterfinal, Oviedo beat …

In the wise words of rapper Jay-Z, it’s “on to the next one” for the Gators. At the moment, Florida is on a 10-game winning streak, which is its longest since the 2008-2009 season. The No. 2-ranked Gators, with their highest national ranking since 2007,  are back on the road …

It’s starting to get a little out of hand. The Florida men’s basketball team won in blowout fashion again Wednesday night, defeating the South Carolina Gamecocks 75-36 in Gainesville.  The Gators held USC to just 10 points in the first half, as they made just 3 of 21 shots.  The …

After what seems to have been a lifetime on the road, the Gators men’s basketball team returns to the Stephen C. O’Connell Center tonight to take on the South Carolina Gamecocks.  Florida has played only three home games in a span of 61 days, but now they’ll have their next four out …

For the fourth time in five games the Florida men’s basketball team is on the road taking on the Mississippi State Bulldogs.  Florida will try for its eighth straight win and as the Gators lead the all time series 58-49 with coach Billy Donovan sporting an 11-8 record against the Bulldogs.  The Gators …

The Gator men’s basketball team travels to Athens to take on the Georgia Bulldogs Wednesday night.  This will be Florida’s third game on the road in their last four matchups.  Florida opened SEC play against the Dawgs back on January 9th, winning 77-44.  Georgia head coach Mark Fox talked about some …

The Florida Gator  men’s basketball team welcomes the Missouri Tigers to the O’Connell Center this afternoon, which will be the first meeting between these two programs.  UF is coming off a 68-47 blowout win this past Thursday in College Station against the Texas A&M Aggies.  Similar for the Tigers, they routed …