Hawthorne High girls basketball coach Cornelius Ingram said the Hornets were confident they were going to repeat as state champions despite an early deficit in the title-game win Saturday against Graceville. Prior Matchup Hawthorne (22-3) entered the state semifinals as the No. 4 seed and its first opponent in Lakeland …

Santa Fe College women’s basketball team closed out its regular-season schedule Monday with a loss against Indian River State College, 65-56, at home. The Saints now have a week to prepare for the Region VIII State Tournament in Niceville next week after earning the fifth spot in the Citrus Conference. …

For the second straight season, the South Carolina women’s basketball team has gone undefeated in the regular season. https://twitter.com/espnW/status/1764392583956971623 2023-24 Season The Gamecocks entered this season following a dominant yet disappointing 2022-23 campaign. Last year, South Carolina steam rolled their opponents by an average margin of victory of 28.5 points. …

The No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners have lost a softball game for the first time since February of last year, snapping their record-shattering 71-game win streak. The Sooners first loss in 378 days came at the hands of the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns in a thrilling extra-innings affair. https://twitter.com/RaginCajunsSB/status/1764408719662846356 Back-and-Forth Battle Senior …

The Orlando Magic (35-26) are on a three-game win streak after defeating the Detroit Pistons(9-51) 113-91 Sunday. https://twitter.com/OrlandoMagic/status/1764461334907781257 Orlando dominated at home after beating the Brooklyn Nets 108-81 on Tuesday and the Utah Jazz 115-107 on Thursday, leaving Orlando with a perfect 3-0 homestand. Pistons vs Magic defeat Orlando was …