Basketball

SEC men’s basketball teams took the court this week for some high profile matchups. The No. 11 Alabama Crimson Tide outlasted the South Carolina Gamecocks. Despite a second half comeback attempt, the No. 16 Tennessee Volunteers topped the Georgia Bulldogs. Ole Miss continued to take down ranked opponents, defeating No. …

The No. 16 Tennessee Volunteers (13-4, 6-4 conf.) will host the unranked Georgia Bulldogs (12-6, 5-6) in an SEC matchup with tipoff at 8 p.m. at the Thompson-Boiling Arena. Both teams are coming off of a win in their prior games, with Georgia beating Vanderbilt 73-70 at home and Tennessee …

The tenth-ranked Missouri Tigers head to Oxford to take on Ole Miss in the latest SEC showdown on Wednesday at 8 p.m. Top-10 Missouri The Tigers are the only team in the SEC to crack the top 10 in the most recent AP Poll. There’s a reason for that. Missouri …

The Arkansas Razorbacks escaped a close one in Lexington Tuesday night, narrowly beating the struggling Kentucky Wildcats 81-80. Arkansas has now won five of its last six games, while Kentucky drops its fourth consecutive game in an anomalous season for coach John Calipari. With Tuesday’s loss, Calipari has now lost …

The Miami Heat held on to defeat the New York Knicks 98-96 Tuesday night, spoiling Derrick Rose’s return to the Knicks after being traded from the Detroit Pistons. The Heat, improving to 10-14, played strong fourth-quarter defense, allowing only 14 fourth-quarter points to outlast the Knicks. New York had a …

The Buchholz Bobcats fell to the Gainesville Hurricanes Tuesday night in the Quarterfinals of the 6A District 2 Boys Basketball Tournament by a score of 45-33. This season has had many ups and downs for the Buchholz Boys Basketball team. The Bobcats finished with an 8-10 record following their loss …

Surprising to few, the 2021 NCAA basketball season has been unsuccessful for both the Auburn Tigers and Vanderbilt Commodores. Coming into the year, the Tigers were battling massive recruiting violation issues and the Commodores have been a struggle program for much of the recent future. Auburn enters Tuesday’s matchup at …

The Arkansas Razorbacks will travel to Lexington, Ky. to take on John Calipari and the Wildcats on Tuesday night. Arkansas has won four out of its’ last five games, including a win against Mississippi State their last time out. Kentucky has endured a surprisingly poor season, losing their past three …

It is finally time again for Boy’s district high school basketball tournaments and there’s plenty of action around town for everyone to catch. Buchholz vs Gainesville – District 2-6A The Buchholz Bobcats will face off against their city rivals in the Gainesville Hurricanes. The two teams split their regular-season series, …

The Gators men’s basketball game against LSU has been postponed with no reschedule date determined. Gators Men’s Basketball (10-5, SEC 6-4) The Florida men’s basketball team was scheduled to travel to Baton Rouge this weekend to take on the LSU Tigers. Due to positive COVID-19 tests, contract tracing and subsequent …