Basketball

The Florida Gators men’s basketball team travels to the Charleston Classic Tournament on Thursday for a three-game stretch. On Thursday, the Gators (2-2) take on St. Joseph’s (2-2). Florida will play two more games as well; one on Friday and one on Sunday. https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1196925665561448449 The Charleston Classic is an eight …

The Buchholz Bobcats boy’s basketball team (0-1) kicked off their 2019-2020 season against the West Nassau Warriors (1-0) Wednesday night. The Bobcats gave up a 15-3 run to start the game and could never overcome the deficit on the way to a 66-50 defeat. Star of the Game Warriors junior guard …

Freshman guard Josiah Tynes threw down an emphatic dunk to cap off Santa Fe College’s 89-66 triumph over the Hillsborough Community College Hawks.  The Saints suffered a tough overtime loss to the State College of Florida Manatees in their previous game but they refused to lose a second straight game. …

The 34-year-old, Lebron James, made history by becoming the first NBA player to record a triple-double against every team in the league. He hit 25 points, with 11 rebounds and 10 assists against the Oklahoma City Thunder Tuesday night. The Lakers beat the Thunder 112-107. Career James now has recorded …

For the first time in 376 days, small forward Carmelo Anthony scored his first points in NBA action after being signed by the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday. Albeit in a 115-104 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans, the veteran’s return was a long time coming. Anthony’s Return Anthony was …

Defense was the story Tuesday night for the Hawthorne Hornets in the girl’s basketball season opener. Steals lead to points early The Hornets started the game with tenacious defense. On the first three Countryside Christian possessions, Hawthorne forced three turnovers. The Hornets kept the pressure on for the rest of …

The Gators Women’s Basketball team remains undefeated at 4-0 after a 60-46 victory over the Presbyterian Blue Hose. After showing improvement on their first-half performance this season, the Gators showed signs of struggle in the first quarter against the Blue Hose. In this quarter, Presbyterian was able to tie the …

The Orlando Magic picked up their third-straight win Sunday night with a 125-121 victory over the Washington Wizards in the Amway Center. Nikola Vucevic led his team with a 30-point, 17-rebound double-double. Former Gator guard Bradley Beal put up 34 points and eight assists in 40 minutes, but it wasn’t …

Once again, the Florida Gators offense looked sluggish as they lose to the Connecticut Huskies 62-59 in their first road game of the season. Game Recap The first half was a half of runs and strong defense. Florida jumped out to a 6-0 lead before UConn scored nine unanswered of …

The Florida Gator men’s basketball team travels to take on the Connecticut Huskies on Sunday Florida is fresh off of a win against Towson 66-60, bringing their record to 2-1. UConn fell to Saint Joseph’s on Nov. 13, 96-87. The Huskies have a record of 1-1. Wheels up, let’s fly. …