Basketball

The best of the NBA is back to New Orleans for the All-Star Weekend for the second time in four seasons. All-Star Game tip-off will be Sunday, at 8 p.m. Eastern Time. Eastern Conference: Starters: Kyrie Irving, DeMar DeRozan, LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jimmy Butler. Reserves: Isaiah Thomas, John Wall, Carmelo Anthony (in replacement …

The Buchholz Bobcats will travel to Jacksonville to take on the Jacksonville Lee Generals in the Class 8A Regional Quarterfinals of the FHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament. The 14-12 Bobcats have lost four of their past six games, and are 3-6 overall on the road this season. This is the …

The No. 1 ranked Cowboys (21-4) will host the Panthers (13-15) in the Region 3- 1A semifinals tonight at 7. The Newberry Panthers have accepted their role as the underdogs and are looking for a bracket-breaking upset. The Panthers will be led by their dual-sport FSU defensive lineman signee Cory Durden, who …

The Gainesville High School boys’ basketball team has made it into the FHSAA State Championship. The Gainesville Hurricanes finished the regular season with a 23-2 record that propelled them into the district and state championship bracket. In the district championship last week, Gainesville High School lost to Vanguard High School …

The Cleveland Cavaliers cannot catch a break recently as the injury bug has bitten the defending champs hard. Following their 125-109 win over the Denver Nuggets Sunday, Kevin Love complained of soreness, which resulted in an immediate MRI. The results detected a “loose body” in his left knee. Love then …

Preview Valentine’s Day will feature the battle of the Bulldogs, as Georgia will host Mississippi State. The two teams are neck and neck in the SEC, both with 5-7 records. The Georgia Dawgs are coming off a close win against Tennessee 76-75. The Mississippi State Bulldogs are coming off of a 77-73 …

After starting off 1-6 in conference play, the Florida women’s basketball has now won three out of their past five games after beating Alabama in Tuscaloosa 66-56. The win improves the Gators to 13-12 and 4-8 in the SEC. The loss drops Alabama to 15-10 and 3-9 in SEC play. …

The Georgia Bulldogs and Tennessee Volunteers will face each other on Saturday afternoon at Knoxville, Tennessee. Both teams have had struggles in the SEC in a season that will be hard to remember for their fans. The Bulldogs currently have a 13-11 record, but have a 4-7 record in the SEC; …

The Mizzou Tigers (6-17, 1-10) take on the Vanderbilt Commodores  (12- 12, 5-6) at home Saturday. This is the first back-to-back Southern Eastern Conference game for the Tigers at home. This game will be a battle between the young team of Mizzou and Vanderbilt’s strong scorers. The game tips off 2:30 …

The Kentucky Wildcats will be heading to Tuscaloosa this weekend as they take on the Alabama Crimson Tide this Saturday. The No. 15 Wildcats are currently in a three-way tie for 1st in the SEC standings, while unranked Alabama sits at 4th overall in the SEC. The Wildcats Kentucky is coming off a 92-85 …