Basketball

The Florida Gators men’s basketball team escaped with an 82-80 win over LSU at the O’Connell Center on Tuesday, securing its sixth win in the last seven games. After two home games, the Gators (17-7, 7-4 SEC) head on the road to face Georgia (14-10, 4-7) in Athens for a …

The No. 13 Auburn Tigers will face a test in a highly anticipated SEC matchup against the No. 22 Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday. Auburn (20-5, 9-3 SEC) is tied for second in the SEC with South Carolina. Kentucky (17-7, 7-4 SEC) is tied for fifth with Florida. Auburn is coming …

Iowa senior guard Caitlin Clark made history Thursday night. Clark scored a career high and single-game school record 49 points against Michigan to become the NCAA women’s all-time scoring leader. How Clark Made History Clark needed eight points going into Thursday’s contest to move past Kelsey Plum’s record of 3,527 …

The Florida women’s basketball team lost to Ole Miss 77-67 in overtime at home Thursday. The Gators fall to 13-10 overall and 4-7 in the SEC, while the Rebels improve to 17-7, 7-4. Final. #GoGators | @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/3Q4FVF55HP — Gators Women’s Basketball (@GatorsWBK) February 16, 2024 First-Half Action Faith Dut …

The Gainesville Hurricanes defeated the Orange Park Oakleaf Knights, 47-46, at the 6A Region 1 quarterfinals Thursday at the Purple Palace. The sixth seed Hurricanes (18-11) will play at second seed Ponte Vedra Sharks (21-7) Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the regional semifinals. Oakleaf ends its season at 19-7.   …

After a 4-4 start to the season, Hawthorne has won 12 straight games and will host a regional playoff game against Fort White (16-6) tonight. Hornets head coach Greg Bowie was on Sport Scene with Steve Russell to talk about their season and the 1A regional semifinal game tonight. How …

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver spoke about the All-Star game, load management and a possible expansion to Las Vegas. Improvements Made to the All-Star Game Commissioner Silver said this year’s All-Star Game will include more defense, which is something the players acknowledged after last year’s game. However, he still made it …

The high school boy’s basketball playoffs continue this week. Advancing to quarter regionals, the Buchholz Bobcats  (17-10) will be on the road to play the Forest Wildcats (20-7) tonight at 7:30 p.m. New Coaching Leads to Success With a 13-14 record last year, Buchholz has been committed to improvement in …

The Newberry Panthers (15-8) boy’s basketball team is headed to Hilliard to play the Red Flashes (22-2) in the Class 1A Regional Semifinals at 7 p.m. Panthers head coach Patrick Green joined Steve Russell on Sport Scene to talk about his team heading into the game. Previous Matchups These two …

The Florida Gators women’s basketball team hosts Ole Miss at the O’Connell Center today. The Gators will look to bounce back in their second showdown with the Rebels this season. Fresh off a significant away victory against Mississippi State., the Gators are on a two-game winning streak. They aim to …