Basketball

The No. 23 Arkansas Razorbacks (20-6, 9-4 SEC) will host the No. 16 Tennessee Volunteers (19-6, 10-3 SEC) Saturday afternoon. Arkansas Home Court Advantage The Razorbacks enter Saturday’s contest with a nearly unbeaten record at home.  Arkansas boasts a 14-1 home record with their only loss coming to Hofstra earlier …

By Shailey Klein and Scarlett Cooney The Gadsden County Jaguars traveled to Alachua Thursday night to face the Santa Fe Raiders in the 4A boy’s basketball Regional Quarterfinal. The Raiders walked away with a commanding 66-41 victory over the Jaguars. Junior guard Dontrell Jenkins, sophomore guard Braylon Guyden and junior …

On Thursday night, the Trenton High School boys basketball team defeated Newberry High School in the 1A regional semifinals by a score of 45-35.  This was the second consecutive match-up between these two teams after Trenton won last Friday’s 65-57 overtime thriller in the 1A District 7 Championship. Xavier Jones …

The number 17 Florida women’s basketball team has achieved 20 wins for the first time since 2015-2016 after cruising past Arkansas on Thursday. The Gators throttled the Razorbacks to come out with a 76-67 win to post a 20-6 overall record and advance to 10-3 in conference play. 𝐖𝐈𝐍 #𝟐𝟎! …

Boy’s High School Basketball playoffs are in full swing. In the local area, regional tournaments are underway with many matchups Thursday night Class 1A and 3A. Class 1A In Class 1A, there are four regional semifinals matchups tonight. The first matchup is Hawthorne vs. Williston. Hawthorne comes in as the …

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver talks innovation for the league, player movement and New York Mayor Eric Adams possible reevaluation of the vaccine mandate. NBA IN-SEASON TOURNAMENT  Silver, on Wednesday, discussed potential new traditions on the horizon for the NBA. Taking a page from European soccer leagues, a midseason NBA tournament …

Tari Eason led the LSU Tigers off of the bench with 21 points in a 84-65 victory over the Georgia Bulldogs Wednesday night. How the game went down The first half started with a focus on defense from both sides. No points were scored for the first 2:15. Georgia and …

No. 2 Auburn is now on a two-game winning streak as they defeated Vanderbilt last night at home 94 – 80. Auburn is now 24 -2 in the season, and Vanderbilt is 13 – 12. 2️⃣ in a row! #WarEagle | @ChickfilA pic.twitter.com/RRhHllci4G — Auburn Basketball (@AuburnMBB) February 17, 2022 …

The Orlando Magic lost by a heartbreaking 21 points to the Hawks at home, making them 13-47. This marks the last game before the all-star break and puts the Magic at the bottom of the NBA east. Leading scorers for the Atlanta Hawks were Bogdan Bogdanović (23) and Trae Young …

The No. 25 Alabama Crimson Tide hosted the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Wednesday. Jahvon Quinerly’s 21 points helped the Tide get the victory 80-75. Battle on the Inside With only three total three-pointers made in the first half, the majority of the game was played inside the paint. Both teams …