The Orlando Magic are an exciting team full of young talent. With an average age of 25.4 years, the players on the Magic have brought hope and signs of a new era for Orlando basketball. Entering the Season After a stinging defeat in Game 7 in the first round of …
Read More »Magic Fall To Hawks, 112-106
The Atlanta Hawks came to Orlando and handed the Magic a 112-106 loss Monday night. The story of the game for Orlando (26-29) was its lack of depth scoring. Forward Franz Wagner dropped a near career-high 37 points and Paolo Banchero put up a 31 spot of his own. Despite this …
Read More »SEC Men’s Basketball Standings Get Tighter After Wild Saturday
Following the loaded slate of games Saturday that saw multiple ranked teams fall at home, the SEC standings are now as close as ever. Six different teams have at least seven wins in conference play and only two schools have been eliminated from at least a share of the regular-season …
Read More »Area High School Girls Basketball District Semifinals Set
The Gainesville area’s high school girls basketball district tournaments are underway. Nine team’s seasons remain alive in hopes of advancing to the Florida High School Athletic Association playoffs. A district tournament preview can be found here. Gainesville The Gainesville Hurricanes ended their regular season 11-8, including a 2-0 mark in …
Read More »SEC Women’s Basketball Staying Strong At Top
Women’s basketball in the Southeastern Conference continues to be a highlight with two league teams in the top 5 and multiple scoring records broken this week. No. 2 South Carolina Gamecocks continue to dominate the SEC Southeastern Conference, while the three-way tie for second between the LSU Tigers, the Texas …
Read More »Oak Hall Girls Basketball Finishes Regular Season Strong
The Oak Hall Eagles girls basketball team ended the regular season Thursday with a 46-17 win against the Cedar Key Sharks. After a close lost against the Chiefland Indians (18-3) on Jan. 23, the Eagles (10-5) wanted redemption at home. What better night for redemption than senior night. Five seniors …
Read More »Magic Seeks to Silence the Jazz
The Utah Jazz (10-36) are looking to snap their eight-game losing streak against the Orlando Magic (24-25) on Saturday. The Magic hold the seventh spot in the East, as the Jazz are standing in the No.15 spot for the West. Orlando Magic The Orlando Magic have been riddled with injuries …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Struggles At Auburn, 74-51
The Florida women’s basketball team suffered its third consecutive loss Sunday, this time 74-51 to the Auburn Tigers at Neville Arena. Despite having three players score in double figures, the Gators couldn’t overcome a sluggish start and were outscored in all but one quarter. The Gators (11-10, 2-5 SEC) were …
Read More »A Dominant Conference: SEC Play Continues In Men’s Basketball
It’s a historic year for SEC men’s basketball. Most expected the SEC to be a competitive conference this college basketball season—after all, eight teams made the NCAA tournament last year. A terrific offseason that saw 17 of ESPN’s top 50 transfers head to the SEC further cemented opinions that the …
Read More »Magic vs. Trail Blazers Preview
The Orlando Magic (23-22) are home tonight as they welcome the Portland Trail Blazers (15-28). The two teams are on opposite sides of the standings, but are suffering from the same injury bug. This will be their first matchup of the season. https://twitter.com/OrlandoMagic/status/1882449020548997455 Wagner is Back Franz Wagner was listed …
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