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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Orlando Magic take on the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night in a top-five Eastern Conference matchup. The teams last played on Jan. 10, when the Bucks won by three points and spoiled the Magic’s homestand. Stars On Court The Bucks (21-17) are led by eight-time All-Star, “the Greek freak,” …

The Miami Heat started hot Monday night, jumping out to a quick 7-0 lead. However, with Jimmy Butler out due to a sore right knee, Miami was not be able to keep up with the defending champions much longer. Boston was also without stars in Al Horford and Jrue Holiday, …

The Florida Gators women’s basketball team defeated the Hofstra Pride at the O’Connell Center, 75-48, on Monday night to end a four-game losing streak.  Second-Half Dominance The game was a back-and-forth battle for the first four minutes of the first quarter. Just when the Gators (4-4) pulled ahead, the Pride …