The Orlando Magic were able to overcome their typical fourth-quarter struggles on Thursday night to snap a four-game losing streak and defeat the Indiana Pacers 107-100. The Magic bench proved to be a key for Orlando, while the Pacers continue to struggle with the loss of guard Victor Olapido. All-Stars Prior to Thursday’s match-up, Magic center Nikola Vucevic and Indiana’s …
Read More »Florida women’s basketball continues road woes, falls 67-50 to Tennessee
A constant theme for the Gators women’s basketball team this season has been their inability to win away from home. On Thursday night, head coach Cameron Newbauer’s group once again could not come out victorious on the road. After losing 67-50 against the Tennessee Lady Volunteers, Florida is now 0-9 …
Read More »PK Yonge Girls Hoops Defeat Williston
The PK Yonge Blue Wave went head to head with the Williston Red Devils in a girl’s varsity basketball game on Thursday with the Blue Wave coming out on top 81-31. The Blue Wave girls kept a big lead throughout the whole game with an excellent performance on the court …
Read More »Hawthorne Boy’s Basketball Dominates Newberry 70-44
Thursday night the Hawthorne Hornet’s boy’s basketball team traveled to Newberry and faced the Panthers. Prior to tipoff, Newberry coach Edwin Johnson said he knows Hawthorne has a good team. “Hawthorne is extremely talented and Coach Bowie has done a great job over there,” he said. Hawthorne entered the matchup …
Read More »A Tale of Two Halves, Bradford Boys Blast Keystone Heights In Boy’s Basketball
The Bradford Tornadoes boy’s basketball team continued their push toward the 5A District 4 Tournament with a big win at home against their rival Keystone Heights Indians by a score of 70 to 39. The game had two distinctively different halves, with the first half ending with a score of 27-23 …
Read More »Williston Learns From Humbling Loss to P.K. Yonge
On paper, the girls’ basketball game between the Williston Red Devils and P.K. Yonge Blue Wave had the potential to be a good matchup. Williston entered the game with a 13-6 record and a point guard, Lauryn Jackson, who averaged 24 points per game and P.K. Yonge came in with …
Read More »Rams Readying for Super Bowl LIII
The last time the Rams were in the Super Bowl Kurt Warner threw touchdown passes to Marshall Faulk and Torry Holt in a city known for its gigantic archway. Fast forward over 15 years and it’s now Jared Goff with Todd Gurley and Brandin Cooks in the City of Angels. …
Read More »Tony Dungy Talks Super Bowl LIII
Tony Dungy was in Gainesville earlier this week to promote his new book, “The Soul of a Team”. While he was here, the Pro Football Hall of Famer appeared on “Sportscene with Steve Russell” to discuss the book, as well as share his thoughts about Sunday’s Super Bowl. Dungy’s Super …
Read More »Former Gator Dante Fowler in the Super Bowl
After a heart breaking loss in the AFC Championship last year, former Florida Gator and Jacksonville Jaguar, Dante Fowler will have a chance at redemption. Coming up Big Fowler came up big for the Rams in the NFC Championship. Fowler ended the game with five tackles and half a sack …
Read More »In the spotlight: St. Francis Varsity Basketball Player Miguel Yepez
Miguel Yepez is a junior at the Saint Francis Catholic Academy and he’s part of the varsity basketball team for the Wolves. With an average of 14 points per game and a free throw percentage accuracy of 76%, Miguel has shown nothing but an excellent performance on the court. On …
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