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The Back Nine comes at you after another weekend filled with the good, the bad and the awful.  10. The Gator men’s basketball loss Saturday might be the best thing that could have happened to Florida. This team got better as the season went along and there was a lot …

The 13th-ranked Florida Gators  defeated the 11th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide 11-2 in five innings Sunday in Tuscaloosa. The Gators (21-3, 2-0 SEC) had struggled against Power Five competition before producing 11 runs and 10 hits to run-rule Alabama (19-3, 0-2) for the first time since 2011 to win the SEC …

Coming off of a frustrating Saturday night loss to the Saint Mary’s Gaels, the Florida Gators baseball team had enough. They came into Sunday’s series finale looking to send a message to the rest of the country: they are not a team to trifle with. No. 4 Florida dominated Saint …

Several turnovers in the last seconds of Saturday’s game led to the Florida Gators men’s basketball team to suffer a 79-78 loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tenn. In a back-and-forth matchup, Vanderbilt (9-22, 4-14 SEC) came out victorious after a layup from Tyrin Lawrence‘s in …

In every loss this season, the issue for the Florida baseball team has been run prevention from its pitching staff. The trend of lackluster pitching continued Saturday at Condron Family Ballpark. The No. 4 Gators lost to the St. Mary’s Gaels 9-7 to tie the series 1-1. The Gators (9-5) have …

The No. 13 Florida Gators softball team defeated the No. 11 Alabama Crimson Tide 2-0 on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Freshmen phenoms Keagan Rothrock and Ava Brown made the difference for the Gators (20-3, 1-0 SEC). Rothrock (9-2) pitched another gem by tossing a one-hitter. Brown, a two-way standout, drove …

Standing at a slender 6-foot-5, Florida freshman pitcher Liam Peterson has always towered above his competition. The young Gators ace has already made a name for himself over the last five months. After an impressive offseason, Peterson worked his way into UF’s starting rotation for the 2024 campaign. Now nearly …

Things looked grim for the Gators after reliever Brandon Neely allowed five runs in the ninth and 10th innings that turned a 9-6 lead to an 11-9 deficit to put Florida on upset watch Friday at Condron Family Ballpark. But Colby Shelton had other plans and pulled a victory out …

The Florida Gators football team kicked off its spring practice Thursday. Coach Billy Napier addressed his expectations heading into his third season as he aims for drastic improvements from last year’s performance. He said between the group of veterans and a talented group of rookies, he was impressed with the …

The No. 10 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team (19-1) will play host to the No. 13 Florida Gators (19-3) in a three-game series beginning Saturday. After both teams had solid starts to their season during non-conference schedules, it’ll be a pivotal series for both squads to avoid starting with a …