It looked like the chance to even the series was there. Perhaps, even win it. Then, like that. When they needed just six more outs. The Florida Gators saw the lead slip and suffered a walk-off loss to Arkansas. They sat through a rain delay for that. It’s a different …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine May 21
The Front Nine comes at you as I get ready to settle in for some serious TV time this weekend. What’s that honey? Yard work? Aw, drat. 1. I could go all day talking about how jealous the national media is of Tim Tebow and you know these guys are …
Read More »Florida Athletics Moving Toward Normal Operation
After a year of mask wearing, physical distancing and limited stadium capacity, Florida Gator sports will begin to return to pre-pandemic conditions. The recent announcement from the Center for Disease Control regarding mask wearing for fully vaccinated people has led some communities to begin changing COVID-19 restrictions. On Monday, the …
Read More »Gators Lacrosse Heads to the Elite Eight
Just eight teams remain in the 2021 NCAA DI Women’s Lacrosse Championship after Sunday’s second-round action and Gator’s lacrosse is one of them. Florida defeated Jacksonville 17-3 to advance to the program’s sixth quarterfinal in the 12-year history. The Gators have now won 15-straight games, dating back to their March …
Read More »Florida Tennis Faces Illinois in the NCAA
The Florida Gator Men’s Tennis Team is set to face Illinois on Monday night at the USTA National Campus. The first-seeded Gators will battle 16th-seeded Fighting Illini in the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 at 7 p.m. https://twitter.com/GatorsMTN/status/1394271145243947008 The History This appearance marks the fifth-consecutive time the Gators have reached …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine May 17th
The Back Nine comes at you after a perfect day for The 26th Bob Dooley Invitational and a nice day for baseball that followed except for the lack of clutch hitting. Sorry there was no Front Nine last week, but the tournament kind of took precedent. 10. I feel like …
Read More »Florida Gators Seal Series Against Georgia With the Long Ball
No. 9 Florida baseball took the series against the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday night from Florida Ballpark. The Gators took Game 2 with a final score of 9-2 to take the series. Freshman pitcher Hunter Barco took the mound for Florida in Game 2 against Georgia freshman Jaden Woods. Barco …
Read More »Reaction to Tim Tebow possibly signing with the Jags
Reaction flooded in on Monday after NFL Network’s Ian Rappaport tweeted Tim Tebow is planning tp sign a deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The #Jaguars are planning to sign QB-turned-TE Tim Tebow to a 1-year deal, per me and @TomPelissero, a deal that could be official in the next week …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine May 10
The Back Nine comes at you after a big weekend for Gator sports and a great Sunday for all of the mothers out there, especially my wife. 10. There is no way I can start this column without gushing about what happened on the softball field Sunday. If it wasn’t …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine May 7
The Front Nine comes at you with the full knowledge that Sunday it will officially be Bob Dooley Invitational week. It’s kind of like Masters week without the Champions Dinner. 1. We were talking about this on the Tailgate the other day – who are the third best teams in …
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