No. 4 Tennessee men’s basketball might have locked up the SEC regular season conference crown Tuesday, but there’s still a lot on the line for Saturday’s game versus No. 15 Kentucky. The Volunteers (24-6, 14-3 SEC) are playing for a potential No. 1-seed in the NCAA Tournament, while Kentucky (22-8, …
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Alexis DeJoria Looking to Make a Name for Herself at Gatornationals
The AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals will be taking place Friday through Sunday. Racers are competing for the chance to be crowned the winner and secure $130,000 in cash prizes. Amongst many of the skilled racers participating in the event, Alexis DeJoria joined Sportscene with Steve Russell. Set your ⏰ …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Gators Need To Solve Zone Defense
The Back Nine comes at you after a wild weekend where Gators were scattered all over the place. 10. Saturday was one of those days for the Gator Nation. Florida lost another basketball game, because it could not figure out how to play against a zone defense. The baseball team …
Read More »Three Newberry High Volleyball Signees
Three Newberry High School volleyball players signed their National Letter of Intent on Wednesday to continue their athletic and academic careers collegiately. Three out of the five seniors on the team have committed. Hanna Templeton committed to Webber International University as a setter, Hailey Tharp committed to Florida State College …
Read More »Williston Red Devils to Take on Chipley Tigers in State Semifinals
The Williston Red Devils will be facing the Chipley Tigers in the FHSAA 1A State Semifinals on Friday. Finding Success in Unity It’s no secret that the Williston Red Devils have got their game locked down. The defending state champions have only seen two losses this season leaving them with …
Read More »ESPN’s Mike Morgan Talks SEC, Gators Hoops
ESPN’s Mike Morgan, who calls a variety of sporting events such as college football, basketball and baseball games for SEC Network and ESPN, joined Steve Russell on Sport Scene to discuss the SEC and Florida basketball. Morgan’s Background Morgan, a long tenured play-by-play announcer for ESPN, has been a voice …
Read More »Florida Volleyball’s Two New Roster Additions
The Florida volleyball team has a standard it sets, consistently performing at a high level every year. However, injuries plagued the 2023 season, as the Gators lost in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Now, the Gators are looking to the future. Coach Mary Wise announced the team will …
Read More »NFL Rules Committee Considering XFL Kickoff Format
In an effort to combat kickoff injuries, the NFL implemented new rules for fair catches in the 2023 season. Instead of the ball being placed at the spot of the catch, it was placed at the 25-yard line. The rule change was effective at decreasing concussions but resulted in a …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Wow Weekend For Florida Athletics
The Back Nine comes at you after one of those weekends that makes the Gator Nation warm and fuzzy all over. 10. But we have to start with the big national story which was the court-storming by Wake Forest students that caused an injury to Duke’s Kyle Filipowski. The answer …
Read More »Rothrock, Brown Throw Combined One-Hitter For Gators
Freshmen Keagan Rothrock and Ava Brown pitched a combined one-hitter Sunday to complete the Florida Gators softball team’s domination of the T-Mobile Tournament at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium by beating University of Illinois Chicago 8-0. The No. 14 Gators (15-2) rolled through Colgate, Lafayette College and UIC 66-1 in the …
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