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The writing of legendary sports writer Pat Dooley

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Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: February 19

Friday February 19, 2021

The Front Nine comes at you hoping you have fastened your seat belts because the ride is about to get really interesting around here. 1. You know what really just sunk in the other day (and I’m …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: February 15

Monday February 15, 2021

The Back Nine comes at you after a busy sports weekend and I hope you carved out some time for your Valentines. The heart-shaped pancakes were the best part of it for yours truly. 10. There was a lot …
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Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: February 12

Friday February 12, 2021

The Front Nine comes at you with another Saturday devoid of Gator basketball. Thank goodness we are about to have multiple choices of sports to pay attention to. 1.We’ll get to the drought of …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: February 8

Monday February 8, 2021

The Back Nine comes at you after the end of football season and the beginning of basketball season, which is the way some people look at it. 10. There were a lot of people disappointed in the big …
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Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: February 5, 2021

Friday February 5, 2021

The Back Nine comes at you while gearing up for a busy weekend that includes a little bit of everything including the most overwhelming game in any sport – Puppy Bowl XVII. 10. Now that both …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: February 1

Monday February 1, 2021

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend of watching balls bouncing all over the place … and that was just during my golf round. Thanks to the Haile’s Angels for inviting me out. 10. When LSU …
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Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: January 29

Friday January 29, 2021

The Front Nine comes at you as we get ready for another big weekend of sports in for the Florida Gators. It’s only going to get better when baseball and softball join in and soccer cranks back up. …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: January 25

Monday January 25, 2021

The Back Nine comes at you after a trip to St. Augustine to see my dad and get a surprise gift from my brother. More on that later. 10. We usually lean to the Gators to lead off this column, but it …
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Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: January 22

Friday January 22, 2021

The Front Nine comes at you to talk about The Season Of The Weird not going away just because the calendar changed. 10. I tried to tell people that just because the year was new didn’t mean we were …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: January 18

Tuesday January 19, 2021

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend of a lot of football and a lot of basketball and even a little golf. Not that I played any of these. And sorry for the delay. Technical issues. 10. If the …