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The Back Nine comes at you with a sore back after spending too much time in the recliner. 10. I must admit that one reason I retired from the newspaper was because travel had become tedious. But this is the one week where I miss being on the road. So …

Damian Lillard may already have one foot out the door of Portland, but Joe Cronin is in no rush. In a press conference Monday afternoon, the Trail Blazers General Manager made his intentions very clear. Dame Time Running Out in Portland Damian Lillard is the @trailblazers all-time leading scorer! Congrats, …

The Back Nine comes at you after a lazy weekend that included counting the days until football season starts.   10. Certainly, the big story of the weekend around here was the Major League Baseball Draft which I actually watched more of than the NFL Draft. I do think it’s …

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that hasn’t ended yet.   10. And that’s a good thing because once tonight’s game is over we are done with college sports until late August. You want to be playing in the last game of the academic season because that …

The Back Nine comes at you after a magnificent Father’s Day that included a magnificently strange baseball game.   10. For openers, let me tell you that I am so happy the Gators will not be playing baseball until Wednesday. I am spent after watching that nerve-wracking second game of …

The SEC finally revealed its 2024 football schedule and the results were predictable. Not which teams play each other, but the way the fans of every team reacted. They are either a little ticked off or a lot excited. We will see what the 2025 schedule looks like and whether …

Florida is best known for its sunny skies, beautiful beaches and ice hockey, of course. The Florida Everblades just won their second consecutive Kelly Cup, making them back-to-back champions of the ECHL. BACK 2 BACK #RANITBACK pic.twitter.com/S3rp97VkRf — Florida Everblades (@FL_Everblades) June 10, 2023 The Everblades have been one of …

The Washington Wizards have begun working with three-time NBA All-Star guard Bradley Beal to discuss possible trades this offseason. Report: Washington Wizards expected to eventually enter full rebuild https://t.co/UicJSr9K0X — NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) June 7, 2023 Beal, one of the most successful Gators of all time, is in the midst of …

The Gators swim and football team see new additions to their staff and roster after landing a new assistant coach and two new commitments respectively. Annie Lazor, a 2020 Olympic bronze medalist, joins Gators swimming and diving as a new assistant coach. And Gators football lands two new athletes in …

Back-to-back Champions. After a poor performance at the SEC Championship, earning sixth place, there was doubt about the Gators track and field team’s season and championship run. But that wasn’t enough to stop the Gators and head coach Mike Holloway from stealing the win from Arkansas in the 4×400 meter …