The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend of baseball and baseball and a lot of watching golf. And some real tragedy that didnβt involve winning or losing games. 10.Β I canβt start without talking about the terrible news of the death of Dwayne Haskins at 24, hit by …
Read More »Gator Softball Suffers 2-1 defeat to Alabama
The number seven Florida Gator softball team (30-9, 7-7 SEC) lost 2-1 against the fifth ranked Alabama Crimson Tide (33-5, 10-4 SEC) at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Sunday in extra innings. It was a defensive game for the first five innings before the bats got hot in the sixth. However, …
Read More »Florida Gators Baseball Clinches Series Over Arkansas
Florida Gators Baseball takes the series over the Arkansas Razorbacks this afternoon with a 9-7 final score. The Gators topped the Razorbacks with 13 hits against their eight hits. Florida now moves to 5-7 in the SEC. ππππππ ππππ πππ ππππππ! πͺ#GatorsWin | #GoGators Presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/6gOKJ8XUqA — Florida …
Read More »UF Men’s Basketball Forward Tuongthach Gatkek Enters Transfer Portal
Tuongthach Gatkek, the 6-foot-9, 172-pound Florida forward, entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal on Thursday, according to 24/7 Sports. #UF big Tuongthach Gatkek enters the NCAA transfer portal https://t.co/DownvX1bSP @247SportsPortal — Blake Alderman (@Blake_Alderman) April 7, 2022 Big Losses Joining the Gators in the 21-22 season Gatkek was …
Read More »Gator Baseball Loses To Razorbacks In Series Opener
The first go-around of the lineups was even. Florida star pitcher Hunter Barco allowed no base runners through the first three innings. The second (and third, fourth and fifth) time around, Arkansas (23-5, 8-2 Southeastern Conference) showed why it is the number two team in the country and why the …
Read More »Williston Hires Hall of Famer Robby Pruitt as Next Head Football Coach
There is a new era beginning in the Williston Middle High School football program. The school has announced the hiring of Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Hall of Famer James Robert βRobbyβ Pruitt. Coach Pruitt has a fantastic track record in coaching in both Florida and Georgia. The 2022 …
Read More »Gators Linebackers Coach Jay Bateman Talks Inside LBs
Back on Jan. 18, Florida head football head coach Billy Napier hired Jay Bateman – former co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – to coach the Florida Gators’ inside linebackers. Welcome to The Swamp, @CoachBateman! β‘οΈ: https://t.co/vPCDcubCfR pic.twitter.com/8PhhBEST4F — Florida Gators Football …
Read More »Pat Dooleyβs High Five (April 7th)
Earlier this week, I wrote a story for GatorsWire on Brenton Cox and Alex Brown. Cox wants to break Brownβs single-season sack record of 13 set in 1999. Brown wants him to get it because that will mean good things for the Gators. All Florida fans should hope for the …
Read More »Adam Silver talks “stars not participating in a full complement of games” and more
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver spoke at a press conference Wednesday evening about a few issues including the league’s star players not playing in enough games. Silver spoke about this following the two-day meeting of the Board of Governors. Adam Silver: “Stars not participating” It has been a point of discussion …
Read More »Gainesville Softball Complex Credited to Cindy Boulware
The athletic director for Gainesville High School, Cindy Boulware, was honored in a ceremony Tuesday night. While her retirement was made public, the crowd was also informed that the GHS softball complex would now take on the name “CJ Boulware Softball Complex”. Phillip Knight, who is now the head coach …
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