The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament made $900 million in revenue in the 2018-19 season. After the cancellation of the tournament last year, and the conditions players must go through playing during a pandemic you might expect great conditions for unpaid student-athletes. Maybe, the latest Call of Duty game? Virtual Among …
Read More »Pat Dooley: SEC Memories
As Florida prepares for another SEC Tournament, Pat Dooley of The Tailgate radio show takes a look at a half-dozen (plus one) moments he will never forget. They are not all good times, but they were certainly interesting. 1.Grown men cried. The first one is always the most emotional. I …
Read More »More Teams are Ready to Dance in March Madness
Selection Sunday is quickly approaching and college basketball teams around the country are clinching their spot in the tournament. Although brackets remain unfinished, more teams have begun punching their ticket to March Madness. https://twitter.com/marchmadness/status/1369649796915544065?s=20 NCAA Tournament Qualifiers This year 30 teams have earned an automatic bid to the tourney. Moreover, …
Read More »Gators Self-Destruct in Loss to Missouri
The Florida Gators dug their own grave tonight in their 72-70 loss to the Missouri Tigers. In a night where the Gators shot for over 58% from the field, they simply could not keep the ball in their own hands. They ended the night with 18 turnovers, giving the Tigers …
Read More »Heat are Stunned in a 94-80 Loss to Atlanta
The Win Streak Comes to an End A Miami Heat win streak that lasted six consecutive games came to a close Tuesday with a 94-80 loss to the Hawks. Miami has lost yet another game without star-forward Jimmy Butler. The Heat fell short by 14-points in its loss to Atlanta. …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: March 1
The Back Nine comes at you after a pretty incredible weekend in Gator sports. Don’t ever take these kinds of weekends for granted, peeps. 10. I could literally spend this entire column writing about Florida’s basketball win over Kentucky on Saturday. But that would be a disservice to the other …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: February 26
The Front Nine comes at you on the precipice of another special weekend of Gator sports and they are going to all be that way for a while. Sit back and enjoy. 1. If this is Friday, there must be another mock draft available on one of the websites. Try …
Read More »Gator Men’s Hoops Breezes Past Auburn 74-57
A Beatdown From Start to Finish Gators men’s basketball eased its way to a 74-57 victory over Auburn as it completed one of its most dominant performances on the season. Florida annihilated the Tigers from tip-off all the way to the buzzer as UF led by 22 points heading into …
Read More »Gators Men’s Tennis Gain Momentum in SEC Defeating Auburn
The No. 11 Florida Men’s Tennis team defeated Auburn 6-1 on Sunday at at Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex. With this at-home win, the Gators have improved to 2-0 in the Southeastern Conference. https://twitter.com/GatorsMTN/status/1363596296536399874?s=20 The Gators dominated in singles and made a comeback with four three-set match victories after Auburn …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: February 22
The Back Nine comes at you after a visit to St. Augustine to see Dad, my first visit to the new ballpark to see a Gator game and a visit mentally to see the revival of blueblood basketball teams. 10. It was a wild weekend around Gainesville and we saw …
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