The Back Nine comes at you after a fun vacation that was ruined by a bad weekend. 10. I talk all the time on The Tailgate about how one of the great things about living in Gainesville is all these great weekends we have with so many big-time sporting events and great …
Read More »Florida’s season ends in Conway after 11-4 loss to ECU
On a day when Florida had to avenge its lone loss this weekend to move into the regional final, the Gators were unable to do so, falling to three-seeded East Carolina 11-4. The loss eliminates Florida and ends their season, finishing the year 39-22, 15-15 in the SEC. The loss …
Read More »Florida avoids elimination with a 17-2 beatdown over Fairfield
With their backs against the wall and their season on the line, Florida avoids elimination with a 17-2 beatdown of Fairfield. Florida would stay alive after dropping its regional opener on Friday, using an offensive explosion to breeze past the four-seeded Stags. After scoring six runs in their first game, …
Read More »ECU Takes No Prisoners, beats Florida 11-6 in Regional Opener
No. 3 East Carolina boarded the No. 2 Florida Gators‘ ship, took no prisoners, and beat them 11-6 on Friday. East Carolina was firing from all cylinders in game one of the Conway regional – at the plate and on the mound. A poor start doomed the Gators and left …
Read More »Gators will try to navigate a tricky Conway regional
The NCAA baseball Tournament starts Friday for all 64 teams striving to be the last ones standing two weeks from now in Omaha. For the Florida Gators, it means trying to navigate through a tricky Conway, SC, Regional that might be trouble for the Gators despite being the betting favorite. …
Read More »Tampa Bay Rays vs Houston Astros: Game 1 Preview
Tonight starts the second regular-season series between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Houston Astros. It has only been eight days since they last met, where the Rays bested the Astros with a 2-1 series win at home. Rays on the Rise The Rays won took two of three in …
Read More »Milica Vidacic Joins Florida Volleyball
Florida Volleyball gained their fifth offseason addition in international player Milica Vidačić on Wednesday. https://twitter.com/GatorsVB/status/1927834975094649083 Milica Vidacic The 6’4 freshman opposite hitter has multiple honors to her name: MVP of the 2024 Serbian Junior Championships, MVP and best scorer at the Serbian National Championships. Vidacic scored 42 points in seven …
Read More »Gators Track and Field Day One Recap of East Prelims
The reigning NCAA Champions in Outdoor Track and Field, the Florida Gators men’s team, travel to Jacksonville to go on the hunt for another championship. The women’s team will be looking for revenge as a team that placed second in 2024, and each team participating in the first round of …
Read More »NHL Conference Finals: Panthers Await Finals Opponent
Wednesday in Raleigh, the Florida Panthers defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 in the final game of the Eastern Conference Finals. In a gentleman’s sweep of five games, Florida once again pushes its way to a third consecutive Stanley Cup Finals. Eastern Conference Final Highlights Starting off the first period, Carolina …
Read More »SEC Spring Meeting Major Takeaways
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) Spring Meetings are an annual gathering of university presidents, athletic directors, head coaches and other administrators. Taking place at the end of May in Destin, Florida each year, the meetings kicked off Wednesday. The meetings serve as a high-level strategic planning and policy-setting session for the …
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