Andrew Tisher was like any other kid. Tisher grew up in Gainesville and spent time doing what most other young kids did—playing flag football, basketball, tee-ball, and soccer. However, he took a particular liking to football and soccer and kept playing throughout his childhood. Tisher started playing tackle football for …
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Trent Whittemore talks Gators football, coaching adjustments
Gators wide receiver Trent Whittemore sat down with Steve Russell on Sport Scene to discuss the everchanging landscape of college football, along with the team’s transitioning of coaching personnel. Hometown Kid Whittemore did not travel far and wide to reach the swamp grounds of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. A Gainesville …
Read More »Heat Eye Trip to the Conference Finals
The Miami Heat are looking to close out the series tonight after their blowout win vs 76ers. Heat Win Big to Go Up 3-2 In Game 5 at home, the Heat blew out the 76ers 120-85 on the heels of a a strong defensive performance, holding the 76ers to 37% …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five (May 12th )
We still have a long way to go to football season and Florida’s roster is still not quite complete. But we do know what lies ahead when we are talking about the difficult schedule the Gators will play this season. The High Five brings you the five most important games …
Read More »Gator Collective: NIL & Athlete Takes
The University of Florida last won the national title in football in 2007. Gator Collective CEO Eddie Rojas is on a mission to change that through the developing means of Name, Image and Likeness, also known as NIL. The policy, which allows college athletes to profit off their likeness, went …
Read More »Los Angeles Angels Rookie Reid Detmers Throws Historic No-Hitter Against The Rays
22-year-old rookie Reid Detmers put on a show and made history as he became the youngest Angels player to throw a no-hitter in Tuesday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. All of the 27 outs came from the arm of Detmers. This historic moment was extremely special to Detmers. “Getting …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (May 9th)
The Back Nine comes at you after a really nice weekend that included actually going to a movie in person and (hopefully) making my wife realize what a great mother she is to Kelsey. 10. We have to be honest. Midway through this baseball season, most Gator fans were …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five (May 5th )
Florida only had three players taken in the recent NFL Draft, but five others signed free agent deals. For those players, there are plenty of examples of undrafted players who made it in the NFL. The High Five brings you the top five undrafted players who had very nice NFL …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (May 2nd)
The Back Nine comes at you after about as good a weather Saturday you could ask for … unless you were covering the Florida baseball game that started in April and ended in May. Me? I was zonked out after The Bob. Sorry beat writers. The NFL Draft is …
Read More »Hawthorne Softball Lays A New Foundation
The Hawthorne Middle/High School girls varsity softball team is trending in the right direction. The Hornets are looking to build off of last season’s historic run. The team made an appearance in the state playoff for the first time in school history. Now, the team is looking to build on …
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