Iowa senior guard Caitlin Clark made history Thursday night. Clark scored a career high and single-game school record 49 points against Michigan to become the NCAA women’s all-time scoring leader. How Clark Made History Clark needed eight points going into Thursday’s contest to move past Kelsey Plum’s record of 3,527 …
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Regionals Ramping Up for High School Girls Basketball
Regional play for girl’s basketball in the north central Florida area is heating up. Class 1A Results In the regional semi-finals, the Hawthorne Hornets are now 19-3 after beating Hilliard 38-27 at home. Newberry’s season has come to an end as they lost 60-56 at Madison County. Williston drops out …
Read More »Heat Take Back-to-Back Wins into All-Star Break
The Miami Heat beat the Philadelphia 76ers 109-104 on Wednesday despite missing six-time all-star Jimmy Butler. The win marks the Heat’s second straight on the road against a current Eastern Conference playoff team. The Heat (30-25) enter the all-star break as the No. 7 seed in the conference, sitting a …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Was Townsend worthy of Super Bowl MVP Consideration?
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that saw the end of one season and the beginning of another. At least that was the way I saw it. 10. The last football game of the season delivered in many ways, especially the final quarter and OT. But up …
Read More »Gators Look to Upset No. 12 Auburn
After their one-point loss to Texas A&M last weekend, the Gators men’s basketball squad aims to bounce back against a dominant SEC opponent in the Auburn Tigers this afternoon in the O’Connell Center. The No. 12 Tigers (19-4, 8-2 SEC) are coming off of their massive win over the Alabama …
Read More »Gators Gymnastics Wins Big Over Arkansas
The Florida Gators gymnastics team secured a big SEC win Friday against the Arkansas Razorbacks in their 18th Link to Pink meet at the O’Connell Center. Thousands of fans sported pink for the Gators’ 12th consecutive sold-out meet. Florida coach Jenny Rowland talked about the deeper meaning of the meet: …
Read More »2024 NFL Hall of Fame Class Announced
The 2024 Hall of Fame class was announced Thursday night at the NFL Honors. With the induction of the seven new members, the NFL Hall of Fame is now 378 strong. https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1755793565039681818 Dwight Freeney After being their first round pick in 2002, defensive end Dwight Freeney spent ten years with …
Read More »Being a ‘Goldfish:’ Triumph for Newberry Girls Soccer
NEWBERRY — After a night full of unknowns, Newberry’s girls soccer team prevailed against Ocala Trinity Catholic, 3-0, on Jan. 24 in the Class 3A-District 4 tournament quarterfinal. Shaken Nerves Uncertainty loomed over the Panthers, as they were missing six starters due to an academic conference in Orlando. “I have …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Play Around Bad Officiating
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend with a lot of disappointing results, including weather issues at Pebble Beach. That’s the way sports goes. 10. Certainly, nobody can say they expected Florida basketball to win both road games last week. But when you win one, you get greedy. …
Read More »Gators Men’s Basketball Looks for Fifth Straight SEC Win
Wednesday marked a statement win for the Florida Gators men’s basketball program. The team earned its first Quadrant 1 victory of the season against No. 10 Kentucky. However, it’s no time for the Gators to get complacent. Another hostile road environment awaits as UF travels to College Station Saturday to …
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