The Back Nine comes at you after making some extra room in the trophy case for the one that the Florida men’s tennis team brought home this weekend. 10. Florida’s 4-1 win over Baylor in the national tennis finals wasn’t only about Bryan Shelton becoming the first coach to win …
Read More »Hawthorne’s Chaz’ Mackey – Always Bouncing Back
Loss. It can be utterly devastating. Especially if you’re the starting quarterback of a team that just lost the championship game. It would be understandable for a player in that position to hang their head and sulk for a while. However, Chaz’ Mackey, Hawthorne’s running and passing dual-threat, is different, …
Read More »Gators Swept by Arkansas to End Regular Season
So, this is how the season ends. The Gators drop four in a row, including being swept by Arkansas. Just as the Gators look like they could salvage the season finale, Arkansas blew it open in the seventh for a 9-3 loss. Gators head coach Kevin O’Sullivan stayed honest on …
Read More »Gators Baseball Loses Heatbreaker Game and Series to Arkansas
It looked like the chance to even the series was there. Perhaps, even win it. Then, like that. When they needed just six more outs. The Florida Gators saw the lead slip and suffered a walk-off loss to Arkansas. They sat through a rain delay for that. It’s a different …
Read More »Gators Lacrosse Face Syracuse in NCAA Elite Eight
The No. 6 seed Florida Gators will face Syracuse in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Tournament. The Gators are coming off a 17-3 victory over the Jacksonville Dolphins, while Syracuse dominated Loyola 20-8. The game will be taking place on Saturday, May 22 at the SU Soccer Stadium …
Read More »Gators Tennis is NCAA Semifinals Bound
Gators Men’s Tennis advanced to the NCAA tourney semifinals. After beating Texas A&M, 4-1, yesterday, Florida wants to come out on top in the semifinals. The Gators will face the Texas Longhorns. Florida is the first seed and 24-2 overall. Texas is currently 24-5 and the fourth seed. https://twitter.com/onlygators/status/1395598002056794119 The …
Read More »Wizards Advance to NBA First Round Against 76ers, Defeat Pacers
The Washington Wizards (34-38) defeated the Indiana Pacers (34-38) 142 to 115 in Thursday’s play-in game to clinch the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. Things looked bleak for the Washington Wizards as they got off to a 6-17 start. The Wizards played furiously to reach the Eastern-conference …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine May 21
The Front Nine comes at you as I get ready to settle in for some serious TV time this weekend. What’s that honey? Yard work? Aw, drat. 1. I could go all day talking about how jealous the national media is of Tim Tebow and you know these guys are …
Read More »Get to Know the Teams in the Gainesville Softball Regional
Gators softball is set to host an NCAA regional at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. In the Gainesville Regional, Florida will play Baylor, South Alabama and South Florida. Today, the No. 4 seed Gators play USF and later Baylor battles South Alabama. https://twitter.com/GatorsSB/status/1395726627238150152?s=20 South Florida The Bulls are 29-17 overall this …
Read More »Lightning Drop Game Three, Still Lead Series
No, one truly expected a sweep at the beginning of the series. But, the chance was there to do, and the Tampa Bay Lightning let it slip. The Bolts in overtime to the Florida Panthers 6-5 to lose game three. They still lead the series 2-1. Panthers Jump Out Early …
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