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6 Days Away The penultimate moment. That time in sports that young children dream of one day achieving. For some that moment occurs early in life by winning a high school state championship. For others that is receiving a scholarship offer to compete at their dream university. The select few …

As Travis Yeckring tosses pitches to his players during practice, there’s a light-hearted energy about him. He yells, “What are you doing swinging at that?” now and then, but the tone of the comment is purely instructional and relational. Any unknowing fan walking by would think Yeckring has been the …

The Back Nine comes at you in a bit of a panic because it is only three weeks until the 26thBob Dooley Invitational and I’m starting to freak out. This is, of course, an annual occurrence. 1. Because we live in football town (and remind me to tell you about …

The third-ranked Gator softball team (33-6, 12-3 SEC) is set to take on the South Carolina Gamecocks (23-18, 2-13 SEC) in a three-game series starting Friday. Saturday, the Gators will hold their annual Senior Day, as the team is set to honor four seniors in Katie Chronister, Jaimie Hoover, Kendyl …

The Tampa Bay Lightning (31-14-2) defeated their division rival Columbus Blue Jackets (15-25-9) 3-1 on Thursday evening. The low-scoring affair was Tampa’s fourth win against Columbus this year moving the Lightning ahead in the season series 4-3. https://twitter.com/TBLightning/status/1385421919843987462?s=20 Columbus struck first when defenseman Seth Jones scored on a power play …

The Florida Gator baseball team (26-11, 9-6 SEC) travels to Auburn (16-18, 2-13 SEC) for a weekend series starting on Friday. Florida enters the series on a four game win streak. The Gators swept the Mizzou Tigers in a three-game series before picking up a midweek victory over Jacksonville University …

The playoffs are beginning to look dicey for the injury riddled Brooklyn Nets. KD Down But Not Out Forward Kevin Durant suffered a left thigh contusion when the Nets took on the Miami Heat on April 18. He is now listed as day-to-day. Harden Injured in Rehab Durant wasn’t the …

Tied up at 10 in the fifth set of the NCAA Volleyball Elite Eight, No. 8 Florida needed just five more points to knock off No. 1 Wisconsin. But the Gators lost five of the next seven points as they watched an unprecedent season come to an end Monday night …

The Florida men’s basketball program lost an assistant coach for the second time this offseason as Darris Nichols takes on the head coaching job at Radford University. Nichols began his career at Florida in the 2015-16 season. With Nichols as an assistant, the Gators were 123-75, including four straight 20-win …

NFL owners approved several new rules on Wednesday for the upcoming 2021 season. In response to ongoing demands from coaches, one of the rules will expand the influence of replay officials for more oversight of game-day officials. Owners rejected more robust rule proposals in relation to the expansion of replay …