The Back Nine comes at you after a warm and wonderful weekend here in America’s City, and now we start working on excuses not to go to work Friday when the Madness really begins. 10. Apparently, Florida’s game against Tennessee in the SEC Tournament didn’t mean anything. In fact, I’m …
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Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: March 12
The Front Nine comes at you with the best weekends of the year on the horizon. Let’s just home the only Madness of March takes place on the courts and not in the labs. 1. Even though Florida won its opening game in the SEC Tournament on Thursday, this team …
Read More »NHL, ESPN announce broadcasting deal
Beginning next season, a new agreement will bring the NHL back to ESPN in a broadcasting deal announced on Wednesday. Workings of the deal The last time ESPN broadcast an NHL game was way back in 2004. That same year, the Tampa Bay Lightning claimed their first Stanley Cup. In …
Read More »Becky Burleigh’s Goodbye and a Florida Gators Win
On an emotional Thursday night in Gainesville, the Florida Gator soccer (4-7-2) team gets a 3-1 win over Georgia Southern (4-11-1). This was the last home match for head coach Becky Burleigh and associate head coaches Vic Campbell and Alan Kirkup as Burleigh announced her retirement earlier this year. Match …
Read More »Gator Softball Tops Kennesaw State on Charla Echols’ Multi-Home Run Game
The Florida softball team (15-1) won 10-2 over the Kennesaw State Owls (6-10) in a six-inning game that ended in a run rule at home on Wednesday. Gator third baseman Charla Echols slugged two home runs with five RBI in the game, and Natalie Lugo earned her third win of …
Read More »Andrew Chatfield Jr. on upcoming football season, Emory Jones
Florida linebacker Andrew Chatfield Jr. spoke to media Wednesday to discuss the upcoming 2021 season. The redshirt junior is expected to play a much bigger role after playing in all 12 games last season where he recorded 13 tackles, 2.5 sacks and 4.0 tackles for loss. Improve, improve, improve “I …
Read More »SEC Tournament: Aggies v. Commodores
The Texas A&M Aggies and the Vanderbilt Commodores will meet on the hardwood for the first time this season in the SEC Tournament’s opening round. The SEC Tournament will be hosted inside Bridgestone Arena in Tennessee. And tip off for the first round will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Tourney …
Read More »Ventrell Miller Feeling Good Entering Spring
While many teammates chose to take their talents to the NFL draft, Gators linebacker Ventrell Miller is staying put. After a notorious year for the Gators defense, the goal is to straighten things out. Miller thinks he and the team are doing just that. Improving His Own Game When asked …
Read More »Gators’ Young Hitless But Sully Gets Record-Setting Win
Florida Gators baseball picked up where they left off from the FAMU series on the mound and at the plate. The Gators took the lead early and held that lead for all nine innings to beat the Panthers, 5-1. However, despite the five-run effort, Jacob Young had no part in …
Read More »Florida Volleyball Defeats Arkansas 3-0 Series Opener
Florida Gator volleyball pulled out all of its offensive tricks against Arkansas in their Friday match up. They beat the traveling Razorbacks in a quick, 1-2-3 match on the first day of a back to back match up at home. Offensive Attacks The Florida team was not shy about its …
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