The Back Nine comes at you after a visit to St. Augustine to see Dad, my first visit to the new ballpark to see a Gator game and a visit mentally to see the revival of blueblood basketball teams. 10. It was a wild weekend around Gainesville and we saw …

Free baseball was on display for the first time ever at Florida Ballpark on Saturday afternoon. Top-ranked Florida could not hold on against number 21 Miami, despite an early lead. The series between the two Florida foes is now tied at 1-1 going into Sunday’s tiebreaker. Early on, it was …

The number one ranked Florida gymnastics team entered its meet against the number 15 Kentucky Wildcats amid uncertainty; earlier on Friday, the team had announced that multiple people involved with the team were ruled unable to attend the meet due to COVID-19 protocols. In a meet just one week after …

Two hours and 42 minutes. That is how long it took before the delayed opening of the Florida baseball season finally began.  Last season, the Gators pulled off a three-game sweep over the Miami Hurricanes. This weekend, the number one ranked Gators started that possibility again with a 7-5 win …

The Steve Ballmer effect is hitting the Big Apple. When Microsoft’s CEO acquired one of the most dysfunctional teams in NBA history, he brought in a cultural revolution. The Clippers were struggling and nothing compared to their inner city rivals and 18-time champion, the Los Angeles Lakers. Once rebranded with …

The Florida Gators football team is gearing up to kick off spring practice this Thursday. Typically practices start in March, but this year Feb. 18 is the set start time; an entire month earlier than last year’s planned start date of March 16. Head coach Dan Mullen is excited to …

Since taking over as CEO for the Miami Marlins in August 2017, former Yankee great Derek Jeter has brought a winning culture to the franchise. Upon entering the franchise, Jeter was forced to completely reboot an organization that was left in shambles from the previous regime. Building Toward a Bright …

Florida’s last game in the 2020 season was a stain that is impossible to remove. The top ranked Gator baseball team hosted No. 19 FSU on March 10. Florida was untouchable, riding a 16-game winning streak. As of late in the series, it owned the Seminoles, taking 11-straight matchups. But …

The Florida Gator women’s basketball team (10-8) hosts the number 20 Kentucky Wildcats (14-5) in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center Monday at 7 p.m. It’s Florida’s annual Play4Kay game. The Gators won their last game against the LSU Tigers Thursday night in overtime, 73-66. Florida’s last home game was January …

This year’s college basketball season is filled with canceled or postponed games. With the season coming to a close, it is fair to wonder how March Madness will play out. Seth Greenberg, ESPN analyst and former college basketball head coach, shared his thoughts on what he’s seen from teams so …