St. Louis Cardinals center fielder Harrison Bader won his first career Gold Glove Award Sunday. Bader played at UF from 2013 to 2015 before the Cardinals drafted him in the third round of the 2015 MLB Draft. He led the Gators to the 2015 College World Series semifinal en route …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s ‘Back 9’ Nov 8th
The Back Nine comes at you still shivering from the weekend. There was the Stop Children’s Cancer tournament in the cold rain Friday and then the Gators’ performance on Saturday night. Apparently, they didn’t get the memo that Halloween was last week. 10. There will be plenty of speculation as …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Grades: Florida vs South Carolina
Pat Dooley grades the Gators after another deflating loss, this one at South Carolina Saturday night. OFFENSE D- First half: So, here is the deal. Every defense tries to stop the run. It doesn’t mean you cannot run the ball just because the other team is trying to stop …
Read More »Maple Leafs Make Comeback To Defeat Lightning In Overtime
The Tampa Bay lightning opened up the scoring against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the 13:16 mark in the first period. The Lightning were able to hold on to their one-goal lead for almost the entire game before things went sideways. With less than 42 seconds on the clock, Tampa …
Read More »Gators Soccer Season Comes to End Following Loss to Tennessee in SEC Tournament
The Florida Gators soccer season comes to a close after a loss to Tennessee in the SEC quarterfinals at Orange Beach Sportsplex in Orange Beach, Alabama. Tennessee beat the Florida Gators by the final score of 5-2. The Volunteers took the early lead over the Gators with two goals in …
Read More »Gator Fans Question Mullen’s Recruiting Amid Back-to-Back Losses
Recruiting is a year long sport. With that being said, Gators Head Coach Dan Mullen caught fire on Monday during his media availability. When asked of his recruiting methods, the coach once again gave a very terse answer. This time, however, he deflected the quickly by using time as an …
Read More »Gators Overcome Slow Start to Defeat Embry-Riddle 80-57
Out with the old, in with the new. Many Florida Gators fans packed into the Stephen C. O’Connell Center Monday night to watch a team of players they were largely unfamiliar with. Fan favorites Tre Mann, Scottie Lewis, Noah Locke and many others are all gone. Now, mostly transfers make …
Read More »Coach Dan Mullen Talks South Carolina Game, Need for Competitive Mindset
Florida football’s head coach Dan Mullen did not have much to say after the team’s loss against to Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday. Coach Mullen didn’t give much on Monday afternoon in possibly one of the shortest press conferences he has ever had. In Coach Mullen’s postgame interview, he took accountability …
Read More »Florida Men’s Hoops Set to Host Embry-Riddle in a Home Exhibition
Florida men’s basketball will return to the O’Connell Center Monday to face Embry-Riddle in an exhibition. The Gators have won 31 consecutive exhibition games dating back to 2002. New Faces Florida lost several notable players from last season’s roster. Guards Tre Mann and Scottie Lewis declared for the NBA Draft, …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s ‘Back 9’ Nov 1st
The Back Nine comes at you with something that is becoming a little too familiar — starting a week with a Gator loss in the rear-view mirror. It’s not fun. So, there are many ways to look at a result that was inevitable. Dan Mullen took a chunk of the …
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