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The Back Nine comes at you with mixed feelings. It’s Bob Dooley XXVII week and I alternate between fist pumps and nausea. Which means it is like the previous 26 of them. 10. Let us start not with the Massacre on Hull Road, but with another SEC title for UF. …

Buchholz senior Daryus Boyd is a selection for both the 1st All-Area basketball and football teams. The multi-sport star is the only Gainesville athlete to achieve both honors this year. Boyd is also the only Gainesville athlete to ever be named to both 1st All-Area teams for both sports by …

It’s not too early, is it? I mean, college football is still more than four months away, but all these spring games and the USFL and Billy Napier’s speaking tour kind of gets you going. Or is that just me? It forced me, held me down and made me look …

Hall of Fame coach Jay Wright announced his retirement as head coach of the Villanova Men’s basketball team. After 21 seasons, four Final Four appearances and two national championships, the legendary coach is stepping down. The legacy of Jay Wright Jay Wright was very successful in his time with the …

The sun beams down on Roger Maris Field. It’s only 84 degrees, but it feels a lot hotter. The temperature doesn’t bother anyone. All anyone can feel is the excitement in the air. The crowd had already begun hooting and hollering. Oak Hall’s players took to the field and embraced …

The Back Nine comes at you after a great Easter weekend that included a little bit of everything and a lot of delicious food. Nobody makes holidays more special than my wonderful wife.   Sometimes, you just have to tip your cap.  You just have to say, “We did the …

Florida Gators (21-14, 5-9) Baseball dropped game two to the Vanderbilt Commodores (25-9, 7-7) in an 8-6 loss on Saturday. They will have a chance to avoid the sweep on Sunday. This game starts at 1 p.m. Final from Nashville. Presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/J8zCKm60Yk — Florida Gators Baseball (@GatorsBB) April …

The Florida Gators (21-13, 5-8) dropped game one of the series to the Vanderbilt Commodores (24-9, 6-7) 5-4 on Friday with a walk-off single in the ninth. They will go into tomorrow hoping to even the series up. Game two will begin at 7 p.m. Game one final. Presented by …

Bandit Ball is back in action for the first time since 1985 as the USFL returns in their opening weekend. The Tampa Bay Bandits will cap off the opening weekend as they face off with the Pittsburgh Maulers on Sunday, April 17. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. An Exciting …

The Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago White Sox get ready to match up in their three-game road series this weekend. Starting April 15, at 7:10 p.m. the rivals begin the first game in their series. The Rays head to the Windy City coming off a loss in their last game …