The Florida Gators Track and Field team are headed to Eugene, Oregon, to close out its 2021 season in the NCAA Outdoor Championship. The Gators head into this week’s championship with a combined 18 entries, 10 for the men and eight for the women. The competition is set to take …
Read More »NHL Playoff Preview: Lightning look to clinch series over Hurricanes in Game 5
The NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs continues Tuesday night with Round 2 matchups. The Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning for a potential series-winning Game 5. Tampa Bay currently leads the series 3-1. Series Recap The Lightning enter Game 5 with a chance to advance to the Stanley Cup semifinals …
Read More »NCAA Sets 2021 Baseball Super Regional Schedule
The crème de la crème for the 2021 NCAA baseball season are set to take their talents to Super Regional play. This afternoon, Virginia surpassed Old Dominion to join the other 15 teams that have punched their tickets. The 16 teams are set to meet June 11-13. Among those teams …
Read More »Jackson Kowar Joins Royals Rotation; Reunites with Brady Singer
First, they were the weekend starters at McKethan Stadium. Then, they were both taken in the first round of the 2018 MLB Amateur Draft. Now, they reunite in Kansas City. The Royals announced they are calling up righty pitching prospect Jackson Kowar. His debut will be a start against the Angels …
Read More »Pat Dooleys’ Back Nine June 7th
The Back Nine comes at you after we have pretty much cleared the decks of Gators sports for the academic year (I know, I know, there is still track and field). Hopefully, no Gator fans were injured slipping on banana peels during the making of these orange and blue postseasons. …
Read More »Gators Smoked By South Alabama in Season Finale
Seems like a long time ago now that Gators baseball was the consensus top team in the nation. The Gators are at the top of the Preseason D1 Baseball Rankings https://t.co/UUzmtuAU8v — Harrison Smajovits (@HarrisonSmaj) January 18, 2021 Did that mean expectations were ridiculously high? Yeah, probably that was the …
Read More »USF takes 5-3 victory over Florida baseball in Gainesville Regional
The one-seed Florida Gators baseball welcomed the four-seed USF Bulls to Florida Ballpark on Friday afternoon. The Gators and Bulls went head-to-head for the opening game of the Gainesville Regional. Florida pitcher Tommy Mace took the start on the mound against USF’s Jack Jasiak. USF took the opener 5-3 over …
Read More »Tampa Bay Rays Travel to Texas this Weekend
Today, the No.1 in the AL East, Tampa Bay Rays, travels to Texas to begin a three-game series with the Texas Rangers in the AL West. The game starts at 8:05 p.m. The Rays enter the series 36-22 after beating the Yankees 9-2 in their last game. Texas Rangers (22-35), …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s New Friday Fivesome!
Now that the sports season is winding down for the Gator programs, we’re going to switch gears. The Back Nine will continue Mondays, but we’ll let the Front Nine take the summer off. Instead, we will help you get through the hot months of June, July and August in anticipation …
Read More »Florida Gator Head Coaches Receive Contract Extensions
Florida head coaches Dan Mullen, Cam Newbauer, and Mike White will stay contracted with the Gators for the foreseeable future. Mullen and White extended their contracts through the 2027. While, Newbauer will remain at the head of Florida women’s basketball program until 2025. Florida Football with Mullen The former National …
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