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The Back Nine comes at you after a wonderful weekend that included Bat Fest, nine holes with my daughter and some grilling. Oh, and a little football as well.   10. I keep hearing people talk about how Billy Napier should just start playing all of the younger players because …

Former UF baseball player Harrison Bader or “Tots,” is making a statement in the 2022 ALDS for the Yankees. The recently traded Cardinal is now playing for the Yankees and has been on fire for the last four games. Bader hit his third home run in the ALDS including a two-run …

The Back Nine comes at you after a wild weekend and the pleasure of having friends in town for the game. Gator fans, you only have one more home game, which still seems odd to me.   10.   It was a bad Saturday. Gators lost. Braves’ season ended. It was …

Pat Dooley grades the Gators after Florida’s 45-35 loss to LSU on Tom Petty Day in the Swamp:   OFFENSE B First half: Usually, you would have a lead with 21 first half points. Florida scored on its second offensive play of the game and took advantage of a short …

Week 6 in the NFL continues this Sunday. Key NFL Week 6 match-ups this weekend: The Buffalo Bills (4-1) travel to Kansas City to play the Chiefs (4-1) The game is at 4:25 p.m. on Sunday. The Baltimore Ravens (3-2) travel to New York to play the Giants (4-1) The game …

LSU freshman volleyball player Bri Anderson returned to her hometown of Gainesville for the Tigers’ two-game series against Florida this past weekend. Having grown up watching the Gators play, Anderson said she enjoyed seeing the game from a new perspective. This time as a LSU volleyball player surrounded by her …

Thursday night, Gainesville High School was looking to bounce back from its seventh straight loss but came up short. It was coming off a 49-0 loss at the hands of Buchholz. Coming into this game, Matanzas had a 2-4 record. First Quarter Matanzas got the ball to start the game, …

Matt Rhule is out as head coach, the Carolina Panthers announced Monday. In 2020, he was hired on a $62 million, seven-year contract. Now, Carolina owes Rhule upwards of $40 million for the remainder of his contract. Rhule was mainly fired because he could not get over the losing hump, …

Week 5 of the NFL finished up Monday night as the Kansas City Chiefs play the Las Vegas Raiders at 8:15 p.m. The Chiefs are ranked No. 1 in their conference while the Raiders are ranked No. 4. The last time these two teams played each other, the Chiefs beat …

The Back Nine comes at you after a great weekend that included a little bit of everything including a lot of close games in college football that pretty much went the way I hoped each one would go.   It seems crazy to think that Florida’s football season is half …