Former Florida football recruit and current Georgia quarterback Jaden Rashada filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Florida coach Billy Napier for a failed name, image and likeness deal. Gator booster Hugh Hathcock and former Director of Player Engagement and NIL Marcus Castro-Walker were also listed on the fraudulent claims. Jaden Rashada …
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Former Florida Gators pitcher Austin Maddox was arrested Monday in his hometown of Jacksonville as part of an underage sex sting operation. https://twitter.com/iFightForKids/status/1792709340383846574 According to Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters, the department started Operation Valiant Knights on April 24, to identify and arrest individuals who use the internet to exploit children …
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The Indiana Pacers shot a NBA playoff record 67.1% from the field in Game 7 Sunday to crush the hopes of the second-seeded New York Knicks, 130-109, in New York. The Pacers advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics at 8 tonight (ESPN) in the Boston Garden. …
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The SEC Baseball Tournament began Tuesday with four games at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Ala. LSU, the 11 seed, started the single-elimination day of the tourney with a 9-1 win against six seed Georgia. Then 10 seed South Carolina ousted seven seed Alabama 10-5. Nine seed Florida plays eight …
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When asked in his post-game press conference after Sunday’s game seven loss about whether the Timberwolves were threats to become rivals to the reigning champion Denver Nuggets, three-time MVP Nikola Jokic stated, “Yes. I think they’re built to beat us.” And that’s exactly what Minnesota did. "I think they're built …
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This past weekend at the PGA Championship former Gator, Billy Horschel had a stunning performance during the fourth and final round. Finishing strong with six birdies he really showcased his grit and determination. He tied in eighth place with Scottie Scheffler. Concluding on the 18th hole with three strokes he …
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Fourteen of the top 16 teams in the NCAA softball tournament advanced through the regional round to the super regionals, including seven SEC teams. Each super regional is a best-of-three series that will take place between Friday, May 24, and Sunday, May 26. https://twitter.com/NCAASoftball/status/1792382553820725745 Team Seeding and Matchups Seven of …
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The Back Nine comes at you after a really nice weekend for the mighty Gators on so many levels. 10. We will start with what happened with baseball, because after the Thursday loss I think a lot of us had the obits ready to go for this year’s team. …
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The No. 4 national seed Florida Gators softball team beat the South Alabama Jaguars 9-1 in five innings Sunday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium to win the NCAA Gainesville Regional. The Gators (49-12) used a seven-run third inning to run-rule the Jaguars (34-20-1) and advance to their 15th Super Regional …
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It’s funny how being semi-retired makes you not care about game times being released. We used to agonize over those Mondays when we would be told the following week’s game time, peaking at the news through spread fingers. The High Five gives you what used to matter and the game …
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