The sixth seed Miami Heat fell shy of a Game 1 victory on the road against the third seed Milwaukee Bucks. Milwaukee guard Khris Middleton hit the game’s final go-ahead jumper. He gave the Bucks a 109-107 lead with half a second remaining in the fourth quarter. https://twitter.com/SInow/status/1396209844550610953 The Heat …
Read More »Gators Lacrosse Season Ends with a Loss to Syracuse
The sixth-seeded Florida Gators lacrosse team traveled to New York for a match-up with the three-seeded Syracuse on Saturday. Syracuse defeated the Gators 17-11 in the NCAA Quarterfinals. Game Recap Brianna Harris scored within the first minute of play to put the Gators in a 1-0 lead against Syracuse. https://twitter.com/GatorsLAX/status/1396164918496346116?s=20 …
Read More »Florida Gators Baseball Faces Kentucky in First Round of SEC Tournament
The postseason has officially begun for Florida Gators baseball (35-19, 17-13 SEC). The sixth-seeded Gators take on the 11-seed Kentucky Wildcats (29-22, 12-18 SEC) on Tuesday morning for the first round of the SEC Tournament. The top-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks swept the Gators to conclude their regular season. However, Florida will …
Read More »Phil Mickelson Makes History as PGA Champion
Golfer Phil Mickelson took home the Wanamaker Trophy after coming out on top of the 2021 PGA Championship. Lefty’s legacy continues. 50-year-old @PhilMickelson has won the #PGAChamp He’s the oldest winner in major championship history. pic.twitter.com/QsPy1kRH3i — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 23, 2021 At the age of 50, Mickelson is …
Read More »MLB Preview: Rays, Marlins, Braves
Florida MLB teams, the Tampa Bay Rays and Miami Marlins take the field today. While the Atlanta Braves will take the road for a trip to Boston beginning on Tuesday. On the diamond, the Rays will take on the Blue Jays. The Marlins play the Philadelphia Phillies and the Braves …
Read More »Florida Gators Softball claims NCAA Regional After Defeating USF
The Florida Gators softball team defeated the South Florida Bulls, 8-0, to win the NCAA softball regional matchup. On the Mound Florida’s pitcher, junior Elizabeth Hightower, threw her first career no-hitter to complete a three-game sweep of their NCAA Tournament home regional. Her counterpart, USF’s All-American Georgina Corrick, also has …
Read More »Florida Men’s Tennis Celebrate First National Title
It was long overdue and patiently waited for. The Florida Gators men’s tennis team claimed the program’s first national title on Saturday night, defeating No. 1 Baylor 4-1 in the NCAA Championship. After losing three previous trips to the Final Four, the fourth time was the charm for the No. …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine May 24
The Back Nine comes at you after making some extra room in the trophy case for the one that the Florida men’s tennis team brought home this weekend. 10. Florida’s 4-1 win over Baylor in the national tennis finals wasn’t only about Bryan Shelton becoming the first coach to win …
Read More »Hawthorne’s Chaz’ Mackey – Always Bouncing Back
Loss. It can be utterly devastating. Especially if you’re the starting quarterback of a team that just lost the championship game. It would be understandable for a player in that position to hang their head and sulk for a while. However, Chaz’ Mackey, Hawthorne’s running and passing dual-threat, is different, …
Read More »Gators Swept by Arkansas to End Regular Season
So, this is how the season ends. The Gators drop four in a row, including being swept by Arkansas. Just as the Gators look like they could salvage the season finale, Arkansas blew it open in the seventh for a 9-3 loss. Gators head coach Kevin O’Sullivan stayed honest on …
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