It was a dramatic finish on Sunday as the Florida Gators pull off their first sweep of the season. What started as a shaky first inning settled into a quick offensive burst from Florida. Samford would not go quietly though. The Bulldogs answered back eventually took the lead after capitalize …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: March 1
The Back Nine comes at you after a pretty incredible weekend in Gator sports. Don’t ever take these kinds of weekends for granted, peeps. 10. I could literally spend this entire column writing about Florida’s basketball win over Kentucky on Saturday. But that would be a disservice to the other …
Read More »Sluggish Heat Now Unbeatable
The Miami Heat stay busy at the office, as they continue their six-game winning streak after defeating the Atlanta Hawks last night at American Airlines Arena. streaking is fun — Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) March 1, 2021 Butler’s Absence #ATLvsMIA INJURY UPDATE: Tyler Herro (hip) will be available tonight vs the …
Read More »LSU Transfer Tight End, Arik Gilbert, De-commits From Florida
That was quick. Arik Gilbert, the five-star tight end transfer from LSU has decommitted from Florida, less than a month after he committed. https://twitter.com/arik_gilbert/status/1366111703663063060 This is huge news for the college football community, not only because of the new NCAA transfer eligibility rules that grants players immediate eligible, but because …
Read More »Ponce De Leon Shocks Hawthorne to Become 1A State Champ in Girl’s High School Basketball, Win 40-37
On Friday night, The Hawthorne Lady Hornets and the Ponce De Leon Lady Pirates entered the RF Funding Center in Lakeland with a single goal on their minds — exiting with a state championship trophy in hand. Game Recap With a loud and enthusiastic crowd, the two well-coached and aggressive …
Read More »Gators Women’s Hoops Falls to No.17 Georgia 95-80
It was Senior Day for the Florida women’s basketball team when it faced nationally ranked Georgia on Sunday. Gators Start Hot The Gators came out to a hot start in the first quarter leading against the Bulldogs. Jordan Marriet came out scoring the first two baskets for the Gators setting …
Read More »Softball Wins Two Sunday Games Behind Late Heroics and Strong Pitching
With one out in the bottom of the eighth inning, Florida’s Hannah Adams stepped up to the plate, looking to get on base and potentially help the sixth-ranked Gator softball team outlast the McNeese State Cowgirls. Behind in the count with two strikes on her, Adams waited back on a …
Read More »Gator Baseball Swings Past Samford
As the sun was setting behind the Florida Ballpark, the Gators were just heating up. A five-run sixth inning and a whopping eight-run seventh inning carried the Florida Gators to an 18-2 win over the Samford Bulldogs. Saturday’s win secured the series for the Gators as their record improves to …
Read More »Senior Night Draw for Florida Soccer Against USF
Saturday is for the seniors. The Florida Gator soccer team (3-7-2) celebrated Senior Night against South Florida (2-0-1) on Saturday and it ended in an overtime 0-0 draw. It may come off as a disappointment on Senior Night to end in a draw, but that is far from the case. …
Read More »Gator Men’s Hoops Beats Kentucky in Lexington 71-67
In an SEC men’s basketball match-up, the Florida Gators defeated the Kentucky Wildcats 71-67 Saturday in Lexington. Gators Men’s Basketball Florida and Kentucky met in their second and final meeting for the regular season. Kentucky defeated the Gators on January 9th by 20 points in Gainesville and hit the road …
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