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The Back Nine comes at you after a visit to St. Augustine to see Dad, my first visit to the new ballpark to see a Gator game and a visit mentally to see the revival of blueblood basketball teams. 10. It was a wild weekend around Gainesville and we saw …

The NBA officially announced Thursday that the All-Star Game will be held on March 7th. Despite backlash from some players in the league, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver believes playing is the “right thing to do.” The event will be held in Atlanta, GA., and will include the Skills Challenge, Three-Point …

The Miami Heat (12-17) are finally back in the win column after defeating the Sacramento Kings (12-16) Thursday night, 118-110. The Triple-Double Duo Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo both recorded triple-doubles, marking just the second time in Heat history that 2 players earned triple-doubles in the same game. Butler and …

The Florida Gators women’s basketball team dropped their second game in a row this week after falling, 77-70, to the Alabama Crimson Tide on Thursday night. Battling to the End While the Gators did come up on the short end against the Crimson Tide, it wasn’t without a fight. Florida …

Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself Nets star James Harden reminded us all last night why Brooklyn completed the blockbuster trade to acquire him to the team. The All-Star shooting guard achieved a double-double to will the Nets to complete a 24-point comeback versus the Suns without injured teammates Kevin Durant …

A Tale of Two Halves The Santa Fe Boys Basketball team (15-5) went into Friday night’s Class 4A District 5 championship against a hot Eastside High team (20-1). The Rams were on a 17-game win streak with their last loss coming against the Raiders of Santa Fe in December. That …

The Orlando Magic dropped their third straight game on Thursday night after losing to the Golden State Warriors by a final score of 111-105. Playing Undermanned The Magic were missing four key players heading into their game against the Warriors. Additionally, Orlando also saw guard Frank Mason III exit the …

The Orlando Magic (9-16) take a trip to California for a meeting with the Golden State Warriors (13-12). Tip off is set for 10 p.m. EST. Magically Trying to Make Wins Reappear The Orlando Magic enter this game as underdogs against the Golden State Warriors. After starting the season 4-0 the Magic have …

The Buchholz Bobcats fell to the Gainesville Hurricanes Tuesday night in the Quarterfinals of the 6A District 2 Boys Basketball Tournament by a score of 45-33. This season has had many ups and downs for the Buchholz Boys Basketball team. The Bobcats finished with an 8-10 record following their loss …

The Back Nine comes at you while gearing up for a busy weekend that includes a little bit of everything including the most overwhelming game in any sport – Puppy Bowl XVII. 10. Now that both Signing Days are over and the second one that used to be a national …