Todd Golden may be causing you some heartburn, but even the most cynical of Gator fans (what, Gator fans cynical?) will begrudgingly give him credit for where the Gators are this season. At 17-7 and 7-4 in the SEC, Golden’s second Florida team has fallen somewhere in the upper half …
Read More »Gators Escape Tigers at Home, 82-80
The Florida Gators dominated for the majority of its matchup Tuesday against LSU, but complacent play in the second half with a 20-point lead almost got ugly as Florida survived the Tigers 82-80 at the O’Connell Center. “Just another Tuesday night in Gainesville baby,” Gators coach Todd Golden said. Florida …
Read More »Florida Upsets No. 12 Auburn at Home
Florida took control of Saturday’s game against No. 12 Auburn from the jump to run away for the 81-65 win at the sold-out O’Connell Center, the Gators’ 15th consecutive home win against the Tigers. It is also the Gators’ second win against a top-15 opponent in 10 days and their …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five: No Place Like Home For These Gators
We know Florida won’t finish unbeaten at home this year thanks to Kentucky (the Gators did get the Wildcats back). How you play at home has a lot to do with how you finish and where you play in the postseason. Certainly, with the home schedule Florida has remaining starting …
Read More »Michigan Upsets No. 11 Wisconsin in Ann Arbor
After losing 75-69 in a top ten matchup with Purdue, the Wisconsin Badgers dropped their second straight loss to Michigan. With this loss to the Wolverines, this would be the fourth time the Badgers have lost to an unranked opponent this season. Coming into the game, the Wolverines were by …
Read More »South Carolina Men’s Basketball Sneaks Past Ole Miss
The No.15 ranked South Carolina Gamecocks escaped an Ole Miss Rebels comeback effort to secure their 20th win of the season Tuesday. Freshman Collin Murray-Boyles led the charge for the Gamecocks, scoring 16 points on 8-11 shooting and securing just his third career 15+ point game. Close But Never in …
Read More »No. 17 Kentucky visits struggling Vanderbilt in SEC matchup
The No. 17 Kentucky Wildcats (15-6, 5-4 in SEC) are in Nashville to take on the Vanderbilt Commodores (6-15, 1-7 in SEC) on Tuesday, tipping off at 8:30 p.m. The Wildcats are coming off of back-to-back home losses to the Florida Gators and No. 6 Tennessee, hoping to end that …
Read More »No. 15 South Carolina hosts Ole Miss in an SEC matchup
The No. 15 South Carolina Gamecocks will host the Ole Miss Rebels on Tuesday at Colonial Life Arena. The teams will take the court at 6:30 p.m. for tip-off. The SEC matchup marks the 10th game of SEC play for both teams and the first time the two programs meet …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Play Around Bad Officiating
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend with a lot of disappointing results, including weather issues at Pebble Beach. That’s the way sports goes. 10. Certainly, nobody can say they expected Florida basketball to win both road games last week. But when you win one, you get greedy. …
Read More »UF Women’s Basketball Team Loses At No. 7 LSU
There is no other way to put it. Sunday was a bad day in Baton Rouge for the Gators. Final from Baton Rouge. #GoGators | Presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/HiSwd91rrD — Gators Women’s Basketball (@GatorsWBK) February 4, 2024 The Florida Gators women’s basketball team were dominated by No. 7 LSU, 106-66. …
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