If the Florida Gators baseball team receives an invitation to the NCAA Tournament it will be as a result of how well it does in an eight-game homestand that begins at 4 p.m. today against Florida Atlantic. The Gators (22-21, 9-12 SEC) take on the Owls (22-19, 9-9 AAC) in …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: NFL Draft Shows Lack Of Talent On ’23 Gators
The Back Nine comes at you after a lazy weekend that included a lovely nine holes with my wife and a couple of sleep-deprived nights. 10. The NFL draft was everything that makes the NFL – as my friend Chris Harry likes to call it – The King. It was …
Read More »Gators Split Doubleheader Against Arkansas
Saturday’s doubleheader between the Florida Gators and Arkansas Razorbacks yielded mixed results for both squads. While the Gators managed to avoid the sweep, they still dropped their fourth consecutive SEC series. Arkansas squeezed by in a 6-5 win in the first game, while Florida bounced back with a 9-5 win …
Read More »Gators Baseball Loses Pitching Duel Against No. 2 Razorbacks
The two starting pitchers entering Friday’s game in Fayetteville, Ark., were in different circumstances. Florida’s Pierce Coppola is still nursing an injury that sidelined him in 2023. Arkansas’ Hagen Smith is a projected top-15 pick in the upcoming MLB draft and has been nothing short of dominant for the Razorbacks. …
Read More »Former UF Standout Patric Young Educates With His New Book
If you have not heard Patric Young‘s story, grab your tissues now. He’s a man who has been through tragedy but has faced it with perseverance and heart. The former Florida Gator basketball player published a book titled, Sit to Rise: Turning Your Darkest Pain into Your Brightest Victory in …
Read More »Florida Men’s Golf Out To Defend SEC Tournament Title
The 2023 SEC and national champion Florida Gators men’s golf team will look to defend their conference title at the SEC Championships. Florida is ranked No. 15 in the country. Their SEC Championship lineup is set with Ian Gilligan at No. 1, Matthew Kress at No. 2, Jack Turner No. …
Read More »‘The World’s Tallest Teenager’: 7-foot-7 Rioux Ready to Head to UF
BRADENTON — The IMG Academy national men’s basketball team is running three-on-three drills with a skyscraper. It’s a standard afternoon practice in February, and the squad is playing in its 115,000-square-foot basketball complex. The royal blue, five-pointed logo of the “Ascenders” is illuminated by the overhead lighting that spans four basketball …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Florida Softball Remains In Title Chase
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that included too much watching, but nine holes of golf just to get off the recliner. 10. Let us start with something good that happened over the weekend and that would be Florida taking two of three against South Carolina in …
Read More »Florida Lacrosse Racks Up 14th Consecutive Win, Gains Share Of AAC Title
In another double-digit win, the No. 9 Florida lacrosse team secured its 14th consecutive decision, 18-6, Saturday against Cincinnati and at least a share of the AAC regular-season title . https://twitter.com/GatorsLAX/status/1781747186004283881 The Gators (14-2, 5-0 AAC) came out hot and scored 14 goals just in the first half. It’s their …
Read More »Gators Gymnastics Places Fourth At NCAA Championship
The No. 4 Florida Gators gymnastics team placed fourth in the NCAA Championship on Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas. The LSU Tigers were crowned champions with a team score of 198.225. Cal placed second (197.850), Utah third (197.800) and Florida fourth (197.4375) at Dickies Arena. Starting on Vault Freshman rock …
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