The Back Nine comes at you after an emotional weekend that will lead to a very long celebration of life for my father and no more lectures about how important family is. I’ll let you figure that out for yourself. 10. I’m going to start out with some football, which …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine April 9
The Front Nine comes at you on a day when the world says goodbye to my sweet and loving father with a celebration of a life well-lived. I’ll try to keep it together. 1. The reason I am such a sports nut is because of my Dad. It was ingrained …
Read More »Marlins Hope to Avoid the Home Sweep Against the Cardinals
The Miami Marlins came up short as the team fell 4-2 in a rally Tuesday night. Miami dropped its fourth home loss to start the beginning of the MLB season. final // https://t.co/79HqcX7Isd pic.twitter.com/aTX7JMiO08 — Miami Marlins (@Marlins) April 7, 2021 How It Happened With the score knotted up at …
Read More »Lightning Failed to Strike Against Detroit
The Detroit Red Wings snapped its 17-game losing streak with a road win over the Lightning. Detroit’s 5-1 victory over the Bolts was the first time since 2011 that the team had beaten Tampa Bay at Amalie Arena during the regular season. The Red Wings were 0-16-1 versus the Lightning …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: April 5
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that had a little bit of everything. 10. There were a lot of people poised to Tweet out how the women’s Final Four was blowing away the men’s Final Four after those two amazing women’s games and Baylor’s blowout of Houston …
Read More »Gators Host Pro Day
It is finally time for the Florida Gators’ Pro Day. Numerous Gator athletes, former and current, will participate in front of NFL general managers, coaches and scouts for a chance to increase their draft stock. The Gators will have 16 draft-eligible players from the 2o20 roster participating including Shawn Davis, …
Read More »Magic’s Struggles Continue Late Into the Season
Another loss was added to the Magic’s record after falling to the Denver Nuggets 110-99 Wednesday night. The slump in Orlando continues as the team now has 29 losses on the year. The Magic now have the fourth-worst overall record in the NBA and are 16.5 games back from playoff …
Read More »Tre Mann to Enter NBA Draft
After a breakout season, Tre Mann will forgo the remainder of his college eligibility and enter the 2021 NBA Draft. ESPN has Mann listed as the No. 15 pick in this year’s draft. According to an interview Mann did with ESPN’s Jonothan Givony, Mann has decided it is time to …
Read More »NCAA Tournament Athletes Express their Feelings
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament made $900 million in revenue in the 2018-19 season. After the cancellation of the tournament last year, and the conditions players must go through playing during a pandemic you might expect great conditions for unpaid student-athletes. Maybe, the latest Call of Duty game? Virtual Among …
Read More »Pat Dooley: SEC Memories
As Florida prepares for another SEC Tournament, Pat Dooley of The Tailgate radio show takes a look at a half-dozen (plus one) moments he will never forget. They are not all good times, but they were certainly interesting. 1.Grown men cried. The first one is always the most emotional. I …
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