The Front Nine comes at you on the precipice of another special weekend of Gator sports and they are going to all be that way for a while. Sit back and enjoy. 1. If this is Friday, there must be another mock draft available on one of the websites. Try …
Read More »Gators Pitcher Chase Centala Makes First Collegiate Start on the Mound
Florida Gators Baseball put freshman right-hander Chase Centala took the mound against North Florida on Wednesday night for the first start of his college pitching career. Centala was able to throw four scoreless innings for the Gators allowing only four hits and registering four strikeouts for the win against UNF. …
Read More »SEC Basketball: Tennessee to take on Vanderbilt
No. 25 Tennessee (11-6, 8-6 SEC) is on the road at Vanderbilt (6-12, 2-10 SEC) for an SEC matchup. Tennessee were favorites to win the SEC during the preseason, but have fallen to the point of not even being in contention for the SEC crown. For now, the Volunteers will …
Read More »SEC Basketball Preview: No. 6 Alabama travels to No. 20 Arkansas
The SEC-leading Alabama (18-5) heads to Fayetteville tonight for a Top-25 showdown with Arkansas (17-5). If the Crimson Tide is able to defeat the Razorbacks in Bud Walton Arena, Bama will clinch the No. 1 seed in the SEC Basketball Tournament. Matchup Preview Bama, ranked sixth in the nation, leading …
Read More »Ole Miss Holds Tight to Upset No. 24 Missouri
Don’t count them out just yet. Ole Miss completed a season sweep against No. 24 Missouri in an ugly 60-53 Tuesday night to stay in the NCAA Tournament discussion. The Tigers have had no issue knocking big-name tournament contenders out of the questions, but something about the Rebels they just …
Read More »Gator Men’s Hoops Breezes Past Auburn 74-57
A Beatdown From Start to Finish Gators men’s basketball eased its way to a 74-57 victory over Auburn as it completed one of its most dominant performances on the season. Florida annihilated the Tigers from tip-off all the way to the buzzer as UF led by 22 points heading into …
Read More »SEC Basketball Round-Up: LSU v. Georgia, Florida v. Auburn, Mizzou v. Ole Miss
Tuesdays’ SEC slate of college basketball features matchups between LSU and Georgia along with Missouri and Ole Miss. Florida is also scheduled to face Auburn. Additionally, Kentucky was to face Texas A&M but the game was postponed after multiple members of the Aggies program tested positive for COVID-19. The first …
Read More »Gators Men’s Tennis Gain Momentum in SEC Defeating Auburn
The No. 11 Florida Men’s Tennis team defeated Auburn 6-1 on Sunday at at Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex. With this at-home win, the Gators have improved to 2-0 in the Southeastern Conference. https://twitter.com/GatorsMTN/status/1363596296536399874?s=20 The Gators dominated in singles and made a comeback with four three-set match victories after Auburn …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: February 22
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 …
Read More »Gators Hold on for Win Over Georgia
The Florida Gator men’s basketball team got back on track today with a 70-63 win over the Georgia Bulldogs. A pretty solid first half for the Gators led way to a mediocre second half that made the game seem a lot closer than it actually was most of the time. …
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