The Back Nine comes at you in a bit of a panic because it is only three weeks until the 26thBob Dooley Invitational and I’m starting to freak out. This is, of course, an annual occurrence. 1. Because we live in football town (and remind me to tell you about …
Read More »Gators Baseball Hits The Road For Series With Auburn
The Florida Gator baseball team (26-11, 9-6 SEC) travels to Auburn (16-18, 2-13 SEC) for a weekend series starting on Friday. Florida enters the series on a four game win streak. The Gators swept the Mizzou Tigers in a three-game series before picking up a midweek victory over Jacksonville University …
Read More »Ahead of NFL draft, Jimbo Fisher weighs in
The NFL Draft is just around the corner. Ahead of the draft, current Texas A&M football head coach Jimbo Fisher weighed in on some of the athletes in the draft. Set to run from April 29 to May 1, the draft features many incredible athletes, some of who could become generational …
Read More »Gator Baseball Beats Missouri 8-5 in Game 1 of Series
From 6:30 pm to 9:20 pm, it was nearly three hours of tarp action at the Florida Ballpark before Gator starting pitcher Franco Aleman took the bump. The water still trickled down, but the Gators brought their thunder putting up eight runs against Missouri. Most of the drama came quickly …
Read More »Three SEC Players Drafted In Top Ten To WNBA
This week the WNBA held its second virtual draft in preparation for its 25th season. Three of the overall nine SEC players made it into the top ten of the draft including Chelsea Dungee, Jasmine Walker, and Rennia Davis. The WNBA announced that their 2021 season will begin May 14 …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine April 16
The Back Nine comes at you after a week of hustling to catch up to where I should be for the 26th Bob Dooley Invitational and using up a tank of gas without leaving town. 1. That said, the generosity of the people in this town never ceases to amaze …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: April 12
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 »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 Face Toughest Challenge Yet In Ole Miss
One thing consistent in Gator sports is inconsistency. The highs and lows of Florida baseball strike again. After suffering three-straight losses against No.25 South Carolina, the Gators will face their toughest opponent yet in No. 3 Ole Miss. The Rebels After sweeping Alabama, Ole Miss remains the only undefeated team …
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