ESPN college basketball analyst Seth Greenberg gives his thoughts on the current state of March Madness, the disappointment of SEC teams, a potential sleeper team and officiating. SEC’s Misfortune Auburn and Kentucky were both defeated in dramatic upsets in the first round to 13th-seeded Yale and 14th-seeded Oakland, respectively. Both …
Read More »Gainesville Ends Inaugural Season In Defeat Against Forest
By Victoria Riccobono and Sebastian Sabatino The Gainesville Hurricanes flag football team lost their final regular-season game against the Ocala Forest Wildcats, 37-6, at home Monday. Keeping it Close Early The Hurricanes (0-5) were determined to record a win in their inaugural season. Gainesville’s Jewel Alexander made plays on both …
Read More »Ohtani To Break Silence Over Gambling Scandal
Los Angeles Dodgers star pitcher and designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is set to address the media Monday amidst a Major League Baseball investigation into a gambling scandal involving his interpreter. Shifting Story Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani’s long-time interpreter, was fired last week by the Dodgers after he was alleged to have …
Read More »Texas A&M Loses Heartbreaker to Houston
The No. 9 seed Texas A&M Aggies lost an overtime thriller to No. 1 seeded Houston on Sunday in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament, 100-95. Final in Memphis. pic.twitter.com/DojPhDhU6H — Texas A&M Basketball (@aggiembk) March 25, 2024 With the loss, the SEC is …
Read More »Alabama Heads to Sweet 16
No. 4-seed Alabama Crimson Tide defeated No. 12-seed Grand Canyon Sunday to secure a spot in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the third time in four years. RT if your team is DANCIN' in the Sweet 16!#MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/33ZOwuRc7F — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 25, 2024 Crimson …
Read More »Shaka Smart, Former Gators Assistant, Has Marquette in Sweet 16
Shaka Smart, head coach of the Marquette Golden Eagles, lead his team to the Sweet 16 after defeating the Colorado Buffaloes Sunday 81-77. Marquette advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2013, and Smart returns to the Sweet 16 for the first time as a head coach …
Read More »Tennessee Men’s Basketball Reaches Sweet 16 For Second Straight Season
The Tennessee Volunteers, a No. 2-seed, are back in the Sweet 16. However, it’s the round they’ve struggled to get past in their tournament history. Reaching the Sweet 16 a total of 10 times, the Volunteers have reached the Elite Eight just once. That Elite Eight run came back in …
Read More »Sweet 16 Set, All No. 1 and No. 2 Seeds Remain
The Sweet 16 is set in the 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Although still in March, it seems as though the majority of the madness is over. The remaining contenders are seeded No.1-No.6 with the outlier being No. 11 NC State. All No. 1 and No. 2 seeds advanced to …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Sure, ‘I had Yale beating Auburn’ In My Bracket
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that pretty much had every emotion possible. 10. Let’s start with what happened Friday evening and the depression that fell over Gainesville with the end of another basketball season. There was anger, there was pain, there was the stinging realization that …
Read More »Gators women’s tennis takes down Arkansas
The No. 12 Florida women’s tennis team defeated Arkansas, 6-1, in Fayetteville on Friday evening. The Gators are now 5-2 in SEC play and are on a four-match winning streak. This was their first away match since March 3 when they lost to No. 21 Texas A&M in College Station. …
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