The Back Nine comes at you after a trip to St. Augustine to see my dad and get a surprise gift from my brother. More on that later. 10. We usually lean to the Gators to lead off this column, but it is impossible for anyone not to be talking …

The Hawthorne Hornets (10-2) will take on the Baker Gators (14-0) in the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) football state championship game at Doak Campbell Stadium on Dec. 17. This will be Hawthorne’s toughest challenge all year, as they make their first state title appearance against an undefeated Baker. …

Keyontae Johnson does it all. He can be the best offensive player on the court as well as the best on the defensive side of the ball. Johnson will start the 2020-21 SEC tournament as the Preseason Player of the Year, the Southeastern Conference announced on Wednesday. This distinction earns …

The Chicago White Sox surprised Major League Baseball by hiring 76-year-old Tony La Russa to be the team’s new manager, Thursday evening. La Russa has the third-most wins by a manager in MLB history with 2,728. He will become only the second person to have managed an MLB baseball game …

And junior Keyontae Johnson is here to help. Gator Basketball started the 2019-2020 season slowly and had paid the price in the end. This is not a mistake they will to make this season. For this season, the Gators personalized the team to bring their A-game. With the new personalized …

In sports, especially in college sports, there will always be those athletes who build a strong connection with their home towns. They grow up playing a sport their entire lives in that one particular city and find it hard to just pack up and move to somewhere completely different when …

Dynasty’s are not meant to last. The torch always gets passed. The Bulls in the ’90s eventually turned into the Lakers in the early 2000s. The Miami Heat and Lebron James eventually gave way to a dominant Warriors dynasty. However, none of those dynasty’s slid so quickly from the top …

It was a night of honor for the Gator community as they paid homage to two-time national champion and former Gator head coach Billy Donavan. Surrounded by thousands of fans, colleagues, and past players of the program, all embraced him as the Gator Basketball court was named after him. Big …

Monday Night Football with a flare. Tonight’s game has gone international, but not quite across the pond. Just slightly south-west instead. The Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers will face off in Estadio Azteca, located in Mexico City. This year, the field is set and is in good playable …

A black cat ran onto the field as the Halloween scares hit the New York Giants late. Turns out, that was just the sign that Dallas needed as the Cowboys defeated the Giants 37-18 on Monday Night Football. Finding Their Rhythm On the first play from scrimmage, Dak Prescott threw …