The Back Nine comes at you after about as good a weather Saturday you could ask for … unless you were covering the Florida baseball game that started in April and ended in May. Me? I was zonked out after The Bob. Sorry beat writers. The NFL Draft is …
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2022 NFL Draft Preview: Dolphins, Bucs and Jags
The 2022 NFL Draft is here. Between Thursday and Saturday, 262 prospects will take the first step in their professional careers by joining any of the 32 franchises across seven rounds. Michigan defensive end Aiden Hutchinson has been projected by evaluators as the first pick in the draft since March. …
Read More »Revamped USFL kicks off
The United States Football League (USFL) made its return Saturday. Notably, the original league saw success as start-up pro football league in the spring. However, it completed three seasons (1983-85) before going head-to-head with the NFL in the fall, which is when the league perished. Where the USFL Succeeded Five …
Read More »The Return of the Tampa Bay Bandits
Bandit Ball is back in action for the first time since 1985 as the USFL returns in their opening weekend. The Tampa Bay Bandits will cap off the opening weekend as they face off with the Pittsburgh Maulers on Sunday, April 17. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. An Exciting …
Read More »Gators Football Tight End Dilemma
The new head coach of the Florida Gators football team, Billy Napier, has assembled quite the staff. Napier has brought in some of the best personnel in the country that have reputations of excellent recruitment and knowledge of the game. Specifically, Napier has brought in William Peagler to become an …
Read More »Final Four: Kansas vs Villanova
A nine-game winning streak will come to an end when two highly-decorated programs face off this weekend. The Kansas Jayhawks (32-6) are set to battle it out with the Villanova Wildcats (30-7) in the Final Four. https://twitter.com/KUHoops/status/1509601205298909185?s=20&t=38pDE1VKSL-Mq5zueX_vAg It will be the fourth time Kansas head coach, Bill Self, and Villanova’s …
Read More »Florida Gators Gymnastics Gets Set for NCAA Regionals
The No. 2 Florida Gator Gymnastics team will compete on Thursday at 8 p.m. at Auburn University for NCAA Regionals. The Gators will take on Denver, Ohio State and Iowa State with the top two teams moving on to the next round. So Far, So Good Florida goes into Thursday’s …
Read More »NCAA Women’s Tournament: Sweet Sixteen
The NCAA Women’s Sweet 16 is here. The regionals are set to take place in Greensboro, North Carolina; Bridgeport, Connecticut; Wichita, Kansas; and Spokane, Washington. The round-of-16 games will take place on Friday and Saturday with the round-of-8 games on Sunday and Monday. Here are the teams that compose the …
Read More »SEC struggles in men’s March Madness
March Madness is here! Notably, the SEC had six teams seeded on the top six lines, more than any other league in the tournament. Now, Arkansas is now the only team left from the SEC in the 2022 NCAA Men’s Tournament. First Round On Thursday, Kentucky was upset by No. …
Read More »Tennessee Scorches Longwood in Round one.
The No.3 seeded Tennessee Volunteers route No.14 Longwood in the NCAA Tournament Thursday. TENNESSEE The Volunteers finished the regular season with flying colors, and capped it off with an SEC victory over Texas A&M. They were winners of seven straight heading into the tournament and got the three seed. They …
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