The top-seeded Michigan Wolverines will take on the Florida State Seminoles this Sunday in the East Region Sweet 16. This is the first time the two teams have met since their matchup in the Elite 8 back in 2018 when Michigan fought off the Noles to punch a ticket to …
Read More »Gators Host LSU in Top 15 Showdown
This time last year, Tim Walton and the Gators’ softball season had been canceled for over two weeks. With the outbreak of COVID-19, the Florida Gators played their last game of 2020 against FSU in a 5-2 win. This time around, the Gators sit at 21-3 and boast one of …
Read More »NCAA Women’s Tournament Sweet Sixteen Preview
After a wild opening weekend filled with close games and upsets, the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament rolls into the Sweet Sixteen this weekend. Iowa vs. UConn Coming into this game, the obvious storyline is freshman Caitlin Clark leading the Iowa Hawkeyes. To say she’s been electrifying in this tournament would …
Read More »Mincy Hired as Jacksonville Head Coach
Jacksonville University is taking big steps for its men’s basketball team and its latest step; hiring Jordan Mincy. https://twitter.com/JAX_MBB/status/1375168107266838528 Mincy followed Mike White from Lousiana Tech to Florida in 2015. Mincy excelled at his position of assistant coach, helping lead Florida to four straight 20-win seasons (2015-19). This included four …
Read More »Noah Locke and Ques Glover Enter Transfer Portal
Florida Gators guards Noah Locke and Ques Glover took to Twitter Thursday night to announce they would be entering the transfer portal. This comes after point guard Tre Mann made the announcement that he will be entering the 2021 NBA Draft and assistant coach Jordan Mincy was named head coach …
Read More »Underdog Oral Roberts will not be Overlooked by Arkansas Razorbacks in Sweet 16 Matchup
Oral Roberts will meet their next obstacle in the NCAA Tournament in the form of the Arkansas Razorbacks. The Eagles will fight for the opportunity to be the first No. 15 seed to make it to the elite eight. Although the Razorbacks enter the Sweet 16 matchup as a strong …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: March 26
The Front Nine comes at you after another one of these weeks that went by too quickly. Maybe that’s what happens when you get old. 1. I get a sense that Dan Mullen likes the 2021 football team he will put on the field, but now it is up to …
Read More »Trade Deadline Recap in the NBA
Trade deadline day in the NBA has come and gone, and now several teams are feeling much better about their chances of winning the Finals. The Miami Heat made moves to get closer to try to return to the NBA Finals. Meanwhile, the Orlando Magic will look to begin the …
Read More »Heat Drop Fifth Straight Game in Close Contest Against Trail Blazers
The Miami Heat dropped their fifth straight game Thursday night after falling to the Portland Trail Blazers, 125-122. today was still a good day pic.twitter.com/JGMu7X017u — Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) March 26, 2021 Portland Squeaks By It came down to the wire in Miami on Thursday night. With just one second …
Read More »Can the Gator Defense Improve in 2021?
It’s safe to say the Gator defense struggled mightily in 2020. For the first time in the Dan Mullen Era, Florida’s defense ranked outside the top 50 in total defense (No. 74). The Gators allowed 30.83 points per game, a far cry from 2019’s total of 15.46. Additionally, they allowed …
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