NASCAR star Kyle Busch dies at 41 | Bianchi: UFL owner means business | Standout Chinleyu returning to Gators

Bianchi: Billionaire UFL owner Mike Repole gives Orlando Storm fans a shout-out and jumps on city’s baseball bandwagon • Standout center Rueben Chinyelu returns to Gators, bolsters title hopes

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Sentinel Sports Final Friday, May 22, 2026

Stay informed — sign up for these newsletters Knights Weekly WEEKLY The latest on UCF football, recruiting, basketball and more. Sign up NASCAR star Kyle Busch dies at 41 | Bianchi: UFL owner means business | Standout Chinleyu returning to Gators 2-time NASCAR champ Kyle Busch dies at 41 after being hospitalized with a ‘severe illness’ Busch’s family said earlier Thursday that he was hospitalized with a “severe illness,” three days before he was to compete at the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Read more → Bianchi: Billionaire UFL owner Mike Repole gives Orlando Storm fans a shout-out and jumps on city’s baseball bandwagon Billionaire UFL owner Mike Repole says he supports the Orlando Dreamers’ effort to bring Major League Baseball to Orlando and would be willing to invest in the project. Read more → Standout center Rueben Chinyelu returns to Gators, bolsters title hopes Florida center Rueben Chinyelu will withdraw from the NBA Draft and return to give the Gators a frontcourt poised for a national title run. Read more → Ex-Gator Williams returns to face Florida in Super Regional showdown with Texas Tech Former Gator Mia Williams returns with Texas Tech as Florida battles for another Women’s College World Series berth in Gainesville. Read more → Walks doom UCF as Knights exit Big 12 baseball tournament UCF pitchers walked 8 and hit 4 batters as Oklahoma State defeated the Knights in the Big 12 tournament. UCF will likely make the NCAA field, but its seeding will suffer. Read more → Eustis perseveres in wild win over Wakulla in 3A softball state semifinal A crazy sixth inning, with a three-base, three-run error, sparks Eustis to a 14-7 victory over Wakulla in a Class 3A state softball semifinal and into Friday’s championship. Read more →

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Hagerty wins 7A softball title | UCF softball readies for UCLA super regional | Rays sweep Orioles

UCF prepares for California Dreamin’ in NCAA softball Super Regional • Winter Springs falls to Lincoln in Class 5A state baseball final

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Sentinel Sports Final Thursday, May 21, 2026

Stay informed — sign up for these newsletters Knights Weekly WEEKLY The latest on UCF football, recruiting, basketball and more. Sign up Hagerty wins 7A softball title | UCF softball readies for UCLA super regional | Rays sweep Orioles Hagerty wins historic 7A softball title on Campbell Downing 2-run double Campbell Downing’s two-out, two-run double was all Hagerty needed to win the school’s first ever state softball title. Read more → UCF prepares for California Dreamin’ in NCAA softball Super Regional It’s a homecoming for Knights’ coach Cindy Ball-Malone, who grew up 30 minutes away from the Bruins’ campus. Read more → Winter Springs falls to Lincoln in Class 5A state baseball final Top-seeded Bears fell to Tallahassee Lincoln in the Class 5A championship game at Hammond Stadium, as a chaotic five-run third inning proved to be the decisive blow in a 5-4 defeat on Wednesday. Read more → Rays rally in eighth, sweep Orioles to spoil Baz’s return With the Rays trailing 3-1, Jonathan Aranda laced a two-run double to tie the score in the eighth inning, and Richie Palacios singled to right, scoring Aranda with the go-ahead run. Read more → Orlando City jumps out to early lead vs. Atlanta, cruises to U.S. Open Cup semifinal Only two games remain between Orlando City and a second U.S. Open Cup trophy after the Lions dispatched Atlanta United Tuesday night to secure a place in the semifinal. Read more → Bianchi: Why Magic fans should root for Jamahl Mosley to succeed in New Orleans Rooting against Jamahl Mosley would ignore everything he did for the Orlando Magic franchise. Read more → Port Charlotte star WR Elias Pearl commits to Gators’ top-10 2027 class Receiver Elias Pearl of Port Charlotte is the latest 4-star prospect to join Florida coach Jon Sumrall’s 2027 top-10 class. Read more → Hagerty rides freshman pitcher to 7A softball final; East Ridge bats quiet Bella Ortiz struck out 9 Jupiter hitters and hit a double and home run in leading Hagerty into the Class 7A state championship game with a 7-0 win over Jupiter. Read more → Tampa Jesuit bottled up Bishop Moore in FHSAA 4A baseball state final On paper, runs were hard to come for baseball teams facing Bishop Moore baseball this season. The Hornets allowed just 2.3 runs per game while averaging 7.8 runs scored going into Wednesday afternoon’s FHSAA Class 4A state championship game. Tampa Jesuit changed that. Read more → Orlando high school scores and statistics from Wednesday, May 20 At softball state finals, Hagerty won the 7A title, Cornerstone advanced in 1A, and Geneva lost in the 2A final. At baseball state finals, Winter Springs (5A) and Bishop Moore (4A) fell short in their respective championship games. Read more →

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