Bianchi: No excuses, Magic | Orlando City drop opener | Magic push Suns to 2 OTs

Orlando City fall flat in first half, drop opener to Red Bulls • Beede’s Breakdown: Magic push Suns to 2 OTs before losing at buzzer

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Sentinel Sports Final Sunday, February 22, 2026

Stay informed — sign up for these newsletters Knights Weekly WEEKLY The latest on UCF football, recruiting, basketball and more. Sign up Bianchi: No excuses, Magic | Orlando City drop opener | Magic push Suns to 2 OTs Bianchi: Franz Wagner is out again — so what? It’s time for Magic to rise up! When a team constantly frames its season around who is missing, it subtly lowers its internal standards. Read more → Orlando City fall flat in first half, drop opener to Red Bulls The Lions' new lineup struggled at times, and New York took advantage of that to earn its first win under new head coach Michael Bradley. Read more → Beede's Breakdown: Magic push Suns to 2 OTs before losing at buzzer While the Suns were without Devin Booker, the Magic were missing Jalen Suggs and Franz Wagner on Saturday at Phoenix. Read more → Fulks' late foul shots help UCF sink Utah 73-71 Themus Fulks scored 24 points and made his only two foul shots of the night with three seconds left and UCF beat Utah 73-71 on Saturday night. Read more → Montverde girls score late, add another 3A state soccer title to the pile Montverde scored two late second-half goals to break open a scoreless tie, down Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons 2-0 and capture the Class 3A girls soccer state championship. It was the fifth state title for the program since 2018. Read more → Condon pours in 24 as No. 12 Florida rolls past Ole Miss 94-75, tightening SEC grip Alex Condon scored 24 points and No. 12 Florida tightened its grip atop the Southeastern Conference standings with a 94-75 win over Mississippi on Saturday Read more → Jevon Carter provides energy, perspective to Magic: 'He's about winning' The Magic got a glimpse of what veteran guard Jevon Carter has to offer during Thursday's game at Sacramento. Read more → Virginia, fouled on 3-pointer with 3.6 seconds left, surges by Miami Malik Reneau's layup with 7 seconds left tied the game 83-83. Chance Mallory took the inbounds pass and raced across the half-court line, elevating for a shot attempt and getting fouled. Read more → Gateway girls basketball father-daughter combo rolls into FHSAA region final Gateway is joined by Ocoee, Colonial, Lake Highland Prep, Bishop Moore, Eustis and Orlando Christian Prep in winning FHSAA girls basketball region semifinals. Read more →

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UCF RB room built through portal | Magic trip West set to be tougher | Advancing Orlando City opener

Magic leaned on 3s, defense to cruise past Kings — but tougher competition awaits • Opener against Red Bulls allows Orlando City to see how revamped roster works

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Sentinel Sports Final Saturday, February 21, 2026

Stay informed — sign up for these newsletters Knights Weekly WEEKLY The latest on UCF football, recruiting, basketball and more. Sign up UCF RB room built through portal | Magic trip West set to be tougher | Advancing Orlando City opener UCF football rebuilds running backs group through transfer portal The Knights lost starters Myles Montgomery and Jaden Nixon, but replaced them with transfers Duke Watson and Landen Chambers. Read more → Magic leaned on 3s, defense to cruise past Kings — but tougher competition awaits The Magic knocked down a franchise-record 27 3-pointers to power a 37-point road victory against the Kings on Thursday night at Sacramento. Read more → Opener against Red Bulls allows Orlando City to see how revamped roster works "It's been a preseason that everybody worked very hard to get physically, tactically, mentally there, because it's a marathon at the end of the day," starting goalkeeper Maxime Crepaeu said. Read more → Orange County 2026 football: Jones heads to California; West Orange beefs up schedule Orange County Public Schools has announced the 2026 football schedule for its 23 varsity schools. Jones faces tough opponent in California. West Orange beefs up its schedule with six new opponents. Read more → Meet the 2026 Orlando City SC players Breaking down everything you need to know about the players on Orlando City's roster for the 2026 season. Read more → 'Rough House' explores independent wrestling as a subculture Author Alison Lyn Miller never watched big-time wrestling before falling in love with a small Georgia promotion — and that's a good thing. Read more → UCF set for critical road trip with NCAA Tournament bid on the line The Knights are looking to put any talk of an NCAA Tournament bid aside and focus on facing Utah and BYU over the next five days. Read more → Beede's Breakdown: Magic take down Kings behind historic 3-point showing The Magic made their way back to the court following the NBA All-Star break on Thursday night with a 37-point win against the Kings. Read more → Orlando City trying to bounce back after disappointing end to 2025 season Coach Oscar Pareja remains, but gone are the likes of Pedro Gallese, Luis Muriel, Cesar Araujo and Alex Freeman. Read more → Orlando high school scores and statistics from Thursday, Feb. 19 In boys wrestling, Gateway and Winter Springs won district titles, while Montverde girls soccer advance to the 3a state championship game. Softball winners included Lake Minneola, TFA, Bishop Moore, Oviedo, Hagerty, Wekiva and Innovation. Read more →

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