UF defender won't let spitting incident define him | QB legend inducted into UCF hall | Week 4 high school football report

McKenzie Milton among inductees into 2026 UCF HOF class • Week 4: Top-ranked teams like Jones, West Orange, Evans, Seminole in action | Football Live Report

Sentinel Sports Final Friday, September 11, 2026

Stay informed — sign up for these newsletters Knights Weekly WEEKLY The latest on UCF football, recruiting, basketball and more. Sign up UF defender won't let spitting incident define him | QB legend inducted into UCF hall | Week 4 high school football report Mama’s Boy: How Brendan Bett’s Gators journey after spitting incident ‘changed his life’ Brendan Bett’s mother has been his anchor through cancer, adversity and mistakes as the Florida defensive tackle earns redemption. Read more → McKenzie Milton among inductees into 2026 UCF HOF class The former quarterback leads a class that includes Marissa Diggs, Octavious Freeman, Mike Kruczek, Emily Mottola and BJ Taylor. Read more → Week 4: Top-ranked teams like Jones, West Orange, Evans, Seminole in action | Football Live Report Week 4 of Orlando area high school football has 20 games Thursday, including No. 3 Jones, No. 5 West Orange and No. 6 Seminole at home. Friday’s games include the marquee Lake Mary at DeLand matchup. Read more → Rays denied potential playoff clinch as Braves win 3-1 behind Martín Pérez and Austin Riley The Tampa Bay Rays were prevented from possibly becoming the first team to clinch a playoff berth in a 3-1 loss to the Braves on Thursday. Read more → Knights face big challenge from Pitt’s high-flying passing offense The Knights must contain Panthers quarterback Mason Heintschel, who passed for 453 yards and seven touchdowns in his 2026 debut last week. Read more → Gators defense seeks growth against Campbell after FAU exposes flaws DJ Coleman and Gators look to iron out the defense during Satuday’s Campbell game and a looming trip to Auburn. Read more → Orlando Pride visit Kansas City with playoff push the goal The Orlando Pride hope to win for the second consecutive match and pick up three key points when they visit the Kansas City Current on Friday night in NWSL play. Read more → Commentary: Keeping Baker Mayfield healthy more important than ever Baker Mayfield’s health is more important than ever because the Tampa Bay Bucs picked Jalon Daniels, an undrafted rookie, as their backup QB, columnist John Romano writes. Read more → Former NFL star, Olympia High standout Chris Johnson reflects on ALS risk in public letter to his children Former Olympia High and NFL star running back Chris Johnson recently read the study that found former NFL players were nearly four times as likely to develop the fatal disease. Read more → Dolphins-Raiders predictions: Can Miami silence doubters in Week 1? The Dolphins insist it’s not a rebuilding year, but that appears to be the case. Miami will be hard-pressed to pull off the upset in Week 1 on the road against the Raiders. Read more → Rays ready for a tense, exciting and, they hope, celebratory September The last few Septembers have not been meaningful for the Tampa Bay Rays. This season, the Rays are trying to lock down the AL East title, hold off the Yankees, and earn a playoff bye. Read more →

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UCF-USF shelved for a while | Griezmann propels Orlando City | Gators confident in offense

Week 4 Football Preview: Question marks galore for Orlando area teams • UCF’s Duke Watson, Taevion Swint provide Knights with a 1-2 punch on the ground

Sentinel Sports Final Thursday, September 10, 2026

Stay informed — sign up for these newsletters Knights Weekly WEEKLY The latest on UCF football, recruiting, basketball and more. Sign up UCF-USF shelved for a while | Griezmann propels Orlando City | Gators confident in offense UCF, USF won’t revisit War on I-4 rivalry any time soon Rivalry series appears dead as schools’ athletic directors can’t agree on terms that suit both schools. Read more → Week 4 Football Preview: Question marks galore for Orlando area teams Edgewater, Lake Nona, Winter Park, Evans have had players miss recent games and will be needing backup players to step up if the starters can’t go. Read more → UCF’s Duke Watson, Taevion Swint provide Knights with a 1-2 punch on the ground After a disappointing 2025 season, the Knights’ running backs returned to the field to successful debuts last Thursday. Read more → UCF Q&A: What can the Knights do to correct their road woes? UCF looks to snap a nine-game road losing streak when it travels to Pittsburgh this weekend. To do that, the Knights hope to slow down Pitt QB Mason Heintschel. Read more → Griezmann scores two goals, Orlando City edge Atlanta United Orlando is unbeaten in four straight. Read more → ‘Y’all ain’t seen nothing yet’: Florida offense under Buster Faulkner just getting started Florida’s 66-point debut could be just the beginning under Buster Faulkner, whose offense is built on creativity, precision and preparation. Read more → Orlando high school scores and statistics from Wednesday, Sept. 9 Jeronimo Esteve earned medalist for LHP boys golf with 64 at the Central Florida Prep Invite, while Bishop Moore placed 2nd behind Benjamin. Taylor Hayes shot 33 (-2) for Eustis in a boys golf win. Volleyball winners included Winter Park, Nova Lakes and Timber Creek. Read more → Oviedo volleyball excels in Hawaii; XC, bowling, golf results | Varsity Weekly Oviedo’s girls volleyball team fund-raised to pay the costs for a tournament trip to Honolulu and made the most of its cross-continental excursion. The Lions (12-1) went 7-1 in the three-day Hawaii Island Labor Day Classic. Windermere High grad Ryan Erisman swam historic 800 freestyle. Read more → Mesa hits homer in support of Jax as Rays top Braves The Rays remained four games ahead of the New York Yankees in the AL East with a magic number of four to clinch their first postseason berth since 2023. Read more → Ex-Gator Ben Shelton stuns Carlos Alcaraz in US Open marathon that ended at 3:33 a.m. Ben Shelton had gone toe-to-toe with Carlos Alcaraz for five exhausting sets and finally at 3:33 a.m. Wednesday came the chance to end the U.S. Open champion’s title reign. Read more →

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