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Thursday, October 20, 2016

SPORTS FINAL: Late stories and scores from Orlando Sentinel

Schmitz: Orlando Magic look rocky as season nears

The Magic looked pretty good in July, didn't they?

DelGallo: Orlando City players push aside offseason worries

Professional athletes in the United States always need to be prepared for a move. They could be traded, released or loaned with little or no advance notice, forced to pack up their families and move across the country.

Biyombo: 'We've got to get out there and get it done'

Coach Frank Vogel said he intends to approach the Orlando Magic's preseason finale Thursday night against the New Orleans Pelicans like a regular-season opener. He'll try to employ as close to a normal rotation as possible.

Dodgers' follies help Cubs tie National League Championship Series with 10-2 victory in Game 4

One sequence cannot do this game justice, not during a 10-2 defeat Wednesday to the Cubs when the Dodgers’ lineup hibernated, the pitchers quivered and the defense self-destructed. But one moment will stand out, well after the outcome was decided, well after it became clear the National League Championship Series will return to Chicago this weekend.

Orlando Pride moves closer to revamping roster

While Orlando City finishes up the MLS season this week, the Orlando Pride are beginning to assess players and contracts in the team's first NWSL offseason.

Bye week arrives at a good time for banged-up Gators

Florida's bye week could not have come at a better time for coach Jim McElwain's banged-up Gators.

UF coach Jim McElwain calls Gators' offense 'very average'

The mid-terms grades are in and coach Jim McElwain is giving the Florida Gators’ offense a passing grade.

Florida State's offense strives for more consistency during bye week

Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher has yet to see his team deliver a complete performance in 2016.

Dabo Swinney, Clemson preparing for â€˜huge challengeâ€™ at Florida State

It was supposed to be a matchup of undefeated teams, vying for a division berth into the Atlantic Coast Conference title game.

Alabama, Ohio State highlight this week's five games to watch

Check out the top five college football games to watch this weekend:

Indians Go To World Series, Top Toronto In Alcs

For the Cleveland Indians, the script was the same every game — hope for the best from whoever they started, then count on Andrew Miller and the bullpen to close it out.

UCF players, coaches grapple with limiting targeting penalties

There was at least one bright spot the UCF football team can point to about the 12 penalties the Knights recorded against Temple last week.

Scott Frost looking for UCF football to man up at UConn

It's no secret the UCF football team hasn't traditionally performed well in cold and rainy conditions. (See UCF vs. UConn 2014).

'Canes need win at Va. Tech to keep Coastal Division hopes alive

Another October game, another tough challenge for the Hurricanes.

Jury finds claim that NBA star Derrick Rose and two friends sexually assaulted woman not credible

A federal jury in Los Angeles Wednesday found that a woman’s rape claim against NBA star Derrick Rose and two friends was not credible, handing the men a victory in a high-stakes civil trial.