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UCF feasts on turnovers, helping fuel Knights' win streak

Thursday, Sep 27

UCF is among the national leaders in takeaways, with the Knights' defense focused on stripping the ball.

Defense dominates for No. 16 Miami in 47-10 win over North Carolina

The 16th-ranked Hurricanes opened ACC play against North Carolina on Thursday night at Hard Rock Stadium and got another solid effort from both redshirt freshman quarterback N'Kosi Perry and their defense in an eventual win.

Hyde: Perry starts for Miami - but defense steals the night | Commentary

The "Turnover Chain" came out six times for Miami - and three of those were touchdowns.

Pitt commits Brandon Hill, Khadry Jackson pumped for Panthers game at UCF

Pitt commits Brandon Hill of Wekiva, Khadry Jackson of Windermere Prep pumped for Panthers game at UCF

AAC Power Rankings: Undefeated UCF remains a fixture at top

Undefeated UCF remains at the top of this week's AAC Power Rankings.

Florida State defensive coordinator Harlan Barnett sees positives, room to improve

Florida State defensive coordinator Harlan Barnett sees positives from his unit after a win over Northern Illinois, but the Seminoles have room to improve ahead of their game against Louisville Saturday.

Jared Goff uses all his weapons as Rams go to 4-0 for first time in 17 years

The Rams and quarterback Jared Goff showed once again they are more than ready for prime time. And perhaps more. Much more. The Rams, regarded as one of the favorites to advance to the Super Bowl, defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 38-31, at the Coliseum on "Thursday Night Football."

Bucs QB Ryan Fitzpatrick endorses team-first approach

All indications are that the Tampa Bay Bucs' Ryan Fitzpatrick will make his fourth straight start Sunday at the Chicago Bears, even though Jameis Winston will be on the sideline for coach Dirk Koetter.

Kenny Stills believes Panthers' signing Eric Reid could lead to Colin Kaepernick's NFL return

Stills – one of two NFL players protesting brutality and social injustice during the National Anthem this season – said Thursday he was "definitely surprised" Reid came to an agreement with the Panthers this season.

Dolphins linebacker Kiko Alonso's focused on keeping things simple

Linebacker Kiko Alonso is having a resurgent season for the Dolphins and he credits his early success to keeping things simple on defense.

Jaguars DL Yannick Ngakoue remains confident after not registering a sack yet

Jaguars defensive end Yannick Ngakoue has registered an astounding 20 sacks since 2016, including 12 last season. Yet going into this Sunday's game against the New York Jets, Ngakoue has yet to register his first sack but leads the team with six quarterbacks hurries, which ranks ninth in the NFL.

Lightning energize Amway Center in preseason victory against Panthers

The Tampa Bay Lightning faced the Florida Panthers on Thursday night in their first NHL preseason game at Amway Center since 2013.

Clifford says Magic's practice Thursday was team's best so far

Steve Clifford said the Orlando Magic had their best practice of training camp on Thursday

Magic's D.J. Augustin seeks to defy expectations again

D.J. Augustin needs to play well for the Orlando Magic to contend for a playoff berth in the watered-down Eastern Conference.

Magic exercise team option on Jonathan Isaac for 2019-20

The Orlando Magic have exercised their third-year team option on Jonathan Isaac for the 2019-20 season.

Ryder Cup ready to start with pressure on for everyone

Flags were raised, anthems were played and the partisan cheers began late Thursday afternoon to signal the end of a hype and anticipation of a Ryder Cup featuring two of the strongest teams the U.S. and Europe have presented at the same time.

European Ryder Cup team says it's unified amid Brexit tension

Captain Thomas Bjorn of Europe's Ryder Cup team said Thursday his players were an example of how the continent "stands as one."

Varsity scores and top performers: Sept. 27

High school sports scores and top performers Sept. 27

Hagerty storms back to win at West Orange

Nyasha Mafarchisi's block helped Hagerty get even with West Orange, then the Morgan Romano-led Huskies served the Warriors into submission Thursday in an 18-25 25-23, 25-10, 25-19 girls volleyball victory.

Lake Highland sweeps Bishop Moore

In a battle of defending state runners-up, Lake Highland staved off furious rallies in the first two sets and then used a big 6-0 run in the third set to sweep Bishop Moore 3-0.

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