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Magic resume NBA season against Heat, Spurs in daunting back-to-back road set

The Orlando Magic begin the second half of their schedule with a road back-to-back against the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs.

The day the NBA shut down: 'We had no idea how serious virus was'

Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic couldn't believe what was happening as the NBA shut down its season amid the coronavirus pandemic one year ago.

Sigh, Hall-of-Fame finalist Ben Wallace will go down in Orlando Magic front-office infamy | Commentary

How would Orlando Magic history have been different if they had kept Ben Wallace?

UCF, USF women to face off in AAC basketball championship

No. 2 seed UCF rolled over No. 3 Houston 61-39 in its Wednesday night semifinal. The Knight will now take on USF in the AAC championship game Thursday night at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.

UCF basketball looks to remain hot heading into AAC tourney

Johnny Dawkins is back in Texas with sixth-seeded UCF (10-11, 8-10 AAC) set to take on No. 11 East Carolina (8-10, 2-10 AAC) in the first-round of the men's basketball AAC tournament.

Unpredictable Gators seek postseason push, beginning at SEC Tournament

The Florida Gators kick off their first SEC Tournament since 2019 Thursday pushing to shake off the inconsistency that has plagued them all season and make a postseason run.

Miami Hurricanes become first No. 13 seed to advance to quarterfinals of ACC tourney with upset of Clemson

Isaiah Wong scored 20 points for the second straight game and Miami became the first No. 13 seed to ever reach the quarterfinals in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, upsetting No. 5...

FSU opens spring camp with focus on quarterbacks

As Florida State wrapped up the first practice of its spring football camp Tuesday evening, coach Mike Norvell liked what he saw.

Bryson DeChambeau turns attention to Players Championship after winning Arnold Palmer Invitational

Bryson DeChambeau, fresh off his win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, aims to overpower TPC Sawgrass during this week's Players Championship.

Orlando City opens 2021 season against rival Atlanta United

Orlando City will play Atlanta United and Sporting KC in the first two matches of the season.

Lake Highland basketball coach wins Naismith; OCP wins them all

Orlando's two undefeated high school basketball teams are reaping the awards with the Naismith girls basketball national coach of the year honor going to Lake Highland Prep and records falling in...

Orlando area high school scores and top performers from Wednesday, March 10

Check out Orlando area high school scores and top performers from Wednesday, March 10.

NFL sets the salary cap at $182.5 million for 2021 — down 8% from the 2020 season

The NFL's salary cap will be $182.5 million per team in the upcoming season, a drop of 8% from 2020.

Heat teammates, coach say Meyers Leonard must be held accountable for anti-Semitic slur

Heat's Spoelstra, Haslem, Iguodala address Leonard anti-Semitic slur.

Leonard faces possible $50,000 fine and/or one-game suspension for slur, but Heat might not cut him

Meyers Leonard to have penalty for anti-Semitic slur dictated by NBA.

Hyde: Can the Heat's Meyers Leonard be saved from his ignorance? | Commentary

What happens to Heat center after using an anti-Jewish slur? That's the bigger question after delayed apology and Heat's even-later condemnation.

Who is Meyers Leonard? A booming Heat presence with deep social convictions

Meyers Leonard, the Miami Heat center suddenly in the national spotlight after using an anti-Semitic slur, is a complex, boisterous personality.

Kansas fires athletic director Jeff Long less than 2 days after parting with football coach Les Miles

Kansas has fired athletic director Jeff Long less than two days after mutually parting with Les Miles amid sexual allegations dating to the football coach's time at LSU, a person familiar with...

In body cam video, ex-MLB star Johnny Damon pleads with cop during DUI arrest: 'Blue Lives Matter'

Windermere police body worn camera footage showed an allegedly intoxicated Johnny Damon, the former Major League Baseball player and two-time World Series champion, try to talk his way out of...

Gambler pleads guilty to threatening 4 Tampa Bay Rays; the same account also allegedly threatened a Chicago White Sox player

A sports gambler faces up to five years in federal prison for threatening social media messages sent to players with the Tampa Bay Rays. Messages from the same Instagram account also...

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