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UCF eager to ramp up recruiting as dead period ends

High school recruits can visit college campuses for the first time in more than 14 months after the NCAA shut down in-person recruiting due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Gators' Dan Mullen gets 3-year extension, becomes 3rd-highest paid coach in SEC

Dan Mullen's contract extension does not not begin until the 2022 season but he will earn a $500,000 signing bonus July 1 and a $1 million retention incentive on Dec. 1.

UF coach Mike White receives 2-year contract extension

UF men's basketball coach Mike White received a two-year extension through the 2026-2027 season after leading the Gators to their fourth straight NCAA Tournament.

Barnsley doesn't exercise option-to-buy for Daryl Dike, sends star back to Orlando City

The striker will remain with the U.S. men's national team through the international break before returning to Orlando.

Olympia, Lake Nona take top high school boys tennis honors

A year after losing most of his junior season to a COVID-19 outbreak that shut schools and sports down, Olympia boys tennis standout Alexey Timokhine turned to his winning ways this spring. He is...

Geneva freshman is girls tennis player of year; Lake Mary has top team

Geneva School's Mary Boyce Deatherage has nearly 50 high school singles victories on her sparkling tennis resume and she has still has three more years of eligibility. Another underclass...

Vasilevskiy, Lightning top host Carolina 2-1 for 2-0 series lead

Alex Killorn and Anthony Cirelli scored while Andrei Vasilevskiy was strong in net once again, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the host Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 for a 2-0 lead in...

Michael Carter-Williams gave Magic valuable minutes, mentorship for young players

Michael Carter-Williams came back from an early-season foot injury to provide the Orlando Magic with key minutes at the starting point guard spot while serving as a mentor for the team's...

Orlando Magic's Terrence Ross says his Lamborghini was stolen, destroyed

Orlando Magic guard Terrence Ross delivered a social media eulogy Tuesday morning to his Lamborghini Urus — hours after he learned the SUV, valued at more than $200,000, had been stolen...

Host Suns dismantle Lakers 115-85 to take 3-2 series lead

Devin Booker scored 30 points after two quiet games and the host Phoenix Suns sent LeBron James to the locker room early, dismantling the Los Angeles Lakers 115-85 to take a 3-2 first-round...

Nuggets overcome Lillard's 55 points to beat Blazers 147-140 in 2OT

Michael Porter Jr.'s 3-pointer with 1:33 left in the second overtime helped the Denver Nuggets squelch an epic comeback by the Portland Trail Blazers with a 147-140 win Tuesday night in their...

Nets head to second round, beat Celtics 123-109 in Game 5

James Harden had 34 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his first postseason triple-double with Brooklyn, leading the Nets into the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 123-109 victory over...

Clint Frazier saves Yankees, then beats Rays with walk-off homer to end losing streak

Clint Frazier saved it in the eighth inning and then won it in the bottom of the 11th.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. powers Blue Jays past Marlins

Sandy Alcantara allowed four runs on nine hits through six innings in the Marlins' loss to the Blue Jays, and shortstop Jazz Chisholm went 0 for 4, including striking out twice, and had an error...

Orioles jump out to early lead, hang on to beat Twins, 7-4, ending 14-game losing streak

In a 7-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins that halted the Orioles' 14-game losing streak, tied for the second-longest in club history, Bruce Zimmermann was at his best on the mound and stars...

Home runs again power the Chicago Cubs to a 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres in Anthony Rizzo's return to the lineup

Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo was back in the lineup Tuesday night after being sidelined the previous six games because of lower back tightness, and the Cubs beat the San Diego Padres...

Phillies' offense erupts in 17-3 rout of Reds

Phillies snap three-game losing streak

Serena Williams, Russell Wilson, Steph Curry back Naomi Osaka in French Open controversy

Naomi Osaka is receiving an outpouring of support after withdrawing from the French Open following her decision to skip the press conferences for the tournament.

Essential Quality draws No. 2 post, is 2-1 morning line favorite for 2021 Belmont Stakes

Essential Quality was set Tuesday as a 2-1 favorite for the Belmont Stakes, which will be run Saturday without a horse from trainer Bob Baffert pending an investigation into Medina Spirit's...

Japan's vaccine push ahead of the Olympics looks to be too late and could 'trigger a global spread of different variants of the virus'

Japan scrambles to catch up on a frustratingly slow vaccination drive less than two months before the Summer Olympics, delayed by a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, are scheduled to start.

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