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Citrus Bowl celebrates 75 years of community, philanthropy and memories

When the Citrus Bowl began in 1947, that was two-plus decades before Disney became the area's main attraction.

Kentucky enters in unfamiliar role as favorite for showdown with Iowa in Citrus Bowl

A win Saturday would be the fourth in a row in a bowl for either team, and that would a record for both schools.

Sanford native Kenneth Horsey hitting his stride in return home for Citrus Bowl

Kenneth Horsey returns to Central Florida as Kentucky prepares to face Iowa.

Georgia dominates Michigan 34-11 to set up a meeting with Alabama in the national championship game

Stetson Bennett threw three touchdown passes, Nakobe Dean led an angry defense and Georgia returned to its dominant ways, beating Michigan 34-11 on Friday night to advance to the College...

Alabama rolls into the national championship game, beating Cincinnati 27-6 in a College Football Playoff semifinal

Brian Robinson Jr. ran for a career-high 204 yards and top-ranked Alabama rolled into yet another national championship game by overwhelming the first non-Power Five team to make the College...

Wake Forest reaches 11 wins for only the 2nd time in program history with a 38-10 victory in the Gator Bowl over Rutgers, a late replacement for Texas A&M

Sam Hartman tossed three touchdown passes, two of them to tight end Brandon Chapman, and No. 20 Wake Forest beat Rutgers 38-10 in the Gator Bowl on Friday to reach 11 wins for the second time...

Clemson wraps up record-setting season with milestone win in Cheez-It Bowl

Clemson has won least 10 games in 11 straight seasons, and coach Dabo Swinney tallied his 150th career victory.

UCF linebacker Tatum Bethune enters transfer portal

Bethune, who has two years of eligibility left, finished the season as UCF's leading tackler.

UCF adds FCS first-team All-American defensive back from transfer portal

Perry was named a first-team FCS All-American by the Associated Press.

Jayden Gibson situation with Florida shows why NCAA needs recruiting overhaul

West Orange High's Jayden Gibson committed to sign with the Florida football program on Oct. 13 but wound up choosing Oklahoma.

Osceola Kowboys state wrestling champ shines in Knockout

Kissimmee's 2021 Knockout Christmas Classic drew 48 individual state champions and eight state title teams for a highly competitive two days of high school wrestling.

OCP wins title but holiday tournaments marred by cancellations

It's been an eventful week for holiday basketball, soccer and wrestling tournaments. The bad news is that coronavirus issues increased, maybe due to travel that required team hotel stays, and...

Building on losses will be a difficult sell for most teams, except with Magic

Twelve players were inactive during Thursday's loss, and those absences showed as Orlando faltered whenever its starters didn't play.

'Good basketball,' Darin Green Jr. key to UCF heading into conference play

The Knights will play at SMU on Sunday and return home Jan. 5 vs. Temple, hoping to build on the victory over Michigan.

Host Lightning fall 4-3 in shootout to Rangers

Mika Zibanejad scored the lone goal in a shootout and the New York Rangers stopped Tampa Bay's 7-game home winning streak by beating the Lightning 4-3 on Friday night.

Deep history between rookie starting QBs as Patriots look to clinch vs. Jags

Trevor Lawrence and Mac Jones grew up as friends, attending quarterback camps together up through high school. Both left their college programs at Alabama and Clemson as national champions.

The Dolphins have become NFL leaders in sacks, and the pass rush could be key vs. Titans' Tannehill

The Miami Dolphins are sacking the quarterback at a remarkable rate, and it could be a major factor against the Tennessee Titans and ex-Dolphin signal caller Ryan Tannehill.

Dolphins great Zach Thomas joined by UM stars Reggie Wayne, Devin Hester, Andre Johnson as Pro Football Hall of Fame finalists

Devin Hester, who starred at Riviera Beach's Suncoast High and then UM and the Chicago Bears, is the only player to have returned the opening kickoff of a Super Bowl for a touchdown, and he did...

Saints GM blasts NFL for not postponing game vs. Dolphins

New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis voiced his displeasure with the NFL's decision to not postpone Monday night's lopsided loss against the Miami Dolphins due to his team's...

Steelers' Roethlisberger says Monday could be last home game

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said Monday night's game against the Cleveland Browns could be his last at Heinz Field.

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