UF QB Graham Mertz’s longtime coach says he’ll finally flourish with Gators | Orlando City prevails at home to advance in Leagues Cup | Pride’s sloppy defense thwarts Challenge Cup contention in loss at North Carolina

Even before first snap, Bucs coach Todd Bowles has to know job is on the line • Orlando City prevails at home to advance in Leagues Cup

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Sentinel Sports Final Sunday, July 30, 2023

UF QB Graham Mertz's longtime coach says he'll finally flourish with Gators | Orlando City prevails at home to advance in Leagues Cup | Pride's sloppy defense thwarts Challenge Cup contention in loss at North Carolina UF QB Graham Mertz's longtime coach says he'll finally flourish with Gators New UF signal caller Graham Mertz was a seventh-grander in Kansas when he met longtime quarterbacks coach Justin Hoover. The two continue to work together as Mertz pushes to reach his potential and develop the consistency he lacked at Wisconsin. Read more → Even before first snap, Bucs coach Todd Bowles has to know job is on the line He's had a home in the NFL practically his entire adult life, despite walking into the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of Temple in the mid-1980s. He spent eight years as a player, two as a scout and the last 24 as a coach. He's drawn paychecks, at one time or another, from 10 teams. Read more → Orlando City prevails at home to advance in Leagues Cup The Lions' Leagues Cup knockout-stage match against Lionel Messi and Inter Miami is scheduled for Wednesday. Read more → Pride's sloppy defense thwarts Challenge Cup contention in loss at North Carolina The Pride fell 5-0 to the North Carolina Courage on Saturday night at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C. Read more → Distinctive career path readies Dylan Murphy to guide Osceola Magic in G League For Dylan Murphy, years of hard work have led him to this moment. His career, however, could have been completely different. "I wouldn't be where I am without the G League," he recently told the Sentinel. "I'm really excited to be back and have this opportunity." Read more → Rays' Bradley takes 4th straight loss in debacle at Houston Tampa Bay fell to 6-16 this month. Read more → Marlins handcuffed as 5 Tigers pitchers combine for shutout The game, promoted as Venezuelan Heritage Day, attracted a season-high crowd of 32,936 — the largest crowd for a Marlins home game since April 2017 Read more → Denny Hamlin says NASCAR's points system encourages in-race urgency and aggression Kyle Larson, who had a run-in with Hamlin last week in Pocono, agreed that the point system encourages the aggressive approach Hamlin took but added that it "makes the guys on the receiving end more mad as well just because of what's at stake and what's taken." Read more → Chris Perkins: Dolphins' depth, attitude should keep them afloat until Jalen Ramsey returns I'm thinking the Dolphins can survive the Jalen Ramsey injury in the short term. I'm thinking they could even make the playoffs without Ramsey, who they just acquired in March. Read more → Big 12 has different look than 2010, but Colorado Buffaloes excited about joining UCF's revamped conference Six colleges from the original Big 12 have since departed, or have plans to depart. Still, UCF's new league appears to be notably energized. Read more →

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