Beede’s Breakdown: How Magic couldn’t slow down high-scoring Thunder • UCF’s rally falls short at No. 19 BYU
 Sentinel Sports Final Wednesday, February 14, 2024 | | |
| | | | | No. 32 is officially in the rafters at Kia Center. Mike Bianchi is glad it finally happened, but boy, it was all kinds of awkward Tuesday night. ... UCF lost another close game in the Big 12, for the second time to BYU, but that's not going to help the NCAA tournament resume unless they do some serious damage in the Big 12 tournament. ... Todd Golden has the Gators back on track with an SEC win vs. LSU. ... As long as the Magic can't shoot 3s consistently, their defense has to be elite. It wasn't vs. OKC and that result will be repeated against top-end teams such as the Thunder. ... NASCAR is on the right path with its outreach bringing in new (and younger) fans. It's so striking that even 67-year-old Rusty Wallace can see the difference heading into this weekend's Daytona 500. | | | | On the surface, the jersey retirement celebrated the most memorable moment in Magic history (Shaq's arrival), but it also was a cleansing of the franchise's most forgettable moment (Shaq's departure). | | | | | On a special night in Orlando, the Magic couldn't stop NBA MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder at Kia Center. | | | | | UCF started slow for a second straight game, forcing the Knights to battle back from an early double-digit deficit multiple times before ultimately falling short in their quest for a second Big 12 road win. | | | | | Among boys soccer winners were Lake Mary, West Orange, Windermere, Celebration, Cypress Creek, Gateway and Horizon. Hagerty and Lake Mary added big girls soccer wins. | | | | | NASCAR's slow decline in popularity and TV ratings coincided with expanded entertainment options, Dale Earnhardt Sr..'s tragic death at the 2001 Daytona 500, the retirement of the sport's stars and the exodus of long-established sponsors. | | | | | Tyrese Samuel scored 15 points and Zyon Pullin added 14 for Florida (17-7, 7-4 SEC), which has won six of seven. The Gators shot 67% (20 of 30) in the first half but cooled to 34% (13 of 38) in the second. | | | | | Seminole, Olympia must travel. Home teams Thursday: Oak Ridge, Windermere, Edgewater, Evans, Oviedo, Lake Highland, Windermere Prep, Leesburg, University, Lake Brantley and Orlando Christian Prep. | | | | | Two people with knowledge of the agreement say ESPN and the College Football Playoff have agreed to a six-year deal worth $1.3 billion annually that will allow the network to keep exclusive rights to the 12-team playoff through the 2031 season. | | | | | The scouting combine takes place at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis from Feb. 26-March 4 and is the precursor to the NFL draft, which is in Detroit from April 25-27. | | | | | Florida Victorious CEO Nate Barbera and fellow South Florida businessman Jose Costa turned to Freddie Wehbe, a familiar face in Gainesville business circles, to help the Gators' collective raise money and awareness. | | | | | Hunter Cattoor scored a season-high 20 points to help the Hokies end a three-game skid while the Seminoles have lost four of their last five. | | | | | Andrei Vasilevskiy stops 36 shots and three more in the shootout. Nikita Kucherov and Erik Cernak score in regulation. | | | | | Colonial, Lake Highland Prep, Dr. Phillips, St. Cloud and Central Florida Christian Academy are No. 1 seeds in FHSAA girls basketball regional tournaments. The postseason tips off today. | | | |
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