William Byron captures chaotic Daytona 500 to end Hendrick Motorsports’ drought | NBA’s scoring boom is still going strong, and some wonder if that’s good thing | Lightning lose at home to Ottawa

Another Daytona, another disappointment for Kyle Busch | Commentary • Gators enter Top 25 for first time in more than 2 years; FAU drops out of AP poll for first time this season

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Sentinel Sports Final Tuesday, February 20, 2024

William Byron captures chaotic Daytona 500 to end Hendrick Motorsports' drought | NBA's scoring boom is still going strong, and some wonder if that's good thing | Lightning lose at home to Ottawa William Byron captures chaotic Daytona 500 to end Hendrick Motorsports' drought Daytona 500 winner William Byron kicked off the 40th anniversary of Hendrick Motorsports winning the trophy the iconic owner cherishes most but had gone 10 years without holding. Read more → Another Daytona, another disappointment for Kyle Busch | Commentary Kyle Busch is reminded of his plight every year as he heads to Daytona and every year he has to answer the same questions about the 500-mile monkey that is perched on his back. Read more → Gators enter Top 25 for first time in more than 2 years; FAU drops out of AP poll for first time this season At 18-7, Florida has won seven of its past eight games and is ranked No. 24. Read more → John Romano: USF is one step closer to a new era of basketball with a thrilling win John Romano | The Bulls beat No. 24 FAU to keep alive their hope for the first regular-season conference championship in program history. Read more → High school scores and top performers from Monday Girls basketball regional winners included Wekiva, Colonial, Lake Mary, Dr. Phillips and Horizon, while Cypress Creek won in boys soccer. Read more → Nets fire former Magic coach Jacque Vaughn with team in 11th place at All-Star break The Nets' 136-86 loss to the Celtics on Wednesday was their worst defeat since moving to Brooklyn in 2012 and the second-worst in franchise history, and leading scorer Mikal Bridges seemed particularly frustrated in his postgame comments. Read more → NBA All-Star weekend takeaways: Lots of points, lots of winners in Indy The people tasked with updating the NBA's All-Star record book will be busy for a while after the Eastern Conference's 211-186 victory over the Western Conference on Sunday night in the highest-scoring All-Star Game. Read more → NBA's scoring boom is still going strong, and some wonder if that's good thing Defense wasn't really played in the All-Star Game, which explains why the Eastern Conference scored a record 211 points and the game saw nearly 400 points combined on Sunday night. Read more → Lightning lose at home to Ottawa Last in the Atlantic Division, Ottawa handed the Lightning a second consecutive alarming home defeat. Read more → Randy Arozarena, Yandy Diaz looking for happier ending to this season The Rays' offensive stars of 2023 know that being able to perform at a high level the entire season, including the playoffs, is a priority. Read more →

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