Despite years of losing, Magic always believed young core good enough to end playoff drought • Butler-less Heat batter Bulls behind Herro takeover, with Celtics challenge up next
 Sentinel Sports Final Saturday, April 20, 2024 | | |
| | | | Young Magic tip off playoffs in Cleveland | Pride prevail over San Diego to remain unbeaten in NWSL; Orlando City plays at Montreal | Orlando QB will get more snaps in modified spring game with new-look FSU | | | | Former elite NBA players get fast-tracked. Steve Nash spent zero years as an NBA assistant before the Nets hired him. Chauncey Billups only one. Current Mavs coach Jason Kidd had no coaching experience and was fired twice. From Day 1, Jamahl Mosley has connected with his team. | | | | | It's no surprise to Jalen Suggs, Franz Wagner and Paolo Banchero that they have the franchise back in the postseason, for the first time in four years, as a No. 5 seed. "We all expected it," Banchero said. | | | | | Pushing past the Chicago Bulls a day after learning team leader Jimmy Butler would be lost for weeks with a knee injury, the reward for the Miami Heat for Friday night's 112-91 win-or-go-home play-in victory is a first-round matchup against the league-best Boston Celtics. | | | | | In the Metro West track meet, Olympia won the girls and boys team titles, while the Oviedo girls won the Brian Jaeger Classic track meet. In the Metro Conference baseball tourney, winners included Winter Park, Boone and Wekiva. | | | | | Mikey Ziss (St. Cloud), Kody Taylor (Winter Springs), Israel Clovis (Lake Minneola) and (Oviedo) combine for six state championships in FHSAA Class 3A weightlifting championship meet in Lakeland. Repeat champ Ziss said he was nervous, but he broke three state records. | | | | | Coach Mike Norvell said the Seminoles will be without quarterbacks Brock Glenn and Luke Kromenhoek because of minor injuries (they won't be limited in offseason workouts this summer). That already has given more snaps during the last week to Orlando native Trever Jackson. | | | | | A first-half goal for a 1-0 victory was the difference for the Pride (2-0-3, 9 points) as they took down the Wave (1-2-1, 4 points) for their second consecutive win. | | | | | This is the second time the two sides have faced off. They played to a 0-0 draw during MLS opening weekend in Orlando. The Lions held their own in that one, but Montréal is heading into this off an impressive win against FC Cincinnati. | | | | | Since the NHL introduced two wild-card teams into its refurbished playoff format a decade ago (excluding 2020 and '21, when the postseason format was altered due to COVID-19), no wild card ever has won the Stanley Cup. | | | | | The Yankees' Juan Soto delivered a 3-run homer during their 5-run 7th inning on Friday in New York. | | | |
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