Sunday, February 2, 2025

Magic's woes continue in Utah | No. 5 Gators get hammered at No. 8 Tennessee | UCF lose at home to BYU | ACC, FSU are blazing troubling trail toward conference inequality | Apopka D-line coach Matt Anderson enjoys watching ex-Darters Trey Hendrickson, Jalen Carter become Pro Bowlers

Beede’s Breakdown: How poor shooting at Utah hurt Magic in 3rd straight loss • No. 5 Gators clobbered at No. 8 Tennessee
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Sentinel Sports Final

Sunday, February 2, 2025

Magic's woes continue in Utah | No. 5 Gators get hammered at No. 8 Tennessee | UCF lose at home to BYU | ACC, FSU are blazing troubling trail toward conference inequality | Apopka D-line coach Matt Anderson enjoys watching ex-Darters Trey Hendrickson, Jalen Carter become Pro Bowlers

ACC, FSU are blazing troubling trail toward conference inequality | Commentary

Who cares about the AP poll? The most important ranking system in college football will soon be the Nielsen ratings.

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Beede's Breakdown: How poor shooting at Utah hurt Magic in 3rd straight loss

With the victory, the Jazz completed a sweep of the Magic in their two meetings of the season. Utah also won Jan. 5 at Kia Center.

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No. 5 Gators clobbered at No. 8 Tennessee

From the end of the first half to the first few minutes of the second, Tennessee had a 14-2 run that put the Vols ahead 30-21.

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Shorthanded UCF struggles late in loss to BYU

The Knights couldn't overcome being without three players, including leading scorer Keyshawn Hall, who was in early foul trouble.

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High school scores and top performers from Saturday, Feb. 1

Local 2A cheer state title winners were Freedom, Windermere, Winter Park, Lake Mary and Hagerty while Lake Highland Prep and Montverde Academy won in boys hoops. Leesburg, Oviedo and Hagerty won girls weightlifting regional titles.

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Montverde rallies against CIA Bella Vista in MAIT basketball final

Major college signees Dante Allen (Villanova), C.J. Ingram (UF) and Hudson Greer (Creighton) fueled Montverde's rally past CIA Bella Vista in the Montverde Academy Invitational Tournament basketball final. The MVA girls (21-1) went 3-0 for the weekend.

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Apopka D-line coach Matt Anderson enjoys watching ex-Darters Trey Hendrickson, Jalen Carter become Pro Bowlers

The veteran assistant isn't going to tell you it was some miraculous coaching ingredient that led to the success of Trey Hendrickson and Jalen Carter. Success, however, was something that was built through the toughness and work ethic that Apopka players develop.

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Lions' DB Brian Branch talks about Jones High alum Kerby Joseph's snub from Pro Bowl

Who's not here at the Pro Bowl Games in Orlando is Brian Branch's Lions teammate safety Kerby Joseph, who led the league in interceptions with 9 and had 52 tackles. Branch was selected to his first Pro Bowl in just his second season.

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UCF's Moustapha Thiam latest Senegalese player to make impact with Knights

The true freshman joins the growing list of players such as Tacko Fall and Ibrahima Diallo to play for Johnny Dawkins' team.

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A Lim Kim maintains 3-shot lead in LPGA Tour's season-opening event at Lake Nona

The 29-year-old South Korean player has a field-best 81 putts in three rounds.

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Back to NASCAR's roots: Bowman Gray to host 1st Cup Series race since 1971 with preseason Clash

The unofficial kickoff to each new season had been held at Daytona International Speedway from 1979 to 2021 as the warm-up act to the Daytona 500.

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DeAngelo's overtime goal lifts Islanders to 3-2 win over Lightning

Tampa Bay fell to 0-14-3 this season when scoring two or fewer goals.

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Lightning offense was hot. Then it was not. Is there a middle ground? | Commentary

The Lightning's offense hit an inevitable lull just before the dawn of the new year.

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MLS knows its players are playing too many games, and thinks it has a 'sensible solution'

The league acknowledged that with Tuesday's announcement that this year and next year, each of its teams will play in at most two cup tournaments alongside the regular season.

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Saturday, February 1, 2025

Lacking defense, Magic ‘have to be aggressor�� when trip continues at Utah | UCF remains in mix for NCAA tourney with critical stretch ahead | Buccaneers stay in-house, promote Josh Grizzard to offensive coordinator

Magic’s Anthony Black added to Rising Stars event at NBA All-Star weekend • Dr. Phillips girls eye 4-peat without star Trinity Turner
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Sentinel Sports Final

Saturday, February 1, 2025

Lacking defense, Magic ‘have to be aggressor’ when trip continues at Utah | UCF remains in mix for NCAA tourney with critical stretch ahead | Buccaneers stay in-house, promote Josh Grizzard to offensive coordinator

Lacking defense, Magic ‘have to be aggressor’ when trip continues at Utah

Jamahl Mosley’s squad went 4-11 in January and are below .500 for the first time since early November.

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Magic's Anthony Black added to Rising Stars event at NBA All-Star weekend

The second-year Magic guard will join rookie Tristan da Silva and two-way guard Mac McClung at the event during All-Star weekend out West.

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Dr. Phillips girls eye 4-peat without star Trinity Turner

Girls basketball playoff preview: After winning three consecutive state titles with current Georgia standout Trinity Turner leading the way, Dr. Phillips' girls basketball has struggled but hasn't given up hope. Lake Highland Prep has five consecutive FHSAA titles but is also no longer favored.

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High school scores and top performers from Friday, Jan. 31

In the Metro Conference girls wrestling meet, Freedom rolled to the title while local boys hoops winners included Montverde, Osceola and Wekiva. In Class 1A Competitive Cheer state finals, Foundation Academy won its fourth straight state title.

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Montverde rallies vs. Calvary to reach Saturday MAIT final vs. CIA Bella Vista

In a game where Montverde Academy didn't lead until the 3:36 mark of the fourth quarter the Eagles rallied to pull out a 62-55 win against previously-unbeaten Calvary Christian (14-1) of Fort Lauderdale to reach the final of its own tournament on Friday night. MVA will face CIA Bella Vista in final.

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UCF remains in mix for NCAA tourney with critical stretch ahead

The Knights need a strong finish to the regular season if they want to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018-19.

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Tampa Bay stays in-house, promotes Josh Grizzard to offensive coordinator

The team's 34-year-old pass-game coordinator will become the Bucs' fourth offensive coordinator in as many seasons under head coach Todd Bowles but will provide the continuity the team was seeking.

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Bucs not helping Liam Coen build his Jaguars coaching staff

On Friday, the Bucs denied permission to Coen and the Jaguars to interview assistant offensive line coach Brian Picucci.

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Jaguars hire Green Bay assistant as defensive coordinator

The Jaguars (4-13) ranked 31st in yards allowed (389.9 a game) and 28th in points (25.6 a game) in 2024 under first-year defensive coordinator Ryan Nielsen. Nielsen was fired along with coach Doug Pederson

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Chris Perkins: Who are the top Senior Bowl prospects for the Dolphins? Breaking it down

Quarterbacks weren't impressive at the Senior Bowl. Jaxson Dart and Dillon Gabriel were decent, but that's about it. Neither seems ideal for the Dolphins.

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Anthony Weaver likely coming back as Dolphins defensive coordinator with Kellen Moore Saints' top choice

Miami is bound to bring back its defensive coordinator as the Saints are set on their head coaching candidate.

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Was Deion Sanders ever a serious candidate to become Cowboys' coach?

Sanders, 57, played five seasons, won a Super Bowl and was a three-time first-team All-Pro defensive back with the Cowboys from 1995-99.

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Rays' spring camp invitees include a peek at the future

Among 30 non-roster players invited to camp are six of their most promising prospects, all of whom finished last season at Double-A Montgomery.

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