Beede’s Breakdown: Top-seeded Cavs shellack Magic in playoff rematch

Georgia withstands last-minute push to upset No. 3 Florida • Lake Highland girls dominate Cardinal Gibbons, advance to 3A state soccer final

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Sentinel Sports Final Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Beede’s Breakdown: Top-seeded Cavs shellack Magic in playoff rematch Cleveland, which failed to win in three playoff games here a year ago, punched first Tuesday night in front of a national TV audience. Read more → Georgia withstands last-minute push to upset No. 3 Florida The Gators, who trailed by 26 points in the first half, rallied from a 78-67 deficit with a 13-0 run to lead 80-78. Will Richard scored a career-high 30 points. Read more → Lake Highland girls dominate Cardinal Gibbons, advance to 3A state soccer final While the Lake Highland offense was extremely efficient with the ball, the defense was equally effective. Once the Highlanders took the lead, the midfielders and backline took over Tuesday. Read more → High school scores and top performers from Tuesday, Feb. 25 Lake Highland Prep had state semifinal wins in boys and girls soccer. Among Tuesday's baseball winners were East River, Lake Brantley, The Master's Academy, Oviedo and Apopka. Read more → Put Elon Musk and DOGE in charge of cleaning up wasteful excess in college sports | Commentary It would whack exorbitant coaching contract buyouts like that of FSU's Mike Norvell, who received an eight-year extension before going 2-10. Read more → Nikita Kucherov leads streaking Lightning to victory against Oilers Tampa Bay posted its sixth consecutive win Tuesday night and improved to 7-0-1 in the past eight games overall. Read more → One month out from decision day, what's going on with Rays stadium? Will the Rays decide to go through with a deal to build a $1.3 billion stadium and surrounding Historic Gas Plant District development? Or will they decide to walk away from an overall $6.5 billion plan that took almost three years to put together? It appears to be the latter. Read more → Daniel Vazquez's hat trick pushes Lake Highland into Class 3A soccer final Puerto Rican transplant Daniel Vazquez, in his first season of American high school soccer at Lake Highland Prep, put on a show in a Class 3A boys state soccer semifinal. Read more → Chris Godwin's fate, prospect evaluation to occupy Bucs at NFL combine They can create more for him by restructuring the contracts of Baker Mayfield, Mike Evans, Tristan Wirfs and/or Antoine Winfield Jr. Read more → Dolphins operating as if Armstead won't return; McDaniel dishes on O-line, Holland's free agency As the veteran tackle mulls retirement before turning 34, the Dolphins will operate with the expectation he won't return. Read more → After bad stretch of Big 12 losses, can UCF close with a winning streak? The Knights snapped a seven-game losing streak by defeating Utah on Sunday. That stretch showcased how challenging the conference can be. Read more → Central Florida Christian Academy rallies but falls in FHSAA girls basketball 1A state semifinal The Eagles made a valiant run but came up short Tuesday at RP Funding Center. They missed 10 free throws. "I harp on my players about free-throw shooting," coach Tommie Butts said. Read more →

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