Magic lose at home to Houston | Gators gear up for NCAA tourney | Orlando area well represented in March Madness

Adjusting to NBA life, Tristan da Silva helps Magic dance in March • UF coach Todd Golden on Gators’ NCAA chances: ‘We have a special group.’

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Sentinel Sports Final Thursday, March 20, 2025

Magic lose at home to Houston | Gators gear up for NCAA tourney | Orlando area well represented in March Madness Beede’s Breakdown: Despite Banchero’s 31, Magic falter at home to red-hot Rockets The Magic faltered on both ends of the court Wednesday night when the Rockets left Kia Center with their eighth straight win. Read more → Adjusting to NBA life, Tristan da Silva helps Magic dance in March Magic rookie Tristan da Silva has quickly learned a major difference between college and the pros, and it's not just the skill level. Read more → UF coach Todd Golden on Gators' NCAA chances: 'We have a special group.' The coach insists on setting aside well-wishes while he emphasizes the same message to his players this week. Read more → Varsity Weekly: Lake Brantley softball shines, others travel to play on spring break Varsity Weekly: Lake Brantley softball (11-0) looks forward to next week; Windermere vs. Hagerty in Jackie Robinson baseball tourney; news on boys volleyball, lacrosse, track & field, water polo. Read more → High school scores and top performers from Wednesday, March 19 Local baseball winners included West Orange, The First Academy (Orlando), Montverde Academy and St. Cloud while Umatilla won in softball. Olivia Chapman of Oviedo won 2 individual events in the East River track invite. Read more → Finally, Rays outfielders give you a reason to believe in this offense | Commentary It's not just the spring numbers. There's not a lot of history, not a lot of consistency and, prior to Sunday, not a lot of reason for enthusiasm. Read more → Betting on women's college basketball rides post-Caitlin Clark wave Caitlin Clark drew lots of eyeballs. She also attracted a lot of bettors. Her impact is still being felt in women's college basketball. Read more → Gators trio, Cooper Flagg lead list of Orlando area players in NCAA Tournament Cooper Flagg is one of 9 former Montverde players in the NCAA Tournament, while 3 former Orlando stars will be with the Florida Gators in Denzel Aberdeen, Sam Alexis and Isaiah Brown. Read more → Xavier rallies to beat Texas in First Four In their 86-80 victory, the Musketeers (22-11) erased a 13-point deficit in their biggest comeback win this season and will play No. 6 seed Illinois on Friday night. Read more → Mount St. Mary's beats American in First Four to earn date with No. 1 Duke Despite the absence of leading 3-point shooter Carmelo Pacheco, Mount St. Mary's defeated American 83-72 in the First Four game. Read more → NCAA Tournament picks: Winners for all 67 games with heavy lean to No. 1 seeds It has been a decade since three No. 1 seeds reached the Final Four, which means the favorites are due to dominate. Read more → Bucs add Bryce Hall back into cornerback mix Last season he dislocated his ankle and fractured the fibula in his right leg in the opener against the Commanders. Read more → Chris Perkins: Hope, at this point, is a tough sell for the Dolphins. But . . . This offseason is the other side of the unrestrained exuberance over the Miami Dolphins' ill-advised contract extensions and restructures in the summer of 2024. Read more →

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