Gators to face Houston for national hoops title | Orlando City ties at Philly | UCF still playing in Vegas

UF rides Clayton’s 34 points past Auburn and into national title game • Houston rallies late to stun Duke

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Sentinel Sports Final Sunday, April 6, 2025

Gators to face Houston for national hoops title | Orlando City ties at Philly | UCF still playing in Vegas Bianchi: Golden’s Gators following Billy Donovan’s Hall of Fame legacy When Billy Donovan departed UF after 19 years, it was believed he was taking Florida’s stature as an elite basketball program with him. Read more → UF rides Clayton's 34 points past Auburn and into national title game Florida All-American Walter Clayton scored a Gators career-high 34 points to lead his team past Auburn and into the national-title game. Read more → Houston rallies late to stun Duke Houston rallied from a 14-point deficit and erased Duke's title hopes Saturday in a 70-67 stunner at the Final Four. The Cougars will play Florida on Monday night for the championship. Read more → Bianchi: UF's Stricklin benefits from patience with Golden The most expedient path would have been to suspend or dismiss Todd Golden to mitigate potential reputational damage. Read more → High school scores and top performers from Saturday, April 5 Oviedo, Lake Mary and Lake Buena Vista won track meet titles. In weightlifting regionals, Foundation Academy and St. Cloud won team titles. In boys volleyball, Freedom and Seminole shined in tournament action. Read more → Cal Bears recruit Ryan Erisman from Windermere tops All-Area boys swimming Cal-Berkeley signee and Olympic hopeful Ryan Erisman leads the Orlando boys All-Area team as the state swimmer of the year. Read more → Windermere High sophomore Rylee Erisman shines in All-Area girls swimming Rylee Erisman set state and national records and leads the Orlando girls All-Area team as state swimmer of the year. Read more → Gallese's 4 saves help Orlando City get scoreless draw at Philly The goalkeeper had his first shutout of the season for Orlando (3-2-2) after conceding 11 goals. Read more → P.A. voice Paul Porter disappointed in Magic description of departure Long-time Magic public-address announcer Paul Porter was disappointed to see how the team described his departure from the franchise. Read more → Magic aim to capitalize on time off, focus on themselves at practice Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said Orlando will start preparing for the Atlanta in the coming days ahead of Tuesday's game at Kia Center. Read more → Darius Johnson erupts for 42 to power UCF past Villanova into Crown finale The Knights point guard scored 23 points in the second half and overtime to earn a spot in the College Basketball Crown title game. Read more → UCF's open practice gives fans an early look at Knights The Knights hosted the first of two open spring football practices on Saturday, allowing several hundred family, friends and fans to watch. Read more → Optimism builds during FSU spring football Some veterans have impressed at the midpoint of coach Mike Norvell's spring-practice rebuilding as FSU aims to recover from last year's horrible campaign. Read more → Lightning lose shootout in Buffalo Coming off the 3-2 loss, the Lightning will complete a four-game swing at the New York Rangers on Monday night. Read more → Langford's 2-run homer for Texas in 7th too much for Rays Tampa Bay had rallied from a 4-run deficit to tie the game. Read more → Hamlin looks to follow up Martinsville win with one at Darlington The 44-year-old leads all current drivers with four previous victories at "The Track Too Tough To Tame." Read more →

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