Bianchi: Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark is the MVC| Veteran guard Cory Joseph shows value for the Magic | UCF softball falls short in loss to Arizona in Big 12 tourney quarterfinals

Bianchi: Big 12’s Brett Yormark – not SEC’s Greg Sankey – is most valuable commissioner in college sports • Former Detroit Tigers star and Eustis coach Chet Lemon dies at 70

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Sentinel Sports Final Friday, May 9, 2025

Bianchi: Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark is the MVC| Veteran guard Cory Joseph shows value for the Magic | UCF softball falls short in loss to Arizona in Big 12 tourney quarterfinals Veteran guard Cory Joseph showed value to Magic in more ways than one Although Cory Joseph isn't the point guard of the future for the Magic, he showed how helpful one can be for Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner. "I really enjoyed time my this season being here," Joseph said recently. Read more → Bianchi: Big 12's Brett Yormark – not SEC's Greg Sankey – is most valuable commissioner in college sports Brett Yormark saved a conference that was on life support just a couple of years ago. Read more → Former Detroit Tigers star and Eustis coach Chet Lemon dies at 70 Lemon helped the Detroit Tigers win the 1984 World Series and later would help establish travel baseball in Florida. Read more → High school scores and top performers from Thursday, May 8 Softball regional quarterfinal winners were Apopka, Boone and Horizon, while Umatilla and Bishop Moore fell short in baseball regionals. Read more → UCF softball falls to Arizona in Big 12 quarterfinals The Knights jumped out to a 3-0 lead but couldn't hold the advantage as the Wildcats used a 3-run fifth inning to push past for the win. Read more → GATORS PODCAST: Gators' Golden goose gets paid handsomely (Ep. 279) Florida's national championship earned coach Todd Golden a new contract with a hefty raise to put him among the nation's highest-paid men's basketball coaches at age 39. Read more → Warriors sputter without Steph Curry, drop Game 2 vs. Timberwolves The plays looked the same, but without Steph Curry, who is out with a hamstring injury, greasing the wheels with all-time great shotmaking, the Warriors' offense sputtered. Read more → Rays blow late lead, then lose in 10 innings to Phillies Tampa Bay took a 5-1 lead to the eighth, but allowed four runs over the next two innings to allow Philadelphia to charge back. Read more → Orlando Pride hope to bounce back against North Carolina Courage Orlando is coming off a disappointing 1-0 loss to the Portland Thorns last Saturday, only its second shutout of the season. Read more → Chris Perkins: Tyreek Hill's wrist surgery, Tua snub adds to tumultuous offseason Everything with Tyreek is a big deal, on and off the field. The social media interest and Google search numbers reflect that. Read more → Dave Hyde: Can Panthers look like the Panthers again — quickly — against Toronto? Sometimes a playoff series about what teams gets to its game best. Toronto has done that in opening a 2-0 series lead against the Panthers. Read more → John Clay: Sovereignty skipping the Preakness is another reason to change the Triple Crown Sovereignty will be the fourth Kentucky Derby winner in the last seven years to not run in the Preakness. Read more → Rory McIlroy getting back to normal heading into Philly tourney The 36-year-old said celebrating his Masters victory is behind him and he's looking forward to the next few months. Read more →

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