Magic get home back-to-back | FSU's Castellanos drops appeal, enters NFL Draft | Dual-threat QBs to face off in Pop-Tarts Bowl

Magic relied on team effort to win at Portland, split West Coast trip • Standout QBs Haynes King, Bear Bachmeier face off in Pop-Tarts Bowl

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Sentinel Sports Final Friday, December 26, 2025

Stay informed — sign up for these newsletters Knights Weekly WEEKLY The latest on UCF football, recruiting, basketball and more. Sign up Magic get home back-to-back | FSU's Castellanos drops appeal, enters NFL Draft | Dual-threat QBs to face off in Pop-Tarts Bowl Magic return to Kia Center for quick back-to-back vs. Hornets, Nuggets The Magic haven’t played at Kia Center in more than two weeks when Orlando hopes to get healthier hosting the Hornets on Friday and the Nuggets the next night. Read more → Magic relied on team effort to win at Portland, split West Coast trip Paolo Banchero took just 8 shots Tuesday night against the Trail Blazers, but his impact went beyond the boxscore in Orlando's notable victory after losing on Monday. Read more → Standout QBs Haynes King, Bear Bachmeier face off in Pop-Tarts Bowl Georgia Tech's King and BYU's Bachmeier are similar in many ways. Both are dual-threat quarterbacks and both are known for their toughness. Read more → Thomas Castellanos drops NCAA appeal, enters NFL draft The quarterback, who transferred to Florida State last December after one year at UCF and two at Boston College, argued that college football's sanctioning body should grant him another season because he played in just five games with the Knights in 2022. Read more → Hurricanes star Keionte Scott doesn't miss a beat after returning from injury Hurricanes star Keionte Scott returned to the field after missing three games with a foot injury, and he returned to his midseason form immediately. Read more → Freedom wrestlers win Knockout; busy basketball; Mike Stone soccer | Varsity Weekly High school holiday sports news: big wins by Olympia, Evans boys basketball and Gateway girls basketball; Bill Scott wrestling; Mike Stone soccer at Bishop Moore Read more → Dolphins' Quinn Ewers builds off first start as he preps for Buccaneers Here are the ways Dolphins rookie QB Quinn Ewers looks to build off his first NFL start ahead of his second, Sunday against the Buccaneers. Read more → Rich McGeorge, Dolphins assistant coach for both Don Shula and Jimmy Johnson, dies at 77 McGeorge is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, having starred at Elon College in North Carolina, and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the 1970 NFL draft. Read more → Could more young Dolphins players get a shot in home finale against Bucs? The Miami Dolphins could get a glimpse at a few more young players in Sunday's game against the Buccaneers. Plus, Wednesday injury report news. Read more → Chris Perkins: Would Dolphins' Zach Wilson really buy the N.Y. Jets if he won Powerball? Quarterback Zach Wilson hasn't thought about what he'd do with the $1.7 billion if he won. "Maybe buy the New York Jets," he said with a laugh. Read more →

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