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Saturday, March 2, 2024

UF at South Carolina delivers Top 25 meeting of SEC surprises in men’s basketball | Orlando City faces daunting match at Inter Miami | What worked for Magic in February and what comes next

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Saturday, March 2, 2024

UF at South Carolina delivers Top 25 meeting of SEC surprises in men's basketball | Orlando City faces daunting match at Inter Miami | What worked for Magic in February and what comes next

UF at South Carolina delivers Top 25 meeting of SEC surprises in men's basketball

UF coach Todd Golden views Saturday's matchup as a no-lose situation for a squad picked eighth among 14 SEC teams during the preseason after a 16-17 debut season in Gainesville for the 38-year-old.

Orlando City faces daunting match at Inter Miami

Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba were joined on the Inter Miami roster in the offseason by former Barcelona teammate Luis Suarez to form one of the most star-studded lineups in league history.

High school scores and top performers from Friday

Local baseball winners included Olympia, Lake Brantley, Lyman and Freedom while Seminole, South Lake and East Ridge won in softball.

Windermere Prep falls to Riviera Prep in FHSAA 3A boys basketball state championship

Top-ranked Riviera Prep contested every shot, every pass, every dribble in its quest for a repeat FHSAA Class 3A boys basketball state championship slugfest against Windermere Prep. The underdog Lakers are due to have their top 7 players back and pledge to make another run to Lakeland next season.

Osceola, Winter Springs lead Orlando area wrestlers at FHSAA state tournament in Kissimmee

Winter Springs and Kissimmee Osceola have multiple championship contenders going into Saturday's final day of the FHSAA wrestling state tournament in Kissimmee. Harmony and Hagerty each has have two finalists still alive. DeLand, Liberty and Apopka have girls wrestlers who are in the running for FHSAA crowns.

What worked for Magic in February and what comes next \| Analysis

The Magic went 9-3 in February and begin March sixth in the East. What changed for Orlando after a slow January? How can Jamahl Mosley's squad keep it up as the postseason approaches?

Former API champions Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler headline 2024 field

The API is expected to host 18 of the top-20 players in the Official World Golf rankings, including world No. 1 and 2022 champion Scottie Scheffler and No. 2 Rory McIlroy, the tournament's 2018 winner.

FSU's Jordan Travis happy to be out of boot at NFL scouting combine

Travis was considered to be one of the top Heisman Trophy candidates as he led the Seminoles to an 11-0 mark. The Seminoles won the next week without Travis before capturing the ACC championship to go 13-0 — making them the first undefeated Power Five team not to make the playoff.

Don't expect Devin White to be back with Bucs

Neither GM Jason Licht nor head coach Todd Bowles sound ready to talk about a new deal with the former No. 5 overall pick.

GATORS PODCAST: UF enters March Madness poised for postseason run, spring football on the horizon (Ep. 216)

UF will have many new faces and confronts plenty of questions as coach Billy Napier sets a new course for his struggling football program. Meanwhile, basketball coach Todd Golden appears to have his team headed the right direction after one season.

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Friday, March 1, 2024

Beede’s Breakdown: How Magic overcame mistakes to beat Jazz in Banchero’s return

Sentinel Sports Final

Friday, March 1, 2024

The Magic have reached their win total for a season ago, and there's a month left. It's a safe bet they 'll finish with a winning record. I said a month ago 45. Theyh have 22 games left. They'll just have to play .500 from this point on. ... Lake Highland's girls are one step away from a 4-peat. ... The Pride believe they're playoff-bound after losing out on the postseason via tiebreaker a year ago. ... West Orange boys soccer topples the top seed to advance to the title game.

Beede's Breakdown: How Magic overcame mistakes to beat Jazz in Banchero's return

The Magic battled back and fourth with the Jazz at Kia Center on Thursday night before Paolo Banchero (29 points) and Jalen Suggs (15) lifted Orlando to victory in the fourth quarter. Jamahl Mosley's squad won their 34th game, 115-107, with 22 regular-season games remaining, to match last season's win total. Orlando just missed the […]

Pride confident about playoffs after making all the right offseason moves

Orlando has qualified for the NWSL postseason once. It missed out on a tiebreaker last year to No. 6 seed and eventual champion Gotham, which should give the Pride plenty motivation heading into 2024.

High school scores and top performers from Thursday, Feb. 29

Lake Highland Prep had a state semifinal girls basketball win and advance to face Bishop Kenny for the championship while OCP boys lost.

2A boys basketball championship: OCP fails to get past Sagemont again

Orlando Christian Prep held a 28-20 lead at halftime but scored only 8 points in the third quarter as Sagemont flipped the momentum.

Chris Perkins: Dolphins' attitude toward Xavien Howard is a bit peculiar

Where would you rather be for the 2024 season? From afar, it sure seems that the Dolphins have adopted that phrase as a negotiating consideration.

Lake Highland rolls in FHSAA Class 4A girls basketball semifinal

Lake Highland goes for its fifth consecutive state championship on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. in Lakeland. The Highlanders scored 32 points in the first quarter of a semifinal win vs. St. Petersburg Lakewood.

West Orange tops No. 1 seed to reach FHSAA boys soccer state final

West Orange plays Boca Raton for the FHSAA Class 7A state championship on Saturday at Spec Martin Stadium in DeLand. Three players scored for the Warriors on Thursday against No. 1 seed Doral Academy.

Rasmus Dahlin scores in overtime to give Sabres win vs. Lightning

Brayden Point and Mitchell Chaffee scored for the Lightning, who are in the Eastern Conference's second wild-card spot. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 20 saves, and NHL points leader Kucherov had an assist to give him 104.

Windermere High stumbles in wild FHSAA boys soccer semifinal

The Wolverines and Boca Raton went to PKs Thursday night in what was a chaotic finish because of multiple stoppages and penalties. Boca Raton played the final 30 minutes with only nine players.

With tight end a Dolphins need, Brock Bowers may be out of reach in draft but Texas' Ja'Tavion Sanders could be a fit

Miami may have too low of a draft pick to land elite prospect Brock Bowers, out of Georgia, but Texas' Ja'Tavion Sanders certainly has the Dolphins' interest.

Healthy again, Rays' Brandon Lowe has a lot to play for

With back and knee injuries behind him, the lefty slugger is in the last guaranteed year of his contract with the team holding an option.

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