Magic hold off Portland | Orlando’s Riley Kugel transfers to Kansas after mystifying sophomore season at Florida | Iowa, Connecticut women earn Final 4 slots

Orlando’s Riley Kugel transfers to Kansas after mystifying sophomore season at Florida • Rangers remind Tampa Bay why they are champs with easy win

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Sentinel Sports Final Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Magic hold off Portland | Orlando's Riley Kugel transfers to Kansas after mystifying sophomore season at Florida | Iowa, Connecticut women earn Final 4 slots Beede's Breakdown: How Magic overcame mistakes to escape Trail Blazers The Magic turned the ball over 16 times but found a way to win Monday night against the visiting Trail Blazers at Kia Center. Read more → Orlando's Riley Kugel transfers to Kansas after mystifying sophomore season at Florida Riley Kugel was preseason All-SEC pick and possible NBA first-round pick, but he lost his starting role before the end of December and was overshadowed by transfer guards Walter Clayton Jr. and Zyon Pullin. Read more → Rangers remind Tampa Bay why they are champs with easy win Rays pitchers walked seven while their batters were held to five hits total, and their defense wasn't sharp. Read more → First turn through rotation is not exactly what Rays envisioned Tyler Alexander made his Tampa Bay debut on Sunday and things did not go well. Read more → High school scores and top performers from Monday In water polo, Lake Brantley, Lake Mary and Seminole won girls and boys district openers, while Winter Park, Lake Nona and Horizon won Metro Conference softball tournament opening games. Read more → Caitlin Clark leads Iowa back to Final Four, scoring 41 points in win over defending champ LSU The Hawkeyes star's ninth 3-pointer, which tied the March Madness single-game record, made it 80-69 with 5:05 left. Read more → Paige Bueckers, UConn deny JuJu Watkins, USC a trip to the Final Four Bueckers (28 points) outduels USC freshman Watkins (29), sparking a decisive run over the final five minutes as the third-seeded Huskies top the top-seeded Trojans in Portland, 80-73. Read more → Perron scores late to lift Red Wings over Lightning Anthony Cirelli and Steven Stamkos scored for the Lightning, who had been 8-0-1 in their previous nine. Read more → Houston's Blanco throws first no-hitter in majors this season in 10-0 win over Toronto The 30-year-old, who didn't play in the majors until he was 28, was making just his eighth career start. Read more → Former Miami Dolphins standout Vontae Davis dies at 35 in South Florida house Former Miami Dolphins cornerback Vontae Davis was found dead at a Southwest Ranches home Monday morning, police said. Read more →

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Magic aim to end 8-game homestand with victory over Portland | Blue Jays batter Rays pitching to split season-opening series | Energy, effort please Gus Malzahn in UCF’s first spring scrimmage

Blue Jays batter Rays pitching to split season-opening series • Energy, effort please Gus Malzahn in UCF’s first spring scrimmage

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Sentinel Sports Final Monday, April 1, 2024

Magic aim to end 8-game homestand with victory over Portland | Blue Jays batter Rays pitching to split season-opening series | Energy, effort please Gus Malzahn in UCF's first spring scrimmage Magic aim to build on romp over Memphis in homestand finale vs. Portland With Saturday's lopsided victory over the Grizzlies, the Magic earned their 43rd win, their most since 2011. Orlando looks to add to that total Monday against Portland. Read more → Blue Jays batter Rays pitching to split season-opening series Tyler Alexander and Jacob Waguespack struggled in their regular-season debuts with the Rays on Sunday. Read more → Energy, effort please Gus Malzahn in UCF's first spring scrimmage Coach Gus Malzahn said the team ran nearly 100 plays during its roughly two-hour scrimmage under partly sunny skies at FBC Mortgage Stadium. Much of the emphasis on the offensive side was on the vertical passing game, while on the defensive side it came down to stopping the run. Read more → Men's NCAA tournament winners and losers: The West fails, UConn sizzles, Edey shines and N.C. State surprises The defending champs will be joined in Glendale, Ariz., by some unfamiliar faces in Purdue, Alabama and N.C. State. Read more → Zach Edey sends Purdue to first Final Four since 1980 with victory over Tennessee Boilermakers big man Zach Edey scored a career-high 40 points on Sunday. Read more → N.C. State and its 2 DJs headed to 1st Final Four since 1983 after win over Duke The Wolfpack head to Glendale, Arizona, next weekend with a nine-game winning streak. Read more → USC-UConn and JuJu Watkins-Paige Bueckers brings 'beautiful, intriguing expectation' Watkins and Bueckers' individual matchup mirrors their respective programs' trajectories, heading into a momentous Elite Eight matchup Monday. Read more → Denny Hamlin credits pit crew for home-track NASCAR Cup victory at Richmond Raceway Martin Truex Jr. was upset at Hamlin, saying his teammate jumped the late restart. Read more → Australian Open champ Jannik Sinner routs Grigor Dimitrov for Miami Open title The Italian moved to 22-1 on the year in winning the Miami Open for the first time. Sinner had been runner-up twice in 2021 and 2023. Read more → Jaeger denies Scheffler 3rd straight win; Nelly Korda makes it 3 straight on LPGA Top-ranked Scheffler was trying to become the first player in seven years to win three straight starts on the PGA Tour, Read more →

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