Magic head for game at Toronto | Notre Dame grabs last spot in CFP semifinals | Buccaneers, Dolphins and Jaguars prepare for regular-season finales

Recalling fun times at Sugar Bowl amid terrorist tragedy on Bourbon Street | Commentary • ‘Aggressive’ Notre Dame advances to the CFP semifinals with a win over Georgia in the delayed Sugar Bowl

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Sentinel Sports Final Friday, January 3, 2025

Magic head for game at Toronto | Notre Dame grabs last spot in CFP semifinals | Buccaneers, Dolphins and Jaguars prepare for regular-season finales Comebacks are nice but Magic want to avoid double-digit deficits altogether Following 10 games without both Franz Wagner and Paolo Banchero, the Magic are realizing how hard it is to remain afloat until their return. Read more → Recalling fun times at Sugar Bowl amid terrorist tragedy on Bourbon Street | Commentary All of the frolicking fun Bourbon Street represents came crashing down on this New Year's Eve when an insane terrorist in a pick-up truck ran over a mob of New Year's Eve revelers. Read more → 'Aggressive' Notre Dame advances to the CFP semifinals with a win over Georgia in the delayed Sugar Bowl In a Sugar Bowl delayed by a day because of the deadly terror attack in New Orleans, Notre Dame made enough big plays and got some help from a clever coaching move. Read more → High school scores and top performers from Thursday, Jan. 2 Host Bishop Moore won a pair of games on the first day of the Mike Stone boys soccer invite, while Ocoee also won its tourney opener. Horizon and Oak Ridge won games at the Bishop Moore girls basketball tourney, while Boone won at the New Smyrna Beach boys hoops event. Read more → A look into Gators football future at Under Armour All-American Game There was plenty of action from six players who are either signed with Florida or have committed to play for the Gators. Miami Central receiver Naeshaun Montgomery had a touchdown catch to help team Icon past team Unstoppable 31-19. Read more → Lightning lose at struggling Sharks San Jose got its first home win since Nov. 29. Read more → Bucs' Baker Mayfield and Co. watch, then party; but job's not done A Bucs win over the Saints, or a Falcons loss to Carolina, will give Tampa Bay its fourth straight division title. Read more → Former UF star Anthony Richardson hopeful to return as Colts QB in season finale against Jaguars The erstwhile Gators sensation explained he's been dealing with back spasms since eighth grade and MRIs have shown he has disk issues. Read more → Chris Perkins: 'Snoop' Huntley's audition for Dolphins' No. 2 QB in 2025 continues Sunday The problem for the 2025 Dolphins is you don't know whether Tua can stay healthy. Read more → What's the Dolphins' plan at tackle if Armstead can't go, with Lamm already on IR? Miami could be in for a challenge pass protecting on the edge if the Dolphins are down to their fourth and fifth offensive tackles again at the Jets. Read more → Dolphins' Calais Campbell prepares for possibility Sunday is his last game The 38-year-old defensive tackle has a stellar season with the Miami Dolphins possibly ending Sunday against the Jets. Read more → Dolphins one of four teams shut out of Pro Bowl picks — a year after sending six players The player with the best chance of making the Pro Bowl is defensive tackle Zach Sieler. Last year, the Dolphins had six players selected for the honor. Read more → NFL Week 18 division battles and grand finale loom Sometimes three-quarters of the 32 teams still have at least a flicker of hope heading into the final weekend of the season. This year 15 teams already have been mathematically eliminated. Read more →

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Magic lose at Detroit | Georgia-Notre Dame CFP Sugar Bowl postponed until today after deadly truck attack | Ohio State crushes Oregon; Texas tops Arizona State in OT | Jones' Vernell Brown III to cap outstanding senior season in Under Armour All-America game

Rose Bowl: Ohio State routs top-ranked Oregon to reach CFP semifinal • Peach Bowl: Texas survives wild rally from Arizona State, wins in double overtime

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Sentinel Sports Final Thursday, January 2, 2025

Magic lose at Detroit | Georgia-Notre Dame CFP Sugar Bowl postponed until today after deadly truck attack | Ohio State crushes Oregon; Texas tops Arizona State in OT | Jones' Vernell Brown III to cap outstanding senior season in Under Armour All-America game Beede’s Breakdown: How Magic couldn’t complete comeback at Pistons Orlando never led and trailed by as many as 18 points on Wednesday night at Detroit. Read more → Rose Bowl: Ohio State routs top-ranked Oregon to reach CFP semifinal The Buckeyes scored on six of their first seven drives to take a 34-point lead late in the second quarter en route to a 41-21 victory against what had been the nation's only remaining unbeaten team. Read more → Peach Bowl: Texas survives wild rally from Arizona State, wins in double overtime Cam Skattebo led the Sun Devils back from a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter, but Texas dodged the upset to advance. Read more → Sugar Bowl CFP quarterfinal between Georgia and Notre Dame postponed after deadly truck attack The game is scheduled to kick off in the Superdome at 3 p.m. CT. Read more → Vernell Brown III to cap outstanding senior season in Under Armour All-America game After catching 94 passes for 1,508 yards and 11 touchdown as a senior at Jones High, Vernell Brown III will play in the Under Armour All-America Game and then be off to the University of Florida as a January enrollee. Several other Orlando area notables also will play in the game. Read more → Orlando area juniors among first to participate in Under Armour All-American Game | Football Insider Tavares linebacker Izayia Williams and former Bishop Moore defensive end Jake Kreul, who now plays at IMG Academy in Bradenton, have been selected to play in the game. Read more → Varsity Weekly: Oak Ridge loses basketball ranking; holiday hoops, soccer news Varsity Weekly has boys, girls basketball rankings news, including Oak Ridge slipping, Windermere climbing; holiday success for University, Dr. Phillips, Osceola, Apopka, Lake Howell, Evans, Olympia, Poinciana, Boone; and Mike Stone soccer moving to Bishop Moore. Metro hoops tourneys next week. Read more → Will Dolphins be scoreboard-watching at Jets, since they need a Broncos loss? Answers vary Most Miami players say they need to focus on what's in front of them against the Jets instead of watching the Broncos score. Read more → Was the Hurricanes' 2024 season successful? Ten takeaways from UM's season Was the Hurricanes' 2024 season a success? They improved to 10 wins but lost three of their last four and missed the College Football Playoff. Read more → Hurricanes lose starting safeties to transfer portal, NFL Both of Miami's starting safeties, Jaden Harris and Meesh Powell, are departing. Powell is headed to the draft, while Harris is reportedly transferring. Read more → Who will the Hurricanes hire to replace Lance Guidry as their defensive coordinator? The Hurricanes will have numerous options to replace Lance Guidry at defensive coordinator after firing him Tuesday. Read more → Miami lets lead slip away vs. Boston College in the Hurricanes' first game since Larrañaga left The 75-year-old Jim Larrañaga was replaced for the remainder of the season by associate head coach Bill Courtney — one of Larrañaga's best friends for the past three decades or so. Read more →

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