Hopefully, Johnny Dawkins will someday morph into his mentor and become UCF's version of Coach K, but right now the K stands for "Konfusing" and "Konfounding." New Athletics Director Danny White's hiring of Dawkins, the former Duke player and longtime top assistant under Mike Krzyzewski, has a...
KISSIMMEE — Yogi Berra was talking, and the drinks were flowing. The conversation between Don Miers — the first employee hired by the Houston Astros when the Major League Baseball franchise made Osceola County its home base for spring training and minor-league operations in Florida three decades...
BOSTON — The ball flew out of Isaiah Thomas' hands from the top of the arc and clanked off the hoop's back iron. It was the exact result the Orlando Magic had wanted. After they had cut the Boston Celtics' lead to 98-94, the Magic had stifled the Celtics' offense. Certainly, the Magic would collect...
Magic SG Victor Oladipo turned in one of the top performances in franchise history when he scored 45 points in a loss to Cleveland on Friday night at Amway Center. Oladipo became the seventh different player in club history to score 45 or more points in a regular-season game. The others were Tracy...
Orlando City goalkeeper Joe Bendik and defender Seb Hines talk about Bendik's six-save performance against NYCFC and what it took to fill the shoes of former keeper Tally Hall.
Orlando City forward Cyle Larin and midfielder Antonio Nocerino exited the game against NYCFC early Saturday with injuries, but they seem to be minor. "Antonio is going to have a little scan on his hamstring, we don't think it's too bad," Orlando City coach Adrian Heath said after training Monday...
UCF officially announced it has hired Johnny Dawkins to serve as the Knights' new men's basketball coach. “I’m confident Johnny Dawkins will be a great leader for our men’s basketball program here at UCF,” Knights athletics director Danny White said. “There was a ton of interest in this position....
Sometimes Jamiyus Pittman has to remind himself that he's already leaping into this junior season with the UCF football team. And playing the quiet church mouse during team meetings is no longer an option for the defensive tackle who has started for two years. Pittman has enough weathered experience...
Travis Rudolph is the lone wide receiver standing out to Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher early on in spring practice. The rising junior garnered praise from Fisher for his consistency in offseason conditioning drills and has evidently carried a newfound level of focus over to practice. That’s...
Florida State’s Derwin James is anxious to get close to quarterbacks again. The Seminoles’ coaching staff prefers to cross-train players at various positions during spring practice in order to see how they do in different areas, but James is working primarily at safety. That is until the coaches...
GAINESVILLE — Buddy Reed came into Florida’s series finale against Missouri on Sunday struggling at the plate. The junior outfielder had just two hits in his last 12 at-bats, striking out five times in the process. But any sign of a slump quickly disappeared in the bottom of the first inning of...
GAINESVILLE — Doug Nussmeier didn't have to come back to Florida. Back in late January, the 45-year-old offensive coordinator was a leading candidate for the head coaching job at Southern Mississippi, an opportunity to lead his own football program for the first time. And after Florida's offense...
Lake Highland Prep's girls team earned its fifth win over another top 10 team on Tuesday, routing Naples Barron Collier 19-6. The Highlanders (12-1) are ranked No. 1 in Florida by LaxPower.com and might also have the toughest schedule in the state. They have played six of the top 10 teams in the...
Junior outfielder Logan Allen, best known for his pitching prowess, produced in two clutch at-bats to lift Orange City University to a 4-3, 13-inning win over Cooper City in the Florida League Invitational Classic on Tuesday. The Titans (14-1-1) forced extra innings when Allen singled to bring...
A coin flip will be used to decide the district tournament fates of Hagerty and Winter Springs next month. At stake for the Sentinel Super 6 teams is an opening-round game against inexperienced Evans (0-11) or a matchup with formidable Lake Howell (10-8) in the Class 8A, District 9 semifinals. ...
Baseball Lake Highland Prep 7, CFCA 3 Buzz: Neil Patel pitched 6 innings with 2 earned runs and 9 strikeouts for Lake Highland Prep (12-4). Luke Henson and Will Saxton each added 2 hits. Kevin Devine of CFCA (11-3-1) was 1-for-3 with 2 RBIs. Freedom 3, Celebration 1 Buzz: Cale Jones was 3-for-3...
If the Dolphins want to keep reciting chapter and verse about Joe Philbin's errors, I'll play along. The list runs deeper than the supposed stunting of Ryan Tannehill's growth, which was repeated again at the NFL meetings and remains Topic A in rehabilitating the quarterback. Philbin didn't use...
Danica Patrick continues to make headlines in the NASCAR Nation. Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with winning races. The polarizing queen of the sport may be facing a penalty or fine after, in a fit of frustration, scrambled out of her car and gestured at Kasey Kahne during Sunday's Auto Club...
The Sun Belt continues to work towards improving its overall national image as a conference especially as other Group of Five leagues make headway in the College Football Playoff. Here are some key questions for the conference and its members entering spring football practice: 1. Can Arkansas State...
Florida State freshman guard Malik Beasley has declared for the 2016 NBA Draft. Beasley, in a statement released through the school’s athletic department Monday evening, said he opted to take his game to “the next level.” “Florida State University, Coach [Leonard] Hamilton and his staff were absolutely...
About three years ago, someone told Tyree Jackson he was not going to be a quarterback. It hurt at the time. He even transferred schools. Jackson, however, is happy it happened. On Monday the Orlando Jones High defensive end received his first college football scholarship offer from Kentucky and...
U.S. runner-up Polina Edmunds has withdrawn from next week's world figure skating championships because of a bone bruise in her right foot. Mirai Nagasu will take her place, U.S. Figure Skating announced Wednesday. The injury limits Edmunds' ability to tap with her right foot and perform lutz and...
Former top pick Matt Bush pitched two hitless innings, his latest step for Texas since spending more than three years in prison, and the Rangers beat the Chicago Cubs 5-0 Wednesday. Bush was the No. 1 overall choice in the 2004 draft by San Diego as a shortstop and never made it above Double-A....
Star pitcher Chris Archer and the Tampa Bay Rays gushed about what a great trip they took to Cuba. Getting home, that was a different story. The Rays were stuck for several hours at the airport Tuesday night into early Wednesday when their plane had mechanical trouble. The part needed to fix the...
Chip Kelly closed the chapter on his tenure in Philadelphia by taking shots at the team's front-office structure and blaming his firing solely on his failure to win last season. Speaking openly about his abrupt dismissal for the first time since the Eagles fired him Dec. 29, Kelly insisted he never...
The NFL is putting some bite in its on-field discipline. NFL owners on Wednesday approved as a one-year trial ejecting a player who draws two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties from specific categories. Those categories include throwing a punch at or kicking an opponent; taunting; and using abusive,...