Christmas shopping for Magic, Gators, UCF, FSU, Jags, Bucs and Dolphins | Commentary

Orlando Magic News : Orlando Sentinel 12/18 8:49A Mike Bianchi

Running off at the typewriter … Hey, I’m doing some last-minute Christmas shopping for some of our local sports teams while listening to my favorite college football holiday song (sung to the tune of It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year ):...

Osceola Magic see possibilities at G League Showcase

Orlando Magic News : Orlando Sentinel 12/18 6:11A Jason Beede

In their first 14 games of the season, the Osceola Magic averaged 110.7 points, boasted a 53.3 effective field-goal percentage and held opponents to 42.9% shooting. But coach Dylan Murphy s squad went...

Jett Howard answers the call defensively to earn more playing time with Magic

Orlando Magic News : Orlando Sentinel 12/12 10:00A Jason Beede

Jett Howard had to hang up the phone. He had no choice. On the other end of the line was his mother, Jeanine, talking with him before the Magic hosted Phoenix last Sunday. It was Orlando s second-ever...

Basketball isn’t the only passion for Magic rookie Tristan da Silva

Orlando Magic News : Orlando Sentinel 12/5 5:00A Jason Beede

NEW YORK — Tristan da Silva knows pressure. The Magic rookie has felt the eyes of onlookers circling him as he s performed on stage to those in the audience. He s practiced hard to perfect his craft....

Paolo Banchero continues to progress in recovery process as Magic prepare to face Knicks

Orlando Magic News : Orlando Sentinel 12/1 11:00P Jason Beede

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Around the 5-minute mark in the second quarter of Sunday s contest between the Magic and the Nets at Barclays Center, Orlando guard Jalen Suggs picked off a bad pass by Nic Claxton,...

Orlando City thwarted by Red Bulls in MLS East title match

Orlando City Soccer : Orlando Sentinel 11/30 6:15P Kyle Foley

By Kyle Foley Orlando Sentinel Correspondent Orlando City ’s historic postseason run came to a disappointing end at home Saturday night against the New York Red Bulls. A goal right after halftime made...

Orlando City stands 1 victory away from MLS Cup final

Orlando City Soccer : Orlando Sentinel 11/28 11:00P Kyle Foley

It’s not about the start but the finish. Orlando City, once languishing near the bottom of the table, embodies that entering the Eastern Conference final for the first time in club history. All that...

Madame Tussauds Orlando installs Messi figure

Orlando City Soccer : Orlando Sentinel 11/26 3:49A Dewayne Bevil

Madame Tussauds Orlando has added a wax figure of soccer superstar Lionel Messi to its sporting lineup. Messi s figure is decked out in his black-and-pink Inter Miami CF kit, his club in Major League Soccer , the same league that Orlando City...

Pride perseverance pays off

Orlando Sentinel : Orlando Pride Soccer 11/24 6:46A Kyle Foley

By Kyle Foley Orlando Sentinel Correspondent The Orlando Pride — a club that was left reeling amid chaos in 2022 — stands atop the NWSL pyramid now after beating the Washington Spirit 1-0 in the championship match on Saturday night in Kansas...

Orlando to honor Pride with championship parade on Monday

Orlando Sentinel : Orlando Pride Soccer 11/24 5:14A Orlando Sentinel Staff

Fresh off winning their first National Women s Soccer League championship on Saturday night , the Orlando Pride will be honored by the City of Orlando with a parade on Monday afternoon. To celebrate the championship and to honor the team’s...

Path to Pride’s NWSL championship

Orlando Sentinel : Orlando Pride Soccer 11/24 4:50A Kyle Foley

April 7, 2017 : Brazilian icon Marta signs with the Pride . Orlando’s star-studded team already contained Alex Morgan and Ali Krieger and the five-time FIFA Player of the Year was just another piece...

Finally, Pride give Orlando championship trophy we can call our own | Commentary

Orlando Sentinel : Orlando Pride Soccer 11/23 8:35P Mike Bianchi

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — We are champions. We are actually champions. Can you believe it, Orlando? Can you conceive it, Orlando? Can you perceive it, Orlando? Please forgive me. Every time I get excited, I start writing in rhymes . And I’m excited...

Rookie da Silva provides Magic with consistent effort until Banchero’s return

Orlando Magic News : Orlando Sentinel 11/23 10:00A Jason Beede

When the Magic selected Tristan da Silva No. 18 overall in June s draft, the move wasn t that surprising. Despite his age — at 23, he entered his rookie season older than Franz Wagner , Paolo Banchero , Caleb Houstan and Orlando s lottery picks...

With Rays bedeviled in Tampa Bay, Orlando needs to act on Pat Williams’ vision | Commentary

Orlando Magic News : Orlando Sentinel 11/23 7:03A Mike Bianchi

If only Pat Williams were still alive. We need him now more than ever. The beloved Orlando dreamer, the sports visionary who co-founded the Magic four decades ago, told us this was going to happen years before he passed away in July. He told us...

Who has the edge: Orlando City vs. Atlanta United

Orlando City Soccer : Orlando Sentinel 11/23 5:00A Kyle Foley

Forwards Atlanta United forward Jamal Thiaré dances to celebrate his goal in the upset of No. 1 seed Inter Miami. (Lynne Sladky/AP) Facundo Torres may have started the season slow, but he certainly...