ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Source: Orlando Magic // Orlando Magic center Nikola Vučević has been named to the 2021 NBA All-Star team, the National Basketball Association announced tonight. The 70th NBA All-Star Game will take place on Sunday, March 7 in Atlanta, Georgia, with on-court action beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET and televised on TNT. Vučević and the rest…
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Source: Miami Dolphins // The Miami Dolphins announced Monday that they have surpassed their $1 million goal to directly impact local minority-owned restaurants through the food relief program. “When we started this program last June, we wanted to be intentional in supporting minority-owned businesses to combat food insecurity, provide…
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Christopher Bell chased down Joey Logano on the winding Daytona road course Sunday for his first career Cup victory and a coveted spot in NASCAR’s playoffs. Bell won in his second race driving for Joe Gibbs Racing to give the team a pair of surprising victories at Daytona International Speedway.…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Source: UCF Athletics // Tim Harris Jr., an integral part of Florida International’s football success the last half-dozen years as running back coach and recently promoted to offensive coordinator and play-caller, has been named co-offensive coordinator and running back coach on Gus Malzahn’s new football coaching staff at UCF. …
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Source: UCF Athletics // Brian Blackmon, a former member of Gus Malzahn’s Auburn football staff and one of the most successful and respected high school coaches in the state of Alabama, rejoins Malzahn at UCF as the Knights’ new special teams coordinator and tight ends coach. Blackmon in 2020…
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Source: NASCAR Wire Service // Ty Gibbs turned in a historic NASCAR Xfinity Series debut Saturday night, the 18-year-old won in his first series start – holding off reigning champion Austin Cindric on the Daytona International Speedway Road Course in the Super Start 188 At DAYTONA Presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts.…
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DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Stars postponed a second consecutive game against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday after further consultation with city officials over widespread power outages attributed to extreme winter weather. The club made the latest decision almost 12 hours before the scheduled game, as opposed to the Monday night postponement that was announced…
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TAMPA, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – US Congressman and former Florida Governor Charlie Crist joined fans as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrated their Super Bowl LV victory Wednesday afternoon with a boat parade. The parade was held on the Hillsborough River near downtown Tampa. Fans arrived on paddleboards, jet skis and floating tiki huts. US Congressman…
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