PORTLAND, Ore. – Orlando Pride (2-9-2, 8 points) erased a two-goal deficit, including a 90th-minute equalizer, but ultimately fell short, 4-3, to Portland Thorns FC (6-2-4, 22 points) on a stoppage-time goal on Sunday at Providence Park. Rookie Erin Greening scored her first professional goal in the seven-goal thriller, while Marta also tallied and forced an…
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ORLANDO, Fla. – After helping lead the U.S. Women’s National Team to its fourth FIFA Women’s World Cup title a week ago in France, Orlando Pride players Alex Morgan, Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris will be celebrated on Tuesday night in a Champions Welcome Home Party presented by Rasmussen College at Lion’s Pride Orlando. When:…
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Former Jaguars DE Joel Smeenge has been named No. 24 on the Jaguars All-25, the club announced today. Jaguars All-25 is a collection of the top 25 non-active players in franchise history, as voted on by members of the local media. The Jaguars’ silver celebration kicked off in mid-March with the start…
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Daytona International Speedway is going to finish its Independence Day holiday celebration on Wednesday night with the fireworks show in the sky over Lake Lloyd at the “World Center of Racing.” The fireworks extravaganza was originally scheduled for launch following the completion of last weekend’s Coke Zero Sugar 400, but the…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Orlando City wasted no time upon their return home against Philadelphia Union at Exploria Stadium Wednesday despite the storm overhead, getting the ball to the box within the first 15 seconds–and that was the warning shot. FIRST HALF Orlando made good on the warning and got the board first…
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Kawhi Leonard is planning meetings in Los Angeles. Kevin Durant will do the same in New York. Those are the cities where they’ll begin free agency. Where they will end it will finally start to get clearer soon. NBA teams will start opening their checkbooks Sunday at 6 p.m. EDT, when the negotiating window for…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Orlando City hosted an aggressive New England Revolution at Exploria Stadium Wednesday night, and were forced to rise to the occasion. FIRST HALF Both teams dueled hard for the ball, and given the fresh rain, took several tumbles in the process, including Orlando’s Lamine Sane, who went down with…
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ORLANDO, Fla. – In honor of what would have been Arnold Palmer’s 90th birthday this year, the Arnold Palmer organization is launching a “90 for 90” campaign to celebrate 90 moments from Palmer’s incredible life across social media, digital channels and SiriusXM, one moment per day starting Thursday, June 13 leading up to his birthday…
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Retired U.S. Army Col. Hal Kushner, an area resident who served in Vietnam and was held as a prisoner of war for 5 ½ years, will be the Honorary Pace Truck driver for the 61st annual Coke Zero Sugar 400 on Saturday, July 6 at Daytona International Speedway. Kushner, who has…
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TORONTO (AP) — The Golden State Warriors relied on a champion’s heart to overcome their weary bodies. Klay Thompson scored 25 points before leaving with a hamstring injury, Stephen Curry had 23 and the Warriors ran off the first 18 points of the second half on the way to a 109-104 victory over the Toronto…
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