Orlando

Horan Leads Portland Thorns to Huge Win in Orlando

Published

8 years ago

August 11, 2018

ORLANDO (FNN SPORTS) - Orlando Pride forward Alex Morgan attempts a shot against Portland Saturday. Photo: Willie David/Florida National News.

ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – Coming into Saturday night’s game at Orlando City Stadium, the Orlando Pride needed to earn a victory to keep their third place spot in the NWSL standings. But Lindsey Horan scored her league-leading 11th goal of the season and the Pride not getting their footing allowed the Portland Thorns a 2-0 victory.

The loss now puts the Pride in 4th place in the NWSL standings with three games left to play in their season. Also, with the victory by the Chicago Red Stars, the Pride are now one point ahead of Chicago for the final spot in the playoffs. But if both teams tie in the standings, Chicago will make the playoffs due the goal differential.

After an opening 45 minutes, that saw the Pride play with a pace that was very reminiscent of the last 25 minutes of their last contest, but just like in their last game, couldn’t find the target on shots. Out of their nine shots in the opening half, only three were on target.

After the halftime break, the Pride once again allowed the visitors to take control of the game. Orlando allowed two goals in a 7-minute period in the early stages of the second half. The only difference between this game and the previous game against Sky Blue FC is that Orlando did not find away to score.

Horan, who had two of her previous shots hit the post, scored after a Thorns free kick allowed her space to put her shot past Orlando goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris. Portland made the score 2-0 when Hayley Raso (also a victim of a shot off the post) scored her second goal of the season. Raso, used her head to place the ball in front of her, then she used her speed to beat Alanna Kennedy and her right foot shot beat Harris to the far post.

The Pride’s leading goal scorer Sydney Leroux missed her second consecutive game due to an illness and could be back in time for Orlando’s final three games.

Orlando will have a interesting next two games coming up as they take on the league’s best team in North Carolina next Saturday night on the road and then come home to play Chicago on August 25th in their final regular season home game.

Scoring Summary

47th minute – Horan (11th of the season), Assisted by Tobin Heath

53rd minute – Raso (2nd of the season), Unassisted

Substitutions

Orlando

59th min – Camila for Chioma Ubogagu

68th min – Rachel Hill for Kristin Edmonds

80th min – Carson Pickett for Toni Pressley

Portland

55th min – Caitlin Foord for Ana Maria Crnogorevic

76th min – Midge Purce for Ellie Carpenter

87th min – Andressinha for Hayley Raso

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Danny Thompson is a sports contributor for Florida National News. | info@floridanationalnews.com

Golf

Russell Henley Wins Red Cardigan at 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational

Published

1 year ago

March 9, 2025

Mike Brodsky

Russell Henley wins the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational (Photo credit: Mike Brodsky, Florida National News)

ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN Sports) – Russell Henley wins his first red cardigan at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, today, along with $4 million of the $20 million prize pool. The red cardigan was first awarded in 2017, in memory of Arnold Palmer who passed the year before. This is Henley’s fifth win on the PGA Tour.

Russell Henley is greeted by his family on the 18th green after winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational (Photo credit: Mike Brodsky, Florida National News)

Henley finished at 11 under par for the four day tournament, carding a 70 today. Collin Morikawa finished in second place at 10 under par. API defending champion, Scottie Scheffler, finished today at 4 under par, tied for 11th place.

Scottie Scheffler tees off at the Arnold Palmer Invitational (Photo Credit: Mike Brodsky, Florida National News)

This coming week, the top golfers head to TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra, for The Players Championship. The winner will walk away with $4.5 million of the $25 million up for grabs. This is the PGA Tour’s largest regular season purse. Stay tuned to www.FloridaNationalNews.com for more.

NFL

UCF Hall of Fame Inductee Shaquem Griffin Launches Search For Greatness Combine With Joey Grant and GMTM

Published

2 years ago

October 30, 2024

Mike Brodsky

UCF Hall of Fame Inductee Shaquem Griffin Launches Search For Greatness Combine With Joey Grant and GMTM

Former UCF football players Shaquem Griffin and Joey Grant have partnered with GMTM to launch their Search for Greatness Combine at UCF on Saturday, November 9th. They’re giving local athletes a chance to showcase their talents and explore new sports opportunities. Griffin will be inducted into the UCF Hall of Fame on Saturday, November 2nd, during halftime of the Arizona vs. UCF football game. He is remembered for his tenacity, setting an NFL Combine record with the fastest 40-yard dash by a linebacker, and playing four seasons in the NFL, overcoming the challenge of only having one hand. He is now training to make the USA Paralympic Track and Field Team and hopes to compete in the 2028 Olympics. Joey Grant, the co-founder and CEO of GMTM, is a former UCF team captain, playing mostly Center for the Knights from 2011-2015.

Participation at the upcoming combine is free and invite-only, targeting athletes over the age of 18. To be considered, athletes must submit a highlight video via GMTM’s platform, showcasing their athleticism. GMTM will evaluate submissions and invite the most promising athletes to participate in the combine. The goal for this year’s event is to get 1,000 athletes to submit videos and be part of the combine process. Athletes chosen will receive personalized invites with further instructions, including event time slots and details. The athletes will be evaluated for their key athletic traits, to identify opportunities for them across multiple Olympic sports or professional sports programs. To learn more, or to apply for the combine, visit: https://gmtm.com/articles/the-search-for-greatness-at-ucf-with-shaquem-griffin-what-you-need-to-know.

Florida National News spoke with Shaquem and Joey about the combine, college football in the era of NIL and the transfer portal, and Griffin’s hall of fame induction. You can watch the full interview here:

Shaquem Griffin and Joey Grant interview

Stay tuned to www.FloridaNationalNews.com and www.FloridaSportsChannel.com for more.

Florida

Scottie Scheffler Wins Second Red Cardigan at 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational

Published

2 years ago

March 10, 2024

Mike Brodsky

Photo credit: Mike Brodsky, Florida National News

ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN Sports) – Scottie Scheffler wins his second red cardigan at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, today, along with $4 million of the $20 million prize pool. The red cardigan was first awarded in 2017, in memory of Arnold Palmer who passed the year before. Scheffler first won the API in 2022.

Scottie Scheffler wins the Arnold Palmer Invitational. (Photo credit: Mike Brodsky, Florida National News)

The number one ranked golfer in the world, Scheffler finished at 15 under par for the four day tournament, carding a 66 today. Wyndham Clark finished in second place at 10 under par. API defending champion, Kurt Kitayama, did not make the cut, this weekend, finishing 7 over par after the first two rounds on Thursday and Friday.

This coming week, the top golfers head to TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra, for the 50th anniversary of The Players Championship. The winner will walk away with $4.5 million of the $25 million up for grabs. This is the PGA Tour’s largest regular season purse. Stay tuned to www.FloridaNationalNews.com for more.