Archive for the ‘Sports’ Category

Ronnie Richardson Helps UCF Baseball Sweep Houston Cougars

It may have taken an extra inning, but the UCF baseball team (23-6, 5-1 C-USA) pulled out their fifth sweep of the season in a 3-1, 10-inning ballgame against Houston (10-16, 1-5 C-USA) Sunday afternoon. “We talked before the game about toughness,” head coach Terry Rooney said in a press release...
April 1st, 2012 | Baseball, Sports | Read More

UCF Baseball Midseason Report: Grading the No. 16 Knights

As the UCF Knights baseball team approaches the midpoint of their season, its time to give the squad a midterm evaluation. Boasting a 21-6 overall record, the 16th ranked Knights have at very least met the high expectations set by Coach Terry Rooney going into the 2012 season, following a successful...
March 31st, 2012 | Baseball, Sports | Read More

Dirk Nowitzki’s Game Winner Lifts Mavericks Over Magic As Orlando Blows Late Lead

Dirk Nowitzki has a knack for making timely shots with the game on the line. However, Nowitzki’s notorious shots are different than the majority of his peers because his aren’t really guardable. With the game knotted at 98 and 5.9 seconds left in regulation, Nowitzki nailed the game-winner...
March 30th, 2012 | Basketball, Sports | Read More

UCF Basketball Roundtable: KnightNews Writers Debate Knights Basketball’s Season

In what’s been a season-long trend, the KnightNews.com Sports Department has returned for the latest edition of the UCF Sports Roundtable- this time with a focus on UCF basketball team’s 2011-2012 season, which ended a couple of weeks ago in the first round of the NIT. UCF fell short of expectations,...
March 30th, 2012 | Basketball, Sports | Read More

UCF-ECU: Knights Baseball Gets Routed In Series Finale Vs. Pirates

The UCF baseball (19-6, 2-1 C-USA) looked to pull out the brooms against East Carolina (16-7, 1-2 C-USA), but the Pirates refused to leave Orlando without a win, thrashing the Knights 15-6 in the series finale Sunday afternoon. The Knights saw their six-game winning streak come to an end but not before...
March 25th, 2012 | Baseball, Sports | Read More

Alex Friedrich, UCF Baseball Pull Away Late Vs. ECU, Take Game 2 Of Series

A light rain sprinkled throughout the afternoon as the UCF baseball team (19-5, 2-0 C-USA) claimed the series in just two games against conference rival, East Carolina (15-7, 0-2 C-USA), with a 10-6 victory Saturday night at Jay Bergman Field that extended the Knights winning streak to six games. After...
March 25th, 2012 | Baseball, Sports | Read More

J.J. Worton UPDATE: UCF Football Receiver Suspended From Spring Football By Coach O’Leary

UCF football head coach George O’Leary decided to suspend redshirt freshman J.J. Worton from all spring football activities after his arrest on Sunday morning that involved punching a peace officer. Worton was charged with with felony resisting arrest with violence and felony battery on a peace...
March 20th, 2012 | Football, Sports | Read More

Orlando-Chicago: Carlos Boozer Lifts Rose-Less Bulls Over Magic In 85-59 Blowout

Before the game, MVP Derrick Rose stressed just how effective his NBA-leading Chicago Bulls can be without him in the lineup. “Nothing changes for our team. Even though we’re down some players, our whole mindset is to go out there and do whatever it takes to win,” Rose said. The Bulls...
March 19th, 2012 | Basketball, Sports | Read More

UCF Football’s J.J. Worton Reportedly Arrested

It looks like St. Patrick’s Day can get the best of all of us. According to a report from the Orlando Sentinel, UCF football wide receiver J.J. Worton was arrested on St. Patty’s Day outside of Knight Library’s block party for an altercation with a police officer. READ THE ENTIRE POLICE...
March 19th, 2012 | Football, Sports | Read More

UCF Football Player Arrested; J.J. Worton Accused of Punching Cop

UCF football player J.J. Worton was arrested after punching a cop who was trying to arrest him near the Knight Library, according to a report in the Orlando Sentinel. CLICK TO READ THE POLICE REPORT For some reason, the off duty deputy working security during Knight Library’s St. Patrick’s...
March 19th, 2012 | Beyond UCF, Crime, Football, News | Read More
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