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UCFAA files motion to dismiss lawsuit by former assistant coach Ted Roof

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 28, 2025. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports, UCF Knights.

The UCF Athletics Association Inc. filed a motion in the Orange County Courts on Wednesday to dismiss the breach of contract lawsuit brought against it by former defensive coordinator coach Ted Roof. The lawsuit, filed Jan. 24, claims the school adjusted his termination compensation after coach Gus Malzahn resigned. Roof is seeking more than $50,000 in damages. The motion, filed by UCFAA, states that “Coach Roof misread the agreement by failing to give effect to all its provisions. The agreement does not set in stone, on the date of employment separation, the amount of compensation owed....

Darius Johnson, Keyshawn Hall push UCF past Kansas State

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 27, 2025. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports, UCF Knights.

Darius Johnson and Keyshawn Hall combined to score 49 points as UCF defeated Kansas State 80-76 to win back-to-back Big 12 games for the first time since this season. Moustapha Thiam had a career-high eight blocks with 11 points and 10 rebounds. It was the first career double-double for the true freshman. UCF opened the game on an 8-2 run thanks partly to an aggressive defense that converted 3 early Kansas State turnovers into 6 points. The Knights extended that lead to as many as 9 points early in the half as Johnson scored 15 points, highlighted by three 3s. But the Wildcats went a 7-0...

Georgia withstands late push to upset No. 3 Florida

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 26, 2025. Posted in College Sports, Florida Gators, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Sports.

By Charles Odum Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia guard Blue Cain sank a go-ahead 3-pointer with 47 seconds remaining after No. 3 Florida took its first lead by scoring 13 unanswered points, and the Bulldogs beat the Gators 88-83 on Tuesday night. Florida, which trailed by 26 points in the first half, rallied from a 78-67 deficit with the 13-0 run to lead 80-78. Cain’s 3 ended the run. Put Elon Musk and DOGE in charge of cleaning up wasteful excess in college sports | Commentary Georgia (17-11, 5-10 SEC) boosted its hopes for its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2015. The Bulldogs...

No. 2 Duke rolls past Miami Hurricanes, gets 25th win of the season

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 26, 2025. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Hurricanes, Sports.

By TIM REYNOLDS CORAL GABLES — Kon Knueppel scored 20 points, Cooper Flagg and Isaiah Evans each added 16 and No. 2 Duke rolled past Miami 97-60 on Tuesday night. Flagg, the likely No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, added six assists and five rebounds for the Blue Devils (25-3, 16-1 Atlantic Coast Conference). Duke led by 15 at the half, and Knueppel scored eight points in a 16-2 burst by the Blue Devils early in the second half to push the lead to 65-36. Lynn Kidd scored 17 points and Jalil Bethea had 13 for Miami (6-22, 2-15), which was without guard Matthew Cleveland. Miami has lost four games...

Duke’s Jai Lucas agrees to take over Miami men’s basketball, contract still pending, AP source says

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 23, 2025. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Hurricanes, Sports.

By TIM REYNOLDS CORAL GABLES — Duke associate head coach Jai Lucas has agreed to become the next head coach at Miami, pending the completion of contract negotiations, a person with knowledge of the matter said Saturday night. Lucas and the Hurricanes will work toward finalizing that contract in the coming weeks, said the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither side has confirmed any details publicly. Part of those negotiations would include when Lucas would leave the Blue Devils and start with the Hurricanes, whose regular season ends March 8. The...

Florida Atlantic hands Hurricanes their first loss of the season

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 19, 2025. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Hurricanes, Sports.

BOCA RATON — After scoring 35 runs in their three-game, season-opening sweep against Niagara over the weekend, the Hurricanes’ bats went cold in Boca Raton. UM scored just one run in a 2-1 loss to Florida Atlantic on Tuesday, dropping their first game of the season. “They did a good job, overall,” Miami coach J.D. Arteaga said. “I guess they gave us a run that first (inning). It was the first game I’ve been a part of where every run was a bases-loaded walk or a hit by pitch. We got in some counts, some favorable counts, and just weren’t aggressive enough. Got beat with some fastballs we...

Cam Ward has answer for anyone who thinks he quit on Miami Hurricanes after breaking TD record in bowl game

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 18, 2025. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Hurricanes, Sports.

By STEPHEN HAWKINS FORT WORTH, Texas — While Cam Ward hasn’t decided if he will throw at the NFL combine next week, the quarterback knows how he will answer any scouts or team personnel who ask him if he quit on the Miami Hurricanes team by not finishing his final game with them. “Okay, you’re either going to draft me or you’re not,” Ward said Monday night before receiving the Davey O’Brien Award as the nation’s top college quarterback. “If you don’t draft me, that’s your fault. You’ve got to remember you’re the same team that’s got to play me for the rest of my career, and I’ll remember...

Things settling down for UCF coach Scott Frost after whirlwind return

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 13, 2025. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports, UCF Knights.

When Scott Frost first stepped on the UCF campus in 2016, he was a fresh-faced 42-year-old looking to make his mark in his first head coaching job. Nearly a decade later, Frost is back with the program for his second stint, a little older and wiser. Everything about his return is steeped in nostalgia — from the campus to the Bounce House to the Wayne Densch Center that holds his office, where he once spent countless hours. “It felt weird being back, but strangely familiar, too. It was surreal,” Frost said during a 30-minute interview with area media at Nicholson Fieldhouse on Wednesday....

Matthew Cleveland scores career-high 32 to carry Miami Hurricanes past Syracuse

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 12, 2025. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Hurricanes, Sports.

CORAL GABLES — Matthew Cleveland scored a career-high 32 points after shooting 10 for 13, Jalil Bethea added 21 points, and Miami beat Syracuse 91-84 on Tuesday night. Cleveland set his previous high of 31 points just last month in a 117-74 defeat of SMU on Jan. 18. Against the Orange, he sank 10 of 12 foul shots and distributed five assists. Reserves Joel Djobet scored 13 points and A.J. Stanton-McCray added 10 for Miami (6-18, 2-11 ACC), which shot 55.4% (31 of 56) including 10 for 20 from 3-point range. J.J. Starling led Syracuse (11-14, 5-9) with 25 points. Eddie Lampkin Jr. scored 22...

Knights drop fifth in a row despite big second half by Keyshawn Hall

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 12, 2025. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports, UCF Knights.

UCF’s Keyshawn Hall scored 14 of his 22 points in the second half, but it wasn’t enough as the Knights dropped their fifth straight game, losing to No. 10 Iowa State 77-65. UCF (13-11, 4-9 Big 12) has lose five consecutive games for the first time since the last season, with the Knights’ last win coming on Jan. 25. It’s the fourth time that the program has had a five-game losing streak under coach Johnny Dawkins. UCF guard Keyshawn Hall, left, and center Moustapha Thiam leap for a rebound over Iowa State forward Joshua Jefferson on Tuesday night at Addition Financial Arena. (Stephen M....