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Warriors overcome Draymond Green’s early ejection to beat the Magic, 101-93

Mar. 27, 2024 23:08 PM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Andrew Wiggins scored 13 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, Stephen Curry made the final two baskets of the game on an off shooting night and Golden State Warriors overcame Draymond Green's early ejection to beat the Orlando Magic 101-93 on Wednesday. ...

Settlement reached in lawsuit between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' allies

Mar. 27, 2024 16:11 PM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Allies of Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney reached a settlement agreement Wednesday in a state court fight over how Walt Disney World is developed in the future following the takeover of the theme park resort's government by the Florida governor. In a meeting, the...

Toronto FC defeats Atlanta 2-0; Insigne leaves with right leg injury

Mar. 23, 2024 22:49 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Tyrese Spicer scored in his first MLS start and substitute Prince Owusu added his first MLS goal to help Toronto FC beat Atlanta United 2-0 between depleted teams on a chilly Saturday night. Both teams were missing players. Toronto (3-1-1) through injury and Atlanta...

Expansion Utah wins first NWSL match 2-1 over North Carolina. Angel City and Orlando play to 1-1 tie

Mar. 23, 2024 02:08 AM EDT

Kate Del Fava and Ally Sentnor both scored in the first half to give the expansion Utah Royals their first win of the season, a 2-1 victory over the North Carolina Courage on Friday night in the National Women’s Soccer League. The two goals came from Utah’s only two shots Friday...

Pelicans' Ingram expected to be sidelined at least 2 weeks with knee injury

Mar. 22, 2024 11:22 AM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Pelicans high-scoring forward Brandon Ingram has a bone bruise in his left knee that is expected to sideline him at least two weeks, the team announced Friday. Ingram hyper-extended his knee during Thursday night's loss at Orlando and was helped off...

Attorneys try to stop DeSantis appointees from giving depositions in Disney lawsuit

Mar. 21, 2024 10:49 AM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for the Walt Disney World governing district taken over last year by Gov. Ron DeSantis' allies don't want the governor's appointees answering questions under oath as part of its state lawsuit against Disney. District attorneys on Monday filed a motion...

Darden Restaurants: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Mar. 21, 2024 07:13 AM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $312.9 million. On a per-share basis, the Orlando, Florida-based company said it had net income of $2.60. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and to...

Boston Marathon field adds Americans who just missed at Olympic trials

Mar. 14, 2024 14:42 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Some of the top also-rans from the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials are coming to Boston. Elkanah Kibet, who missed the men’s podium by 5 seconds in a personal best 2 hours, 10 minutes, 2 seconds, will run on April 15 in Boston, where he already has two top 10 finishes....

Paolo Banchero scores 21, leads Magic over Nets 114-106

Mar. 13, 2024 23:02 PM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paolo Banchero handled the finesse part and let his Orlando teammates handle the physicality. He made all six of his shots and eight of nine free throws, finishing with 21 points, and had nine assists Wednesday night in the Magic's 114-106 win over the Brooklyn...

Shakeup continues at Disney district a year after takeover by DeSantis appointees

Mar. 13, 2024 19:59 PM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The shakeup of Walt Disney World's governing district more than a year after it was taken over by Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointees continued Wednesday with the departure of its board chairman who had been highly critical of Disney. Martin Garcia's departure as...