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Orlando scrambles for new soccer-stadium plan
Now that the Legislature has rejected state funding, the backers of the push to build a $110 million soccer stadium in Orlando are frantically searching for a Plan B. But Mayor Buddy Dyer said he's not willing to sacrifice quality. Dyer was reacting...
Tags: Teresa Jacobs, Buddy Dyer, Sports, Soccer, Major League Soccer
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TFA soph Fletcher Magee earns hoops offers from UCF, Kansas State
When it comes time to pick a college, Orlando First Academy sophomore Fletcher Magee will be faced with more than just selecting a school. The talented basketball and football star for the Royals will likely have to choose which sport he will pursue...
Tags: Sports, Football, Basketball, Florida Gators, College Basketball
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Soccer team faces tough match in quest for new stadium
If a new professional soccer stadium is in Orlando's future, a lot of moving pieces have to come together — from land that will cost taxpayers millions to convincing politicians here and in Tallahassee. Building a soccer stadium is a top...
Tags: Government, Politics, Teresa Jacobs, Houston Dynamo, Buddy Dyer
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Offense-Defense All-American Bowl coming to Orlando's Florida Citrus Bowl
The Offense-Defense All-American Bowl committee announced Friday that its seventh annual high school all-American game will be played at Orlando’s Florida Citrus Bowl. The date has still not been determined, but the game usually coincides with the...
Tags: Reliant Stadium, Capital One Bowl, Fort Lauderdale
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From basketball hotbeds, Orlando City goalkeepers shine in soccer
The son of a former college basketball player who is a professor at the University of Kentucky, Sean Kelley often occupied a seat on row 12, midcourt, at Rupp Arena. "I am a big UK basketball fan," Kelley said. Jon Kempin grew up in Leawood, Kan.,...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Sports, Soccer, Basketball, Major League Soccer
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$17M Church Street makeover finally gets going
Eight years after landing federal money for the project, the city has finally started a $17 million reconstruction of West Church Street that's meant to dress up a main corridor linking the Florida Citrus Bowl to downtown Orlando. The streetscape work...
Tags: Buddy Dyer, Parramore, Daisy Lynum, Florida Department of Transportation, Major League Soccer
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Magic to lift curtain on entertainment complex
Orlando Magic executives are expected Monday to offer the first glimpse of their plan to convert a block of city-owned real estate into a $100 million sports-and-entertainment complex. At a special City Council workshop, Magic CEO Alex Martins will...
Tags: Parramore, Orlando Real Estate, Purchases, Amway Center, Property
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Orlando City impresses in season-opening victory at Phoenix FC
Kevin Molino was selected as the 2012 USL Pro league MVP last season. If the Orlando City Soccer Club's season opener Sunday night were any indication, Molino is eyeing a repeat performance. Molino produced a goal and assist as the Lions rallied to...
Tags: Sports, Soccer, D.C. United, Major League Soccer
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Orlando City investor returns to his first love: soccer
Flávio Augusto da Silva grew up in a poor Brazilian community outside Rio de Janeiro. He shared a 100-square-foot room in an apartment with his parents and two younger sisters. His mother, a public-school teacher, and his father, a career military man,...
Tags: Sports, Media Industry, Soccer, Major League Soccer
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Apopka's victory leaves the Blue Darters in tears of joy
As the final seconds ticked off the clock Saturday night in the Class 8A state championship football game at the Florida Citrus Bowl, Apopka coach Rick Darlington sought out his son, junior quarterback Zack Darlington and gave him a big hug. The emotion...
Tags: Sports, Football
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'Daddy Ball' reigns as Apopka heads into state football final
Apopka High state championship: Family dynamics reign during Apopka High state championship run as the Blue Darters face Weston Cypress Bay at the Florida Citrus Bowl Saturday night. Family dynamics reign during Apopka High state championship run as the...
Tags: Oklahoma Sooners, Sports, High School Sports, Football
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Nebraska's Tom Osborne quietly steps away as college football icon
His last day on the job wasn't filled with any pomp and circumstance. No special proclamations or gold watches or one final ride on the field, with shoulder pads propping up one of the legends of college football. Tom Osborne mingled outside the...
Tags: Sports, Football, New Year's Day, Capital One Bowl, College Football
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