Bucky Irving Gives Tampa Bay Room to Breathe in First Win
Bucky Irving’s 165 rushing yards and two total touchdowns made Jalon Daniels’ assignment manageable as Tampa Bay survived Dallas 24-16.
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Bucky Irving’s 165 rushing yards and two total touchdowns made Jalon Daniels’ assignment manageable as Tampa Bay survived Dallas 24-16.
The Knights reversed an early deficit with goals five minutes apart Thursday, earning their first Big 12 road win of the season.
The Knights play at 8 p.m. Eastern on ESPN+ before returning to Orlando for a Sunday match against Oklahoma State.
Franz Wagner and Paolo Banchero combined for 12 assists while shooting 4-for-14, helping Orlando turn 20 made threes and a late Alex Morales rebound into a 122-118 preseason win over Memphis.
The Orlando Magic secured a 122-118 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday at FedExForum. Tristan da Silva led Orlando with 19 points, while Franz Wagner dished out seven assists.
Victor Mesa Jr.’s sixth-inning shot supplied the difference as Tampa Bay won 4–3 on Oct. 7 and advanced to the ALCS.
Matthew Tkachuk broke a 1-1 tie in the third period as the Florida Panthers beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Tuesday night in Los Angeles.
Noah Penda’s Tuesday practice return and Jalen Suggs’s uncertain availability leave Sean Sweeney evaluating basketball decisions with an incomplete Magic lineup in Wednesday’s exhibition.
Tuesday’s varsity match is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Winter Springs High School, with junior varsity playing at 5:30 p.m.
Anthony Black’s expanded live work gave the Orlando Magic a better test of their new system, even as his availability for Wednesday’s preseason game in Memphis remains uncertain.
The Tampa Bay Lightning secured a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday at Benchmark International Arena. Ilya Mikheyev recorded two points, while Nikita Kucherov added two assists to lead the home squad.
Tampa Bay scored four runs in the fifth inning and New York committed four errors as the Rays won Game 2 at Tropicana Field on Monday.
The Knights won a marathon second set and rallied late in the fourth, but TCU took the match in Fort Worth.
Mikael Granlund scored the overtime winner to lift the Anaheim Ducks to a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers at Honda Center. Cutter Gauthier tallied two goals in the win.
Minnesota improves to 4-0 behind Will Reichard’s perfect kicking and Kyler Murray’s efficient passing, while Miami falls to 0-4 in a defensive struggle at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Jordan Love threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns as the Green Bay Packers defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17-14 on Sunday.
Trevor Lawrence connected with Brian Thomas Jr. for the go-ahead score, but the Jaguars survived a late surge from Joe Burrow to secure a 22-17 victory at Paycor Stadium.
Two first-period goals put Tampa Bay ahead for good.
Miami scored 76 first-half points in the Oct. 3 preseason opener in Québec City.
Tampa Bay won 1–0 behind eight scoreless innings from Drew Rasmussen and takes a series lead into Monday’s Game 2.
UCF led Houston 17-0 before a tipped interception and two short possessions helped the Cougars take control. The Knights’ 27-17 loss showed how quickly an offense can surrender its room to recover.