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Magic reach an agreement to hire Frank Vogel as coach

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The Orlando Magic are under new management. It didn’t take long after the resignation of coach Scott Skiles to find his replacement in former Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel, who the Orlando Sentinel reported have reached an agreement in principle. The Magic had to move quickly. The Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets ad New York Knicks all had an interest in Vogel, 42. In six seasons in Indiana, Vogel had a record of 250-181. He reached the playoffs in five of…

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Inconsistency is key to recent slide by Orlando Magic

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The only thing consistent about the Orlando Magic these days are the results. The Magic, losers of five straight games, have struggled to finish lately. They’ve had games where they shot well, games where they shot poorly, games where they protected the ball, games where they did not. Take, for instance, guard Victor Oladipo. Last week, he had a 45-point scoring effort against the Cavs. Only six other Magic players have scored that many, led by Tracy McGrady’s 62 points…

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Magic coach Scott Skiles considers making lineup changes

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Desperate for a spark to turn his team around, Orlando Magic coach Scott Skiles talked about lineup changes for his team. The Magic, coming off a 19-point loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Magic have dropped seven of their last 10 games. “We may make some changes, see if we can try to come up with something to try to re-energize us a little bit,” Skiles told the Orlando Sentinel. “But everybody throughout the year has gotten an opportunity,…

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As the Magic build, center Nik Vucevic is the foundation

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The rebuilding has to start somewhere. Why not half a world away? It was there that a boy with a basketball tried to walk in the footsteps of a father. It was there where Nik Vucevic determined how far the game could take him, and how far it could not. He is 25 now, and frankly, Vucevic remains the best bet the Orlando Magic has to get better. No, he is not the perfect player. He is not Shaquille O’Neal…

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Miami Heat’s Chris Bosh provides Christmas for children in need

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Miami Heat star Chris Bosh is making sure some children have a happy holiday season. The Miami Herald reports Bosh spent Saturday afternoon with about 200 children as part of his annual Christmas with Chris Bosh event. The youngsters played games, received Christmas presents and met the Miami Heat forward. Each child also received a signed basketball from Bosh. Republished with permission of the Associated Press.

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USF’s torrid shooting leads to victory over Jacksonville

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The USF Bulls, off to a bad start to their basketball season, finally discovered their shooting touch Wednesday night. The Bulls had the fourth-best shooting night in school history, and its highest in 11 seasons, on its way to an 88-75 victory over Jacksonville. USF, ranked as the third-worst three-point team in America coming into the game was 22.7 percent, more than doubled its usual average. USF hit 63.3 percent of its field goals and 56.2 percent of its three…

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‘Strong Inside’ a compelling look at race and college sports in the South

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Many Americans are familiar with the famed pioneers of racial integration in sports — Jackie Robinson with the Dodgers, or Althea Gibson at Wimbledon. But after the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, many lesser-known African-American athletes also became firsts in their sport, and faced a lonely and sometimes terrifying road. One of them was Perry Wallace. Wallace, who began playing basketball for Vanderbilt in 1967, was the first black player in the Southeast Conference. Even before he accepted…

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