Nearly six years removed from an undefeated season and self-proclaiming themselves national champions, UCF is starting anew but not over. The Knights are making the leap to the Big 12 this season following an impressive decade-long run in the American Athletic Conference. Winning at least nine games five of the past six seasons solidified a foundation coach Gus Malzahn hopes to build on in the new-look Big 12, which will also feature three more newcomers this fall in BYU and former UCF AAC rivals Houston and Cincinnati.
A year ago Taylor Hendricks was just weeks removed from graduating high school while getting ready to settle in for college life. On Thursday, he became the first player in UCF basketball history to be selected in the first round of the NBA draft. The Utah Jazz took Hendricks with the No. 9 overall pick at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, marking a major milestone for the Knights. “Since he .
boston. they quit in game three, they played tough yesterday. they re still almost certainly going to lose the series. that said if they win game five the pressure suddenly shifts solely to it miami heat. and one more note we re trying to those 2004 boston red sox comparisons. let s get them to boston for game five. let s turn now to the nhl playoffs and the las vegas golden knights now on the verge of advancing to the stanley cup final for the second time in the team s really short history. credit to them. to dallas the knights dominated the stars last night scoring three goals in the opening period while shutting out the stars to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the western conference finals. stars fans littered the ice with carbage in the second period as their team fell behind 4-0. who says texas isn t hockey country. vegas will look to wrap up the series with a sweep in dallas