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NASCAR's lone Black Driver in the top tier of its racing circuit won't return to Richard Petty Motorsports next season

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Richard Petty Motorsports has confirmed that Bubba Wallace will not return as the driver of the No. 43 Chevrolet for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.

NBA Playoffs in Limbo: Orlando Magic-Milwaukee Bucks game Wednesday night postponed in protest to a near-fatal police shooting shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Game 5 of the first-round of NBA playoffs between the Orlando Magic and the Milwaukee Bucks was called off Wednesday when the Bucks players refused to leave the locker-room area in protest to the near-fatal shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake, over the weekend, by a white cop in Kenosha, Wisc. 

Post SummerSlam: Former Shield members Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose (now Jon Moxley) hold top 3 spots in weekly rankings; Asuka 1st among women

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Roman Reigns returned from his COVID-19 hiatus to purt a hurtin' on "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman following their championship match won by Wayatt at SummerSlam on Sunday at the Amway Center. 

Bleacher Report ranks Orlando Magic last & Milwaukeee Bucks first in post-season play in the NBA Bubble

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Bleacher Repirt posted its post-season rankings of the 16 teams in the NBA Bubble on Monday prior to the start of game play and the Orlando Magic were ranked dead last.

Asuka tosses Shayna Baszler over the top rope on Smackdown to win Women’s Triple Brand Battle Royal

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Asuka was a surprise entrant in the Women’s Triple Brand Battle Royal on Friday Night Smackdown at the WWE Performance Center. What wasn't a surprise was that she won it and now has the chance to win both the Raw and Smackdown titles at SummerSlam.

NASCAR driver & 2018 Daytona 500 winner Austin Dillon tests positive for COVID-19

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Austin Dillon self-reported a positive COVID-19 test to Richard Childress Racing on Saturday, a development that will keep him out of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course.

Orlando Magic center Mo Bamba shut down for the rest of the season due to coronavirus

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Headline Surfer photo illustration / Orlando Magic 7-footer Mo Bamba, is done for the rest of the 2019-2020 season due to the coronavirus, the team has said.

By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Mo Bamba, who has not been much of a factor for the Orlando Magic in the NBA Bubble play at Disney, is gone for the rest of the season due to the coronavirus.

The Amway Center in Orlando likely locale for WWE's Aug. 23 Summerslam pay-per-view event

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Summerslam, the second biggest pay-per-view behind onmly Wrestlemania will be held on Aug. 23. 

The question, though, is where?

It's looking more and more like the Amway Center in Orlando will be the venue, according to Wrestling ReWind's sources.

James Harris aka Kamala The Ugandan Giant has died at age 70 from cardiac arrest caused by coronavirus

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Here is some sad news on retired professional wrestler James Harris, who was the larger-than-life Ugandan Giant, Kamala.