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ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Magic have a lot to work on over the final four games of the season if they want to make a deep run in the playoffs. Dwight Howard had 18 points and 17 rebounds, Jameer Nelson scored 17 and the Magic overcame a poor shooting night to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 78-72 on...

James scores season-high 51 points in Heat victory Reuters – 2 hrs 38 mins ago Reuters ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - LeBron James scored an NBA season-high 51 points on Thursday as the Miami Heat topped the Orlando Magic 104-100 and closed in on the Boston Celtics for first place in the...

CHICAGO – Derrick Rose scored 22 points despite two painful stomach ulcers, Luol Deng added 26, and the Chicago Bulls beat Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic 99-90 on Friday night. The Bulls won for the ninth time in 11 games even though Howard scored a season-high 40 points, taking the lead...

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) – The Orlando Magic rebounded from a disappointing loss to Detroit Monday to beat Indiana 111-96 Wednesday, handing the Pacers a season-worst sixth successive loss. Dwight Howard recorded 19 points and 16 rebounds to help the Magic (30-16) erase the memory of Monday's...

- SeaWorld says its "Dine with Shamu" killer whale show is reopening, nearly a year after it closed following the death of a trainer. The show opens February 26 at SeaWorld's San Antonio, Texas, park, followed by its parks in San Diego, California, and Orlando, Florida, in the spring, the...

Rowling, Radcliffe go to Potter park party ORLANDO, Fla., (UPI) -- Author J.K. Rowling and actor Daniel Radcliffe attended a party to celebrate the opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando, Fla. Rowling wrote the Harry Potter fantasy book franchise on which the blockbuster...

NBA: Orlando 113, Boston 92 ORLANDO, Fla., (UPI) -- Rashard Lewis scored Orlando's first seven points in a big fourth quarter Wednesday and the Magic again kept their season going with a 113-92 win over Boston. After losing the first three games of the Eastern Conference finals, Orlando has...

NBA: Orlando 96, Boston 92 (OT) BOSTON, (UPI) -- Dwight Howard's 32 points led Orlando to a 96-92 win over Boston Monday and kept the Magic alive in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. Howard was 13-of-19 from the field and yanked down 16 rebounds in his best performance of the post-season...

NBA: Boston 95, Orlando 92 ORLANDO, Fla., (UPI) -- Paul Pierce had 28 points, five assists and five rebounds Tuesday and the Boston Celtics beat Orlando 95-92 to go up 2-0 in the NBA Eastern Conference finals. Rajon Rondo added 25 points and eight assists for the Celtics. Orlando's Dwight...

NBA: Boston 92, Orlando 88 ORLANDO, Fla., May 16 (UPI) -- Paul Pierce scored 22 points Sunday, powering Boston's 92-88 win over Orlando in the first game of their Eastern Conference finals series. Pierce, the MVP of the 2008 NBA Finals, flashed his old form, grabbing nine rebounds and dishing...

NBA: Orlando 98, Atlanta 84 ATLANTA, (UPI) -- Vince Carter scored 22 points Monday to lead the Orlando Magic to a 98-84 win over Atlanta and a four-game sweep of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Orlando was deadly from outside, sinking 16 three-pointers en route to their second...

ORLANDO, Fla. – The NBA All-Star game will be played in Orlando in 2012 at the Magic's new arena. NBA commissioner David Stern made the announcement Tuesday at the Amway Center, which opens next season. This is the second time Orlando will host the game. Orlando also held the All-Star game in...

Magic still believe despite Game 4 loss -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)—Phil Jackson’s hands are almost full. If the Los Angeles Lakers can close out the Orlando Magic in Game 5 of the NBA finals on Sunday for their 15th...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)—Kobe Bryant(notes) now understands how dangerous the Orlando Magic can be at home when they’re dialed in and raining down jumpers and 3-pointers from every angle. He knows what can happen when Dwight Howard(notes) recognizes the double team and kicks the ball out to the...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Lakers are convinced they will see a different Orlando Magic team in Game Two of the NBA Finals on Sunday. Orlando was outplayed, out-hustled and out-coached in the series opener, a 100-75 blowout by Los Angeles, and Lakers guard Kobe Bryant said a repeat...

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. – A 10-vehicle crash on the New Jersey Turnpike has killed five people and injured several others. Turnpike Authority spokesman Joe Orlando says it appears nine cars and a tractor-trailer were involved in Saturday afternoon's fiery crash in the turnpike's southbound lanes in...