Nathaniel Rivas

SANFORD, Fla. - Heaviness. Sadness. Excitement. This is how the Orlando Pride described the days following the firing of head coach Seb Hines. "There's a heaviness, and I still think we're working through that," midfielder Haley McCutcheon said Wednesday after practice. Yolanda Thomas is the interim head coach. She has been an assistant coach on the team since 2023 and was apart of the championship run in 2024. "It's been tough," Thomas said after practice.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Midway through fall camp, UCF is feeling confident about where the team is, but Head Coach Scott Frost isn't ready to begin prep for week one opponent Bethune-Cookman. "You have a ton of time just to put in your system and put in the techniques and then, the page gets flipped, and you're getting ready for a new opponent," said Frost.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. - After a 1-1 draw against FC Cincinnati, Orlando City is still on the outside looking in for the MLS Playoffs, but not by much. The Lions, currently in 10th place in the Eastern Conference, are three points behind D.C. United for ninth place. A win Wednesday night against the Chicago Fire and a loss from D.C. would put the Lions back in. The top seven seeds in each conference get into the first round of the playoffs, while eighth and ninth place play in a wild card match.