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Paolo Banchero’s double-double leads Magic over Heat
Jan 28, 2026; Miami, Florida, USA; Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero (5) takes a shot over Orlando Magic guard Anthony Black (0) during the first half at Kaseya Center. Mandatory Credit: Jim Rassol-Imagn Images Paolo Banchero produced 31 points and 12 rebounds to help the visiting Orlando Magic earn a 133-124 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday.
Anthony Black added 26 points and Desmond Bane scored 23 for the Magic, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Jalen Suggs tallied 16 and Tristan da Silva finished with 12.
Simone Fontecchio scored a season-high 23 points for Miami, while Bam Adebayo had 21 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists. Norman Powell had 22 points and Andrew Wiggins totaled 16.
Down by nine at halftime, Orlando opened the third quarter on an 18-7 run and took a 77-75 advantage on Bane’s 3-pointer with 6:37 left.
After Wiggins pulled the Heat within one, Banchero’s triple punctuated an 8-0 spurt that put the Magic ahead 90-81. The margin then ballooned to 14 on Banchero’s jumper. Adebayo’s trey cut the deficit to 11 entering the fourth.
The Heat sliced their deficit to 107-104 on Adebayo’s fourth 3-pointer with 8:27 remaining. From there, the Magic answered with a 14-0 run, extending their lead to 17 on Wendell Carter Jr.’s floater at the 5:47 mark.
Miami mounted another rally, pulling within six on Powell’s three-point play with 1:25 remaining. Orlando scored the next three points to cement the win.
Bane stamped a 16-2 run in the first quarter with a floater that put the Magic ahead 34-21. Miami finished the opening quarter with triples by Fontecchio and Dru Smith, trimming its deficit to seven.
Miami jumped ahead by seven on Wiggins’ layup with 5:02 left in the second quarter. The Heat took their first double-digit lead with 23 seconds remaining, as Jaime Jaquez Jr.’s layup put Miami up 68-58.
–Field Level Media
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Reports: LHP Jordan Montgomery agrees to reunion with Rangers
Sep 22, 2024; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery (52) pitches in the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Left-hander Jordan Montgomery agreed to a one-year contract with the Texas Rangers, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday.
Per the Dallas Morning News, the deal is worth $1.25 million.
Montgomery, 33, is recovering from his second Tommy John surgery of his career. He also had the procedure in 2018.
He was 8-7 with a 6.23 ERA in 25 games (21 starts) in his first season with Arizona in 2024.
A World Series champion with Texas in 2023, Montgomery is 46-41 with a 4.03 ERA in 166 career games (161 starts) with the New York Yankees (2017-22), St. Louis Cardinals (2022-23), Rangers (2023) and Diamondbacks.
–Field Level Media
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Orioles' Jackson Holliday (hand) likely out weeks after Opening Day
Sep 27, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday (7) at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday will miss Opening Day due to a broken hamate bone in his right hand, general manager Mike Elias announced on Wednesday morning.
Holliday, who sustained the injury during live batting practice last Friday, will undergo a procedure to address the issue on Thursday. His timeline for recovery likely will be measured in weeks, per Elias.
Holliday, 22, batted just .242 with 17 homers and 55 RBIs in 149 games last season.
He is the top overall pick of the 2022 MLB June Amateur Draft and the son of seven-time All-Star Matt Holliday.
New acquisition Blaze Alexander likely will take the younger Holliday’s place in the field.
Also on Wednesday, Elias announced third baseman Jordan Westburg is nursing a right oblique injury. The injury, however, is not expected to prevent Westburg from playing at the start of the regular season.
–Field Level Media
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Report: Giants hire Brian Callahan as QBs coach
Tennessee Titans coach Brian Callahan exits the field after the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. Former Tennessee Titans head coach Brian Callahan is being added to John Harbaugh’s coaching staff as the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator for the New York Giants, ESPN reported Wednesday.
Callahan, 41, was fired by the Titans last October after a 1-5 start. Tennessee posted a 4-19 record under Callahan, who was hired by the Titans after five seasons as the Cincinnati Bengals’ offensive coordinator that included a three-point loss in Super Bowl LVI.
ESPN reported Callahan also interviewed with the Giants for the offensive coordinator position, which ultimately went to Matt Nagy. The latter was a former offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs and head coach of the Chicago Bears.
Callahan, who will be coaching former first-round pick Jaxson Dart in his second season in the league, has extensive experience developing quarterbacks. He was the offensive coordinator for four seasons for Joe Burrow with the Bengals, was the quarterbacks coach in 2018 for Derek Carr with the Las Vegas Raiders and for two seasons for Matthew Stafford with the Detroit Lions.
In addition to Dart, Callahan will be working with veteran quarterback Jameis Winston.
Callahan and Nagy are part of an offensive staff that also includes former Rice University head coach Mike Bloomgren as offensive line coach and former offensive coordinators Greg Roman as senior offensive assistant and Tim Kelly as tight ends coach.
–Field Level Media
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Reports: LHP Jordan Montgomery agrees to reunion with Rangers
