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After ending the regular season with a rout over Boston College, the Hurricanes are waiting to find out their postseason berth. They will find out their bowl position on Sunday and will play the final game of the 2023 campaign in several weeks, but UM coach Mario Cristobal and his staff are still hard at work. Miami is working to continue improving its 2024 recruiting class, which is currently ranked 11th in the nation. Additionally, the next transfer window opens on Dec. 4, and the... Read More

John Chappelear and his friend Jeff Gordon say they were adamant when they told the LA Fitness personal trainer that Gordon could not afford a yearlong personal training program for $5,280. Gordon, 77, had accompanied Chappelear to the chain’s Delray Beach location last spring after signing up for a free membership through the Medicare-sponsored SilverSneakers program. But club employees had other ideas for Gordon, Chappelear said in an interview. “Within an hour of entering the gym,... Read More

General Daily Insight for November 27, 2023 The harder we try to pin down the present facts, the more they might slip away from us. When the eye-opening Full Moon strikes in inquisitive Gemini at 4:16 am EST, it may become obvious that the truth isn’t what we thought it was. Still, that doesn’t automatically tell us what the truth is. While discerning Mercury gets overpowered by foggy Neptune, our initial assessments of any perplexing events could miss the mark. We should simply... Read More

UCF guard Jaylin Sellers scored a career-high 34 points, but it wasn’t enough as the Knights dropped a home contest Sunday against Stetson, 85-82. Sellers was 12-of-16 from the floor with 8 rebounds and 2 assists. Stetson’s Jalen Blackmon had 26 points, connecting on six 3-pointers, while Stephan Swanson added 19 points. UCF (4-2, 0-0 Big 12) was fresh off claiming the championship in the Jacksonville Classic after defeating South Dakota State (83-80) and Charlotte (74-71 OT) last... Read More

GAINESVILLE — Florida football’s 24-15 flop against unbeaten Florida State followed a familiar, tired script. Coach Billy Napier’s squad staked a 12-0 lead as a sellout crowd at the Swamp rattled backup quarterback Tate Rodemaker on Saturday night. But the Gators (5-7) stumbled down the stretch as penalties, offensive ineptitude and special-teams miscues sent UF to its fourth straight loss after leading during the second half to end 2023 on a five-game skid. “We didn’t have the... Read More

GAINESVILLE — Florida football’s 24-15 flop against unbeaten Florida State followed a familiar, tired script. Coach Billy Napier’s squad staked a 12-0 lead as a sellout crowd at the Swamp rattled backup quarterback Tate Rodemaker. But the Gators (5-7) stumbled down the stretch as penalties, offensive ineptitude and special teams miscues sent UF to its fourth straight loss when leading during the second half to end 2023 on a five-game skid. “We didn’t have the season we wanted to... Read More

A young Margate man has been identified by the Broward Sheriff’s Office as the person who was shot to death in Tamarac the night before Thanksgiving. Homicide detectives are still looking for the assailant. Mateo Delgado, 21, was found by deputies late Wednesday evening suffering from a gunshot wound after a 911 call about shots fired near the 7000 block of Northwest 79th Avenue, just west of University Drive, the sheriff’s office said in a statement. The incident occurred outside a gate... Read More

MIAMI — Three losses in the past five games are not optimal. But as Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said, that doesn’t mean there weren’t gains made during the extended run on the road that ended Saturday. Arguably at the top of that list could be the play of forward Caleb Martin, who continues to make strides in his return from 10 games off due to knee soreness. If there were doubts about Martin’s left knee, an emphatic response was offered Saturday night, when he closed with 22... Read More

It’s been an up-and-down first season in the Big 12 for UCF but the Knights managed to finish things on a high note. A 27-13 home win over Houston on Saturday in the regular-season finale secured bowl eligibility for the eighth straight season. UCF (6-6, 3-6 Big 12) won three out of its last four games and emerged as the only one among the four newcomers to the Big 12 to become eligible for a bowl. Quarterback John Rhys Plumlee scored two touchdowns and running back RJ Harvey rushed for... Read More

GAINESVILLE — Florida State coach Mike Norvell entered the postgame press conference Saturday night with an exuberantly loud hello to the media contingent. He had just coached his Seminoles past the state-rival Florida Gators, securing a 12-0 regular season for FSU. The victory kept the Seminoles on track to remain in the national-title hunt with one more game remaining — next Saturday’s ACC championship against Louisville in Charlotte — prior to the College Football Playoff... Read More