A Black Friday airfare dogfight appears to have broken out between rival discount carriers Spirit and Frontier airlines, as both announced Friday they are briefly selling one-way tickets for $30 or less under for cold weather travel. Spirit, which is based in Dania Beach, and Frontier, a multi-time Spirit acquisition suitor, also said members of their loyalty programs can get lower prices than the ones advertised for non-members. The offers are a continued test of the airlines’ low-price... Read More
Shoppers are underwhelmed by deals and crowds on Black Friday
By Jaewon Kang, Bloomberg News Underwhelmed and unimpressed are how shoppers are feeling about Black Friday deals so far. The Repasky family makes a tradition of coming out to Tysons Corner Center shopping mall in Virginia on Black Friday. One change they noticed this year: fewer doorbuster deals and freebies. Jennifer Schmuck reported the same from Westfield Montgomery Mall in Maryland Friday morning. “I don’t think the deals were as good,” the 50-year-old banker said. Last year... Read More
Paris prosecutor says arrested man is thought to be 4th member of Louvre heist gang
By JOHN LEICESTER, Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A man arrested by French police earlier this week is thought to be the fourth member of the team that stole France’s crown jewels in a brazen heist from the Louvre Museum, the Paris prosecutor said Friday, meaning that the entire gang is now believed to be in custody. Prosecutor Laure Beccuau, whose office is heading the investigation, said the 39-year-old man has a criminal record, with six previous convictions. He has now been handed... Read More
Gen Z men’s fixation with fitness comes at a cost
Thomas Steckman, 21, remembers exactly when going to the gym stopped being a hobby and started feeling like a compulsion. His routine quickly changed to long workouts, extreme calorie cuts, and a fear of undoing his progress. “I want to say three or four months, and every month I would raise my calorie intake like 100 calories, and at the time it was working. So I got the solution that was a good thing and I was doing the right thing but towards the end of it, I started... Read More
Your health in your pocket: Are wearable fitness devices helping or hurting you?
Yuval Fefer uses the Apple Health app on phone and the Fitness app on his Apple Watch every day, tracking both his sleep and daily activity as he tries to keep his wellness and study habits in check as a freshman at Nova Southeastern University in Davie. “I have a goal set of 600 calories burned, 60 minutes of activity, and 10 hours of standing. It keeps me active and aware of what I need to hit throughout the day,” said Fefer, 18, a business management major. In South Florida, wellness... Read More
ASK IRA: Can Nikola Jovic work his way back into Heat rotation?
Q: So Nikola Jovic is done? – Michael. A: Well, that certainly is dramatic, considering Nikola Jovic has been held out of one game this entire season due to coach’s decision, that being Wednesday night against the Bucks. But, yes, he likely will face a diminished role with so many others now available to Erik Spoelstra. It could come down to an either/or decision with slumping Simone Fontecchio. Or it could come down to games when either Bam Adebayo or Kel’el Ware are injured or in... Read More
No. 9 BYU swats away Miami at ESPN Events Invitational
LAKE BUENA VISTA — Miami men’s basketball coach Jai Lucas admitted following his team’s 72-62 loss to Brigham Young at Thursday’s ESPN Events Invitational that he had never seen quite a shot-blocking exhibition like the one BYU’s Keba Keita put on. The athletic 6-foot-8 Keita, a native of Bamkako, Mali, swatted seven Miami shots, five blocks coming in the first six minutes of the second half. BYU went on a 10-0 run during the stretch, as Miami, thanks to Keita’s presence, managed... Read More
USA Basketball is set to open World Cup qualifying in Nicaragua, and Brandon Knight can’t wait
CORAL GABLES — Brandon Knight still holds out hope of returning to the NBA. He’s hoping that wearing USA across his chest for the next few days gets him closer to that goal. Knight, star at Pine Crest School before he graduated in 2010, is one of the 12 players that USA Basketball took to Nicaragua this week for the start of qualifying for the 2027 World Cup. The team’s first game is in Managua, and it’s the start of six two-game windows that will be held between now and March... Read More
TCU’s go-ahead jumper with 48 seconds left stuns No. 10 Florida 84-80
By BERNIE WILSON SAN DIEGO — Brock Harding made a go-ahead jumper in the key with 48 seconds left and then hit five free throws in the final 13 seconds for TCU, which rallied to stun No. 10 Florida 84-80 in the first game of the Rady Children’s Invitational on Thursday. Jace Posey scored 16 of his game-high 21 points in the second half and helped the Horned Frogs rally from a 10-point deficit early in the second half. Harding and David Punch scored 19 apiece for TCU (4-2), which... Read More
Gators OL leader Jake Slaughter reflects on hardship, friendship before his last game
As Florida’s starting center, Jake Slaughter, suits up for senior night against FSU, the redshirt senior will culminate a five-year journey at the University of Florida, where he oversaw the protection of both quarterbacks Graham Mertz and his successor, DJ Lagway. Slaughter’s time with the Gators hasn’t been the smoothest path. He has endured two coach firings, most recently with the departure of Billy Napier in October. Despite this, Slaughter has consistently performed,... Read More