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It all began when a few fans climbed to the top of the north side of Acrisure Bounce House Stadium during the second quarter of UCF’s home finale against Oklahoma State. More fans soon joined them, taking off their shirts and waving them defiantly. What started as a small group quickly turned into a wave of shirtless supporters. The trend had taken hold in Orlando and was in full swing on Saturday afternoon. Whatever the cause, this display ignited a spark in a struggling UCF team as the... Read More

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A University of Alabama at Birmingham football player stabbed two teammates Saturday morning hours before the team’s game against the University of South Florida, the university said in a statement. The two wounded players were in stable condition, interim head coach Alex Mortensen said at the postgame news conference. He said the team decided to play to honor graduating seniors in the last home game of the season, though several players opted to sit it out due to... Read More

The brother of U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and two other people were released on bond after appearing in Miami federal court on Friday, according to the brother’s attorney. Cherfilus-McCormick was indicted Wednesday on more than a dozen federal charges of stealing $5 million in federal disaster funds, laundering the proceeds and using the money to support her 2021 election campaign. Her brother, Edwin Cherfilus, her district office chief of staff, Nadege Leblanc, and her 2021 tax... Read More

An epiphany? Kel’el Ware didn’t quite go that far, but there now appears to be greater appreciation by the second-year Miami Heat center that he is playing in a man’s league, with big-boy rules. So when push comes to shove, Ware said there is an understanding that he can push and shove. “Honestly, the refs let you play down there,” Ware said of his recent revelation. “It took me a little while to actually figure it out. But now I know you can go get them.” And “get them”... Read More

By Rachel Hutton, The Minnesota Star Tribune MINNEAPOLIS — Teenagers are generally obsessed with their smartphones. So much so that Kristin Hatling’s family recently encountered a gaggle of them who had brought their screens into a resort’s hot tub. “My daughter, who’s 11, was like, ‘Mom, all they’re doing is looking at their phones and, like, making kissy faces into them. They’re not even talking to each other.” While a majority of American 11-and-12-year-olds have their... Read More

The most comprehensive analysis to date of the impact of proposals to overhaul Florida property taxes shows the dramatic and far-reaching impacts the plans would have in Broward County. Individual Broward homeowners could see thousands of dollars in savings a year. But the cumulative effect of those tax reductions on homes and condos could add up to the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars, or more, to the county government and Broward’s cities, towns and villages. If that money... Read More

News that developer Aimco is planning to sell off real estate assets across the country has city officials wondering whether that includes the former Searstown site in Fort Lauderdale. Aimco bought the 5.7-acre property at the busy corner of Sunrise Boulevard and Federal Highway for $64 million in June 2022. “The word on the street is they are going to look to sell it,” local developer Charlie Ladd told the South Florida Sun Sentinel on Friday. Mayor Dean Trantalis said he met with Aimco... Read More

FORT LAUDERDALE — Cardinal Gibbons junior defensive end Justus Del Pino broke through and blocked his second field goal attempt of the night by Miami Killian, this one from 33 yards out with 13 seconds remaining, as host Cardinal Gibbons escaped with a 38-35 victory over the Cougars in a 2A regional semifinal football game. “I blocked it with my left arm,” said Del Pino, who was a force all night. In addition to two blocked field goals, the 6-foot, 3-inch, 240-pounder finished with four... Read More

Observations and other notes of interest from Friday night’s 143-107 NBA Cup victory over the Chicago Bulls: – The development hits keep coming. – Following Wednesday night’s victory over the Warriors, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said forget the stats and instead consider how Dru Smith changed the tone of that game. – As in undrafted Dru Smith. – This time, with the Heat shorthanded, Spoelstra had to dig deeper. – So he turned to another undrafted Heat developmental prospect. –... Read More

By MATT BROWN WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to end the deployment of National Guard troops to the nation’s capital. But the ruling is unlikely to be the final word by the courts, the president or local leaders in the contentious duel over the federal district. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb put her order on hold for 21 days to allow the Trump administration time to either remove the troops or appeal the decision. The ruling marks another... Read More