By COLLEEN NEWVINE If you daydream about getting a break from work, you might picture two weeks of vacation or a long weekend getaway. But some people dare to imagine something bigger and find ways to get a substantial breather from stress or their day-to-day routines. Mini-sabbaticals. Adult gap years. Micro-retirement. Extended career breaks go by many names and take many forms, from using the time between jobs to explore or taking an employer-approved leave to becoming a digital nomad or... Read More
ASK IRA: Could Heat learn from Mark Cuban’s thoughts on tanking?
Q: Ira, I read Mark Cuban on Twitter and how fans would understand if you don’t make the playoffs every year. Have the Heat ever explained this to their fans? – Susan. A: Quite the opposite. When the Heat have spoken, publicly, on the record about their basis of operation it has been about solely striving for the playoffs, attempting to give their fans a postseason to at least create hope. And that also has been a large part of their reality, that they have made some of the NBA’s most... Read More
Shorthanded Pembroke Pines Charter holds off upstart Dr. Joaquin Garcia to reach 5A boys soccer final four
PEMBROKE PINES — Playing a man down for the final 25 minutes of the 5A boys soccer regional final proved to be no problem for host Pembroke Pines Charter, which defeated Dr. Joaquin Garcia, 1-0 (4-3 PKs) on Tuesday night. It marked the second consecutive game that the region’s fourth-seeded Pembroke Pines Charter needed to win a penalty kick shootout to advance to their third straight state semifinal. The Jaguars (11-5-3) upset the top-seeded team in the region, Archbishop McCarthy, 2-1... Read More
Pembroke Pines Charter defeats Dr. Joaquin Garcia 4-3 boys soccer | PHOTOS
The Dr. Joaquin Garcia Bulldogs were defeated by the Pembroke Pines Charter Jaguars 4-3 in a Class 5A regional final boys soccer match Tuesday night. Hosted at Pembroke Pines Charter High School in Southwest Ranches, the postseason meeting will advance the Jaguars to the state semifinals. #6 Emerson Toledo with Pembroke Pines Charter runs with the ball against Dr. Joaquin Garcia in the 5A regional final boys soccer game on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. Pembroke Pines Charter won 4-3.... Read More
One killed after crash with BSO deputy’s car during stolen car investigation
A person was killed after a car crash with a Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy late Monday night in Tamarac while the deputy was investigating a reported stolen car. The car was stolen from Margate and spotted in Tamarac just before midnight, the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Tuesday night. A deputy crashed with a car unrelated to the investigation in the area of West Prospect Road and Northwest 31st Avenue, the news release said. The Sheriff’s Office did not provide further... Read More
Trump administration backs Kalshi, Polymarket as states move to ban prediction markets
By KEN SWEET NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration is throwing its support behind the prediction market operators Kalshi and Polymarket in a critical legal battle between the growing prediction market industry and states that wish to ban these platforms. The move by Michael Selig, the recently appointed chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, could have enormous implications for how sports betting is regulated in the country and, if Kalshi and Polymarket were to prevail,... Read More
Book review: Government conspiracies, betrayals and high-tech weaponry abound in ‘The Hard Line’
‘The Hard Line’ by Mark Greaney; Berkley; 496 pages; $31 With his outstanding “The Hard Line,” Mark Greaney’s trademark style — his intense plotting emphasizing fast-and-furious action that taps into the changing political environment — continues to reshape the espionage genre. It is the 15th installment in his popular “Gray Man” series. While his novels are plot-heavy, the author doesn’t skimp on fully fleshed-out characters who match the action. Greaney puts his... Read More
‘One last hurrah for winter’: Another cold blast expected next week in South Florida
Winter’s not over yet: Another cold front could be on the way toward South Florida next week, this time with wind-chill temperatures potentially dropping to the mid-40s. The National Weather Service said another cold front could hit the region, along with gusty winds, making Monday and Tuesday morning quite chilly. Temperatures will start to cool Sunday night, with lows in the low 50s. “There’s pretty strong likelihood that you’re to have another push of chilly air in South... Read More
Armed man shot and killed by Fort Lauderdale police identified
An armed man who was shot and killed by Fort Lauderdale police officers on Saturday has been identified. Luis Felipe Londono Ospina, 43, of Fort Lauderdale, approached police officers with a gun and was shot while they were responding to a verbal dispute that had no connection to him, according to Police Chief Bill Schultz. Ospina was pronounced dead at the hospital. Ospina and three officers fired their guns during the “encounter” in the 900 block of Chateau Park Drive, according to... Read More
Spirit plans to sell 20 planes, add Atlanta flights, recall 500 attendants
Financially-pressed Spirit Airlines, which is reorganizing in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, is taking steps to sell 20 of its planes in a court-supervised auction while recalling 500 flight attendants and adding seasonal service out of Atlanta. Since filing a second bankruptcy petition in less than a year last August, management at the Dania Beach-based budget carrier has been operating on multiple fronts: cutting costs, realigning its network and recalibrating service so it has a broader appeal to... Read More