Panthers’ slump deepens as Colorado Avalanche pile up seven goals

By TIM REYNOLDS SUNRISE — Jonathan Drouin got his first two goals of the season, Mikko Rantanen had a goal and three assists and the Colorado Avalanche beat the slumping Florida Panthers 7-4 on Saturday night. Drouin was playing for only the fifth time this season. He missed 16 games with an upper-body injury. Valeri Nichushkin had a goal and two assists for Colorado, which got a four-goal second period — with scores from Drouin, Rantanen, Logan O’Connor and Samuel Girard. Oliver... Read More

UCF’s postseason hopes end with a loss at West Virginia

MORGANTOWN, WV. — Somewhere deep in West Virginia’s hollers under a cold, dismal gray sky, UCF’s season ended. Sure, the Knights have one game remaining against Utah next week, but any hope of salvaging something positive from the unbelievably frustrating season quietly ended in a 31-21 loss to West Virginia. UCF’s slim hopes of making a postseason bowl were squashed after the Mountaineers rushed for more than 200 yards. This means the program is guaranteed to finish with a losing... Read More

Cam Ward breaks Hurricanes’ single-season passing record, set in 1984

MIAMI GARDENS — Cam Ward stands alone atop the Hurricanes’ single-season records. After previously setting the program record for touchdown passes, on Saturday against Wake Forest Ward broke Bernie Kosar’s UM record of 3,642 passing yards in a single season. The record had stood since 1984. Ward, who was honored during Miami’s Senior Day festivities prior to kickoff, will spend only one season as a Hurricane, but he has made his mark. He entered Saturday’s game with 32 touchdowns... Read More

Dolphins say they won’t fall into trap of looking past Patriots

MIAMI GARDENS — There’s a very real chance that Sunday’s game between the Dolphins and Patriots could be a trap game. It has all the elements for the Dolphins. A so-called trap game is when you look past your current opponent (New England), usually a bad team, and look ahead to the next opponent (Green Bay on Thanksgiving), usually a good team. You fall into the trap of overlooking your current opponent and lose. The Dolphins say there’s no chance of that happening. The Dolphins... Read More

Potential candidates already look to 2026. LaMarca for Congress? Book’s return to Florida Senate?

Political insiders are already sussing out potential candidates for high-profile 2026 contests. Among the possibilities: State Rep. Chip LaMarca challenging U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. ... Read More

It’s a Florida flip: Gaetz out, Bondi in | Editorial

By the eighth day — a political speed record  — it was obvious to Donald Trump that there were not enough senators willing to hold their noses and make Matt Gaetz attorney general. Gaetz got the message and withdrew. He said his nomination was “unfairly” distracting from the transition, but there was nothing unfair about it. He was the worst nominee for that office ever. News reports said Sen. Mitch McConnell, the outgoing GOP leader, stood up to Trump, at long last, as Sens.... Read More

FAU transfer Alijah Martin sees Final Four potential in unbeaten Gators

GAINESVILLE — Florida shooting guard Alijah Martin knows a Final Four team when he sees one. The FAU transfer recognizes something familiar in the No. 21 Gators, 93-68 winners Friday night against Southern Illinois in the O’Connell Center. While it’s too early to tell, Martin said Todd Golden’s unbeaten squad (6-0) might be even better than the 2023 Owls Martin helped to a stunning postseason run. Florida guard Alijah Martin came 2 point sshy of his career-high with a... Read More

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ third bid to be released on bail won’t be decided until next week

By MICHAEL R. SISAK NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs tried for a third time Friday to persuade a judge to let him leave jail while he awaits his sex trafficking trial, but a decision won’t come until next week. Judge Arun Subramanian said at a hearing that he will release his decision on Combs’ latest request for bail after Combs’ lawyers and federal prosecutors file letters addressing outstanding issues. Those letters are due at noon on Monday, Subramanian... Read More

DeSantis quickly sets special election to fill Gaetz’s Republican seat — unlike delay for a Democratic seat

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a special election timetable to replace former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz. It’s a marked contrast to the delay in setting a special election to fill a vacancy in South Florida. Originally Published: November 22, 2024 at 5:04 PM EST ... Read More