ESPN and other channels return to DirecTV with a new Disney deal after a nearly 2-week blackout

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE DirecTV announced Saturday it had reached a deal with Walt Disney Co. that will restore ESPN and ABC-owned stations to its service after a nearly 2-week dispute that blacked out those networks for millions of viewers across the U.S. The end of the impasse came in time for sports fans to watch ESPN’s slate of college football games on DirecTV. It also will ensure that ABC’s telecast of the Emmy Awards on Sunday night will be available in more major markets where viewers... Read More

All of South Florida under ‘extreme’ heat risk just before beginning of fall

An “unseasonably” hot Saturday is in store for all of South Florida just eight days before the beginning of fall, forecasters say. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: September 14, 2024 at 11:29 a.m. ... Read More

Fort Lauderdale’s District 2 rivals face off at forum over development, homeless, train bridge

Fort Lauderdale voters got a preview of the District 2 commission candidates running in the Nov. 5 election during a lively forum hosted by the Fort Lauderdale Council of Civic Associations. The forum, moderated by South Florida Sun Sentinel Deputy Opinions Editor Dan Sweeney, allowed candidates to share their perspectives on controversial topics that included downtown development, the homeless crisis and the debate over whether the county should build a bridge or tunnel to get commuter... Read More

Could Taylor Swift’s Florida concerts help bring Democrats to the polls?

Lea, 49, donned her Tortured Poets cat shirt, her “female rage — the election” bracelet and her blue chucks and went knocking on doors last weekend in deep red Lee County. The self proclaimed “Swiftie” who runs several Taylor Swift-themed social media pages and asked that her last name not be used out of concerns over political persecution had recently begun channeling her preoccupation with the artist into something new: supporting Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party, even if... Read More

ASK IRA: Does Chris Bosh’s health issue with Heat create pause with Tua Tagovailoa?

Q:  Hello, Ira. Do you think the Tua Tagovailoa situation will be handled similarly to the way Chris Bosh’s situation was, in that Tua may want to continue to play but may be forced to medically retire? – Carlos, West Park. A: The difference was that Chris Bosh’s blood clots immediately were determined to be life threatening. While Tua Tagovailoa’s concussions have been ongoing, there seemingly is not the same degree of immediate concern. Also, consider that Chris Bosh already... Read More

Graf sizzles with four first-half TD passes as Atlantic, unfazed by delays, drills host Blanche Ely | Photos

The game had a 90-minute lightning delay and then an accidental 20-minute stoppage in the third quarter because the lights went off due to a timer. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: September 14, 2024 at 1:49 a.m. ... Read More

Error-prone Marlins fall apart after Cabrera’s departure, lose to Nationals

By PATRICK STEVENS WASHINGTON (AP) — Luis García Jr. homered, DJ Herz allowed just one run in five innings and the Washington Nationals defeated the Miami Marlins 4-1 on Friday night. Jacob Young added an RBI single as the Nationals scored three unearned runs on three Miami errors. Otto Lopez homered for Miami, which has dropped four of five. Washington mustered only one hit in six innings against Marlins starter Edward Cabrera — Dylan Crews’ infield single to lead off the first —... Read More

Officers’ reports on fatal Tyre Nichols beating omitted punches and kicks, lieutenant testifies

By ADRIAN SAINZ MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Three former Memphis police officers broke department rules when they failed to say that they punched and kicked Tyre Nichols on required forms submitted after the January 2023 fatal beating, a police lieutenant testified Friday. Larnce Wright, who trained the officers, testified about the the reports written and submitted by the officers, whose federal criminal trial began Monday. The reports, known as response-to-resistance forms, must include... Read More

South Florida lawyer charged with stealing $600K from dead client’s heirs

Disbarred Fort Lauderdale lawyer John Spencer Jenkins was arrested in Pennsylvania and charged with embezzling more than $600,000 from the heirs of a deceased client. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: September 13, 2024 at 3:04 p.m. ... Read More