By TIM REYNOLDS SUNRISE — Carter Verhaeghe stayed red-hot with his sixth goal in his last six games, Seth Jones scored for the second consecutive game and the Florida Panthers closed a homestand by topping the New York Islanders 4-1 on Sunday. Uvis Balinskis got a rare goal for the Panthers, who finished off a three-game, four-day stint with five points — going 2-1-1. Florida wrapped up a stretch where it played 11 out of 12 games at home, going 5-5-1 in those home contests. Sam Reinhart... Read More
Chris Perkins: Dolphins believe in themselves, and it’s carrying them to wins
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It was a very businesslike Miami Dolphins locker room after Sunday’s dominant 34-10 victory over the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium. That’s because no one was surprised by what happened on the field. The resurgent Dolphins, a team with a four-game winning streak, an emerging physical presence, a consistent running game and a big-play defense, expect to win nowadays. That type of confidence is huge, and it stems from one thing. “Belief, man,”... Read More
Daily Horoscope for December 08, 2025
General Daily Insight for December 08, 2025 When action meets limits, patience is our greatest power. The emotional Moon opposing transformative Pluto may surface control issues or power struggles, yet it also reveals truth that helps us decide what matters. Later on, warmth returns and conversations smooth out, which helps us shape one realistic plan from the friction we faced earlier. With combative Mars squaring restrictive Saturn at 7:16 pm EST, our drive meets firm walls, so we need to... Read More
Messi, Inter Miami’s MLS Cup title ends one era, ushers in a more ambitious future
By Paul Tenorio FORT LAUDERDALE — It was nearly two hours after the final whistle sounded on Inter Miami’s first MLS Cup, but Lionel Messi still hadn’t taken off his pink cleats as he stood next to the open door of his black Cadillac Escalade giving an interview. Messi, the legendary Argentine, wore a gray Inter Miami MLS Cup champions shirt darkened by whatever booze was sprayed in the home team’s locker room. As he finished speaking, he finally slipped the shoes off those magical... Read More
Dave Hyde: Miami’s in, Notre Dame’s out and . . . who really cares why?
Here’s the good news: The Miami Hurricanes got in the College Football Playoff and faces at Texas A&M in the first round. Here’s the better news: We don’t have to spend the next eight months debating what happened, listening to conspiracy theories about the CFP committee, leveling favorite-son charges against Notre Dame and the Southeastern Conference and agreeing how everyone in the whole world has hated Miami either since Randal Hill ran up the Cotton Bowl tunnel or Jimmy Johnson... Read More
The Polish ‘magicians of glass’ who create Christmas baubles for clients worldwide
By RADAL NIEDZIELSKI CZĘSTOCHOWA, Poland (AP) — If you could design a bauble for your own Christmas tree, what would it be — a teddy bear dressed as a ballerina, a hummingbird, or a crimson phoenix? The workers at GlitterLab, a company producing Christmas decorations in southern Poland, vow to turn those fantasies into reality. Calling themselves “the magicians of glass,” their clients have included Swarovski, the French chain Galeries Lafayette, and Harrods, the iconic London... Read More
Nearly 50 years later, Zeigler killings still captivate public
On one side of the small but crowded courtroom — behind Tommy Zeigler and his team of attorneys — sat a cousin of the convicted killer, a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist, and a woman who has long run a website that claims Zeigler could not have murdered four people on Christmas Eve 1975. On the other side sat family members of some of those victims. One wiped tears and left the courtroom when gruesome crime scene photos were shown on big screens. In the hallway, a documentary film crew... Read More
Winderman’s view: Big things at play for Heat? Ware in loss benched at start of second half
MIAMI — Observations and other notes of interest from Saturday night’s 127-111 loss to the Sacramento Kings: – There are many ways to address what the Heat power rotation is and what it isn’t. – Two came at Saturday night’s intermission. – First, there was Sacramento’s Precious Achiuwa closing the first half with seven rebounds in his 11 minutes over the opening two periods, while Heat center Kel’el Ware had two over his 13 first-half minutes. – Second, was Erik Spoelstra... Read More
Zach LaVine’s 42 too much for shorthanded Heat to overcome in 127-111 loss to Kings
MIAMI — Several sobering realities hit home for the Miami Heat in Saturday night’s 127-111 loss to the Sacramento Kings at Kaseya Center. They didn’t have enough healthy bodies to compete. They didn’t have enough on the defensive end to deter. And they might not be who they thought they were just a scant week ago. Shorthanded and seemingly gassed in playing their third game in four nights after a two-game trip, the Heat proved no match for a team that entered 5-17. So make it four... Read More
Bennett scores with 4 seconds left in OT as Panthers rally from down 4-1, top Blue Jackets 7-6
SUNRISE — Sam Bennett scored 4:56 into overtime, lifting the Florida Panthers to a wild 7-6 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday. Bennett and Brad Marchand each had a goal and three assists for Florida, which trailed 4-1 midway through the second period. Carter Verhaeghe had two goals and an assist, and defenseman Seth Jones had a goal and an assist. A streaking Bennett got a slick pass from Marchand and beat Elvis Merzlikins on the goaltender’s stick side. It was... Read More