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Kevin Love returns to Heat in NBA free agency a day after opting out

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 1, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, NBA, Sports.

MIAMI — As expected, a day after opting out of the final year on his previous contract, Kevin Love committed Sunday to a return to the Miami Heat at the start of NBA free agency. No sooner had the league-wide negotiation period opened at 6 p.m. Sunday, then Love agreed to a two-year contract at around $8 million, after initially bypassing his $4 million option for next season. Love’s new Heat contract, per an NBA source to the Sun Sentinel, does not include an option year. There had been the possibility of Love, 35, helping to ease the Heat’s crunch against the NBA luxury tax. Instead, he...

Marlins squander 6-2 lead and chance to win four-game series in Philadelphia

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 1, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Marlins, MLB, Sports.

By AARON BRACY PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Alec Bohm homered, Trea Turner hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the seventh inning and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied for a 7-6 victory over the Miami Marlins on Sunday. Nick Castellanos doubled, had two singles and drove in three runs for the Phillies, who upped their MLB-best record to 55-29. Philadelphia played its third straight game without injured All-Star Bryce Harper. “This was a big one,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. “We all needed it. I know they fight, I know they’re resilient, I know they never quit.” Bryan De La Cruz homered for...

Inter Miami, without Messi, hold off Nashville to keep building on MLS’ best record

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 30, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Inter Miami, Latest Headlines, Lionel Messi, Soccer, Sports.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Defenders Ian Fray and Jordi Alba scored four minutes apart late in the first half and Inter Miami held on for a 2-1 victory over Nashville SC on Saturday night. Neither team scored until Fray, making his second start and appearance of the season for Inter Miami (13-3-5), took a pass from defender Julian Gressel in the 40th minute and found the net for the second time. It was the third goal of his career after making seven starts and 11 appearances last season as a rookie. Gressel’s helper was his eighth of the campaign. Alba added some insurance with a spectacular...

Hurricane Beryl continues ‘rapid intensification’ as Caribbean braces for Category 3 winds

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 30, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Hurricane forecast, Hurricane Tracks, Latest Headlines, News, Storms & Hurricanes, Weather.

Beryl, which became the first hurricane of the season at 5 p.m. Saturday, saw its maximum sustained winds continue increasing, reaching 85 mph at the 11 p.m. advisory. The system’s strength continued to increase, with the hurricane center — saying Beryl was “rapidly intensifying” — forecasting the storm to achieve top wind speeds of 120 mph as it sweeps through the Caribbean Sea, the hurricane center said. “Beryl is expected to be a dangerous major hurricane when it reaches the Windward Islands late Sunday night or Monday, bringing destructive hurricane-force winds and life-threatening...

Argentina secures Copa America quarterfinals berth with Messi sidelined

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 30, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports.

MIAMI GARDENS — A swarm of fans donning blue and white (and various Lionel Messi jerseys) packed into Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday to watch the Argentinian national team take on Peru in the Copa America group stage. Fans may have been disappointed with the Inter Miami star’s absence due to a thigh injury, but any sour feelings subsided as Argentina earned a spot in the tournament quarterfinal. Argentina (3-0-0) defeated Peru (0-1-2) 2-0 in a dominant showing. With the win, Argentina secured first place in Group A and moved on to the next stage of the competition. The first half was mostly...

Tropical Storm Beryl expected to become season’s first hurricane

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 29, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Hurricane forecast, Hurricane Tracks, Latest Headlines, News, Storms & Hurricanes, Weather.

Tropical Storm Beryl, which formed late Friday, is expected to become the first hurricane of the 2024 season this weekend, the National Hurricane Center said. As of 11 p.m. Friday, Beryl was 1,110 miles east-southeast of Barbados and moving west at 18 mph. Its maximum sustained winds were 40 mph, and tropical-storm-force winds extended 45 miles from its center. “Development this far east in late June is unusual,” the forecasters at the hurricane center said. “In fact, there have only been a few storms in history that have formed over the central or eastern tropical Atlantic this early in...

Martin Mull, hip comic and actor from ‘Fernwood 2 Night’ and ‘Roseanne,’ dies at 80

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 29, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News, News Obituaries.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Martin Mull, whose droll, esoteric comedy and acting made him a hip sensation in the 1970s and later a beloved guest star on sitcoms including “Roseanne” and “Arrested Development,” has died, his daughter said Friday. Mull’s Daughter, TV writer and comic artist Maggie Mull, said her father died at home on Thursday after “a valiant fight against a long illness.” Mull, who was also a guitarist and painter, came to national fame with a recurring role on the Norman Lear-created satirical soap opera “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,” and the starring role in its spinoff, “Fernwood...

Marlins shut out by Sanchez as Phillies grab 2-0 win

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 29, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Marlins, MLB, Sports.

PHILADELPHIA — Cristopher Sánchez pitched a shutout, Bryson Stott drove in both runs and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 2-0 on Friday night in the first contest without Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber in the lineup. Trea Turner and Brandon Marsh doubled for the Phillies, who improved their MLB-best record to 54-28. Sánchez (6-3), making his second start since signing a four-year, $22.5 million contract extension, allowed three hits, struck out nine and walked none for his first career complete game. The 27-year-old lefty retired 14 consecutive batters before Otto Lopez’s...

Burger home run propels Marlins’ rally past Phillies; Harper injured

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 28, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Marlins, MLB, Sports.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper limped off the field with an apparent hamstring injury after making the final out for the Philadelphia Phillies in their 7-4 loss to the Miami Marlins on Thursday night. Hustling down the line as he tried to beat out a grounder to the right side, Harper reached for his left hamstring after crossing first base and hobbled toward the dugout. He will undergo imaging Friday. “I felt my lower hammy, just a little bit. We’re going to get an image tomorrow and see what that looks like,” Harper said. “See how I feel tomorrow and go from there.” Philadelphia teammate...

DeSantis vetoes bill to regulate vacation rentals

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 28, 2024. Posted in Business, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Real Estate.

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday vetoed a measure aimed at regulating vacation rentals, saying the proposal would create “bureaucratic red tape” for local officials. Oversight of vacation rentals for years has been a thorny issue for the Legislature, as advertising for properties on platforms such as Airbnb has ballooned. This year’s bill (SB 280) — a priority of Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples — also was contentious, with the Senate voting 23-16 to approve it and the House passing it in a 60-51 vote in the waning days of the legislative session. Champions of...