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Winderman’s view: Nothing wrong with Heat at 10-7 after 12 of first 17 on road

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 26, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, Miami Heat Blog, NBA, Sports.

NEW YORK — Observations and other notes of interest from Saturday night’s 112-97 loss to the Brooklyn Nets: – If not for a pair of blown 21-point leads, this could have been a 4-1 trip. – Instead, 2-3. – But there still is upside. – With Saturday closing the Heat’s opening run of 12 of 17 on the road, 10-7 hardly is the worst outcome. – Yes, some got away. – But this wasn’t in that category. – This was making sure Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo were right for what comes next. – An actual homestand. – No, the competition over these first 17 hardly was overwhelming, but the travel was. – So...

Heat come to end of road without Butler, Adebayo in 112-97 loss to Nets

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 26, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, NBA, Sports.

NEW YORK – What does it look like without any of your top four scorers? For the Miami Heat, it looked like Saturday night’s 112-97 loss to the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center. Playing in the injury absences of Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro and Duncan Robinson, the Heat performed like a bunch of imperfect strangers, closing with 18 turnovers, the most by a Nets opponent this season, and lacking a consistent source of offense other than the 22 points provided forward Caleb Martin and the from by rookie wing Jaime Jaquez Jr. The Heat also got eight points and a season-high-tying 10...

Chris Perkins: Dolphins win by playing tough, complementary football — a formula that works in December and beyond

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 25, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Dolphins, NFL, Sports.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Miami Dolphins running back Raheem Mostert didn’t plan on looking at the halftime stats. But he couldn’t avoid it. The stat sheet was right there when he went into the locker room. It showed eight carries for 15 yards. Those meager totals didn’t last much longer. The “finesse” Dolphins (8-3) played big-boy football for the second consecutive week, getting physical on both sides of the ball while playing complementary football. Miami’s efforts resulted in a 34-13 victory over the struggling New York Jets (4-7) at MetLife Stadium and showed the Dolphins are capable of...

Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd’s killing, stabbed in prison, AP source says

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 25, 2023. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News.

By MICHAEL R. SISAK (Associated Press) Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed by another inmate and seriously injured Friday at a federal prison in Arizona, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The attack happened at the Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson, a medium-security prison that has been plagued by security lapses and staffing shortages. The person was not authorized to publicly discuss details of the attack and spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity. The Bureau of Prisons confirmed...

Chris Perkins and David Furones break down Miami Dolphins’ win over the New York Jets | VIDEO

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 25, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Dolphins, NFL, Sports.

In this video, the South Florida Sun Sentinel’s Chris Perkins and David Furones discuss the Miami Dolphins’ 34-13 victory over the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey in the NFL’s first Black Friday game. The Dolphins won in impressive fashion by playing complementary football. Safety Jevon Holland had a 99-yard interception return touchdown to provide the game-turning play. But edge rusher Jaelan Phillips sustained an Achilles injury that might be season-ending. Regardless, Miami improved to 8-3 and stays in first place in the AFC East. (new Image()).src =...

Goldin scores 19 points, FAU gets second-half surge to defeat Butler in Kissimmee

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 24, 2023. Posted in College Sports, FAU Owls, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports.

KISSIMMEE — Vladislav Goldin scored 19 points and Johnell Davis added 15 as No.19 Florida Atlantic beat Butler 91-86 in a first-round matchup at the ESPN Events Invitational on Thursday. Jalen Gaffney added 14 points as six FAU players scored in double figures. The Owls (3-1) rebounded from a 60-51 home loss to Bryant last Saturday. Butler (3-2) got 19 points from Jahmyl Telfort. The Bulldogs had five player in double figures. After Posh Alexander’s 4-point play got Butler within 78-77 with 4:40 remaining, Gaffney’s long-range jumper then keyed an 8-1 run for FAU. FAU trailed by four points...

Kyle Lowry leads Heat past Cavaliers in Bam Adebayo’s absence 129-96

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 23, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, NBA, Sports.

CLEVELAND – Already two weeks into playing without half of their starting backcourt, the Miami Heat also played Wednesday night at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse without their entire starting power rotation. No Tyler Herro, no Bam Adebayo, no Kevin Love. No matter. In an inspired effort that ended with only nine players available, the Heat pushed past the Cleveland Cavaliers 129-96 for their ninth victory in their last seven games. With two leading men out, point guard Kyle Lowry loaded up on 3-pointers early and kept going from there, closing with a season-nigh 28 points, including seven...

Winderman’s view: A familiar Heat result – We Have Enough 1, Doubt 0

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 23, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, Miami Heat Blog, NBA, Sports.

CLEVELAND – Observations and other notes of interest from Wednesday night’s 129-96 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers: – We Have Enough 1, Doubt 0. – It’s almost as if this is who the Heat are. – So no Bam Adebayo? – Thomas Bryant and Orlando Robinson step up to the moment. – After barely stepping on the court previously. – Against one of the NBA’s biggest frontcourts, the Heat somewhat managed to stand tallest Wednesday night, as Adebayo rested recurring hip soreness. – So Bryant did enough. – Robinson did enough. – And, yes, the Heat had enough, even on a night there also was no Tyler...

Dolphins’ Hill, Tua, McDaniel highlight ‘Hard Knocks’ debut — along with intense assistant Campanile

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 22, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Dolphins, NFL, Sports.

HBO series “Hard Knocks” aired its debut episode chronicling the Miami Dolphins for the rest of the 2023 season Tuesday. The stars, of course, were wide receiver Tyreek Hill, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and coach Mike McDaniel. But fans also got an inside look at some lesser-known members of the organization — most notably in the premier episode, linebackers coach Anthony Campanile, who gave an impassioned, intense speech to the team about pursuit in football. The episode also featured the defense’s reward system of cakes for defenders who force turnovers. McDaniel said it was safeties coach...

FSU’s Jordan Travis, UF’s Graham Mertz epitomize football courage | Commentary

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 22, 2023. Posted in Columnists, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Hurricanes, Opinion, Sports, UCF Knights.

At the time, three weeks ago, it seemed a bit out of place when Florida Gators coach Billy Napier began his postgame press conference after a devastating loss to Arkansas with a discourse on the innate quality that is a mandatory prerequisite to playing college football. “It takes courage to play this game,” Napier said. “Courage is giving your best with no guarantee of the outcome you want.” Napier should have added: “Courage is also giving your best with an absolute guarantee of an outcome you don’t want.” Like a devastating injury. Napier’s “courage” speech after the Arkansas game rings...