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Marlins rookie Pérez strikes out nine, but Clement and Springer lead Toronto over Miami

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 21, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Marlins, MLB, Sports.

MIAMI — Ernie Clement and George Springer hit consecutive RBI singles in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Miami Marlins 2-0 on Tuesday night. Yusei Kikuchi allowed two hits and struck out six in six innings to help Toronto even the series after falling 11-0 in the opener Monday night. The Blue Jays ended a 19-inning scoreless streak in the eighth against Tanner Scott (4-2). Miami’s Luis Arraez went 1 for 4, dropping his major league-leading batting average to .398. The Marlins had won five in a row. “These guys don’t quit,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. “We’re...

Luis Arraez gets five hits for third time this month as Marlins rout Blue Jays

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 20, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Marlins, MLB, Sports.

MIAMI — Luis Arraez went 5 for 5 again to raise his batting average to .400, and Jorge Soler homered as the streaking Miami Marlins routed the Toronto Blue Jays 11-0 on Monday night. Jon Berti had three hits and Jesús Sánchez doubled twice for the Marlins, who finished with a season-high 19 hits and won their fifth straight. Miami improved to a season-high 11 games over .500 at 42-31. It was the second time in his past three games that Arraez went 5 for 5, following an 0-for-15 slide that dropped his average to .378. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, he became the fourth major leaguer...

Parking lot party shooting leaves 1 dead and at least 22 people hurt in suburban Chicago

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 19, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News, Uncategorized.

WILLOWBROOK, Ill. (AP) — At least 23 people were shot, one fatally, early Sunday during a gathering in a suburban Chicago parking lot that drew hundreds of people to celebrate Juneteenth, authorities said. TV news video showed the strip mall lot in Willowbrook filled with debris and police tape, about 20 miles (32.1 kilometers) southwest of Chicago. The DuPage County Sheriff’s Office described it as a “peaceful gathering” to celebrate Juneteenth that suddenly turned violent as a number of people fired multiple shots into the crowd. “We know of 22 victims injured and one victim killed by...

Miami Heat lose out on Wizards’ Bradley Beal as three-time All-Star guard dealt to Phoenix Suns

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 19, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, NBA, NBA Finals, Sports.

MIAMI — For the Miami Heat, the pursuit of Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal ultimately turned into a rerun of the team’s pursuit of when Kevin Durant last season distanced himself from the Brooklyn Nets — in each case, losing out to the Phoenix Suns. Beal, according to multiple NBA sources, on Sunday agreed to waive his no-trade clause to go from the Wizards to the Suns, with the Heat having stood as the other finalist in the trade negotiations. Now the question is whether Pat Riley and the Heat front office hedged their pursuit of Beal because of greater focus on potentially landing...

Destruction in Texas Panhandle: Storm blamed for 3 deaths wrecked mobile homes and main street

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 17, 2023. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News, Weather.

By DAVID ERICKSON, SARAH BRUMFIELD and BEATRICE DUPUY (Associated Press) PERRYTON, Texas (AP) — As Sabrina Devers watched what would turn out to be a deadly storm approach her ranch just north of the Texas Panhandle town Perryton, she first spotted golf ball-sized and then softball-sized hail. Then, Devers said, across the high plains toward Perryton, the system spawned a tornado. Once the twister had moved through, Devers drove into into the town to find a path of wreckage local officials estimated was a quarter of a mile (400 meters) wide, and 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) long. The Thursday...

Marlins edge Washington Nationals as Luis Arraez snaps 0-for-15 skid by going 5 for 5

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 17, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Marlins, MLB, Sports.

WASHINGTON — Luis Arraez broke out of an 0-for-15 slide with a 5-for-5 night that included three RBIs, raising his major league-leading batting from .378 to .390 and helping the Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 6-5 on Friday night. Arraez singled in the first off Trevor Williams and hit a two-run homer in the second for a 4-2 lead, ending a 52-game homerless streak dating to April 11. He had an RBI single in the fourth, then singled in the seventh against Mason Thompson and singled in the ninth against Chad Kuhl to match his career high with five hits, set June 3 against...

Losing hope of finding kids in plane crash, Indigenous searchers turned to a ritual: Ayahuasca

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 17, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, World News.

By REGINA GARCIA CANO (Associated Press) BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The weary Indigenous men gathered at their base camp, nestled among towering trees and dense vegetation that form a disorienting sea of green. They sensed that their ancestral land — Selva Madre, or Mother Jungle — was unwilling to let them find the four children who’d been missing since their charter plane crashed weeks earlier in a remote area in southern Colombia. Indigenous volunteers and military crews had found signs of hope: a baby bottle, half-eaten fruit, dirty diapers strewn across a wide swath of rainforest. The men...

Hurricanes land commitment from four-star tight end Elija Lofton

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 16, 2023. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Hurricanes, Sports.

The Hurricanes spent last weekend wooing potential recruits, and it is paying dividends. Four-star tight end Elija Lofton, who visited Miami last weekend, picked the Hurricanes on Thursday night, announcing his decision on 247Sports’ YouTube channel. He is the second player to go to Coral Gables last weekend and commit soon after, joining linebacker Cameron Pruitt. Lofton, who is listed as the No. 17 tight end and No. 342 player in the 2024 class by 247Sports’ composite rankings, chose Miami over offers from Arizona State, Texas and Washington, among others. Lofton, who is listed at 6-2...

Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he illegally kept classified documents

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 14, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, National News, News, Politics, Uncategorized.

By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON (Associated Press) MIAMI (AP) — Donald Trump became the first former president to face a judge on federal charges as he pleaded not guilty in a Miami courtroom Tuesday to dozens of felony counts accusing him of hoarding classified documents and refusing government demands to give them back. The history-making court date, centered on charges that Trump mishandled government secrets that as commander-in-chief he was entrusted to protect, kickstarts a legal process that will unfold at the height of the 2024 presidential campaign and...

No Tkachuk and no magic as Vegas beats Panthers in Game 5 to win Stanley Cup

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 14, 2023. Posted in Florida Panthers, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, NHL, Sports, Stanley Cup Final.

LAS VEGAS — First, the Florida Panthers got the bad news Tuesday that their emotional and scoring leader, Matthew Tkachuk, would miss Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final due to injury with their season on the line. Then came worse news: The Vegas Golden Knights weren’t missing anything. Not scoring chances. Certainly not the opportunity to win the Stanley Cup and to, “give Vegas the biggest party it’s ever had,” as their armored knight mascot screamed after the second period. Vegas beat the Panthers 9-3 Tuesday night to take this series 4-1. Vegas got its first championship for a pro team and...