SUNRISE — The Panthers came out of the Olympic break firing on all cylinders.
After scoring three first-period goals, Florida picked up a much-needed 5-1 win over Toronto at Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday night. With the victory, the Panthers move into a tie with the Maple Leafs in the Eastern Conference standings.
Brad Marchand, one of the three Panthers who won a silver medal for Team Canada, got Florida on the board early. After deflecting a puck in front of the net, he corralled the loose puck and shot it past Joseph Woll for the Panthers’ first goal of the night.
Florida did not have...
Observations and other notes of interest from Thursday night’s 124-117 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers:
– This was the lesson the Heat will not heed.
– Dealing with injuries, the 76ers took a gap year last season.
– After winning at least 47 games the previous four seasons, they stepped back to 24-58.
– As in 13th in the East.
– As in positioned well enough to land the No. 3 pick in the lottery.
– As in able to land VJ Edgecombe.
– As in the No. 3 rookie scorer.
– As in the NBA rookie leader in steals.
– Yes, Tyrese Maxey is the engine and Joel Embiid is the size.
– But Edgecombe has...
The victories over the New Orleans Pelicans, Atlanta Hawks and Memphis Grizzlies that gave the Heat the three-game winning streak going into the week were window dressing against going-nowhere teams.
The last two games, including Thursday night’s 124-117 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers at Xfinity Mobile Arena, were the reality check for Erik Spoelstra’s team.
In a game with significant impact in the playoff and play-in races, the Heat stormed back from a 16-point halftime deficit to a third-period lead, only to come up short in the fourth quarter for the second consecutive game, after losing...
An unnamed couple has agreed to undergo genetic testing to determine whether they are the parents of a baby girl born to a Brevard County couple as the result of an embryo mix-up at their fertility clinic, attorneys said Tuesday.
The unnamed couple have told attorneys that they used the same clinic and gave birth to a boy the same month as Tiffany Score delivered a baby girl. Score’s daughter is neither her nor her partner’s biological child, the result of an error during the in vitro fertilization process.
Score and partner Steven Mills are now suing the clinic and its doctor because the...
The next Broadway season in Fort Lauderdale will spotlight some of the The Great White Way’s hottest new musicals, plus the return of some fan favorites.
Shows taking center stage at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts include new national tours of “Death Becomes Her,” “The Outsiders” and “Buena Vista Social Club.”
Encore runs will include “Hamilton,” “Mamma Mia,” “Disney’s Beauty and The Beast,” “Six” and “The Notebook” (which will play West Palm Beach and Miami this spring).
Season tickets for the 2026-2027 six-show package are now on sale and range in price from $330 to $1,215. It...
For Pat Riley, it was Showtime again on Sunday in Los Angeles. This time his own showtime, with his statue unveiled in front of the Lakers’ Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles.
On an afternoon of celebrity that included actor Michael Douglas and singer Michael McDonald among those in attendance, Riley not only had those who were part of his Lakers’ 1980s championship coaching tenure in attendance, but also several from his Heat era, including Heat championship guard Dwyane Wade and Heat owner Micky Arison.
Riley intertwined several elements of his Hall of Fame coaching career into his...
By MIKE BARBER
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Chance Mallory drew a foul on a 3-point attempt with 3.6 seconds to play, and then sank all three free throws to lift No. 14 Virginia to an 86-83 win over Miami on Saturday.
Jacari White came off the bench to score 17 points, hitting five 3-pointers for the Cavaliers (24-3, 12-2 Atlantic Coast), who won their eighth straight.
Sam Lewis had 15 points, Thijs De Ridder scored 14, and Mallory had all 12 of his points in the second half.
Shelton Henderson and Tre Donaldson each scored 18 to lead Miami (21-6, 10-4), which saw its four-game win streak...
ATLANTA — Observations and other notes of interest from Friday night’s 128-97 victory over the Atlanta Hawks:
– For now, it appears it will start with the stagger, with so many options back in play for Erik Spoelstra with an injury-free roster.
– Which not only makes it appear it will be either/or with Bam Adebayo and Kel’el Ware, but also plenty of a similar either/or approach with Tyler Herro and Norman Powell.
– Neither Herro nor Ware started in this one, making the stagger easier for Spoelstra.
– In the first half, only in the later stages did we see Herro and Powell together.
– To...
Jordan Burks wasn’t happy with how UCF had let a 14-point, second-half lead slip away in a loss to West Virginia on Saturday.
Instead of wallowing in frustration, Burks took things into his own hands, tying a career-high with 23 points in helping the Knights to an 82-71 win over visiting TCU on Tuesday night.
UCF (18-7, 7-6 Big 12) snaps a three-game losing streak, the longest of the season, while solidifying an NCAA Tournament resume. The Knights already have wins over ranked foes Kansas and Texas Tech, but a nine-win mark in conference play would go far to making their case for an...
UCF guard Themus Fulks (1) scores past TCU forward Xavier Edmonds (24) during the TCU at UCF college basketball game at Addition Financial Arena in Orlando on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
UCF forward Jordan Burks celebrates after making a three point shot during the TCU at UCF college basketball game at Addition Financial Arena in Orlando on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
UCF guard Riley Kugel (2) keeps the ball away from TCU guard Jayden Pierre (1) during the TCU at UCF college basketball game at Addition Financial Arena...