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Miami Heat select Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis at No. 20 in NBA draft

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 26, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, NBA, Sports.

MIAMI — For the first time since 2005, the Miami Heat have made a first-round pick in the NBA draft for a fourth consecutive year. The streak of selections continued Wednesday night with the Heat selecting Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis at the No. 20 draft slot acquired from the Golden State Warriors at the Feb. 6 NBA trading deadline in the Jimmy Butler trade. The addition of the 6-foot-6 passing playmaker who was expected to go earlier, viewed as a potential lottery pick, continues a youth movement of Heat first-round selections Nikola Jovic (2022), Jaime Jaquez Jr. (2023) and Kel’el...

Inter Miami advances to Club World Cup knockout round with draw vs. Palmeiras

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 24, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Inter Miami, Latest Headlines, Lionel Messi, Soccer, Sports.

MIAMI GARDENS — Inter Miami, coming off an upset win against Portuguese club Porto, is not ready to go back to playing its MLS schedule. Miami secured a spot in the Club World Cup knockout round with a 2-2 draw against Brazilian club Palmeiras at the Club World Cup at Hard Rock Stadium on Monday night. With the draw, Inter Miami finished second in the group and will play French powerhouse and reigning Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain — Lionel Messi’s former club — in Atlanta on Saturday. Tadeo Allende got the ball from Luis Suarez and got behind the Palmeiras defense, breaking...

Don’t despair, Andy Beshear and Cory Booker tell Florida Democrats

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 23, 2025. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, National News, National Politics, News, Politics.

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker appealed to their hearts. Gov. Andy Beshear spoke to their minds. The senator from New Jersey and the governor of Kentucky both urged Democrats from around Florida to restore their party’s image, offered prescriptions for a resurgence, and inspired inspiration for party activists anguished about what’s happening under President Donald Trump. Simultaneously, they sought to burnish their political brands through unspoken — but very much present — signals about the 2028 presidential race. Above all, though in vastly different styles and tones, Booker and Beshear urged...

Stowers ends homer drought, Alcántara solid in helping Marlins beat Braves

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 23, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Marlins, MLB, Sports.

MIAMI (AP) — Kyle Stowers ended a 31-game home run drought, Sandy Alcántara pitched six strong innings and the Miami Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Sunday in the rubber game of their three-game series. Otto López had two hits and drove in two runs, and Xavier Edwards singled twice, doubled and had an RBI for the Marlins. Alcántara (4-8) allowed three runs and six hits, walked two and struck out four. The 2022 NL Cy Young Award winner has completed six innings in three of his last four starts. Anthony Bender tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings in relief of Alcántara, Calvin Faucher got...

Retired Florida firefighter with Parkinson’s loses disabilities fight at US Supreme Court

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 21, 2025. Posted in Business, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Health, Latest Headlines, News.

TALLAHASSEE — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled against a firefighter who retired early because of Parkinson’s disease and alleged the city of Sanford violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by limiting a health-insurance subsidy. Justices upheld a decision by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the lawsuit filed by Karyn Stanley, a fire-department lieutenant who retired in 2018 at age 47 because of the effects of the disease. The dispute stemmed from Stanley losing a health-insurance subsidy two years after she retired and involved questions about whether the city violated...

Florida’s Board of Governors approves rule to help schools like UCF, UF with revenue sharing

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 19, 2025. Posted in College Sports, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports, UCF Knights.

A new amendment approved by the Florida Board of Governors has paved the way for institutions such as UCF, UF and FSU to allocate significant financial resources for revenue sharing with student-athletes, amounting to more than $22 million annually. This significant change, initially reported by Warchant.com, permits public universities to temporarily utilize up to $22.5 million in non-athletics auxiliary funding to cover payments to athletes following the House settlement. The funding necessary for this initiative will be sourced from various revenue streams generated by the...

National champion UF to welcome back Kentucky and former Gator Denzel Aberdeen

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 19, 2025. Posted in College Sports, Florida Gators, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports.

GAINESVILLE — Former Florida guard Denzel Aberdeen will return to his ol’ stomping grounds with a new team when SEC rival Kentucky visits the O’Connell Center next season. The Gators and the Wildcats will face each other home and away in 2025-26, highlighting the conference schedule released Wednesday. Besides Kentucky, UF will host Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi State, South Carolina and Tennessee. The Gators will visit Georgia, Ole Miss, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt. Dates, times and television assignments are yet to be...

Stott hits three-run homer to help Phillies beat Marlins

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 19, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Marlins, MLB, Sports.

By ALANIS THAMES MIAMI — Bryson Stott hit a three-run homer, Ranger Suárez pitched seven effective innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 4-2 on Wednesday night. Suárez (6-1) permitted one run and four hits in another solid performance since his return from an early-season back injury. He struck out eight and walked two. The veteran left-hander has only allowed eight runs since giving up seven in his first start of the season on May 4. Stott capped Philadelphia’s four-run fourth inning against Adam Mazur (0-1) with his fifth homer of the season. J.T. Realmuto hit an...

So when is the Panthers’ parade? It’s tentatively scheduled for this weekend

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 18, 2025. Posted in Florida Panthers, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, NHL, Sports.

SUNRISE — The Panthers repeated as champions with a 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. Now it is time for a repeat parade. The Panthers’ championship parade is tentatively planned for Sunday, Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis told the South Florida Sun Sentinel. The parade will “most likely” be down A1A in Fort Lauderdale Beach, Trantalis said. Last year’s beachfront parade drew an estimated crowd of at least 200,000 people despite pouring rain and lightning. The 2024 parade was the culmination of a weeklong celebration that featured Panthers players pouring beer onto...

Sam Bennett wins first Conn Smythe Trophy in Panthers history after Florida wins second straight Stanley Cup

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 18, 2025. Posted in Florida Panthers, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, NHL, Sports.

SUNRISE — Sam Bennett has been called many things in his career. A rat. A draft bust. A dirty player. He can add a new title: Conn Smythe Trophy winner. Bennett helped the Panthers lift their second straight Stanley Cup with a win over Edmonton on Tuesday, and he won the award given to the playoffs’ most valuable player. Bennett is the Panthers’ first-ever Conn Smythe winner; Edmonton’s Connor McDavid won the award last year despite the Oilers losing the series. Bennett had 15 playoff goals, leading the league, and seven assists. He scored five goals and had one assist in the Stanley Cup...