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Panthers’ comeback falls short as Maple Leafs take Game 1

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 6, 2025. Posted in Florida Panthers, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, NHL, Sports.

The Maple Leafs opened the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs by punching the Florida Panthers in the mouth. The Panthers punched back but still fell short. Toronto scored just 33 seconds into the game and beat Florida 5-4 in Game 1 of the second round at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Monday, starting the series with a bang. The Maple Leafs took a 4-1 lead after two periods, but the Panthers fought back and scored three third-period goals. But a late third period score by Toronto kept Florida from completing the comeback. The Maple Leafs, fresh off a six-game series against Ottawa,...

Ohtani and Freeman homer off Alcántara as Dodgers beat Marlins

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 6, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Marlins, MLB, Sports.

MIAMI — Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers roughed up Sandy Alcántara again for a 7-4 win over the Miami Marlins on Monday night. Mookie Betts and Teoscar Hernández each had two hits for the Dodgers, who have won eight of nine and began a 10-game road trip. Hernández left in the fourth because of tightness in his left hamstring. In his first major league start, Los Angeles’ Hyeseong Kim had two hits and drove in a run. Alcántara (2-4) gave up five runs and six hits in five innings six days after the 2022 NL Cy Young Award winner was tagged for seven runs...

University of Florida plans to hire school president Santa Ono away from University of Michigan

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 5, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

GAINESVILLE — The University of Florida plans to hire school president Santa Ono away from the University of Michigan. Ono was recommended as the search committee’s only finalist to be considered by the board of trustees on Sunday night. “Dr. Ono’s proven record of academic excellence, innovation and collaborative leadership at world-class institutions made him our unanimous choice,” said Rahul Patel, chair of the school’s presidential search committee. The school’s board selects the president and the appointment is subject to confirmation by the Florida Board of Governors, per state law....

You know Miami Grand Prix is loads of fun, but it turns out it’s also (relatively) affordable

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 5, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports.

MIAMI GARDENS – There’s an incorrect perception, perhaps due to media messaging, that the Crypto.com Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix is only for the rich and famous, that you must spend thousands of dollars to have a good time. That’s not true from a recent three-day experience, which included walking more than 15 miles around the campus, interviewing about a dozen people, and casually chatting with many others. It turns out two people can have a great day at the Miami Grand Prix for about $300. That minimal-cost good time total breaks down to a pair of one-day grandstand passes at $70 apiece...

Stowers hits walkoff grand slam as Marlins stun Athletics 9-6

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 4, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Marlins, MLB, Sports.

MIAMI (AP) — Kyle Stowers hit a game-ending grand slam for his second homer of the day, sending the Miami Marlins to a 9-6 victory over Mason Miller and the Athletics on Saturday. The Marlins were down to their last out when Stowers drove a 101.7 mph fastball from Miller deep to left-center for his sixth homer of the season. He also hit a tying two-run shot in the third against Osvaldo Bido. It was Stowers’ second multihomer performance in the last three games. He also went deep twice in a 12-7 loss at the Dodgers on Wednesday. Javier Sanoja had two hits and scored two runs for Miami, which...

Gunnar Hoglund wins major league debut, Athletics extend Marlins’ skid to six

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 3, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Marlins, MLB, Sports.

MIAMI (AP) — Gunnar Hoglund won his major league debut by allowing one run over six innings to lead the Athletics over Miami 6-1 on Friday night and extend the Marlins’ losing streak to six. A 25-year-old right-hander who pitched at the University of Mississippi, Hoglund (1-0) struck out seven, walked none and allowed six hits, including Dane Myers’ leadoff home run in the sixth. Hoglund was selected by Toronto 19th overall in the 2021 amateur draft and was among the prospects acquired by the A’s in the March 2022 trade that sent third baseman Matt Chapman to the Blue Jays. Hogland threw 81...

Panthers eliminate Lightning, move on to second round of Stanley Cup playoffs

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 1, 2025. Posted in Florida Panthers, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, NHL, Sports.

TAMPA — Sam Bennett had hurt the Panthers, going to the penalty box for slashing with about 11 minutes left in the second period. The Lightning scored the game-tying goal on the ensuing power play, knotting the game at three. Bennett went back to the penalty box for slashing with 6:53 left in the period. When he came out, he hit the ice running, received a pass from Anton Lundell and fired a wrist shot past Tampa Bay goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy to put the Panthers ahead 4-3. It was all Florida needed to beat Tampa Bay, as the Panthers went on to win Game 5 6-3 at Amalie Arena and punch their...

UCF tennis teams set to cap seasons with NCAA tournament appearances

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 1, 2025. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports, UCF Knights.

In a first-floor conference room of the Wayne Densch Center for Student-Athlete Leadership, members of the UCF men’s and women’s tennis teams gathered for a celebration on Monday. Black and gold balloons accented several tables as family and friends of the Knights tennis programs came together to find out where the two teams would wind up spending their postseason. The NCAA tournament selection show played on a large screen as players, coaches and participants mingled, waiting to hear the news. They didn’t have to wait long. UCF men’s tennis will host the first and second rounds of the NCAA...

Bill to end limits on who can sue for medical malpractice stalls in Florida Senate

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 1, 2025. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Health, Latest Headlines, News.

TALLAHASSEE — In 1990, Florida lawmakers included an exception in the state’s medical-malpractice laws that prevented a narrow group of people from pursuing key damages in lawsuits over the deaths of family members. And after years of debate, the Florida Senate appeared on the verge Wednesday of passing a bill to repeal the exception. But Senate sponsor Clay Yarborough, R-Jacksonville, tabled the bill, leaving unclear whether lawmakers will address the issue in the remaining days of the legislative session. Yarborough’s move came after the House voted 104-6 last month to pass the bill (HB...

Active tuberculosis case confirmed in student at Dillard High School

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on April 30, 2025. Posted in Education, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Health, Latest Headlines, Local News, News.

An active tuberculosis case has been reported in a student at Dillard High School, the Florida Department of Health confirmed to Broward County Public School officials on Tuesday. The person was “recently on campus,” and health department officials in Broward County began notifying students who could have potentially been exposed, John Sullivan, a spokesperson for Broward County Public Schools, said in a statement Tuesday evening. Students and staff who were impacted were directly contacted. On Wednesday, the health department will offer testing at the Fort Lauderdale school for impacted...