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Tyler Herro becomes fifth Miami Heat player to win NBA All-Star 3-point contest

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 16, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, NBA, Sports.

By JOSH DUBOW SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Miami’s Tyler Herro edged out Golden State’s Buddy Hield to win the 3-point contest at the NBA’s All-Star Saturday night. Damian Lillard missed a chance to join Larry Bird and Craig Hodges as the only players to three-peat as 3-point champions with his score of 18 falling one point short of Herro for the final spot in the three-person final. Herro became the fifth member of the Heat to win the contest, but the first in 14 years. The others have been Glen Rice (1995), Jason Kapono (2007), Daequan Cook (2009) and James Jones (2011). Herro followed up his...

Could the Dolphins’ new wide receivers coach already be leaving for another job?

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 16, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Dolphins, NFL, Sports.

Just because the Miami Dolphins didn’t lose defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver to the New Orleans Saints’ head coaching job, it doesn’t mean they’re completely out of the woods from losing an assistant to the Saints. New Dolphins wide receivers coach Robert Prince, who took the job less than a month ago, is interviewing for New Orleans’ offensive coordinator vacancy, according to NFL Network. Prince, 59, came over to Miami after spending the past three seasons with the Cowboys’ leading wide receivers in Dallas. There, he spent the 2022 season under offensive coordinator Kellen Moore....

Arrest made in shooting death of homeless man in Delray Beach neighborhood

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 14, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

Federal law enforcement agents arrested a man Wednesday in connection with a shooting in a Delray Beach neighborhood last week that killed a homeless man. Janel Tassy, 28, of Delray Beach, is accused of shooting to death James Apollonio, 54, in the Rainbow Homes neighborhood, near the 1200 block of Southwest 22nd Avenue, about 12:30 a.m. Feb. 3. Tassy was arrested Wednesday by U.S. Marshals in Miami, the city said in a news release Thursday evening. Apollonio was seen on surveillance video shortly after midnight knocking on the door of a home in the 2000 block of Northwest 21st Court, then...

Florida state Sen. Geraldine Thompson dies at 76 after complications from knee replacement surgery

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 14, 2025. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, News Obituaries, Politics.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida state Sen. Geraldine Thompson died Thursday following complications from knee replacement surgery, her family said. She was 76. The Orlando-area Democrat had served in the Florida Legislature since 2006. Her most recent time in the Florida Senate began in 2022. She had previously served as a member of the Florida Senate from 2012 to 2016. She also served in the Florida House from 2006 to 2012 and again from 2018 to 2022. “Her tireless work in education, healthcare, and civil rights, including her leadership to establish the Wells’Built Museum of African American...

Things settling down for UCF coach Scott Frost after whirlwind return

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 13, 2025. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports, UCF Knights.

When Scott Frost first stepped on the UCF campus in 2016, he was a fresh-faced 42-year-old looking to make his mark in his first head coaching job. Nearly a decade later, Frost is back with the program for his second stint, a little older and wiser. Everything about his return is steeped in nostalgia — from the campus to the Bounce House to the Wayne Densch Center that holds his office, where he once spent countless hours. “It felt weird being back, but strangely familiar, too. It was surreal,” Frost said during a 30-minute interview with area media at Nicholson Fieldhouse on Wednesday....

Matthew Cleveland scores career-high 32 to carry Miami Hurricanes past Syracuse

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 12, 2025. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Hurricanes, Sports.

CORAL GABLES — Matthew Cleveland scored a career-high 32 points after shooting 10 for 13, Jalil Bethea added 21 points, and Miami beat Syracuse 91-84 on Tuesday night. Cleveland set his previous high of 31 points just last month in a 117-74 defeat of SMU on Jan. 18. Against the Orange, he sank 10 of 12 foul shots and distributed five assists. Reserves Joel Djobet scored 13 points and A.J. Stanton-McCray added 10 for Miami (6-18, 2-11 ACC), which shot 55.4% (31 of 56) including 10 for 20 from 3-point range. J.J. Starling led Syracuse (11-14, 5-9) with 25 points. Eddie Lampkin Jr. scored 22...

Knights drop fifth in a row despite big second half by Keyshawn Hall

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 12, 2025. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports, UCF Knights.

UCF’s Keyshawn Hall scored 14 of his 22 points in the second half, but it wasn’t enough as the Knights dropped their fifth straight game, losing to No. 10 Iowa State 77-65. UCF (13-11, 4-9 Big 12) has lose five consecutive games for the first time since the last season, with the Knights’ last win coming on Jan. 25. It’s the fourth time that the program has had a five-game losing streak under coach Johnny Dawkins. UCF guard Keyshawn Hall, left, and center Moustapha Thiam leap for a rebound over Iowa State forward Joshua Jefferson on Tuesday night at Addition Financial Arena. (Stephen M....

Dolphins to hire Bobby Slowik, ex-Texans offensive coordinator

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 12, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Dolphins, NFL, Sports.

Bobby Slowik, who was fired as the Houston Texans’ offensive coordinator in January after two seasons on the job, will be hired by the Miami Dolphins as their senior passing game coordinator, the South Florida Sun Sentinel has confirmed. The story was first reported by NFL.com. Bobby Slowik, 37, is the younger brother of Ryan Slowik, 45, the Dolphins’ defensive backs coach and pass game specialist. Bobby Slowik will be reunited with coach Mike McDaniel, who were members of the same coaching staff in San Francisco from 2017-21. McDaniel served as the 49ers’ run game coordinator from...

Winderman’s view: No matter the remix, Celtics still have the Heat’s number

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 11, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, Miami Heat Blog, NBA, Sports.

MIAMI — Observations and other notes of interest from Monday night’s 103-85 loss to the Boston Celtics: – Hope ruled the morning. – “Stuff happened and it feels like a new team,” Heat center Bam Adebayo said after shootaround. – Reality ruled the evening. – For all the volume the Heat secured at last week’s NBA trading deadline for Jimmy Butler, they did not secure a star. – That’s not who Andrew Wiggins is. – Nor Davion Mitchell. – Or Kyle Anderson. – Each a supporting player. – And with Tyler Herro out with a stomach illness, not much support on this night. – With all due respect to...

Heat break out trade additions and then break down in 103-85 loss to Celtics

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 11, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, NBA, Sports.

MIAMI – Not good enough with Jimmy Butler. Not good enough with Jimmy Butler’s replacements. And, so, a losing record now for the Miami Heat, at 25-26, after Monday night’s 103-85 loss to the Boston Celtics at Kaseya Center. Granted, the Heat were without All-Star guard Tyler Herro, due to stomach illness, but the Celtics, by contrast, were more than capable of stomaching their absences of Jaylen Brown and Jrue Holiday, getting 33 points from Jayson Tatum and 16 points and 10 rebounds from Kristaps Porzingis. As for the Butler replacement parts, it was a largely uneven debut night. Andrew...