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Hurricanes’ 2025 schedule released, features home games vs. Notre Dame, Florida, Louisville

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 28, 2025. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Hurricanes, Sports.

The Miami Hurricanes will get many of their toughest tests at home in 2025. The ACC released Miami and other conference schools’ schedules Monday night, and UM has eight home games: including highly anticipated non-conference games against rivals Notre Dame and Florida. The Hurricanes open the season against the reigning national runners-up, the Fighting Irish, on Aug. 31 (a Sunday) in the two programs’ first meeting since UM routed Notre Dame at Hard Rock Stadium in 2017. That game’s primetime schedule had already been announced. Miami follows Notre Dame with a short week before facing...

Heat move back to .500 with a 106-97 win over Nets

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

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Despite estranged star Jimmy Butler serving the second half of his two-game suspension back in Miami, the Heat snapped their recent skid with a 106-97 win over the scuffling Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center on Saturday. “We had a great meeting yesterday,” forward Bam Adebayo said. “It translated to a win, obviously. You get on the road, get away from chaos. You just really get to focus in and lock in. I feel like this was a great win for us. We really needed it, obviously. Now we just keep the same energy and keep moving forward.” The Heat (22-22) got out to an early...

Former UCF assistant Ted Roof files breach of contract lawsuit against school

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 25, 2025. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports, UCF Knights.

Former UCF defensive coordinator Ted Roof has filed a lawsuit against the UCF Athletics Association, claiming a breach of contract. The lawsuit, which was filed in Orange County on Friday, claims that the school adjusted his termination compensation after head coach Gus Malzahn resigned. Roof is seeking over $50,000 in damages, according to the lawsuit. Jamie Seh of WKMG-TV was the first to report the lawsuit. Roof joined Malzahn’s coaching staff on Jan. 17, 2024, after serving as defensive coordinator at Oklahoma in 2022-23. He signed a two-year contract with the school that paid him a...

Amid recent cold nights, a look back to when it snowed in South Florida

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 25, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Weather.

This past week’s cold snap — with images of snow in north Florida — has stirred memories of that moment decades ago when South Florida itself experienced a rare snow show. The last time it snowed in South Florida was Jan. 19, 1977, when residents saw flurries as far south as Homestead. At the time, official weather observers reported snow in LaBelle, West Palm Beach and Hollywood. Even Freeport in the Bahamas reported a snow-rain mix. “It’s only happened one time in recorded history, so it’s extremely rare,” George Rizzuto, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Miami, told the...

No. 5 Florida overcomes 14-point deficit to beat South Carolina

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 23, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Will Richard scored on a driving layup with 4.8 seconds remaining to lift No. 5 Florida — down 14 points in the the second half — past South Carolina, 70-69 on Wednesday night. Richard finished with 22 points for the Gators (17-2, 4-2 Southeastern Conference). He drove left from the top of the key and banked in the go-ahead layup. Jacobi Wright’s desperation 3-pointer was off the mark as South Carolina (10-9, 0-6) continued its worst start in SEC play since the 2013-14 season. Walter Clayton Jr. had 16 points for the Gators — who trailed 52-38 with 12:46 to play — and...

Six victims in Boynton Beach shooting identified; one dead, two remain hospitalized

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 23, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

Two of the six people who were shot during an altercation at a gathering in Boynton Beach early Sunday morning remain hospitalized, officials said. Officers were called to the 500 block of Northeast Second Street about 1:40 a.m. Sunday, where they found five people who had been shot. The sixth victim took himself to a hospital and was later found, the police department said in a statement. Davon Wood, 31, of Fort Lauderdale, later died from his injuries. Those who survived were James Laurent, 36, of Lake Worth Beach; Josue Jean, 34, of Boynton Beach; Keith Clemons, 38, of Port St. Lucie;...

Inmate who pled guilty in West Boca murder faces charges over threat to Palm Beach County judge

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 23, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

An inmate serving 14 years in state prison for second-degree murder faces new charges of threatening the Palm Beach County judge who signed off on his plea agreement. Roosevelt F. Sifford, 24, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and burglary in February 2021, in the May 2018 shooting of Carlos Gardel Dacosta, 52, at his home in West Boca, court records show. Sifford was 17 when he was arrested, along with another teen. Judge Daliah Weiss received a letter in September 2024 that Sifford sent from prison threatening her and her family. Sifford wrote in the letter that he was “unjustly”...

Winderman’s view: Heat with more drama with Butler than on court in dreary display vs. Blazers

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 22, 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 Tuesday night’s 116-107 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers: – There was a moment before Tuesday night’s game when the question was why Jimmy Butler was playing. – Or, more to the point, why the Heat were putting Butler at risk. – Because just before the opening tip came word of the Suns sending out a prime first-round pick to the Jazz for three lesser first-round picks in return. – The exact type of haul needed by the Suns to leverage a trade of Butler. – With Phoenix very much Butler’s preferred destination. – Yes, there are many moving...

Tyler Herro sits, Kel’el Ware starts and Heat stumble in woeful 116-107 loss to Blazers

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 22, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, NBA, Sports.

MIAMI – A new challenge. A new lineup. A new distraction. Add it all up and it turned into a new definition of disappointment as the Miami Heat opened the second half of their season with a 116-107 loss Tuesday night to the Portland Trail Blazers at Kaseya Center, down at one point by 27. With Tyler Herro sidelined for the first time this season, the challenge was finding another leading man. There wasn’t any for Erik Spoelstra’s team, at least nothing close to anything similar to Herro in regards to putting pressure on the opposing defense. With Kel’el Ware getting his first NBA start, the...

Driver accused of speeding at 124 mph while on cocaine in deadly crash

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 22, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

An Oakland Park man is now facing charges months after authorities said he crashed his luxury car while speeding over 120 mph in Pompano Beach, killing one person. Angelo Ragonese, 50, faces charges of DUI manslaughter, vehicular homicide, child abuse and child neglect without great bodily harm, DUI with property damage and reckless driving with injury or property damage, Broward Sheriff’s jail records show. Ragonese was driving his 2022 BMW M4 shortly before 9:30 a.m. Sept. 17, with his minor son as his passenger, according to a probable cause affidavit for his arrest. He was near the...