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GATORS PODCAST: Transfer portal madness begins with UF Gasparilla Bowl-bound (Ep. 263)

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 11, 2024. Posted in College Sports, Florida Gators, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports.

Florida is headed to Tampa to face Tulane Dec. 20 in the Gasparilla Bowl. The Gators’ appearance in the 2021 game occurred under much different circumstances, with an interim coach and Billy Napier waiting in the wings to replace Dan Mullen. Florida now seeks its first four-game winning streak under Napier. Meanwhile, the Green Wave’s starting quarterback entered the transfer portal in a sign of the times in college football. During the coming weeks, the Gators hope to prevent attrition and add key players while picking up their first bowl win since 2019. During the latest Swamp Things,...

Book reviews: Tension builds in Prohibition-era ‘Trouble Island;’ ‘The Rivals’ takes on the bots

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 10, 2024. Posted in Books, Entertainment, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Things To Do.

‘Trouble Island’ by Sharon Short. Minotaur, 336 pages, $29 The aptly named Trouble Island is a dark, foreboding place, located in Lake Erie and containing a large, gothic-like mansion with a few outlying buildings. The island is a midway point for criminals moving between Canada and the United States in 1931. “Trouble Island,” by by Sharon Short. (Minotaur/Courtesy) It’s also a refuge — admittedly an uncomfortable one — for two women with different reasons to hide from the world. Rosita McGee owns the island but has sequestered herself away in her large bedroom since her young son Oliver...

Hurricanes star Cam Ward named a Heisman finalist, though he is a longshot

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 10, 2024. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Hurricanes, Sports.

Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward is up for the most prestigious award in college sports. The Miami signal-caller was one of four players named a finalist for the Heisman Trophy along with Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter, Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty and Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel. Ward, who was named the ACC Player of the Year by the conference and the league’s Offensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press, is considered a longshot to win the coveted award. Hunter is the prohibitive favorite. UM has had two Heisman winners in program history: quarterbacks...

Hurricanes star Cam Ward indicates he will play in Pop-Tarts Bowl in call posted to social media

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 9, 2024. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Hurricanes, Sports.

The trend for star college players looking for a big NFL payday in recent years has been to opt out of non-playoff bowl games. Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward appears to be bucking that trend. In a FaceTime call posted on social media by Deion Sanders Jr., Ward said he plans on playing in UM’s Pop-Tarts Bowl appearance against Iowa State on Dec. 28. “I’ve got to get ready for the Pop-Tarts Bowl,” Ward said. A UM spokesperson did not respond to a request to confirm Ward’s participation late Sunday night. “You’re (going to) see the best thing that’s ever happened in the Pop-Tarts Bowl,” Ward...

Scott Frost is back at UCF, but can he recapture the Christmas magic he once had? | Commentary

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 9, 2024. Posted in Columnists, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Opinion, Sports, UCF Knights.

It’s Christmastime. It’s that time of year when we have warmth in our hearts, a spirit of togetherness and the urge to reconnect with loved ones. A time to express gratitude for the people who made us what we are. A time to rediscover the magic of coming together once again. The perfect time for Frosty the Showman — aka Scott Frost — to load up his pyrotechnic offense and dashing sideline demeanor to make his triumphant return to Orlando. Everybody sing along: “Frosty the Showman, made UCF dreams come true, With a playbook bold, of Black and Gold, He’s back to start anew! There must have...

Winderman’s view: Robinson roll has Heat on the move

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 9, 2024. 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 Sunday night’s 122-113 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers: – The simplicity is the spacing. – With the simplicity going by a familiar name. – This is why Duncan Robinson was moved into the Heat’s starting lineup 10 games ago. – Not only because of the threat. – But because of the reality. – For the second consecutive night, Robinson was on target. – Which meant the Heat’s 3-point game did not solely have to be a Tyler Herro show. – Further enhancing Robinson’s Sunday effort was also getting to the line. – No, not as dramatic a...

Tkachuk scores two more goals, Panthers stay hot with 3-1 win over Sharks

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 8, 2024. Posted in Florida Panthers, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, NHL, Sports.

SUNRISE — Matthew Tkachuk scored twice for his fourth consecutive multi-point game, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 28 shots in his return to the lineup and the Florida Panthers beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1 on Saturday night. It’s the fourth time Tkachuk has had multiple points in four straight games, his second such streak since joining the Panthers. Aleksander Barkov also scored for Florida, which is 5-0-1 in its last six games. Bobrovsky was back after missing the Panthers’ two-game trip earlier in the week while he and his wife await the birth of a child. The win was No. 408 of Bobrovsky’s...

Sources: UCF hiring Scott Frost to be its next football coach

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 8, 2024. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports, UCF Knights.

Everybody loves a sequel, and it appears that UCF does, too. According to sources close to the situation, the university is bringing back Scott Frost as its next football coach. Frost, 49, would be reunited with the program he led to new heights in 2016-19, including a national championship based on the Colley Matrix in 2017, before leaving to return home to coach at Nebraska. He would replace Gus Malzahn, who resigned on Nov. 30 after four seasons in charge of the Knights. His hiring would end a coaching search that began in earnest following Malzahn’s departure. The 59-year-old compiled a...

Visiting Clemson handles Hurricanes in ACC opener, sends UM men’s basketball to sixth straight loss

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 8, 2024. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Hurricanes, Sports.

CORAL GABLES — Chase Hunter scored 18 points, Ian Schieffelin had 15 points and 12 rebounds and Clemson pulled way late to beat Miami 65-55 in an Atlantic Coast Conference opener on Saturday. Hunter scored 12 second-half points and Schieffelin picked up his fifth double-double this season as the Tigers (9-1) followed up their 70-66 triumph over No. 4 Kentucky on Tuesday with a victory over the Hurricanes for their sixth straight win. Six-foot-11 Viktor Lakhin made just his fifth and sixth 3-pointers of the season in scoring all 12 of his points in the second half for Clemson, which shot...

Connecticut court upholds $965 million verdict against Alex Jones in Sandy Hook

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 7, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, Network, News.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut Appellate Court on Friday affirmed a $965 million verdict from 2022 against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, determining there’s “sufficient evidence” to support the damages awarded to relatives of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre victims and an FBI agent. In its unanimous opinion, the court cited the “traumatic threats and harassment” the families endured “stemming from the lies, as propagated by the defendants, that the Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax.” “Our review of the record reveals that there was sufficient evidence to support the...