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Jesús Sánchez hits longest home run of MLB season in Marlins’ loss to Reds

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 6, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Marlins, MLB, Sports.

MIAMI — Elly De La Cruz became the youngest Cincinnati player with four extra-base hits in a game since at least 1901 and the Reds overcame Jesús Sánchez’s 480-foot home run, the longest in the major league this season, in a 10-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Monday night. Nick Martinez (6-5) pitched five scoreless innings to win on his 34th birthday in his first start since May 22. De La Cruz entered in an 0-for-13 slide and put Cincinnati ahead with a two-run homer off Roddery Muñoz (2-6) in the first inning. He doubled in the fourth and sixth innings and hit a solo homer in the eighth...

Golf cart politics: Florida retirees flaunt loyalties to Trump and Harris

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 6, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Politics.

THE VILLAGES, Fla. — The golf carts lined up by the hundreds, festooned for former President Donald Trump fandom: a teddy bear with orange hair and a red tie. A surprisingly realistic Trump mask. A Trump rubber duck. An inflatable Trump tube, depicting his mouth open and fists pumped in the air. On Saturday afternoon, The Villages, Florida’s retirement mecca, was abuzz with a parade for Trump — even as Tropical Storm Debby menaced. “If Trump could take a bullet,” said Tommy Jamieson, the parade organizer, referring to last month’s assassination attempt, “then we can take a little rain.” The...

A builder and finance whiz helped you pay for college. Stanley Tate has died at 96.

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 6, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, News Obituaries.

Stanley Graham Tate said he started life crammed into a one-bedroom Brooklyn apartment with his parents and two siblings, what he called a “low-income lifestyle.” While attending the University of Florida in Gainesville, he waited on tables for meals and tips. Those hard early years influenced Tate’s business philosophy in Miami. “I owe my success and my family’s stability to this community, which makes giving back a priority. Plus, giving back and supporting the next generation is the only way to ensure our city will one day reach its true potential,” he said in an interview in 2018....

Cabrera’s five strong innings and Bride’s three-run homer send Marlins past Braves 7-0

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 5, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Marlins, MLB, Sports.

By BILL TROCCHI ATLANTA (AP) — Edward Cabrera struck out eight in five impressive innings and Jonah Bride hit a three-run homer as the Miami Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 7-0 on Sunday to split their four-game series. Cabrera (2-3) allowed just three hits and two walks. It was the first time in 11 starts this season that he didn’t give up a run. Three relievers finished the six-hitter. “My mentality is always to attack the zone and today it was working,” Cabrera said through a translator. “All of my pitches were synchronized and working together.” Emmanuel Rivera was 2 for 4 with a...

Texans luminary Andre Johnson, a dominant receiver on the Miami Hurricanes’ 2001 national-title team, enshrined into Hall of Fame

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 4, 2024. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Hurricanes, Sports.

Former Miami Hurricanes receiving great Andre Johnson was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, on Saturday. Johnson, the No. 1 overall pick in 2003, is the first player in the Hall to begin his career with the Texans. He was a two-time All-Pro wide receiver, made seven Pro Bowls and finished with 1,062 catches for 14,185 yards and 70 touchdowns. Johnson was a key part of UM’s most recent national championship season, in 2001, grabbing 10 touchdown passes from Ken Dorsey. Those Hurricanes finished 12-0 with a 37-14 decimation of Nebraska at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena...

Miami Hurricanes, Suncoast High return great Devin Hester enters Pro Football Hall of Fame

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 4, 2024. Posted in Chicago Bears, College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Hurricanes, NFL, Sports.

CANTON, Ohio — Devin Hester’s Hall of Fame enshrinement montage began where a Chicago Bears fan might expect. The footage on the big screen at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium on Saturday afternoon showed cameras flashing for the opening kickoff of the 2007 Super Bowl — and Hester stunning the country as he caught the football amid a downpour and returned it 92 yards for a touchdown against the Indianapolis Colts at what is now Hard Rock Stadium. Although, as Hester, a Miami Hurricanes star from 2003-05, explained as he started his speech in his gold jacket, opening a game with such a return...

Faucher eighth-inning meltdown vaults Braves past Marlins

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 3, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Marlins, MLB, Sports.

By BILL TROCCHI ATLANTA (AP) — Marcell Ozuna hit a tie-breaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and the Braves rallied for a 5-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Friday night. The Braves, who lead the NL wild card race, have won six of seven. Aaron Bummer (3-2) picked up the win in relief of rookie Spencer Schwellenbach, and Joe Jiménez earned his third save of the season. Orlando Arcia was 2 for 3 with two RBIs and a home run, his fourth in six games. He has a career-high 13-game hitting streak. The Braves trailed 3-2 entering the eighth inning before scoring three runs off Miami’s Calvin...

Best in the NFL: Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill voted league’s No. 1 player by his peers

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 3, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Dolphins, NFL, Sports.

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was deemed best in the NFL, as voted by fellow players in the NFL Top 100. After vying for the league’s first 2,000-yard receiving season and finishing with 1,799 in 2023, Hill got the No. 1 spot as the top 10 was unveiled Friday night on NFL Network. Hill topped, in order, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, Browns edge rusher Myles Garrett, Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones, 49ers tackle Trent Williams, Steelers edge rusher T.J. Watt, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and...

UF football report: Gators struggle with dropped passes on Day 3 of fall camp

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 3, 2024. Posted in College Sports, Florida Gators, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports.

GAINESVILLE — The Florida football team welcomed pleasant practice conditions following a couple of scorchers to kick off fall camp. The Gators took the field Friday evening after rain showers drenched the area earlier. It was the third of 17 practices prior to Week 1 preparation for an Aug. 31 visit from Miami. The school provided a 15-minute viewing period for media during individual drills. Top takeaway: Florida’s top receivers suffered some dropped passes during routes against air. A perfect intermediate pass from quarterback Graham Mertz grazed the fingertips of Wisconsin transfer...

Marlins still can’t solve Braves as rookie Meyer touched up for first-inning home runs

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 2, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Marlins, MLB, Sports.

By BILL TROCCHI ATLANTA (AP) — Austin Riley and Matt Olson hit first-inning home runs, Orlando Arcia added a shot in the third and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 4-2 on Thursday night. The Braves have won five of their last six games. Charlie Morton (6-6) allowed just one run on five hits in six innings. He had six strikeouts and two walks. Morton allowed the leadoff batter to reach five times in six innings, but kept the Marlins off the scoreboard with the exception of an unearned run in the fifth. Marcell Ozuna was 2 for 4 with a run, and Olson was 1 for 4 with two RBIs....