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No. 10 Florida rolls Merrimack 80-45 as world’s tallest teen scores first collegiate point

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 22, 2025. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Sports.

By MARK LONG GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Rueben Chinyelu had 14 points and a career-high 21 rebounds, Alex Condon recorded 20 points and 11 boards for his third double-double of the season, and No. 10 Florida overwhelmed Merrimack from the opening tip in an 80-45 victory Friday night. The world’s tallest teenager, 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux, got the loudest ovation of the night when he checked in with 2:26 to play. The tallest player in college basketball history got fouled the first time he touched the ball and hit a free throw. He also got his first rebound. It was final November tune-up for the...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 22, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, National Politics, News, Politics.

By MICHELLE L. PRICE, LISA MASCARO and JEFF AMYWASHINGTON (AP) — <a href=”https://apnews.com/article/trump-marjorie-taylor-greene-republicans-maga-feud-f4b0dffe06440dfed16d336d08a05422″>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene</a> of Georgia, a loyal supporter-turned-critic of President Donald Trump who faced his political retribution if she sought reelection, said Friday she is resigning from Congress in January. Greene, in a more than 10-minute video posted online, explained her decision and said she didn’t want her congressional...

Bobrovsky stops 30 shots as Panthers slip by Devils 1-0

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 21, 2025. Posted in Florida Panthers, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, NHL, Sports.

By TIM REYNOLDS SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots, Sam Reinhart scored in the opening period and the Florida Panthers beat the New Jersey Devils 1-0 on Thursday night. It was Florida’s first 1-0 regulation win in the regular season since Dec. 23, 2017, against Ottawa. The Panthers had a 1-0 overtime win at Columbus last season. Bobrovsky has 51 shutouts, tied for 28th in NHL history. The Devils were blanked for the first time this season, wasting a 23-save effort from Jake Allen. Reinhart collected the puck around the blue line, got around New Jersey’s Luke Hughes...

Broward man pleads guilty to decades-long $94 million investment Ponzi scheme

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 21, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Social.

A Broward County man who portrayed himself as an international financial advisor for decades pleaded guilty last week to wire fraud and money laundering after amassing more than $94 million by misappropriating investor funds and orchestrating a Ponzi scheme, federal prosecutors said. Andrew Hamilton Jacobus, 64, of Fort Lauderdale, founded two companies, Finser International Corporation and Kronus Financial Corporation, that he purported to use to invest funds to “various lucrative investments,” including Certificates of Deposit and shares of companies, for well above market averages,...

Hurricanes poised to get key players back for Virginia Tech game

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 21, 2025. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Hurricanes, Sports.

The No. 13 Hurricanes have been hit hard by the injury bug in recent weeks, but some players may get back on the field when UM travels to play Virginia Tech this weekend. Running back Mark Fletcher Jr. was not on Thursday’s injury report, cornerback OJ Frederique Jr. is probable and defensive tackle David Blay Jr. is listed as questionable for Saturday’s game. However, linebacker Kellen Wiley Jr. was listed as out. Fletcher has missed UM’s previous two games, and Frederique has missed the previous three games. Blay suffered an injury against Syracuse and did not play last week....

Winderman’s view: NBA owes more to fans than Warriors Lite in lone Miami visit

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 20, 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 Wednesday night’s 110-96 victory over the Golden State Warriors: – Yes, what was left of the Warriors fought the good fight for longer than could have been expected. – Far longer. – So, yes, there was an NBA level of competition on Wednesday night at Kaseya Center. – But in the personality-driven NBA, fans come for more. – They come for Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green. – They got none of that. – Yes, rest matters. – Yes, three games in four nights for an older roster is challenging. – But the NBA knew Curry was unable to play...

Adebayo returns as Heat win 110-96 on Warriors’ day of rest

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 20, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, NBA, Sports.

MIAMI – A week ago, the Cleveland Cavaliers returned to Kaseya Center risking that they could win while giving Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley the night off. They did, the Heat losing by 14. Wednesday night, the Golden State Warriors took the notion of opposing rest to a higher level, going without Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green and others on the second night of their back-to-back set. The expectations of victory might not have been there, but the fight was, arguably more than expected. Until the Heat said enough was enough. Trailing at the start of the final period after...

UCF offensive tackle Paul Rubelt set to wind down career with Senior Day

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 20, 2025. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports, UCF Knights.

Paul Rubelt stood staring at the blank whiteboard, pen in hand, and immediately knew he was in trouble. As a freshman offensive lineman, Rubelt was asked by his UCF coaches to diagram the differences between an even and odd front. For someone born and raised in Germany, who didn’t grow up playing American football until his teens, it was all new to him. “I was standing there thinking: I’m not going to last a year. I don’t know the simplest thing about football,” Rubelt said recently to the Sentinel. Nearly six seasons later, Rubelt is one of 25 seniors to be honored as part of UCF’s Senior...

Hurricanes move up in College Football Playoff rankings

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 19, 2025. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Hurricanes, Sports.

The Miami Hurricanes had one of their best performances of the season in their win over N.C. State on Saturday, and it helped them further inch up the College Football Playoff rankings. Miami moved up from No. 15 last week to No. 13 on Tuesday, moving UM closer to its first-ever berth in the College Football Playoff after a week of lobbying from the ACC. Similar to the previous rankings, the Hurricanes are the top-ranked ACC team, which means the projected bracket puts Miami in the playoff. But that projection assumes the Hurricanes will be the ACC champion, and Miami is unlikely to reach...

Broward schools reverse course on controversial schedule change

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 19, 2025. Posted in Education, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Local News, News, Social, South Florida Schools.

A controversial plan to make major changes to Broward middle and high school student schedules was quashed by the School Board on Tuesday. The proposed $35 million cost-cutting measure ended the same way it began a few weeks ago —behind closed doors. The proposal would have ended traditional block scheduling as well as personalization periods, or study halls, in secondary schools. It also would have limited the ability of teachers to make extra money by teaching classes beyond their normal load. The idea was rolled out a few weeks ago during a closed session and first shared with union...