Observations and other notes of interest from Monday night’s 116-114 victory over the Charlotte Hornets:
– The NBA does not have a Comeback Player of the Year award, so that’s out for Duncan Robinson.
– But there is a Most Improved Player award.
– And the unexpected completeness of Robinson’s game certainly at least deserves consideration.
– Monday night, when Jimmy Butler didn’t get started until the second half, when Kyle Lowry couldn’t get going because of back spasms, and when the roster again was shorthanded, Robinson’s diversity of offense proved essential.
– On this night, a leading man.
–...
This was evening validation of Erik Spoelstra’s morning mandate.
Asked at the Miami Heat’s shootaround about not only again being without starters Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro and Haywood Highsmith, but also about Kyle Lowry waking with back spasms, the Heat coach instead spoke of how playing the right way can cure most ills.
It did – barely – Monday night against the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center, with the shorthanded Heat pushing to a 116-114 victory.
Against a Hornets roster lacking sidelined LaMelo Ball, Cody Martin and Mark Williams, the Heat got five significant contributions to avoid...
MIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Dolphins had injuries to star wide receiver Tyreek Hill and starting center Connor Williams in the first quarter of Monday night’s game against the Tennessee Titans.
Hill is questionable to return with an ankle injury while Williams has been ruled out due to his knee.
Hill was injured on a tackle out of bounds that went for a loss. He appeared to be in significant pain holding his left leg while on the ground. He got up, limped at first and then ran back to the Dolphins’ sideline.
Hill had a quick stint in the medical tent before he was back out on the sideline, watching...
There’s no denying mortgage rates and home prices are higher now than they were last year and that’s impacting what you can afford. At the same time, there are still fewer homes available for sale than the norm. These are two of the biggest hurdles buyers are facing today. But there are ways to overcome these things and still make your dream of homeownership a reality.As you set out to make a purchase this season, you’ll want to be strategic. This includes taking a close look at your wish list and considering what features you really need in your next home versus which ones are nice-to-have....
General Daily Insight for December 11, 2023
We can all get along on a day like this. The Moon in Scorpio sextiling intense Pluto, stirs up our inner drive, before it dives into Sagittarius for the next two days. Once in Sagittarius, Luna wastes no time getting serious by squaring strict Saturn in Pisces. Fortunately, Mercury in Capricorn will make a rare sextile to Venus in Scorpio at 2:17 pm EST, so being pleasant to one another shouldn’t be too difficult. We’re capable of being both positive and productive.
Aries
March 21 – April 19
Conversations can be pleasant today, but that doesn’t...
By The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Tristan da Silva scored 16 of his 22 points during a decisive second half to help Colorado pull away from No. 15 Miami 90-63 on Sunday in an NABC Brooklyn Showcase game at Barclays Center.
KJ Simpson scored 20 points while Luke O’Brien scored all 13 of his points during the game-ending 47-17 run for Colorado (7-2). J’Vonne Hadley, Eddie Lampkin Jr. and Julian Hammond III all added 11 points apiece.
The Buffaloes won without star freshman guard Cody Williams, who is day-to-day with a wrist injury.
Matthew Cleveland scored 17 points, Norchad Omier had 12...
If the UCF men’s basketball team wanted to get a true test as to what it could be like in its first season in the Big 12, the Knights got it Sunday afternoon.
It was a furious finish and a heartbreaking loss.
Shemarri Allen scored 14 points, including a one-handed dunk with 16:54 left in the second half that brought the fans at Addition Financial Arena to their feet and started a surge that helped UCF crawl back into its game with Ole Miss. But it wasn’t enough as the Knights ran out of gas late and fell to the Rebels, 70-68.
“I felt it was like a Big 12 game or what I envision being in a Big...
St. Thomas Aquinas became the first team in Florida history to win a fifth consecutive football championship as the Raiders hung on for a 31-28 victory in the Class 3M title game over Homestead at Ken Riley Field at Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee on Saturday evening.
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General Daily Insight for December 10, 2023
A little shock can do us a world of good. The Moon in secretive Scorpio will oppose chaotic Uranus in stable Taurus at 12:03 pm EST, giving some of us the urge to be a little bit wild, while others will have to cope with a few curveballs. The mood will take a gentle turn when the Moon then moves into an easy trine with mystical Neptune in flowing Pisces, so any rough waters should quickly drift into gentler tides.
Aries
March 21 – April 19
Financial matters are subject to change. The Moon in your security-conscious 8th house is opposing shocking...