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Retired Florida firefighter with Parkinson’s loses disabilities fight at US Supreme Court

TALLAHASSEE — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled against a firefighter who retired early because of Parkinson’s disease and alleged the city of Sanford violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by limiting a health-insurance subsidy. Justices upheld a decision by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the lawsuit filed by Karyn Stanley, a fire-department lieutenant who retired in 2018 at age 47 because of the effects of the disease. The dispute stemmed from Stanley losing a health-insurance subsidy two years after she retired and involved questions about whether the city violated...

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The best of Palm Beach County high school sports: Spring 2025 All-County honorees

Here are the spring 2025 All-County honorees, covering top high school athletes from Palm Beach County in track and field, baseball, softball, lacrosse, tennis, flag football, water polo, boys volleyball and beach volleyball. The section will be published in the newspaper on Sunday. TRACK AND FIELD Palm Beach 4A-3A boys’ track athlete of the year: Presten Augustin, Dwyer senior Palm Beach 4A-3A boys track and field first team, second team, honorable mention and coach of the year Palm Beach 2A-1A boys’ track athlete of the year: Zamarii Sanders, Cardinal Newman junior Palm Beach 2A-1A...

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The best of Broward County high school sports: Spring 2025 All-County honorees

Here are the spring 2025 All-County honorees, covering top high school athletes from Broward County in track and field, baseball, softball, lacrosse, tennis, flag football, water polo, boys volleyball and beach volleyball. The section will be published in the newspaper on Sunday. TRACK AND FIELD Broward 4A-3A boys’ track athlete of the year: Braylen Bennett, American Heritage junior Broward 4A-3A boys track and field first team, second team, honorable mention and coach of the year Broward 2A-1A boys’ track athlete of the year: Jimmy Bernatek, South Florida HEAT senior Broward 2A-1A boys...

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Broward 4A-3A boys’ track athlete of the year: Braylen Bennett, American Heritage junior

Braylen Bennett lit up the track scene this year for American Heritage. The Patriots junior, who was instrumental in the school winning the 4A state football championship in the fall, closed out his junior campaign with three more state championship medals in track. “I think the season was good,” said Bennett, who came back from a hip injury in his freshman year that plagued him through last year as well, forcing him to continue with physical therapy. “As this season went on, my times kept dropping. I felt I was getting better, stronger, and faster by the end.” Bennett said he grew up...

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Florida’s Board of Governors approves rule to help schools like UCF, UF with revenue sharing

A new amendment approved by the Florida Board of Governors has paved the way for institutions such as UCF, UF and FSU to allocate significant financial resources for revenue sharing with student-athletes, amounting to more than $22 million annually. This significant change, initially reported by Warchant.com, permits public universities to temporarily utilize up to $22.5 million in non-athletics auxiliary funding to cover payments to athletes following the House settlement. The funding necessary for this initiative will be sourced from various revenue streams generated by the...

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National champion UF to welcome back Kentucky and former Gator Denzel Aberdeen

GAINESVILLE — Former Florida guard Denzel Aberdeen will return to his ol’ stomping grounds with a new team when SEC rival Kentucky visits the O’Connell Center next season. The Gators and the Wildcats will face each other home and away in 2025-26, highlighting the conference schedule released Wednesday. Besides Kentucky, UF will host Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi State, South Carolina and Tennessee. The Gators will visit Georgia, Ole Miss, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt. Dates, times and television assignments are yet to be...

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Stott hits three-run homer to help Phillies beat Marlins

By ALANIS THAMES MIAMI — Bryson Stott hit a three-run homer, Ranger Suárez pitched seven effective innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 4-2 on Wednesday night. Suárez (6-1) permitted one run and four hits in another solid performance since his return from an early-season back injury. He struck out eight and walked two. The veteran left-hander has only allowed eight runs since giving up seven in his first start of the season on May 4. Stott capped Philadelphia’s four-run fourth inning against Adam Mazur (0-1) with his fifth homer of the season. J.T. Realmuto hit an...

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So when is the Panthers’ parade? It’s tentatively scheduled for this weekend

SUNRISE — The Panthers repeated as champions with a 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. Now it is time for a repeat parade. The Panthers’ championship parade is tentatively planned for Sunday, Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis told the South Florida Sun Sentinel. The parade will “most likely” be down A1A in Fort Lauderdale Beach, Trantalis said. Last year’s beachfront parade drew an estimated crowd of at least 200,000 people despite pouring rain and lightning. The 2024 parade was the culmination of a weeklong celebration that featured Panthers players pouring beer onto...

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Sam Bennett wins first Conn Smythe Trophy in Panthers history after Florida wins second straight Stanley Cup

SUNRISE — Sam Bennett has been called many things in his career. A rat. A draft bust. A dirty player. He can add a new title: Conn Smythe Trophy winner. Bennett helped the Panthers lift their second straight Stanley Cup with a win over Edmonton on Tuesday, and he won the award given to the playoffs’ most valuable player. Bennett is the Panthers’ first-ever Conn Smythe winner; Edmonton’s Connor McDavid won the award last year despite the Oilers losing the series. Bennett had 15 playoff goals, leading the league, and seven assists. He scored five goals and had one assist in the Stanley Cup...

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Champs again! Panthers claim 2nd straight Stanley Cup, down Oilers in 6

SUNRISE — In the end, it wasn’t as much a competition as it was a coronation. The Florida Panthers proved themselves undisputed kings of the NHL, repeating as Stanley Cup champions by defeating the Edmonton Oilers in six games. Sam Reinhart’s remarkable four-goal effort and a near-shutout from goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky anchored a 5-1 Game 6 win Tuesday night at Amerant Bank Arena to keep the Cup in South Florida. Last year, it was the celebration of a franchise that that had struggled for decades, residing in sunshine and playing a sport on ice, finally reaching the NHL’s mountaintop. If...

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