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The Florida Panthers have a chance to win the Stanley Cup at home. Edmonton will try to thwart it
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — It used to be a running joke in Florida: If you wanted tickets to a Panthers game, just ask. Freebies weren’t hard to find. Those days are long gone. Especially now. The Panthers, for the first time in their history, are set to play a home game...
GOP contest between Bob Good and John McGuire highlights primary slate in Virginia
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — One of America's most conservative congressmen is facing a serious primary challenge after his opponent was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, while voters in two other districts are nominating candidates to fill two open seats in Virginia's primary election...
Caglianone makes up for short outing with record HR in Florida's 5-4 CWS win over NC State
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Two-way star Jac Caglianone broke the Florida single-season home run record to give his team the lead an inning after he struggled on the mound and got pulled, and the Gators eliminated North Carolina State from the College World Series with a 5-4 victory Monday. ...
US Supreme Court refuses to take up challenge to Florida's online sports betting compact
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up a challenge to an agreement that gave the Seminole Tribe exclusive rights to handle online sports betting in Florida, dealing a blow to the deal's opponents. The nation's highest court denied a...
Panthers ready for their 2nd chance at clinching Cup, while Oilers seeking to force Game 6
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Paul Maurice made the short trip from his home to the Florida Panthers' practice facility on Monday morning in a pretty good mood and rightly so. The sunshine was bright, the temperature was warm and his team was one win away from claiming the Stanley Cup. ...
A new airport could spark the economy in a rural part of Florida. Will the workforce be ready?
LaBELLE, Fla. (AP) — One of Florida’s poorest counties is preparing for the new “Airglades” airport, a $300 million cargo hub that could transform its economy. Local leaders see the project as a generational opportunity, one that could bring more than 1,400 new, high-skilled...
Severe, chaotic weather around US with high temperatures in Southwest and Midwest, snow in Rockies
PHOENIX (AP) — Extreme heat spread across Arizona, New Mexico and parts of Texas, Colorado and Kansas as severe weather swept across many parts of the U.S. on Sunday. There was unseasonable cold in the Pacific Northwest, snow headed to the northern Rocky Mountains and heavy rainfall forecast from...
Florida Panthers, with help from NHL, push to grow hockey in Latino communities
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The spark in Leo Jungerman's eyes when he watched his first hockey game was different. He'd tried other sports like soccer and tennis, his father Alex said. But a hockey game featuring the Toronto Marlies — the Toronto Maple Leafs' minor league team — is...
4 Florida officers indicted for 2019 shootout with robbers that killed a UPS driver and passerby
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Four Florida police officers have been indicted for manslaughter in connection with a 2019 shootout on a busy rush-hour street that left a hijacked UPS driver and a passerby in a nearby car dead. A grand jury indicted Miami-Dade County officer Rodolfo...
LaViolette robs Florida of homer in 9th to preserve Texas A&M's 3-2 College World Series win
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Jace LaViolette robbed Cade Kurland of a go-ahead home run in the ninth inning, Justin Lamkin and two relievers struck out 16 and Texas A&M held off Florida 3-2 in a weather-delayed College World Series opener that ended early Sunday. The Aggies (50-13) will...
