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Cup champion Panthers open training camp working on the way last season's title run ended
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The puck went into the corner, to the left of Florida goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, with 14 seconds left in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. It never came out of that corner. And the Panthers will never forget what that meant. How Florida...
Florida WR Eugene Wilson III undergoes minor knee surgery, AP source says
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida will be without leading receiver Eugene Wilson III against Mississippi State on Saturday — and probably longer. Wilson had minor knee surgery this week, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person spoke...
Woman sues Florida sheriff after mistaken arrest lands her in jail on Christmas
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jennifer Heath Box had few worries as she exited her cruise ship at Fort Lauderdale’s port on Christmas Eve 2022. The Texan and her husband had spent six days at sea celebrating with her brother, a Georgia police officer who had just completed cancer...
Florida and Mississippi State meet in SEC play, looking to rebound from head-scratching home losses
Florida (1-2, 0-1 SEC) at Mississippi State (1-2, 0-0), Saturday, noon ET (ESPN). BetMGM College Sports Odds: Florida 6 1/2. WHAT'S AT STAKE Both teams seek major rebounds after home losses that have turned up the heat on their head coaches. Mississippi...
No. 8 Miami and improved South Florida renew intrastate rivalry after decade-plus hiatus
No. 8 Miami (3-0) at South Florida (2-1), Saturday, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN) BetMGM College Football Odds: Miami by 16 1/2. Series record: Miami, 5-1. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Miami is seeking to finish what would be a perfect 4-0 record in...
Improved USF has No. 8 Miami's attention after playing 4th-ranked Alabama close two weeks ago
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alex Golesh recognizes and appreciates opportunity, even if the South Florida coach is hesitant to state the obvious. No. 8 Miami is the next challenge on Golesh's mission to make USF football relevant again, and the one-time Tennessee offensive coordinator is...
Darden Restaurants: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) on Thursday reported fiscal first-quarter profit of $207.2 million. The Orlando, Florida-based company said it had net income of $1.74 per share. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to mergers and...
Days after posting mugshot of a boy accused of school threat, sheriff puts video of 2 teens online
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Around the country, communities are being battered by a wave of school shooting threats, sparking emergency notifications, urgent group chats and heightened fears among parents that their child’s school could be the next Parkland or Sandy Hook or Uvalde — or any other...
Tupperware lifts the lid on its financial problems with bankruptcy filing
NEW YORK (AP) — The company behind Tupperware, the plastic kitchenware that revolutionized food storage after World War II and became inextricably linked to the parties where women seeking a measure of financial independence and fun in midcentury America sold the colorful products, has filed for...
Sean 'Diddy' Combs will stay in jail after bail is denied for a second time
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is staying locked up after a judge Wednesday rejected the hip-hop mogul’s proposal that he await his sex trafficking trial in the luxury of his Florida mansion instead of a grim Brooklyn federal jail. U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter...
