Tag: Florida
NL East teams at the start of spring training
<p>A team-by-team look at the National League East entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first...
AP source: LHP Hill, RHP McHugh agree to deals with Rays
<p>ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Pitchers Rich Hill and Collin McHugh have agreed to one-year contracts with the Tampa Bay Rays, a person familiar with...
Larson grateful for 2nd chance in NASCAR after racial slur
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kyle Larson loaded his motorhome and drove to Daytona International Speedway by himself, alone for some seven hours to prepare...
Gilbert scores 17; Wade’s dunk helps Wichita State beat UCF
ORLANDO, Fla. — Alterique Gilbert scored 17 points including Wichita State's last five points, leading the Shockers to a 61-60 win over Central Florida...
James scores 26 to lead Jacksonville over Lipscomb 66-60
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Dontarius James had 26 points as Jacksonville ended its seven-game losing streak, getting past Lipscomb 66-60 on Friday night.
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Burt Reynolds’ remains find home at Hollywood cemetery
<p>LOS ANGELES — Burt Reynolds finally reached his final resting place Thursday at a storied Hollywood cemetery. </p>
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Rain washes out NASCAR’s final practices for Daytona 500
<p>DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Rain washed out the final two practices Saturday before NASCAR's season-opening Daytona 500, a potential setback for the nine drivers...
Bucs, Lightning, Rays transform Tampa Bay into Titletown
TAMPA, Fla. — Fans, many of them of them not wearing masks, poured into downtown streets and packed bars and nightclubs around the city...
Official apologizes to woman hit by rubber bullet in protest
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida woman who was shot in the face by a rubber bullet during a Black Lives Matter demonstration last...
For Parkland seniors, high school years bookended by tragedy
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — They were baptized by gunfire their freshman year, bonded as they spent hours hiding under desks, inextricably linked by tragedy....