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Magic dominate Pistons to keep play-in hopes alive

ORLANDO, Fla. — Through all the weirdness and stoppages that Sunday’s 128-102 home win over the Detroit Pistons brought, the Orlando Magic’s hopes of qualifying for the play-in tournament are still intact.

Orlando Sentinel

More details emerge about killings of St. Petersburg boy and his mom

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Pashun Jeffery, the 20-year-old mother found dead on her bathroom floor Thursday, had been stabbed more than 100 times after hosting a birthday party for her son’s father, according to arrest records released late Saturday night.

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Dominant Jeffrey Springs throws six no-hit innings, Rays sweep Tigers

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — What the Rays did on Sunday was plenty good, beating Detroit 5-1 to sweep the season-opening series for the fourth time in team history.

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Mike Bianchi: Forgive me, but I enjoyed the LIV Golf experience in Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. — Forgive me, golf gods, for I have sinned.

Orlando Sentinel

Lightning clinch berth in NHL playoffs with win over Islanders

TAMPA, Fla. — It’s always expected around here, but now it’s official. With a 5-0 victory over the Islanders Saturday night at Amalie Arena, the Lightning clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs for a sixth straight season.

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Forte’s win in Florida Derby makes him the big Kentucky Derby favorite

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — If there was any doubt who will be the favorite for the Kentucky Derby, Forte erased it with a rousing come-from-behind win Saturday in the $1 million Florida Derby.

Los Angeles Times

Rays get offensive in beating Tigers again

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — There probably need to be some qualifiers.

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Petra Kvitova wins a marathon tiebreak, then her first Miami Open at 33 — second oldest ever

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — After 65 minutes of play and more than 22 of a tiebreak, Petra Kvitova held up her right fist and shouted into the Miami Open crowd.

Miami Herald

Rising star Jannik Sinner, 21, goes for breakthrough win vs. Daniil Medvedev in Miami Open final

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Jannik Sinner could not deny the importance of his thrilling, three-set upset of Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals of the 2023 Miami Open on Friday. It was “for sure ... one of the best wins” of his career, he conceded, and set up the 21-year-old Italian…

Miami Herald

Is it really possible to get an abortion within 6 weeks if Florida’s proposed ban becomes law?

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Would Florida’s proposed six-week abortion ban be a total ban in practicality?

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Trump vs. DeSantis: A timeline of Florida’s hottest political feud

TAMPA, Fla. — Former President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis seem destined to battle for the 2024 Republican presidential primary. Even though DeSantis has not yet announced his candidacy, there’s a new controversy between the two men seemingly every day. This timeline, which we plan to update frequently in…

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John Romano: Rays’ Randy Arozarena has arrived in Tampa Bay, so let the party begin

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — There are no cheap seats when Randy Arozarena is in the ballpark.

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3 arrested, including leader of Palm Beach County Latin Kings, in assault on rapper 6ix9ine at LA Fitness gym

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Three men, including the leader of the Palm Beach County chapter of the Latin Kings gang and his son, were arrested Monday in connection with an assault on rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine at an LA Fitness gym in Lake Worth Beach last week, the Palm Beach County…

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Florida's public schools fear voucher program will wreak havoc on budgets

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Now that Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed legislation that opens up the voucher program to all school-age children in Florida, public school officials are anxious to see how the state's Senate and House will figure out how to pay for it.

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Before the sun rises, they make this beach postcard-perfect

CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. — They come into work and find a moonscape. At 5:30 a.m., when day shift clocks in, the beach is still dark — dark enough that, when you first come upon the sand, it seems to stretch infinitely beyond the headlights of the heavy machinery.

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Lightning near playoff berth with 5-1 win against Capitals

TAMPA, Fla. — With the postseason on the horizon, the Lightning have bought into the formula that games are won by stopping goals more than by scoring them.

Orlando Sentinel

DeSantis won’t ‘assist’ in Trump extradition, but he can’t stop it

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed “Florida will not assist in an extradition request” from New York for former President Donald Trump, but the U.S. Constitution and state law don’t allow him to stop it.

Miami Herald

From qualifying to quarterfinals, Chris Eubanks’ ‘dream’ run ends after captivating Miami Open

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Christopher Eubanks clapped his hands and pumped his fist to the crowd as he walked off the court for the final time at the 2023 Miami Open. The 26-year-old’s Cinderella run was over after making it from the qualifying draw all the way to the quarterfinals,…

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Rays beat Tigers on opening day, just as they planned

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — When you get past all the pomp of opening day to the circumstance, winning the game is what matters most.

Orlando Sentinel

Untangling DeSantis-Disney legal dispute could take years

ORLANDO, Fla. — If they go to court, Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ handpicked oversight board might be in for a multimillion-dollar legal slugfest that could last years.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida lawmakers OK carrying guns without a permit

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Republican-controlled Legislature passed a bill Thursday allowing Floridians to carry concealed weapons without a permit or training, disappointing gun violence prevention activists while falling short of what some Second Amendment advocates wanted.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Georgia Bulldogs: Ranking the reigning champions’ top-10 recruits of 2023

Here are the top 10 highest-ranked players who have committed to their class of 2023.

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What NFL draft prospect Anthony Richardson showed at Florida pro day

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As NFL draft evaluators and analysts examine Anthony Richardson as a potential top-five pick, they see a quarterback who had mixed production with the Florida Gators but a sky-high ceiling.

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Carole Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue to send most animals to Arkansas

TAMPA, Fla. — Big Cat Rescue, the Hillsborough County sanctuary that became internationally famous as part of Netflix’s “Tiger King” documentary series, will send most of the animals in its care to an Arkansas refuge, its proprietors announced Monday.

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‘Spring Breakers’ holds up for us who live where Selena Gomez partied

TAMPA, Fla. — When “Spring Breakers” released in theaters, the nation had just reinaugurated Barack Obama. “Argo” had just won best picture, and its director, Ben Affleck, was not yet “sad Ben Affleck.” Months later, Miley Cyrus twerked at the MTV Video Music Awards, which we still really cared about.

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