The Latest Breaking News from Fla

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Magic had to play without rookie forward Paolo Banchero, their leading scorer, for the first time in Wednesday’s home game vs. the Dallas Mavericks.

TAMPA, Fla. — The burly, north-south ball carrier didn’t sidestep Wednesday. When the question arose, Leonard Fournette’s answer resembled many of his recent rushing attempts: a very short burst.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Fresh off a commanding reelection and a sweeping party victory, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis now moves full throttle into the next stage of his ambitious political career and faces a question everyone in his orbit is asking: When does he announce his run for president?

TAMPA, Fla. — If the goal is to win the news cycle, then USF should hire Jon Gruden.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis was easily reelected to a second term Tuesday, spearheading a Republican red wave in Florida that swept all the Cabinet positions and the U.S. Senate race.

TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning allowed a pair of goals to the league’s second-best power-play unit and yielded another unsightly short-handed goal, falling 3-2 to the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night at Amalie Arena.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida State earned its first spot in the College Football Playoff rankings since 2016, with the Seminoles ranked No. 23 in the latest poll released Tuesday night.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis was easily reelected to a second term Tuesday, spearheading a Republican red wave in Florida that swept all four Cabinet positions and the U.S. Senate race.

ORLANDO, Fla. — With the approach of Tropical Storm Nicole potentially targeting landfall along the Space Coast, NASA officials opted to delay any attempt to launch the Artemis I mission to the moon from Kennedy Space Center until at least Nov. 16.