Dave Hyde: Panthers, amid the pain, show why they’ve been so great for so long

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/23 4:21A Dave Hyde

SUNRISE — Don’t concern yourself with what happened Saturday night in the rematch of the past two Stanley Cup finals. The bottom line was the Edmonton Oilers beat the Florida Panthers 6-3, with the padding of two empty-net goals. But it doesn’t...

5 things learned from UCF’s 2nd-half win over Oklahoma State

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/23 4:00A Matt Murschel

UCF fell behind 14-0 in the first half against Oklahoma State but rallied in the second half, scoring 17 points. Kicker Noe Ruelas nailed a 34-yard field goal with 57 seconds left to lift the Knights to a 17-14 win over the Cowboys on Saturday...

Cooper Flagg arrives at Kaseya Center solely a visitor after lottery gut-punch for Heat

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/23 3:00A Ira Winderman

Monday night could be considered Revisionist History Night for the Miami Heat, but amid a solid start to the season, Erik Spoelstra s team is not looking back. When the Mavericks arrive at Kaseya Center for their lone visit of the season, it will...

Former UF coach Urban Meyer celebrated, to enter Gators’ Ring of Honor in 2026

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/23 1:00A Liana Handler

GAINESVILLE — Florida s first home game in more than a month was a chance to celebrate former coach Urban Meyer’s Dec. 9 induction into the College Football Hall of Fame . The school even had a...

ASK IRA: Has Pelle Larsson become the embodiment of the Heat’s relentlessness?

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/22 11:05P Ira Winderman

Q: The Heat have a Pelle Larsson problem, they can t sit the kid. It s going to be interesting when Tyler Herro gets back and Andrew Wiggins returns. But man, that kid is something. – Elliott. A: All he does is win, win, win no matter what. And...

Bianchi: UCF escapes, Scott Frost exhales and reality sets in

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/22 9:00P Mike Bianchi

The first season of the Scott Frost Homecoming Tour came to an end Saturday evening in UCF s  Bounce House finale. Not with fireworks. Not with the soundtrack of 2017 echoing from the rafters. Not with the frenzied energy that accompanied his...

Road woes continue for Seminoles

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/22 9:38A Bob Ferrante

TALLAHASSEE — The evaluation of coach Mike Norvell and the state of FSU football is ongoing in the eyes of administrators, but they can’t like what they’re seeing in the Seminoles’ dismal road results. FSU’s self-inflicted mistakes have been a...

Carson Beck throws four touchdowns as No. 13 Hurricanes beat Virginia Tech

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/22 8:45A Adam Lichtenstein

BLACKSBURG, Va. — The Hurricanes needed to beat Virginia Tech on the road and try to do it in convincing fashion so they could stay alive in the College Football Playoff. No. 13 Miami (9-2, 5-2 ACC) accomplished that — despite a messy fourth...

Heat’s Ware relishing relentless rebounding, ‘It took me a little while to actually figure it out’

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/22 5:28A Ira Winderman

An epiphany? Kel el Ware didn t quite go that far, but there now appears to be greater appreciation by the second-year Miami Heat center that he is playing in a man s league, with big-boy rules. So when push comes to shove, Ware said there is an...

Ira Winderman: How will Heat’s Herro fit? A needless question on so many levels

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/22 2:08A Ira Winderman

Based on some of the discourse in recent weeks, if you didn t know better you d think calamity was about to consume the Miami Heat. After all, how will Tyler Herro s imminent return from September ankle surgery impact what has a rejuvenating...

ASK IRA: Is Norman Powell showing the Heat what a veteran leading man looks like?

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/21 11:05P Ira Winderman

Q: Ira, Norman Powell showed me all he needed to show when he returned Friday night. He didn t have to and no one would have blamed him after he missed three games with that injury. How can you not love that guy? – Franklin. A: You are correct on...

Del Pino blocks late FG attempt as Cardinal Gibbons escapes Killian in 2A regional semi

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/21 6:40P Gary Curreri

FORT LAUDERDALE — Cardinal Gibbons junior defensive end Justus Del Pino broke through and blocked his second field goal attempt of the night by Miami Killian, this one from 33 yards out with 13...

Chris Perkins: Dolphins’ Joe Cardona is a Naval officer who moonlights as an NFL player

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/21 6:59A Chris Perkins

MIAMI GARDENS — The first time that I really noticed Lt. Commander Joe Cardona was when he was doing pass defense drills with the Dolphins linebackers. Cardona, a 33-year-old supply and logistics officer attached to a West Coast-based Navy...

How the Miami Hurricanes rebuilt their defense into one of nation’s best

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/21 6:34A Adam Lichtenstein

Mario Cristobal had a problem to fix in the offseason. The Hurricanes offense, led by No. 1 NFL draft pick Cam Ward , was the nation s best last year. But the defense lagged well behind and likely cost Miami a shot at the College Football Playoff...

Heat’s Adebayo calls ‘Joy Dealer’ cap on night of Butler’s return a coincidence, ‘I’m not that...

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/21 6:32A Ira Winderman

The pettiness displayed by Bam Adebayo after Wednesday night s victory over sidelined Jimmy Butler and the Golden State Warriors? I m not that petty, Adebayo said. Instead, the Heat center said Friday, a suggestion by his stylist. OK, then. No...