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U.S. Olympic sliders: Red, white, blue – and a green beret

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – U.S. Olympic bobsledder Nate Weber will never forget the sound. He was going through a brutal outdoor summertime workout last year and was starting a series of...

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Sports

Oklahoma State gets past Virginia Tech in Camping World Bowl

ORLANDO, Fla. – They started playing football at Oklahoma State 116 years ago, and never in that span had there been a run of three consecutive 10-win seasons. Until now. ...

DATE: Dec 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Lane Train: Kiffin and Florida Atlantic leave no doubt in Boca Raton Bowl

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Lane Kiffin’s first bowl game at Florida Atlantic was the perfect microcosm of his first season with the Owls. Slow start. Super finish. And the futu...

DATE: Dec 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Rivalry continues: No. 3 Notre Dame visits No. 7 Miami

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly now knows the correct wording: The most popular piece of jewelry in Miami right now is called the Turnover Chain, not Takeaway Chain as he called it earlier this...

DATE: Nov 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

The new sultan of swat: Giancarlo Stanton’s year won’t be forgotten

MIAMI – In the Year of the Homer, Giancarlo Stanton had the most out of everyone. More than anyone in a long time, too. The Miami Marlins’ slugger led the majors with 5...

DATE: Oct 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Awaiting Irma: Rays and Dolphins to be home on the road

MIAMI – Hurricane Irma will have the Miami Dolphins setting up a temporary home in California, and make the New York Yankees the road team in their own city. The powerful Category...

DATE: Sep 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Miami wants to be included in 2026 World Cup bid

MIAMI – If the World Cup returns to the U.S., Miami wants to be involved. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez said Tuesday that the county will submit a bid by September to hos...

DATE: Aug 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

From .179 to the All-Star Game: The climb of Yankees rookie Aaron Judge

MIAMI – Aaron Judge keeps the only piece of motivation he needs on his phone. It’s right there on his notes app, always atop the list for quick access. He looks at it every day an...

DATE: Jul 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Tim Tebow takes next step of baseball journey

Former football star promoted in minor league baseball

DATE: Jun 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Marlins’ Edinson Volquez throws no-hitter against Diamondbacks

Sixth no-hitter in team history, first in MLB this season

DATE: Jun 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

U.S. bobsledder Steven Holcomb, 37, found dead

Steven Holcomb, the longtime U.S. bobsledding star who drove to three Olympic medals after beating a disease that nearly robbed him of his eyesight, was found dead in Lake Placid, New York, ...

DATE: May 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Always Dreaming, Girvin get wins in big Kentucky Derby prep races

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Todd Pletcher has sent more horses to the Kentucky Derby than almost anyone. Joe Sharp hasn’t sent any. Yet both trainers were celebrating...

DATE: Apr 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports