NFL WEEK 13 GREG COTE’S THURSDAY PICK BILLS (8-3) at PATRIOTS (6-5) Line: BUF by 4. Cote’s pick: NE, 24-23. Upset! TV: 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Prime Video. The soul of a nation is at stake! OK, well, no. But the ownership of the AFC East is! Buffalo though…
1 killed, 4 wounded after shooter fired into crowd at Florida A&M University, police say
MIAMI — A gunman fired at least a dozen shots into a crowd, killing one and wounding four others, including a 16-year-old boy, at an outdoor basketball court on Florida A&M University’s campus in Tallahassee, police said. Tallahassee police said Monday…
Below .500 and out of playoff position, the Florida Panthers begin a pivotal road trip
More than a quarter of the 2022-23 NHL season is done and if it ended today, the Florida Panthers would not be in the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs. It’s too early for Paul Maurice and the Panthers to panic — and the coach knew this season was never going …
Former pro boxer bought AK-47, planned mass shooting at Miami gym, police say
MIAMI — A former professional boxer has been arrested after Miami police say he bought an AK-47 rifle and was preparing to shoot up a gym. Azea Agustama, 39, of North Miami, was jailed early Wednesday and charged with two felony counts of issuing writt…
Former pro boxer bought AK-47, planned mass shooting at Miami gym, police say
MIAMI — A former professional boxer has been arrested after Miami police say he bought an AK-47 rifle and was preparing to shoot up a gym. Azea Agustama, 39, of North Miami, was jailed early Wednesday and charged with two felony counts of issuing writt…
Michelle Kaufman: Americans finally get why the World Cup is so great, and why it hurts so much to tie
No, Qatar should not be hosting the World Cup. No, it isn’t right that fans can’t drink beer and players can’t wear rainbow arm bands at this World Cup. But the World Cup is still the greatest sporting event. Bar none. And this is coming from someone w…
Takeaways from blowout loss to Cavaliers, as Heat drops to 0-3 on trip
CLEVELAND — Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 113-87 blowout loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers (10-6) on Sunday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse to fall to 0-3 on its four-game trip. The Heat (7-10) closes the trip on Monday against the Minnesota T…
4 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Florida Keys, US Coast Guard says
MIAMI — A homemade boat with at least 18 migrants capsized near the Florida Keys Saturday, killing at least four people, the U.S. Coast Guard said Sunday via Twitter. The Coast Guard said nine people have been rescued, some of whom wore life jackets in…
Storylines galore as Qatar World Cup kicks off Sunday. Here are group-by-group previews.
The 2022 World Cup kicks off Sunday in Qatar, the first ever played this late in the year and a tournament packed with intriguing storylines. Will Argentine star Lionel Messi finally win his first World Cup trophy? Can defending champion France repeat?…
Greg Cote: How Jimmy Johnson won championships — but had to get out of football to get his life back
It is fair to say that memoirs are often written too soon, when lives have all but just begun, a phenomenon that seems especially prevalent in sports and entertainment. The novelist Joyce Maynard recounted how it took her 25 years to write her biograph…