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UCF softball coach believes "best is yet to come" for Knights
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (643+ words) The emotions were raw for UCF coach Cindy Ball-Malone, who wiped away tears as she reflected on the Knights" season following their 14-4 elimination loss to UCLA in Game 2 of the NCAA Super Regional in Los Angeles on Saturday night. "I…...
Underwater memorial to wrecked slave ship draws pilgrims seeking to connect with their roots
4+ hour, 16+ min ago (1125+ words) She was on a pilgrimage with other Black divers and community members, visiting sacred sites including one where a British slave ship " the Henrietta Marie " sank 326 years ago. The vessel had delivered 200 enslaved people from West Africa to Jamaica and…...
Orlando Pride tries to break out of slump at second-place San Diego
6+ hour, 3+ min ago (355+ words) The Orlando Pride have struggled in recent'weeks, but they have a chance to get their season back on track as a three-game road trip comes to an end. The Pride (3-5-2, 11 points) take on San Diego Wave FC (7-3-1, 22 points) on Sunday…...
Ehlers" OT goal lifts Hurricanes past Canadiens in Game 2 of Eastern Conference Final – Orlando Sentinel
14+ hour, 3+ min ago (205+ words) By AARON BEARD RALEIGH, N. C. (AP) — Nikolaj Ehlers got loose up the center of the ice and popped the puck past Jakub Dobes at 3: 29 of overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes past the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Saturday night to level the…...
How Orlando is keeping its major league baseball dreams alive
8+ hour, 37+ min ago (674+ words) As Major League Baseball's Rays make their latest fitful pursuit to build a new Tampa Bay home, an Orlando group is feverishly working to develop a fanbase, win political support, and perhaps gain a chunk of tourism dollars for a…...
Hurricane season 2026: Tropical rainfall brings flooding pain to Central Florida
8+ hour, 38+ min ago (563+ words) Hurricane Ian turned Orlo Vista into a lake. When the storm stalled over Central Florida in September 2022, it dropped historic rainfall across Orange County, overwhelming canals, retention ponds and stormwater systems designed decades earlier. Entire streets in the west Orange…...
Commentary: Why Florida has to lead on water, resilience and climate
8+ hour, 52+ min ago (406+ words) In a state bordered on three sides by water, Floridians understand what our coastlines mean. The ocean isn't scenery to us " it's identity, it's economy, it's livelihood. Protecting our waterways, wetlands, marine life and habitats isn't an environmental issue. It's…...
Hurricane season 2026: What is the Saffir-Simpson intensity scale?
9+ hour, 43+ min ago (524+ words) Tropical systems tracked by the National Hurricane Center will be classified as depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes based on their intensity. The NHC will label a system a tropical depression when it has sustained winds below 38 mph but shows the…...
Commentary: Holocaust Center ignores Oct. 7 Gaza attacks – Orlando Sentinel
10+ hour, 2+ min ago (217+ words) If ever there was a reason and need for a Holocaust museum, the sustained and brutal Israeli attack on Gaza following the horrors of October 7, 2023, was it, but Maitland's Holocaust Center has not been heard on the issue....
Commentary: Florida's tax strategy sets a national example
10+ hour, 17+ min ago (627+ words) Orlando Sentinel As some blue states pursue wealth taxes and tax hikes, Florida shows that pro-growth tax policies attract people, businesses and investment. Despite criticism that zero income taxes only benefit high-earners, the Sunshine State's booming economy and positive migration…...