Somerset Canyons boys soccer rallies by defending titlist American Heritage-Delray in PKs

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/13 7:52P Gary Curreri

BOYNTON BEACH — Somerset Canyons sophomore goalkeeper Jayden Rios didn’t play in Friday night’s 3A boys regional title game against defending state champion American Heritage-Delray until the final 1 minute, 45 seconds of the second overtime. It...

Jimmie Johnson seeks Daytona 500 glory as a last link to bygone era

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/13 8:08A Edgar Thompson

DAYTONA BEACH —  NASCAR legend Jimmie Johnson’s contemporaries from his sport’s heyday are all but gone. Pictures in a frame. Names on a trophy. Plaques in the Hall of Fame. All remain faces of the...

With nerves out of the way, Heat’s Powell back for another shot at 3-point contest

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/13 7:09A Ira Winderman

When it comes to Sunday s NBA All-Star Game, it will be all new for Miami Heat guard Norman Powell. But when it comes to Saturday s 3-point contest during All-Star Weekend, Powell is confident the jitters are gone. Back in the event for a second...

Bravo! Act I of the Winter Olympics’ visit to Italy has been filled with drama, catharsis and tears

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/13 7:03A Associated Press

By WILL GRAVES, AP National Writer CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Soaring arias. Wrenching tragedy. Joyful triumphs. Exotic backdrops. Climaxes often designed to produce tears, sad or otherwise....

Dave Hyde: Ta-ta-to-Tua is easiest decision the new Dolphins face

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/13 6:55A Dave Hyde

What stands out about Tua Tagovailoa’s impending exit is how it’s the easiest decision of this new Miami Dolphins regime’s ragged inheritance. Solving the salary-cap chaos, weeding out the front office, rebuilding the rickety roster, deciding on...

A fugitive on the run for years is arrested when he turns up at the Olympics to watch hockey

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/13 6:26A Associated Press

ROME (AP) — A Slovak fugitive who had been on the run for 16 years was finally arrested when he turned up in Milan to support his national ice hockey team at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics , police said Friday. Related Articles Bravo! Act I of...

Norwegian biathlete wins another Olympic bronze medal, 3 days after confessing his infidelity

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/13 6:12A Associated Press

By MARTHA BELLISLE ANTERSELVA, Italy (AP) — Norwegian biathlete Strula Holm Laegreid won his second bronze medal of the Milan Cortina Olympics on Friday — three days after making an unexpected...

Bianchi: Sadly, Nebraska and Scott Frost was a love story nobody believed in

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/13 4:25A Mike Bianchi

As the late, great radio pioneer Paul Harvey used to say, “And now you know the rest of the story.” It turns out, Scott Frost never wanted to be hired by Nebraska. And Nebraska — at least the man in charge of Nebraska athletics — never wanted to...

Dolphins hiring new quarterbacks coach after first choice went elsewhere

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/13 4:01A David Furones

The Miami Dolphins had a quarterbacks coach, then they didn’t, and now they have one again. The Dolphins are hiring Mississippi State associate head coach for offense Bush Hamdan as quarterbacks coach, according to a league source Friday morning....

Chris Perkins: Dolphins should push QB decision to 2027, not commit to Malik Willis in 2026

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/13 3:14A Chris Perkins

MIAMI GARDENS — Let’s say this up front: the Dolphins don’t have to find their long-term answer at quarterback in 2026. They can push their quarterback search into the 2027 season if there aren’t any good options this year. And so far there...

Known as Showtime, Heat’s Johnson ready to produce All-Star dunk drama

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/13 3:00A Ira Winderman

MIAMI — It was in eighth grade, when the layup line at Envision Academy turned into a dunk contest, so Keshad Johnson, then 13 or 14, decided why not? It was just all the guys on the varsity team were going for it, and I was an 8th grader. I was...

ISU defends Olympic ice dance scoring after French judge’s margin swings gold to French team over...

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/13 1:39A Associated Press

By DAVE SKRETTA, Associated Press Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — The International Skating Union says it stands by the judging of ice dance at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics , where the scores from the French judge earlier this week played a big...

High school boys basketball regional schedule

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/12 3:34A Steve Svekis

Regional quarterfinals According to fhsaa.com Saturday at 7 p.m. unless noted 7A 2. Olympia at 7. Palm Beach Central, 6 p.m. 6. Wellington at 3. Jupiter, 6 p.m. 5. Western at 4. Cypress Bay, 2 p.m. 6. West Broward at 3. Coral Glades 6A 8. Mater...

High school girls basketball regional schedule

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/12 3:34A Steve Svekis

Regional quarterfinals According to fhsaa.com Friday at 7 p.m. unless noted 7A 4. Jupiter at 5. Palm Beach Lakes 7. Palm Beach Gardens at Port St. Lucie Treasure Coast 8. Santaluces at 1. Doral Academy, 7:30 p.m. 5. Park Vista at 4. Stoneman...

Spoelstra bends the cliche, says Heat better than what 29-27 record says

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/12 3:13A Ira Winderman

MIAMI ¯ Amid the ongoing search for consistency, the one constant that remains from coach Erik Spoelstra is that the Miami Heat are — or at least should be — better than their record. That was the message he left as his team headed into its...