FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Stanley Cup is a little banged up, thanks to the Florida Panthers’ celebration of back-to-back titles. The bowl of the famous trophy is cracked and the bottom is dented. Not for the first time and likely not the last. The Panthers won their second consecutive championship on home ice Tuesday … Read more
The Florida Panthers hoisted the Stanley Cup on Tuesday night and cost a recent college grad more than $270,000 after he narrowly missed on a long shot, five-part wager that he placed one year ago. Drew Hirschman, 24, plucked down $13 believing that the Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB), Philadelphia Eagles (NFL), New York Liberty (WNBA), … Read more
The first 25 years of the Florida Panthers’ existence was anything but synonymous with hockey success. The Panthers made the NHL postseason only five times and advanced past the second round just once, all while cycling through 10 coaches. Now, they are hockey’s most dominant franchise — again. On Tuesday, Florida won its second consecutive … Read more
A federal judge found Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier in civil contempt Tuesday after he snubbed a court order in a high-profile immigration case and then boasted about it in interviews. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams wrote that Uthmeier offered “a series of implausible interpretations of the language he used” to argue he was complying … Read more
MIAMI — After four months with President Donald Trump at the helm, Reinerio de la Torre says he’s waiting to see if the president fulfills his promises. The 56-year-old electrician, who came from Cuba 18 years ago, voted for Trump in November. But he says the president has gone too far with immigration, and he doesn’t … Read more
A man convicted of raping and killing a woman three decades ago after kidnapping her from a supermarket parking lot in Florida is scheduled to be executed Tuesday. Anthony Wainwright, 54, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. He was convicted in the April 1994 killing of 23-year-old Carmen … Read more