By Andrew Dalton | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Oscars producer Will Packer said Los Angeles police were ready to arrest Will Smith after Smith slapped Chris Rock on the Academy Awards stage. “They were saying, you know, this is battery, was a word they used in that moment,” Packer said in a clip released…
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Florida and 20 other states are suing the federal government over mask mandates for airlines, trains and other forms of public transportation, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday. The mandates have caused “unruly passenger situations,” because people “nibbling on peanuts for 2½ hours” can keep the masks off, but somebody reading can’t, DeSantis said. “It’s amazing…
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The Chicago Bulls faced off against the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night at the United Center to begin a stretch of five straight home games, trying to put themselves in good position for a playoff run. They’ll have one more road game — April 10 at the Minnesota Timberwolves — before a much-anticipated return…
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ICON Park has sent a formal request to the SlingShot Group, which owns the ride from which a 14-year-old boy fell to his death late Thursday, demanding the company immediately stop operating its rides at the entertainment complex. Though the Orlando Free Fall drop tower closed indefinitely following the accident that killed Tyre Sampson, the…
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The Orlando Magic’s defense has stepped up since the All-Star break, with much of that success being tied to them trying out different schemes more. The Magic typically play drop defense with their bigs and will occasionally hedge depending on the ball handler, but since the break they’ve been incorporating two other schemes: Zone and…
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Former Florida linebacker Mike Peterson played football because he loved the game. The spoils of success would come later during a lengthy NFL career. Long retired and in his first season on the Gators’ coaching staff, Peterson, 45, worries about the priorities of current players in the age of name, imagine and likeness legislation. “In…
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Brandon Adams still remembers the first few moments of his first start at UCF. The Atlanta native lined up at cornerback on one side, with Davonte Brown on the other, as the Knights opened an Oct. 9 home game vs. East Carolina on defense this past season. Brown broke up a pass play from ECU…
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Florida State caught lightning in the bottle when it signed transfer defensive linemen Jermaine Johnson II and Keir Thomas last offseason. The pass-rushing duo was an indispensable, formidable force up front. The two combined for 18.5 sacks and 30 tackles for loss, with Johnson earning ACC Defensive Player of the Year after leading the league…
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Running off at the typewriter … Oh no, it’s happening again. The golf world has come to a complete and utter standstill because of Tiger Woods. Golf fans, golf media and golf TV executives absolutely are atwitter with the news about Tiger’s possible return to competitive golf at the Masters next week. Obviously, everyone is…
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A 71-year-old Santa Ana house-flipper faces up to nine years in federal prison for income tax fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office reported Thursday, March 31. John W. Rampello was convicted Wednesday on two counts of subscribing to a false individual income tax return and a count of aiding and assisting in the preparation of a…
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