UCF held its first scrimmage of spring camp Tuesday, and there’s already clarity with the crowded quarterback room. Sophomore Mikey Keene and Ole Miss transfer John Rhys Plumlee are beginning to separate themselves. According to coach Gus Malzahn, Keene and Plumlee primarily worked with the first string, but did some work with the second string.…
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Mike Granato wrestled with the decision for several weeks. On Monday afternoon, Granato informed West Orange football players that he’d accepted an assistant coaching position at Coffee High School in Douglas, Georgia, a town of less than 12,000 residents nestled nearly 70 miles north of the Florida border. The move comes with a salary increase…
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Players continue to flood the transfer market as more and more coaches across the country embrace the portal. With several new coaching hires at LSU and Florida, the SEC has become a home for several of those transfers. Jarrick Bernard-Converse, CB, LSU Outside of Ole Miss and USC, nobody used the transfer portal better than…
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Lawsuits filed on behalf of three more Orange County prosecutors alleging sexual harassment by a former senior DA manager and retaliation by DA Todd Spitzer raise new accusations of racial comments within the office. A 20-year veteran district attorney – one of three unnamed women prosecutors to file new lawsuits this week against the county…
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Florida cornerbacks coach Corey Raymond knows how to command a room, be it the living room of a recruit or the meeting room of his position group. Raymond’s presence is palpable regardless of square footage. LSU’s 2017 Pro Day showcased generational talent — notably top-10 picks Leonard Fournette and Jamal Adams — and the SEC’s…
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — Got a dime you can spare? Coins are in short supply — again. Retailers, laundromats and other businesses that rely on coins want Americans to empty their piggy banks and look under couch cushions for extra change and “get coin moving.” A group of trade associations that represent individual…
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Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier revealed this week that he cried the day he traded franchise left tackle Laremy Tunsil to the Houston Texans before the 2019 season for an array of draft picks. If he has cried again at any point since, they’re probably tears of joy. The picks received in that deal…
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A former minor league baseball player from Orange County and several other people were named in a series of cases tied to an illegal sports gambling ring, which started 20 years ago and came to involve current and former professional athletes, federal authorities announced Thursday, March 31. Documents unsealed this week show several of the…
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A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled on Thursday, March 31 honoring the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the latest honor for the band inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 and the recipient of six Grammys. All four members of the band — lead vocalist Anthony Kiedis, bassist…
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TEMPE, Ariz. — Jose Rojas may be forcing his way on to the Angels’ roster. At first glance, there is no good fit for how the Angels would use Rojas, but he has hit the ball so well in spring training that manager Joe Maddon conceded he’s leading to some tough decisions. “It’s hard to…
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