Dolphins tight end Mike Gesicki has gotten lots of humorous and playful reactions from his version of “the griddy,” the dance he attempted after his touchdown in Miami’s comeback victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. Gesicki has enjoyed the attention, and the laughs. “I was too excited,” he said of his version of the…
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Editor’s note: This is the Tuesday Sept. 20 edition of the “Game Day with Kevin Modesti” newsletter. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, sign up here. Good morning. Baseball fans are talking about home runs again this week. Aaron Judge and Albert Pujols could hit magical milestones any day. Let’s consider why that magic…
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Introducing “Dolphins Deep Dive with Perk,” the Sun Sentinel’s new weekly Dolphins video show featuring Chris Perkins, Dave Hyde, David Furones and occasional guests. On Tuesday’s show, the Dolphins writers discussed if Tua’s Dan Marino-like performance in Sunday’s thrilling win at Baltimore finally silenced his doubters. They also looked ahead to Sunday’s big game against…
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Orlando Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman announced several additions and promotions within the organization’s basketball operations on Tuesday. Pete D’Alessandro, who joined the Magic in 2017 and was previously an assistant general manager, has been promoted to associate general manager. David Bencs, formerly the director of basketball analytics, is now an assistant general…
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Filmmaker Sierra Pettengill says the first time she watched the U.S. Army training films at the heart of her new documentary “Riotsville, USA,” the grainy images were as stunning as the meaning they carried. “I had this real whiplash, which I also think made its way into the tone of the film,” Pettengill says of…
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Summer’s heat often lingers long past Labor Day. To my way of thinking the lure of a refreshing watermelon salad, chilled and seductively sweet, is on point throughout early fall in SouthernCalifornia. Variations on the watermelon salad theme are many, but most often the recipes include a frisky cheese. In this simple watermelon-centric recipe from…
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NORWALK — A man suspected of sexually assaulting a girl in South Whittier is in custody Tuesday. Deputies from the Norwalk Sheriff’s Station responded about 2 p.m. Sunday to the Stater Bros. market at 14212 Mulberry Drive in South Whittier regarding a sexual assault, according to Fox 11. According to the sheriff’s department, the victim…
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Magic Bands, wearable tech devices that have been in use at Florida’s Walt Disney World since 2013, will finally make the trip west when they arrive at the Disneyland Resort this fall, park officials announced Tuesday, Sept. 20. The latest iteration of the devices, called Magic Band+, debuted at Walt Disney World this past summer.…
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Tree trimmers sometimes leave behind messes, along with angry customers. Complaints are easy to find in Nevada, where no occupational license is needed for the work. But negative reviews are just as common in California, which licenses the industry. “Instead of cutting large limbs into manageable pieces, he’d cut heavy limbs that would swing wildly,…
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The Ravens’ collapse Sunday was so swift, so decisive, so all-consuming that it felt inevitable even before it was complete. The Ravens were up big, and then they weren’t. They had a field-goal lead with just over two minutes remaining, and then their backs were to their goal line. They had Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua…
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