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Towns homer lifts U.Va. over Florida State in ACC tourney
DURHAM, N.C. - Kenny Towns mad dash to score from first on a single in the eighth inning helped Virginia send Saturday's Atlantic Coast Conference tournament pool play game into extra innings. His monstrous three-run home run to left field in the bottom of the 12th ended it, earning him a Gatorade bath from ...
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Towns HR lifts UVa past FSU 7-4 in 12 innings
DURHAM, N.C. -- Kenny Towns' three-run homer in the bottom of the 12th inning lifted Virginia past Florida State 7-4 on Saturday at the Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament.Towns finished with four RBIs and Joe McCarthy also homered for the third-seeded Cavaliers (47-10). They trailed by three early before rallying to finish the tournament 2-1.Florida State's Jameis Winston ...
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Pay phones A thing of the past or still serving a public purpose
They stand like sentries on the sidewalks of Brickell Avenue and Biscayne Boulevard, along Flagler and Eighth streets, about 100 of them — yet they are barely noticed and rarely used. The question: What to do with the archaic, bland pay phones that once served an extraordinary public service but, at a time when just about everyone has a cell phone, seem little more than space-eating ...
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Floridas beaches make the cut as some of the best in the U.S.
Dr. Leatherman is a professor at Florida International University. His report is based on 50 criteria each year that includes sand softness, rip currents, pollution, lifeguards and safety record. His top 10 list is formed after evaluating 650 beaches across the ...
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The Miami Herald Christine Dolen column
May 25--Brian Friel's award-winning Dancing at Lughnasa is a delicate memory play, a portrait of an Irish family poor in material things but rich in love. Like a treasured scrapbook photograph come to life, the warm-hearted drama paints a portrait of grown siblings unknowingly approaching the moment when their family would break apart. The final play of the season at Palm Beach Dramaworks, ...
Movie Review
The Queen
As a fictionalized peak behind the walls of Buckingham Palace during the seven days following the unexpected death of Princess Diana in 1997, The Queen offers an intriguing glimpse at a key evolutionary moment in the ancient institution of the British monarchy. The films central theme is ... ...
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Miamis LeBron James controls his emotions in East final series | NBA playoffs
Miami Heat superstar LeBron James hurt his team with last-minute turnovers in a Game 2 loss to Indiana, but he isn't reaching for the panic ...
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Sweet deals are business as usual in Florida government
We were reminded of this Candyland innocence again this week when a St. Petersburg company got $52 million worth of business from the state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Did Heritage Property and Casualty Corp. get a corporate care package because it had donated more than $140,000 to Gov. Rick Scott and the Republican Party of Florida? Gosh, no. It had to be Heritage's long and ...
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Animals At Zoo Miami Paint For A Good Cause
MIAMI (CBSMiami) -Attention Miami art collectors, there's a group of new artists in town and they are all painting in the name of charity. At Zoo Miami Saturday, animals, like Peggy the elephant and Toshi the rhino, explored their artsy side all in the name of benefiting each ...
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Medinas walk-off single lifts Florida
Florida's Kelsey Horton cheers as she comes in to score the game-winning run during the first game of the NCAA Gainesville Super Regional at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium on Saturday. The Gators won 4-3 in dramatic fashion, with a walk-off, bases-loaded single from Katie Medina in the bottom of the seventh to take to first game of the weekend ...
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Sun to offer subscriptions for its online content
Since 1879, The Gainesville Sun has provided our readers with the most complete local news report available. No one covers our dynamic and diverse community like we ...