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TAMPA, Fla. -- The Carolina Panthers went 2-6 in games decided by three points or less this season, and Sunday's season finale was another frustratingly close one, with Carolina falling to Tampa Bay 1

INDIANAPOLIS -- Myles Turner scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 117-104 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

Indiana (17-18) has

MIAMI -- Reggie Jackson scored 27 points, Andre Drummond added 25 points and 18 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons beat the Miami Heat 107-98 on Sunday.

The Pistons (16-20) trailed by as many as 14 poi

Florida [United States], Jan. 2 (ANI): The United States President-elect Donald Trump has said that he has information about the alleged Russian cyber hacking in the 2016 election and promised to disc

Tampa - Police in Florida say an angry dog sent three people to the hospital after one tried to put a sweater on it.

Tampa police say the pit bull mix named Scarface bit a 52-year-old woman who was t

PYONGYANG, North Korea - During a televised address on New Year's Eve, outlining his country's military achievements, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country is in the “

WASHINGTON, U.S. - Incoming White House press secretary, Sean Spicer appeared to suggest there was political motivation behind outgoing President Obama imposing fresh sanctions on Russian companies

Florida Aquarium president and CEO, Thom F. Stork, age 68, died Monday after a long battle with cancer.

Stork led the institution for 14 years, building record attendance and revenue while also bring

Florida is among 19 U.S. states that implemented minimum wage increases as of Jan. 1.

In the Sunshine State, the minimum wage rose from $8.05 and hour to $8.10 an hour.

Massachusetts and Washington

The 33-year-old Grove Estates Condominium in Sweetwater was bought out by a developer for $16.6 million.

After the Grove Estates Condominium Association terminated its condominium in August, it recen

In addition to dozens of Limited stores reportedly closing across the nation, the struggling retailer is shuttering its South Florida locations Jan. 7, according to the Sun Sentinel.

A letter sent to

Paresh Patel, CEO of HCI Group Inc., was awarded a $1.25 million cash bonus for 2016.

That's substantially less than the $4 million bonus he received in 2015.

Bonuses dropped for two other HCI execu

Rocco's Tacos and Tequila Bar wasn't the reason Blue Martini Lounge is vacating International Plaza in Tampa, the founder of Rocco's said Monday.

Co-owner Rocco Mangel, who owns his namesake concept

SpaceX plans to resume flights on Sunday after completing its investigation into the September explosion of a Falcon-9 rocket on the launchpad at Cape Canaveral, Florida and detailing short- and long-

SpaceX plans to resume flights Jan. 8 after completing its investigation into the September explosion of a Falcon-9 rocket on the launchpad at Cape Canaveral, Florida and detailing short- and long-ter

Orlando-area home prices saw a 7.2 percent rise in November compared with the same month last year, according to a new report by CoreLogic.

Orlando's home price hike was slightly better than the nati

TAMPA, Fla. -- Andrei Vasilevskiy has played six straight games since goalie Ben Bishop went down with a lower-body injury on Dec. 20, and the Tampa Bay Lightning are 4-1-1 since then heading into a h

Having failed to take advantage of a wounded team in Los Angeles on Monday, the Phoenix Suns will return home to host another when they duel with the Miami Heat on Tuesday night.

Unfortunately for th

New York, Jan 3 (IANS) The eggs of non-avian dinosaurs took nearly between three to six months to hatch, similar to crocodiles and lizards, which explains the reason behind the extinction of the dinos

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