Basketball breaking through in football-crazy South Florida

MIAMI — — Erik Spoelstra has said it several times throughout the second half of the NBA and college basketball seasons. He thinks there is a cool factor to the Miami Heat and University of Miami Hurricanes being at or near the top of their respective sports. What would make it even better is if [...]

South Plantation magnet program hosts open house

Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 5:10 p.m. EST, January 9, 2013 Interested in designing a solar race car? Or working in the Everglades or the environment? At South Plantation High School students leaning toward the study of environmental science and technology can apply for the college-preparatory  Environmental Science and Everglades Restoration Magnet program. The all-county program [...]

South Florida school districts react to Connecticut shooting

By Scott Travis Sun Sentinel 3:08 p.m. EST, December 14, 2012 So what are some our local school district officials saying about the massacre in Connecticut. Like the rest of us, they are shocked and devastated and thinking about school security. “Today’s incident reminds us of how important our public schools are and how precious [...]

Wade: 3 days, 2,400 books signed in South Florida

MIAMI—   If only Dwyane Wade could go left.   Instead, with pen in right hand, the Heat guard has signed upwards of 2,400 copies of his book, “A Father First: How my life became bigger than basketball,” over the past three days during three South Florida appearances, a tour that ended with a Sunday [...]

South Broward High stages two more productions of Next to Normal

By Cara Fitzpatrick March 2, 2012 01:10 PM South Broward High’s theater troupe will do two more performances of Next to Normal after being named one of the most outstanding theatrical productions in the state. Matinee performances will be held at 3 p.m. on March 7 and March 9 at the high school, at 1901 [...]

South Broward High stages two more productions of Next to Normal

By Cara Fitzpatrick March 2, 2012 01:10 PM South Broward High’s theater troupe will do two more performances of Next to Normal after being named one of the most outstanding theatrical productions in the state. Matinee performances will be held at 3 p.m. on March 7 and March 9 at the high school, at 1901 [...]

Linsanity overflows in South Florida

South Florida gets its first glimpse at basketball sensation Jeremy Lin on Thursday when his New York Knicks visit the Miami Heat. But the Linsanity has been building for days. The mass fervor for New York Knicks point guard has spiked ticket prices, caused a run on Lin jerseys and flooded Miami Heat offices with [...]

South Plantation High gets $125,000 to refurbish theater seats

By Cara Fitzpatrick February 7, 2012 02:58 PM The Broward School Board voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of spending about $ 125,000 to refurbish auditorium seats in South Plantation High in Plantation. District officials said the 36-year-old seats pose a safety concern for students because of sharp exposed edges on some of the metal seat [...]

Lockout presence in South Fla. goes beyond FIU game

MIAMI— Saturday’s NBA lockout exhibition at Florida International University might wind up as just part of a South Florida showcase for the players involved. While a union spokesman said Wednesday there are no plans for a formal union meeting in conjunction with the South Florida All-Star Classic being presented by the Miami Heat’s LeBron James, [...]

Sad state of South Florida sports never bleaker

How dare the sun shine on this bleakest of Mondays in South Florida sports. The background music all day on sports talk radio should have been a continuous loop of “Who’ll Stop the Rain.” Callers lamenting the Dolphins’ 0-4 start ranged from total despair to creatively cryptic, including phones relaying the sound of toilets flushing [...]

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