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Gene-altered mosquitoes could be used vs. dengue
Mosquito control officials in the Florida Keys are waiting for the federal government to sign off on an experiment that would release hundreds of ...
Strong staying as Louisville football coach
Charlie Strong's decision to stay at Louisville is the second major coup for the Cardinals in eight days. After reports linking Strong to several ...
Galleries spite Sandy to show at Art Basel Miami
It's art season in the Miami area. Art Basel Miami Beach and about two dozen other independent art fairs open Thursday. Tens of thousands of people ...
Stern: Spurs rested too many players too early
NBA Commissioner David Stern said Wednesday his $250,000 fine of the San Antonio Spurs was justified because the club went beyond what league owners ...
Astronaut braces for unprecedented year in space
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is already bracing for an unprecedented one-year mission aboard the International Space Station. He figures it will be as ...
Darden cites failed promotions for lower outlook
Darden Restaurants Inc. is cutting its profit forecast for the year, with the owner of Olive Garden and Red Lobster blaming failed promotions and ...
Cosmic radio waves mimic chirping of 'alien birds'
Twin spacecraft have captured the clearest sounds yet from Earth's radiation belts — and they mimic the chirping of birds. NASA's Van Allen Probes ...
'In Cold Blood' murderers investigated in Florida
At the end of 1959, two families of four — one in Kansas, the other in Florida — were brutally murdered. Two men were arrested, charged and executed ...
Napoli to Red Sox, Loney to Rays, A-Rod out
The Boston Red Sox began to play catch-up by getting All-Star catcher Mike Napoli, Tampa Bay took a chance on James Loney and the New York Yankees ...
Column: Are you ready for some bowls?! We aren't
This college football bowl season is like a brand of Chex Mix that comes with a bunch of nuts you don't really care to eat. Sure, there's a handful ...
Obama wants Wasserman Schultz to stay on at DNC
President Barack Obama wants Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz to stay on as his party's chairwoman. Wasserman Schultz has overseen the Democratic ...
LeBron James chosen as SI's Sportsman of the Year
When LeBron James learned he was Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year, the Miami Heat star was surprised. Not because he thought his ...
McDowell ends a long drought at Sherwood
Graeme McDowell loves nothing better than to close out a long year with a win, and there's no better place for him to do that than Sherwood Country ...
Defense leads top teams in offensive-minded game
Offense is in, but defense is still what it takes to win big. That's the lesson of college football's 2012 season. For the fourth straight year, ...
Blockbuster BCS main event, with iffy undercard
The penultimate Bowl Championship Series gave college football a national championship matchup low on controversy and loaded with star power. No.
2 dead in bus crash into overpass at Miami airport
At Miami International Airport, two large signs warn drivers of large vehicles not to pass beneath the 8-foot-6 inch concrete overpass.
No. 4 Florida, No. 22 Louisville in Sugar Bowl
Now that Charlie Strong has his Louisville Cardinals in a BCS bowl, of course fate would have it that his team's opponent is Florida, a program with ...
Busted! Northern Illinois meets FSU in Orange Bowl
What a weekend for Northern Illinois: Win a conference championship, lose a coach and bust the BCS. The Huskies are headed to the Orange Bowl, set to ...
McDowell ends drought by winning World Challenge
Graeme McDowell kept trying to convince himself and everyone else that his game was improving, even though he had gone two years without a trophy to ...
List of recent untimely deaths for NFL players
The apparent murder-suicide of Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, 25, is one of a series of untimely deaths for current or former NFL ...
AP Source: Northern Illinois to the Orange Bowl
Northern Illinois has been selected to play Florida State in the Orange Bowl, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.
South Florida fires Skip Holtz after 3 seasons
Skip Holtz was fired as South Florida's football coach after two straight losing seasons in which the program fell back instead of progressed.
Pats clinch AFC East title by beating Miami 23-16
Two yards from a touchdown on third down, Tom Brady took the snap and fell to the turf curled around the ball, happy to settle for a field goal.
Brinksmanship on Obama Medicaid expansion for poor
It's health care brinksmanship, with hundreds of billions of dollars and the well-being of millions of people at stake. President Barack Obama's ...