JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – After getting off to a slow start, the Tennessee Titans used their ground game to wear down the Jacksonville Jaguars by the score of 37-16. Derrick Henry, a Yulee, Florida native, rushed for a career-high 92 yards and scored the game-breaking 17-yard touchdown in the third quarter. The Titans finished…
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EAST ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Scott Frost’s UCF Knights ended the 2016 season losing their final three games including a 31-13 loss in the AutoNation Cure Bowl in Orlando in mid-December. Sophomore McKenzie Milton threw a career-high four touchdown passes as the Knights kicked off 2017 with a 61-17 victory over Florida International University…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – In what could be the most important home game of the season, former Orlando City Lion Brek Shea might have put a serious dagger in the playoff hopes for his former club. Shea’s third goal of the season in the 53rd minute helped the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 2-1 victory…
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – In a game where the weather could have been the story, the Carolina Panthers’ starting offense was the real story. The Panthers went down the field on their opening series, with the return of Cam Newton to the lineup, and made an offensive statement, helping spark the Panthers to a…
Read moreORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – The Final Day of the Mountain Dew Orlando Pro Summer League 2017 started extra early, but finished up with the two best teams over the last five days going at it for the first championship of the brand new NBA calendar at Amway Center Thursday, July 6, 2017. Championship…
Read moreORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – As the week comes down to the last day of the league portion of the week, there are three games left to help decide the Mountain Dew Orlando Pro Summer League Championship Day schedule at Amway Center Wednesday July 5, 2017. The week’s top overall team to this point, the…
Read moreORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – The Mountain Dew Orlando Pro Summer League 2017 kicked off at Amway Center in Downtown Orlando Saturday. Here’s a quick rundown of the first day’s games. Indiana 85 – Orlando 74 The start of the 2017 Mountain Dew NBA Summer League was not the easiest for the Orlando Magic. The Magic…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – Orlando was the proud opening city and host of the Funk Fest tour that kicked off at Central Florida Fairgrounds on Saturday night. This ten-city tour will go on through the middle of June and has three additional dates in August, October and December. The tour will have rotating artists…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Orlando City Head Coach Jason Kreis had mentioned before Saturday’s contest against the Colorado Rapids that All-Star midfielder Ricardo Kaka’ would make his much anticipated return to the lineup. The Lions, who have the Eastern Conference’s best record, welcomed his return in the second half and jumpstarted themselves to a 2-0…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – The Orlando Solar Bears entered Game 4 of their opening round ECHL playoff series game against the Florida Everblades attempting to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their best of 7 series at Amway Center Saturday night. Thanks to a big crowd of 8,243 and the effort of goalkeeper Ryan…
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WASHINGTON, DC -- The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) announced its 2017 HBCU All-Stars at the Annual Summit hosted at the White House on Monday, September 18, 2017. The 62 All-Stars are undergraduate, graduate, and professional students recognized for their outstanding accomplishments. …
SOMERSET, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump denounced protests by NFL players and rescinded a White House invitation for NBA champion Stephen Curry in a two-day rant that targeted top professional athletes and brought swift condemnation from league executives and star players alike on Saturday. Wading into thorny issues of race…
WASHINGTON (FNN NEWS) -- AARP -- With scams and fraud schemes proliferating on social media, the AARP Fraud Watch Network has launched a campaign to educate Americans about social media hazards and provide information about how they can protect themselves. "Scammers have been using email and telephone calls to target unsuspecting victims for years. Now, with…
PORTLAND, Ore. (FNN SPORTS) – In the final match of a four-game road trip, Orlando City SC (9-13-8, 35 points) fell, 3-0, to the Portland Timbers (13-10-8, 47 points) on Sunday at Providence Park. “We felt we had to win all of our remaining matches. So I think the chances look really grim,” Lions head coach Jason Kreis said. “But…
ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) -- A day after earning a point in its final regular season home game, Orlando Pride’s (10-6-7, 37 points) ticket to the 2017 National Women’s Soccer League postseason has been booked. The Pride’s place in the final four of the table was secured after Seattle Reign FC fell 1-0 against FC Kansas City on Sunday night at Memorial Stadium. With…
ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN NEWS) -- Randy Ross -- What began as a relief effort for Texas in “I-4 for Texas” 3 weeks ago, morphed into “I-4 for Florida” following hurricane Irma, and is now “I-4 for Puerto Rico.” The donation drive kicks-off Saturday, September 23rd, with multiple drop points for the convenience of donors. “Our community is stepping up yet again. …
FORT MYERS, Fla., (FNN NEWS) -- Discovery Village At The Forum, one of the top senior living communities in Southwest Florida, hosted a formal ribbon cutting ceremony on August 2nd to celebrate the completion of the area's newest, and most luxurious, independent living community. Discovery Village at the Forum's new independent living community is owned and operated by award-winning Discovery…
Amy Bernard and her brother kept their mother out of a nursing home as long as they could, until Parkinson's and dementia took their toll and she was seriously injured in a fall. Bernard is happy with her mother’s nursing home care, but it comes at a steep price: $7,000 per month, an amount that would…
