ORLANDO, 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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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Orlando City became the first team in MLS History to start their opening home campaign undefeated after Cyle Larin’s 4th goal of the season in extra time helped the Lions beat the L.A. Galaxy 2-1. Larin’s goal gives him the record for the most goals by a single player in…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – In a game where the Indiana Pacers desperately needed a victory, Paul George carried them to a 127-112 victory over the Orlando Magic. George scored 37 points and grabbed six rebounds and six assists as the Pacers kept their Eastern Conference playoff hopes alive. Indiana’s record is now 40-40 with…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Frank Kaminsky was shooting 2 for 9 in the first three quarters as he watched his Charlotte Hornets trail the Orlando Magic by the score of 82-77. But in the final 12 minutes, Kaminsky hit all four of his shots from the field including 3 for 3 from downtown as…
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ORLANDO. Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – The Orlando Magic started the opening half against the Philadelphia 76ers with little energy and were down by as many as 17 points in the second quarter and 15 at the half. Then a halftime speech that focused on one word, “energy”, helped carry the Magic to a 112-109 victory over…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — White House press secretary Sean Spicer, President Donald Trump’s embattled spokesman during the first six months of his presidency, is resigning his position, according to two people with knowledge of the decision. Spicer’s decision appears to be linked to the appointment of a new White House communications director,…
CHICAGO and ATLANTA, (FNN NEWS) -- Negative publicity not only damages a company's brand, but also its ability to recruit talent. According to the latest CareerBuilder survey, 71 percent of U.S. workers would not apply to a company experiencing negative press. Female workers are much more likely not to apply to a company experiencing…
PATERSON, NJ (FNN NEWS) - As the saying goes, "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." A video released Sunday shows two young children screaming and crying in horror as a Paterson, NJ woman--their mother--used a hammer to smash out the windows of her ex's Range Rover while they…
BELLE ISLE, Fla. (FNN NEWS) - In August of 2016, local philanthropist Christopher Comins received the wonderful news that he was a grandfather. At the same time his daughter, Jenny Lynn Hutnick, and the entire family learned that her son, KJ, was born with Down Syndrome. Down Syndrome is a genetic disorder caused when abnormal cell division results in an…
CELEBRATION, Fla., (FNN NEWS) -- Today at D23 Expo in Anaheim, Calif., Bob Chapek, Chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, announced the next planned development for Disney Vacation Club will be an entirely new resort near Epcot called Disney Riviera Resort and that a new skyway transportation system will connect the new resort to other areas on Walt Disney World property. "We're thrilled to announce plans…
PURCHASE, N.Y., (FNN NEWS) -- What's totally rad and clear all over? The Crystal Pepsi Throwback Tour – a multi-city tribute to the nostalgia of the 90s. Crystal Pepsi will be available for a limited time starting August 14th. To honor one of the most iconic eras in baseball and music, the Crystal Pepsi Throwback Tour will present three…
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…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida school district is challenging a new state law that steers more money to privately-run charter schools. The Sun Sentinel reported Wednesday that the Broward County School Board voted to sue over the sweeping legislation pushed by House Speaker Richard Corcoran. An attorney working for the district said that other school…
