Posts Tagged Florida

Howard’s big night leads Magic past Cavs 102-94

Cleveland Cavaliers' Ramon Sessions (3) takes a shot over Orlando Magic's Chris Duhon (25) during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Predicting which Orlando Magic team shows up from night to night has been a daily guessing game.

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Killer of Fla. girl found in landfill gets life

This photo provided by the family shows Somer Thompson.  A man pleaded guilty Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 in abduction and slaying of  7-year-old Somer Thompson who was found in a landfill. Jarred Harrell, 26, was sentenced to life in prison. Somer, a second-grader, disappeared Oct. 19, 2009, while walking home from Grove Park Elementary School. She was with her sister and some friends, but ran ahead of them after they had a spat. Two days later, she was discovered in the landfill.  (AP Photo/Family Photo)

GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Minutes after a man pleaded guilty to kidnapping, raping and murdering 7-year-old Somer Thompson, who was dumped in a trash bin and later found in a landfill, the little girl’s twin brother addressed his sister’s killer.

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Rays beat Jeff Niemann in salary arbitration

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays defeated pitcher Jeff Niemann in salary arbitration Friday, improving clubs to 2-0 in decisions this year.

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Top quarterback Jameis Winston chooses Florida St

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — One of the nation’s top high school quarterbacks is bound for Florida State.

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Treasure hunter says he found $3B WWII wreck

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — In a Feb. 1 story about a man who claims to have located a sunken treasure off the coast of Cape Cod, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of an attorney representing the British government. The attorney’s name is Timothy Shusta, not Anthony Shusta.

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