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Q: Ira, what has happened to Bam Adebayo? Without developing and growing his offensive game, how can the Heat continue to allocate max dollars to a player who doesn’t provide max results? I understand he’s a defensive guy, but without being both a defensive and offensive guy, should the Heat continue to extend him max money year after year after year?

By Jack Magruder Special to the Sentinel TEMPE, Ariz. — Suffice to say that UCF made a strong impression on its first road trip to the new Big 12 outposts in Arizona. Keyshawn Hall capped the trip with a career-high 40 points in a 95-89 victory over Arizona State on Tuesday night, giving the Knights a split on their five-day, two-game excursion and their second Big 12 road win. The Knights (12-4, 3-2) looked every bit a potential contender as they prepared for another test against No.

Here are the top stories for Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. Get the weather forecast for today here. SUBSCRIBE NOW: Get our free Morning Update email. Sign up here. Crocodiles in suburbia: Here’s how they navigate South Florida — and how to stay safe Pizza boxes contaminated with smelly water & rodent droppings: 2 South Florida restaurants shut Dear Olivia, new American sports gastropub, is a love letter to family and nightlife Weekend things to do: Tina Turner musical, Linda Eder, Middle Aged Dad Jam Band and a pickle milkshake Spirit cuts 200 management, support jobs as shrinking airline slices more costs A ‘huge demand’: 162 new apartments planned near Fort Lauderdale’s Sistrunk Boulevard Woman arrested, accused of drunken driving in New Year’s crash that killed road ranger Former Fort Lauderdale pet shop owner pleads guilty in teen sex abuse cases Ask a real estate pro: Who should replace aging fence? Miss Manners: As a party host declines mentally, a guest worries about being cruel

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FORT LAUDERDALE — Other famous problems with success come to mind. Miami Heat president Pat Riley coined the “disease-of-me” phrase for how selfishness challenged his winning teams. Jimmy Johnson adopted a demeaning, even dark personality after seeing how winning didn’t inspire his championship Dallas Cowboys teams. It softened them. So, look at the Florida Panthers and say it: They’re navigating success so well people will think it’s easy having the Stanley Cup in their building for the first time with all its echoing applause and continuing satisfaction. They sit near the top of the Eastern Conference, just where they want, even if Thursday night’s 5-2 loss against Detroit reflected the problems any season has.

A man wielding a stick killed two people in Miami in an “unprovoked” attack on four homeless people, law enforcement officials said. The suspect was taken into custody following the beatings, which police say were carried out early Thursday. A 911 call placed just after 6 a.m. Thursday alerted officials to what they say was a 30-year-old man armed with a stick, beating people living on the streets of Miami. Miami Police Chief Manny Morales told reporters Thursday that the suspect first beat one man near a downtown train station before heading down the street to batter another homeless man.