Florida Sentinel Bulletin

Rapper Tyler the Creator was charged with vandalism after he allegedly trashed sound equipment inside the world famous Roxy on Sunset Blvd. The 20-year-old “Best New Artist” winner had performed at the venue earlier in the evening. The police were called by Roxy staff around 11:30 p.m. Tyler was taken into custody in front of […]

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LOS ANGELES — Robert De Niro is a father again. Stan Rosenfield, the 68-year-old actor’s spokesman, says De Niro and his 56-year-old wife, Grace Hightower, welcomed a healthy 7-pound, 2-ounce baby girl named Helen Grace Hightower through a surrogate mother. She is the couple’s second child. Their son, Elliot, is 13. No other details were […]

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LOS ANGELES — Melanie Amaro has “The X Factor.” The powerful 19-year-old vocalist from Sunrise, Fla., won the Fox talent competition last Thursday over soulful 30-year-old singer Josh Krajcik of Wooster, Ohio. Amaro, who was mentored by judge Simon Cowell and was at one point eliminated then reinstated to the contest, was awarded the grand […]

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Vinson Hardimon, 28, an Atlanta rapper known professionally as Young Vito, turned himself in to police just days after he was fingered as the prime suspect in the December 16 murder of another Atlanta MC, Slim Dunkin. Atlanta police put out a lookout for Hardimon, and through the media advised Hardimon to turn himself in, […]

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It has been a dismal 2011 campaign for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. With the drafting of young players on offense and defense, the Bucs came out of the gate with a 4-2 record. However, since their trip to London to face the Chicago Bears, the Bucs have lost 9 straight games, and haven’t been competitive […]

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Jason Pierre-Paul, a former University of South Florida star has been rewarded with his first Pro Bowl selection. Pierre-Paul has recorded 15-1/2 sacks as a defensive end with the New York Giants. Pierre-Paul was a first-round pick by the Giants in 2010, and played in all 16 games as a rookie finishing his first season […]

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CHARLOTTE, NC — Cam Newton broke Peyton Manning’s rookie record for yards passing in a season and set a franchise record with a 91-yard touchdown pass to Brandon LaFell as the Panthers handed the Bucs their ninth straight defeat, 48-16 on Saturday. Newton threw for 171 yards and three touchdowns and scored on a remarkable […]

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MILAN — The Williams sisters want to defend their Olympic doubles title in London next summer. Serena Williams said Friday that she and sister Venus are eager to go for their third Olympic gold together after victories at the 2000 Sydney and 2008 Beijing Games. First up, the sisters will play an exhibition match in […]

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NEW YORK  — NBA fans seem more excited about basketball’s return than bitter about the lockout based on television ratings for the league’s delayed openers. The five Christmas games Sunday averaged 6.2 million viewers based on fast national ratings, up from 6 million last year. The Bulls-Lakers matchup was the third most-watched regular-season game ever […]

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