Florida Sentinel Bulletin

DETROIT — Stepping gingerly among mounds of discarded tires, piles of soggy clothing and nail-pierced wood boards, Makibla Gideon’s head swept from side to side in search of a purple toddler’s jacket or pink shirt — any remnant that could have been worn by a 2-year-old Detroit girl whose father claims was taken during carjacking. […]

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RICHMOND, VIRGINIA — A transgender Virginia inmate has appealed the dismissal of her lawsuit asking the state to pay for her to have a sex change operation, saying a jury should decide if hormones and other therapies she receives are adequate. U.S. District Judge James Turk tossed out Ophelia De’Lonta’s lawsuit in October, saying the […]

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MILWAUKEE — Police believe the tragic death of a 10-year-old boy was suicide, but his parents think it may have been due to a game that went terribly wrong. “It wasn’t a suicide, because he was just too happy and he had no reason to commit suicide,” Enzy Curtis says of his son, Thalian. Curtis […]

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THOUSAND OAKS, CA – Greg McLaughlin, the tournament director of the Chevron World Challenge, was standing on the first tee before the start of the final round when he was asked his thoughts on the day. “I hope Tiger Woods wins today,” he said. “All the proceeds benefit the Tiger Woods Foundation.” McLaughlin first met […]

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LAS VEGAS — Former NBA All-Star Antoine Walker was sentenced to five years’ probation and ordered to pay $770,050 in restitution to three Las Vegas casinos after pleading guilty to failing to repay gambling debts. Walker’s lawyer declined to comment after his sentencing Tuesday in Clark County District Court. Prosecutor Samuel Bateman says the felony […]

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CANASTOTA, NEW YORK – Thomas “Hitman” Hearns, the first man to win titles in four divisions, tops a list of 13 people elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum. Hearns, who won five titles altogether, compiled a 155-8 amateur record and was 61-5-1 with 48 knockouts as a pro.

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ASHBURN, VA — Fred Davis and Trent Williams are expected to be suspended for the rest of the season for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy. The Redskins are 4-8, but at least this season had been mostly free from off-field troubles. The suspensions hurt coach Mike Shanahan’s plan to build a team with a […]

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NEW YORK – Stanford’s Andrew Luck is returning to New York as a Heisman Trophy finalist, just not as the favorite. That distinction belongs to Baylor’s Robert Griffin III. The two star quarterbacks will join fellow finalists Trent Richardson, Tyrann Mathieu and Montee Ball at the Heisman presentation Saturday night in Manhattan.

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GREEN BAY, Wis. — Erik Walden was charged Wednesday with misdemeanor disorderly conduct-domestic abuse following a fight with his girlfriend. Walden did not appear for a Brown County Circuit Court hearing and defense attorney Steve Richards entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. Walden remains free on bond and is due back in court […]

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