Magic guard Victor Oladipo joins exclusive scoring club
Magic SG Victor Oladipo turned in one of the top performances in franchise history when he scored 45 points in a loss to Cleveland on Friday night at Amway Center.Oladipo became the seventh different player in club history to score 45 or more points in a regular-season game. The others were Tracy McGrady, Shaquille O'Neal, Nick Anderson, Vince Carter, Terry Catledge and Dwight Howard."That was my lifetime high," Oladipo chuckled after Saturday's practice. "I was getting to my spots and just sho..>> view originalNew York City FC lament sluggish start, missed chances in Orlando ...
NEW YORK – New York City FC did everything but score Friday night against Orlando City SC. Well, everything but score and win. Despite an onslaught of opportunities and half chances, NYCFC walked out of Yankee Stadium empty handed after a 1-0 loss, with nothing more than a plethora of missed opportunities to show for their effort. "You have to give credit to Orlando," head coach Patrick Vieira said in his post match press conference. "They came here, worked hard and managed to win the game. With..>> view originalOrlando Cubans speak out on Obama's trip to communist nation
As President Barack Obama travels to Cuba today, Orestes Lorenzo Perez — who once fought for the communist country — feels optimistic the historic three-day trip could turn into long-sought improvements for the Cuban people who have lived for decades under the oppressive hand of Castro's regime."I think it can be a wonderful move what this administration is doing," said Lorenzo Perez, who lives in Lake County and owns a construction company. "The Cuban people have been brainwashed for so long t..>> view originalMan shot in west Orlando Saturday morning
A 17-year-old accused of murdering another teenager appeared Saturday before a judge and learned that he may be tried as an adult. Read More »>> view original2 n d annual Swan Boat Race fights hunger, funds literacy programs
It might have been one of the slowest races in American history.The slow, yet steady churning of paddles on Lake Eola swan boats during the second annual Great Rotary Swan Boat Race Saturday morning was more like watching molasses drip than the Daytona 500. "This is our first year competing," said Ed Fore. "We didn't want to win every single year. We're hoping to sandbag a little bit."The 30-year-old was appropriately dressed in a yellow polo shirt, khaki shorts and black-and-white captain's ha..>> view originalOver capacity, Florida Hospital Orlando temporarily stops admitting ...
Florida Hospital Orlando had to stop admitting patients, put elective surgeries on hold and divert ambulances from its emergency department earlier this week when it went over capacity."In my 24 years I have never seen us close the emergency department and stop doing elective surgeries," the hospital's chief medical officer, Dr. Neil Finkler, said Friday. At 105 percent of capacity on Wednesday morning, Florida Hospital on North Orange Avenue sent a letter to staff alerting them that the probl..>> view originalRoundup: Jason Day sparkles in Orlando
Jason Day made it look easy Friday in the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando, Fla., with a 7-under-par 65. Day made a pair of long birdie putts and otherwise put on a clinic at Bay Hill that gave him a two-shot lead over Henrik Stenson going into the weekend. Advertisement ‘‘It was great,’’ he said. ‘‘I felt like I couldn’t do anything wrong out there.’’Day was at 13-under 131 and was five shots ahead of Jamie Lovemark (68) when he finished.Stenson faced a daunting task — eight shots behi..>> view originalMicrosoft says hiring go-go dancers at Xbox party was wrong
Microsoft says it was "unequivocally wrong" for hosting a party with scantily dressed female dancers during a video game developers' conference. The party sparked a firestorm of criticism this week, in an industry that's been struggling to overcome longstanding complaints that it has objectified women and made them feel unwelcome as players and game-builders. In response, the head of Microsoft's Xbox division issued a statement saying the after-hours entertainment "represented Xbox and Microsof..>> view original4-game trip could decide Magic's playoff hopes
This is the point of the season in which the Magic had hoped to play the part of playoff pursuers. But they are closer to playing the role of spoilers.The Magic will begin a trip against four teams that are jockeying for postseason positioning in the Eastern Conference: Toronto, Boston, Detroit and Miami. The Magic aren't out of the race at 29-39, if you do the math.But another numbers game doesn't brighten their chances: They were 5 1/2 games behind the eighth-place team heading into Saturday ..>> view originalLegendary assistant U.S. attorney remembered as gentleman, mentor
Despite being in his 80s, Kendell Wooldridge Wherry was still practicing law when Orlando attorney Mark Horwitz last saw him and asked why he hadn't retired yet. "I joked with him, 'Kendell, why don't you stay home?'" Horwitz recalled. "He told me he loved what he did." Wherry, one of the original assistant U.S. attorneys for Florida's Middle District, died March 4 after more than four decades years as a federal prosecutor, his daughter, Karin Wherry, said. The 89-year-old eventually retired in..>> view original
Saturday, March 19, 2016
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