Thursday, June 22, 2017

Pro Bowl to be played again in Orlando in 2018 and other top stories.

  • Pro Bowl to be played again in Orlando in 2018

    Pro Bowl to be played again in Orlando in 2018
    The Pro Bowl will be played in Orlando again in 2018, with an earlier start time of 3 p.m. ET, the NFL announced Wednesday.The game will be played at Camping World Stadium on Jan. 28. It will feature the traditional AFC vs. NFC format.It will be televised by ESPN and simulcast on ABC, making it the first Pro Bowl to air simultaneously on cable and broadcast television.For the second consecutive year, there will be a week full of activities held around the Orlando area."The Pro Bowl is not only a..
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  • Orlando reunion takes on personal edge for United's Heath

    Orlando reunion takes on personal edge for United's Heath
      Instead of walking into a new soccer stadium with an over-capacity crowd clad in purple on a 74-degree day, Adrian Heath spent his 2017 home opener at a half-full college football field, snow obscuring how the maroon and gold colors of the venue clashed with the black and blue of the fans’ garb. Heath, relieved of his coaching duties at Orlando in July 2016 after eight years of nurturing it to Major League Soccer success, didn’t have the chance to appreciate the finished stadium product in Fl..
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  • Technology Elevates New Theme Park Experiences in Orlando

    Technology Elevates New Theme Park Experiences in Orlando
    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — For more than a moment, you feel the way "Avatar" hero Jake Sully felt plunging down the side of a floating mountain and coming just ...
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  • Report: With John Hammond gone to Orlando, Bucks open up ...

    Report: With John Hammond gone to Orlando, Bucks open up ...
    After a solid challenge to the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the playoffs, and with a young and talented roster led by Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks seem on the verge of a new era. And with a new arena set to open at the start of the 2018 season, that feeling is amplified. Now, in addition, they'll be led by a new general manager after John Hammond, who had been running the show since 2008, took the GM slot in Orlando to work with Jeff Weltman.When that move was announced..
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  • Severe storms over Osceola, Brevard; rain continues for Central ...

    Severe storms over Osceola, Brevard; rain continues for Central ...
    A deadly blast after an Ariana Grande concert Monday night at England's Manchester Arena has killed at least 22 people and injured 119 others, authorities said. Here's what we know so far:  >> Police: At least 22 dead after explosion near Ariana Grande concert in Manchester 1. The explosion happened after Grande had left the stage and concertgoers were leaving. Witnesses reported hearing the explosion near the exit about 10:30 p.m. local time, The Associated Press reported. “A huge bomb-li..
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  • Weather gradually improves; breezy Thursday

    Weather gradually improves; breezy Thursday
    by: Irene Sans Updated: May 24, 2017 - 10:04 PM ORLANDO, Fla. - The severe thunderstorm watch across Central Florida has expired. Storms will continue to move offshore and also affect South Florida, where a severe thunderstorm watch is in effect through 11 p.m. Lots of damage reports across Central Florida poured into Channel 9's digital team on Wednesday afternoon. The storms raced to the northeast at 60 mph. Wind gusts of 40 mph were recorded at Leesburg Airport, and 44 mph gust in..
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  • 2017 NBA Summer League: OKC Thunder prepare for Orlando

    2017 NBA Summer League: OKC Thunder prepare for Orlando
    OKC Thunder begin preparations for Orlando Summer League while the brain trust is sure to be invested in Vegas activity as well.With only three teams still alive in the playoffs and the NBA set to begin June 1,  the spotlight begins to shift to a busy offseason schedule. Teams are currently conducting  pre draft workouts heading toward the June 22 draft. The free agency moratorium will begin immediately afterward with Summer League closely behind.Want your voice heard? Join the Thunderous Inten..
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  • GolfBoards are riding the wave into Orlando

    Orlando, Fla. - Being a kid can be the most fun and carefree time of people's lives. Ever wanted to go back to those moments, even just for a couple of hours? Orange County National Golf Center has joined the trend and is offering GolfBoard to its guests. Instead of using a golf cart, these motorized boards make it faster and easier to get around the golf course. GolfBoard describes its product as "surfing the earth" and relates it to being easier than riding a snowboard or surfboard. These bat..
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  • Live updates: Volcano Bay has plenty of finishing touches at ...

    Live updates: Volcano Bay has plenty of finishing touches at ...
    Construction workers scurried amid inquisitive members of the media and bloggers Wednesday in a last-minute push to get Universal Orlando's Volcano Bay water park ready for its grand opening on Thursday.Rides and slides were open sporadically at the 28-acre attraction for the four-hour media preview. In between, visitors splashed in the wave pool at the foot of Krakatau, the 200-foot-tall volcano centerpiece, and explored the South Seas-themed park. Absent from the landscape was the giant crane..
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  • Orlando firefighter remembers treating Pulse attack's patient No. 1

    Orlando firefighter remembers treating Pulse attack's patient No. 1
    by: Julie Salomone Updated: May 24, 2017 - 6:48 PM ORLANDO, Fla. - Nearly a year after the June 12, Pulse nightclub attack, emergency personnel at the fire station closest to the club are still dealing with the horror of that morning. Orlando Fire Department Lt. Davis Odell Jr., remembered the first person treated at the station, which is just feet from the Orange Avenue nightclub where a gunman killed 49 people and wounded dozens of others. “He was brought to us as soon as the scene..
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