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• Man wanted for Gables double shooting in custody

  Luis Alberto Basalo, the man wanted for a double shooting in Coral Gables on Halloween night, was taken into custody by police Friday morning at his mother’s Miami home.Basalo, 18, is believed to be the gunman who shot a teenage couple after ordering them to pull over on a Coral Gables street. The 19-year-old man was shot in the elbow and the thigh. His girlfriend, 17, was shot in the knee. The couple has not been named.Basalo, who turned 18 Thursday, was found by Miami’s gang squad and Coral Gables police early Friday morning at his mom’s home at 2101 NW 18th St. He’s been charged with two counts of attempted murder, armed carjacking and possessing a firearm while committing a felony. Witne..

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• Pacers’ Paul George haunts Miami Heat again in 90-87 loss | Miami Herald

  

  Paul George wasn’t around much last season to give the Miami Heat nightmares like he had so many times before in classic playoff battles.George, now fully recovered from a gruesome leg injury he sustained during a scrimmage with Team USA, reminded the Heat on Friday night why it hates coming to Indiana.He scored a season-high 36 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and played lock-down defense on Dwyane Wade, leading Indiana to a 90-87 victory at Bankers Field House.Wade, who had scored 20 or more points in five consecutive games to start the season, finished with nine points on 4-of-15 shooting and was scoreless in second half. He missed all seven shots he took in the second half, including an air b..

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• Photo gallery: Heat at Pacers | Fri., Nov. 6, 2015

  Indiana Pacers forward Paul George, left, shoots in front of Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. The Pacers won 90-87.AJ MASTAPIndiana Pacers guard George Hill, right, passes around Miami Heat guard Tyler Johnson during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. The Pacers won 90-87.AJ MASTAPMiami Heat guard Dwyane Wade shoots over the defense of Indiana Pacers center Ian Mahinmi during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Friday, Nov. 6, 2015.AJ MASTAPIndiana Pacers guard Rodney Stuckey lies on the court after being injured during the first half o..

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• Heat stress they have not participated in 'paid patriotism'

  In the wake of a report from U.S. SenatorsJeff FlakeandJohn McCainthat the Pentagon has paid more than $6.8 million to professional sports franchises over the past four years to stage "paid patriotism" events, and with theMiami Heaton Sunday to unveil their new Home Strong uniforms, the team has stressed, "No branch of our military has ever paid us as part of our Home Strong initiative."As part of the team's response to the release of the report co-authored by McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Heat disclosed, "Years ago, we had a small sponsorship with the U.S. Army that was primarily aimed at driving recruitment. However, none of these initiatives were ever tied t..

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• South Fort Myers easily runs by North Miami, 38-6

  Jonathan Blikstad, Special to The News-Press11:36 p.m. EST November 6, 2015South Fort Myers logo(Photo: Special to news-press.com / South Fort Myers)In a tune-up for next week’s playoffs, South Fort Myers used a superior running game to defeat North Miami 38-6 on Friday night.E’Quan Dorris and Fa’Najae Gotay each scored twice. Offensively the Wolfpack ran the ball 35 times and threw it only seven, including not one pass attempt in the second half.South stopped North Miami twice right away in the first quarter, and quickly scored on their first two possessions. The first drive took two plays, capped by Dorris’ 63-yard run.Their second drive, aided by a short Pioneers punt, took four plays wit..

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• Glen Rice, ex-wife face foreclosure on downtown Miami condo | Miami Herald

  Former Miami Heat superstarGlen Riceand ex-wifeCristy Rice, formerly ofReal Housewives of Miami, are facing the loss of a downtown condo they still own together.Miami-Dade County records show M&T Bank is going after the Rices after they allegedly quit making payments on the condo they bought in 2006 as an investment when Glen retired from the Los Angeles Clippers.Property records show Glen and Cristy paid $317,000 for the crib, on the 27th floor of the Neo Vertika building on Southwest First Court in downtown Miami.Thing is, they took out several mortgages for a total of $500,000 on the condo. M&T’s loan is supposed to be paid back at the rate of $1,401 a month.According to the forec..

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• Miami Heat’s defensive improvement already evident | Miami Herald

  The most gratifying part of the Heat’s win Thursday night in Minnesota wasn’t hard forChris Boshto put his finger on.It was how the Heat played defense, holding the Timberwolves to a season-low 35.3 shooting percentage from the field.“That’s our style of basketball,” Bosh said. “No matter what happens, we want to hold teams to a low percentage. We want to hold them to hopefully a low amount of points, too. I thought we could have done a little better, but it’s still a good start. It’s within the first two weeks, and I think we’re headed in the right direction right now [defensively].”Entering its sixth game of the season Friday against the Pacers, the Heat has made significant strides defens..

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• Miami still waits for clarity after commission candidate’s concession | Miami Herald

  Absentee ballots will be mailed out Saturday for voters planning to participate in Miami’s District 2 runoff — an election in which one of the two candidates has already conceded.Teresa Sarnoff, the wife of outgoing District 2 Commissioner Marc Sarnoff, suspended her campaign Thursday, acknowledging that opponent Ken Russell is too far ahead to even try to catch without unleashing a barrage of unsavory attacks. Sarnoff says she will withdraw from the race, but only if she’s confident the city would respond by canceling the Nov. 17 election and declaring Russell the commissioner-elect.That, however, remained a question late Friday, even after the results from Tuesday’s election were certified..

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• Miami's 'Miracle in Durham' video should give you chills - CBSSports

  

  VIDEOMaybe you think the NCAA, or the ACC, or the Department of the Interior, or whoevershould have taken Miami's victory over Duke awayand given it to the Blue Devils. Maybe you thinkMiami shouldn't even be celebratingthe most emotional, most memorable win the Hurricanes have enjoyed this decade. Maybe you think Duke was "hosed," the ending was an officiating "debacle," or that the whole thing was an "embarrassment" to college football.If you're a Duke fan, you should think that, and even if you're not, hey, fine. Miami certainly caught a break, officiating-wise. And revoking the win makes sense when you consider this is the first time in the history of college football a block-in-the-back ..

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• Woman struck when car crashes into bus bench in Miami Gardens | News - Home

  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -A woman was taken to a hospital after being struck by a car that crashed into a bus bench.It happened around Friday night near the intersection of Northwest 27th Avenue and Miami Gardens Drive."I asked her, I said, 'Are you OK?' She says, 'Yeah, I'm OK.' I said, 'You realize you hit somebody?" said Jackie, a witness.The witness said the driver of the white Nissan sat in her car in total disbelief."She just like opened her eyes and her mouth and she's like, 'No, no,' and I said, 'Yes, you hit somebody,'" Jackie said.Police and fire crews swarmed the scene as witnesses rushed to see how the injured woman was doing. They told Local 10 News the driver was speeding to beat a ..

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