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Monday, October 23, 2023

DeSantis strategy went south | Modern-day cowboy and bowler | 'Mysterious Gems' of Florida

Good morning. It's Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. The weather forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a high of 87 and low of 68. Click here for more weather.

Here's how DeSantis' hyper-online strategy suddenly went south

Gov. Ron DeSantis' hyper-online strategy, once viewed as a potential strength, quickly became a glaring weakness on the presidential trail, with a series of gaffes, unforced errors and blown opportunities

Modern-day cowboy Rohde Barber has no time to spare as busy bowler

Circle Christian junior Rohde Barber, a top contender for boys bowler of the year honors, is a home-schooled working cowboy. He, his father and other family members work by day at their ranch near Yeehaw Junction.

Guess Where? Surprise road trip packages include 'Mysterious Gems' of Florida

Guess Where Trips supplies surprise itineraries that leave road trippers guessing right up until the moment they leave.

Hurricane Tammy heads into Atlantic as NHC ups odds for Caribbean system

Hurricane Tammy has moved north of the Caribbean's Leeward Islands into the Atlantic while the National Hurricane Center has increased odds for another system to form into the season's next tropical depression or storm.

Monday off to a dry start with above-normal temperatures

It will be a dry Monday with above-normal temperatures throughout the day.

35 for 35: Top 35 moments on the Orlando Magic's 35-year anniversary \| Commentary

With Orlando businessman Jimmy Hewitt's local connections and Pat Williams' connections within the NBA, the grassroots effort to bring pro sports to Orlando was born nearly four decades ago.

Watch: Orlando Magic tested by 35th anniversary pop culture quiz

To celebrate the 35th season of the Magic basketball, the Sentinel caught up with players and coach Jamahl Mosley to test their 1989 trivia. What grade was Mosley in 1989? And who won the NBA championship that year? Watch to find out.

Dolphins come back from one two-touchdown hole but fall to Eagles

In what many were calling a potential Super Bowl preview, the Dolphins fell to the Eagles in Philadelphia.

Falcons overcome turnovers, take NFC South lead by beating Bucs as time expires

Sunday's 16-13 loss was Tampa Bay's third at Raymond James Stadium in four tries. It was butterfingered by the Bucs despite Atlanta and Desmond Ridder fumbling the football three times, including twice inside Tampa Bay's 1-yard line.

'Dracula' bares its teeth (and its flaws) in a well-sung production \| Review

A committed cast sells Frank Wildhorn's familiar-sounding songs, but the adapters of Bram Stoker's famed novel never quite deliver emotional satisfaction.