Florida
Panthers-Bruins Game 2 gets out of hand as Florida ties series with blowout win
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The Florida Panthers solved Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman, knocking him out of Game 2 in a series-tying 6-1 rout that ended with 13 players getting booted and All-Stars Matthew Tkachuk and David Pastrnak fighting.
“I’m not afraid of him, to be honest,” Boston’s Pastrnak told reporters. “I can take a punch and I’d do anything for these guys here.”
Swayman had been spectacular in the playoffs, allowing two or fewer goals (including a 5-1 win against the Panthers in Game 1 of the second round) before Wednesday and was looking strong with a 1-0 lead after one period.
But Panthers coach Paul Maurice changed up his top lines midway through the first period and Steven Lorentz, Aleksander Barkov and Gustav Forsling scored in the second period for a 3-1 Florida lead. Forsling’s goal came with less than two seconds left in the period.
Bruins coach Jim Montgomery pulled Swayman after a third-period goal by Eetu Luostarinen. Boston goalie Linus Ullmark, playing for the first time since Game 2 of the first round, gave up two goals on 10 shots.
As is usual in a blowout, things got out of hand. Boston’s Pat Maroon and Florida’s Nick Cousins got misconducts at 10:25, followed by the Panthers’ Luostarinen and Dmitry Kulikov and the Bruins’ Justin Brazeau, James van Riemsdyk and Trent Frederic at 11:03. Boston’s Brad Marchand and Charlie McAvoy, plus Florida’s Sam Reinhart and Niko Mikkola got misconducts at 11:58.
Tkachuk and Pastrnak fought 44 seconds later and were also ejected.
“I’m proud of Pasta,” Montgomery said. “There’s so many guys out there pushing after a whistle when the linesmen are there. Pasta and Tkachuk, they just went out there and fought. That’s what you like. You like your hockey players to be competitors.”
Said Maurice: “It gets a little spicy out there and they want to go. I think it was awesome.”
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What the Florida Panthers accomplished in Game 2
They beat the Bruins for the first time in six games this season and scored a power play goal against Boston for the first time. They also got a shorthanded goal.
Their stars got going: Barkov had two goals and two assists, Reinhart had four assists and Brandon Montour had three points.
Game 3 is Friday in Boston.
Florida also won Game 2 in last year’s first-round upset of the Bruins. The Panthers have home-ice advantage this year after clinching the Atlantic Division title on the final day of the season.
Why Jim Montgomery pulled Jeremy Swayman
Montgomery had thought of pulling Swayman after the second period and did when the Panthers scored the next goal, but didn’t blame the goalie, saying he was “terrific.”
Swayman and Ullmark had switched off starts down the stretch, but Swayman has started eight of the nine playoff games.
“The workload hasn’t played into Jeremy Swayman,” Montgomery said. “The workload played into our effort tonight. We didn’t have juice tonight.”
Thursday’s NHL playoff games
New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes, 7 p.m. ET, TNT, truTV. Rangers lead series 2-0
Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, 9:30 p.m. ET, TNT, truTV. Avalanche lead series 1-0
Florida
SNAP benefits will be changing in Florida starting Monday
TAMPA, Fla – New SNAP restrictions will start Monday in Florida.
What we know:
These changes will ban the purchase of many sugary sodas, energy drinks, candy and ultra-processed, shelf-stable prepared desserts.
Hunger Free America, an advocacy group, is against these restrictions.
Joel Berg, the CEO, said some regulation is a good thing, but he wants to see it support access to healthy foods as a choice.
“We do support mandates to mandate that healthier food is available in stores that do accept SNAP,” Berg said. “So, it makes a lot more sense to make it easier to get healthier food.”
Berg said these restrictions are unnecessary in achieving a healthier America.
“We should make America healthier again by making healthy food more affordable, convenient and physically available,” Berg said. “We shouldn’t micromanage the eating patterns of adults to try to achieve that goal.”
The other side:
This is part of the Make America Healthy Again initiative.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said, “Under the MAHA initiative, we are taking bold, historic steps to reverse the chronic disease epidemic that has taken root in this country for far too long.”
What they’re saying:
Berg said that these changes, on top of cuts to the program nationwide, will increase hunger.
“It’s not that low-income Americans don’t want healthier food; it’s that they can’t afford healthier food,” Berg said.
This coincides with the announcement that there will be cuts to WIC, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, which supplies food to mothers and young children.
“President Trump’s budget just announced that he’s proposing taking away fruits and vegetables from the WIC program for pregnant women and children under five,” Berg said. “So, they’re taking away healthier food.”
The WIC cuts would take away $1.4 billion in fruit and vegetable benefits from 5.4 million people.
Big picture view:
The SNAP changes come as part of the MAHA movement and include more than 20 other states that will implement changes over the next two years.
The Source: Information in this story comes from WIC, SNAP and interviews done by Fox 13’s Danielle Zulkosky.
Florida
GALLERY: Barrett-Jackson ‘Super Saturday’ takes over South Florida Fairgrounds
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The engines are revving for one final day of high-stakes bidding and family fun at the South Florida Fairgrounds.
Barrett-Jackson’s Palm Beach auction reaches its grand finale today with an action-packed “Super Saturday” lineup, promising to close out the weekend with a full slate of collector car sales, live entertainment, and fan attractions.
“Super Saturday,” presented by Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, officially kicks off at 8 a.m. when gates, food courts, and the exhibitor marketplace open to the public.
What to expect
- 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: The Fantasy Bid presented by Dodge begins early, running in tandem with the automobilia auction in the arena.
- 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Thrill-seekers can catch Dodge thrill rides on the Barrett-Jackson Performance Track.
- 10:00 a.m.: New amenities open to the public, including the Stella Artois, Staging Lanes, and Food Court patios, which offer shaded seating and auction views.
- 10:45 a.m.: The national anthem will be performed in the auction arena, signaling the start of the main collector car auction at 11 a.m.
- Afternoon Entertainment: DJ sets run from noon to 5 p.m. across the various patios, and a detailing clinic by Adam’s Polishes is scheduled for 2 p.m. near the South Showcase.
For those unable to attend, the whole event will be livestreamed throughout the day on the Barrett-Jackson website and the HISTORY channel from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Today’s finale comes on the heels of a high-energy Friday that saw significant sales and notable celebrity interest.
Star power was evident throughout the day, particularly with vehicles tied to the Busch family. A 1957 Ford Thunderbird Convertible owned by Samantha Busch and a 1969 Oldsmobile 442 Custom Coupe were among the day’s heavy hitters, each fetching $159,500. Kyle Busch’s 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Custom Coupe also drew a strong bid, selling for $143,000.
Other Friday highlights included:
- 1968 Ford Mustang Eleanor Replica: $137,500
- 2004 Dodge Viper SRT-10 Mamba Edition: $132,000
- 1972 Chevrolet K5 Blazer Custom SUV: $126,500
- 1957 Ford Thunderbird Custom Convertible: $121,000
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With a festival-style atmosphere and high-profile sales driving momentum, organizers expect a busy crowd for the final push at the auction block today.
Florida
Bodycam captures life-saving rescue of choking baby by Florida deputies
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A quiet Monday turned into a frantic race against time when a deputy stepped in to save a choking 1-year-old’s life.
According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a call about a 1-year-old baby choking. Upon arrival, the responding deputy performed life-saving procedures to help the child breathe again.
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Body camera video shows a deputy holding the baby, flipping it over on its stomach, and beginning to pat the baby’s back.
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When the baby begins to cry, the deputy is heard saying, “he’s good.”
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