With five East Coast Conference titles under his belt, an alumnus from St. Thomas University was brought home from New York to coach the Bobcats’ cross country team, a favorite to win the Sun Conference this year.Lorne Marcus, who graduated from the Miami Gardens school in 2005 and earned a law degree from its law school in 2008, took over St. Thomas’ second-year program.Marcus, 40, previously was on the coaching team at Division II St....

The 8th Annual B-Fore-Pink Breast Cancer Golf Tournament is accepting registrations for players and sponsors in the charity game scheduled for Oct. 4 at Shula’s Golf Club.The event benefits The Women’s Breast & Heart Initiative, a Miami Lakes organization that provides education, prevention strategies, treatments and screenings for at-risk women.Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women in the United States, after skin cancer,...

Charlie DeLucca, a well-known booster of golf in South Florida who promoted access to the game for kids of all backgrounds and abilities, died Sept. 9.Charles Anthony DeLucca II was 78, and lived most of his life in Miami Lakes.DeLucca’s son, Charlie DeLucca III, said his father had been battling heart disease.He was the first golf pro at Miami Lakes Country Club, now known as Shula’s Golf Club.More than 50 years ago, DeLucca started the...

Want to be a part of Super Bowl LIV, and score some logo gear, too?As South Florida prepares to host a record-breaking 11th annual NFL championship game on Feb. 2 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, the Super Bowl Host Committee is looking for 10,000 volunteers to host thousands of visitors who will come to town to experience eight days of football fever.Volunteers will act as ambassadors for the approximately 800,000 visitors during Jan....

Barbara Goleman Senior High School’s football team is off to its best start in school history.The Gators (4-0) remained undefeated last week with a 46-6 home victory over Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High on Sept. 11.The Sharks became the latest Gator bait: On their way to a so far undefeated record, the team ranked 204 in the state defeated Ronald W. Reagan Doral Senior High, 48-7; Felix Varela Senior High, 35-7 and G. Holmes Braddock...