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Ice-cold water – freshly and ceremoniously dumped from a cooler – dripped off of head coach Kevin Brotz’s head and shoulders as he hopped, hugged and cheered with his team. It was the third time they traveled from Oviedo to College Park, Md., to compete for the national flag football championship, but the first time they clinched the title.


Playing on the fields of the University of Maryland, the third- and fourth-grade division champions finally reached the mountaintop in July, surrounded by...

Orlando-based artist Kelly Joy Ladd is no stranger to the unexpected.
With her dad working for an airline, Ladd moved constantly during her childhood — an experience that shaped her comfort with change.
“I was born in Florida, and then two days later, we moved,” Ladd said. “We moved around the country for a while until I was 10.”
Ladd didn’t start as an artist. She began as a magazine writer and editor, only transitioning to art about 12 years ago. With no family background in art, she wasn’t su...

ESPN host Lee Corso said he hopes to be remembered as “somebody that made you smile.”


The Seminole County Commission voted on Tuesday to proclaim Aug. 26, 2025, “Lee Corso Day,” honoring the legendary College GameDay host and longtime Lake Mary resident. Corso has been one of the hosts of ESPN’s College GameDay since its inception in 1987. After over three decades of bringing joy to millions with his humor and charm, the 90-year-old analyst has decided to call it a career.

Corso’s last sh...