You're a new basketball fan -- now that the Orlando Magic are in the NBA Finals -- but you don't want to look like a doofus in front of your friends. And the sports announcers won't help hide your weaknesses. They only toss out terms that confuse you...

Lakers Coach Phil Jackson said Tuesday that he thought Pau Gasol committed a goaltending violation when Gasol's hand hit the rim and the net as Courtney Lee's layup attempt hit off the backboard during the final second of regulation in Game 2. "It's...

Small forward Hedo Turkoglu was the last Magic player to return to Orlando and reunite with teammates after the offseason, arriving Monday night from his native Turkey. Turk hopes this wo...

Isleworth developer and murder suspect Bob Ward captured national attention earlier this year after a jail camera caught him dancing around and laughing after the slaying of his wife. Not pretty. Now Ward wants evidence in his case to be kept private...

Terry Clayton, 56, was found shot about 2:45 a.m. today. One woman said she heard gun shots, and Clayton was found dead just inside his ajar front door. The attack took place on Hackett Street. Sentinel Staff Writer Martin Comas has more.  

This afternoon's fatal shooting took place a few miles east of downtown Orlando near East Livingston Street and Ferncreek Avenue. The armed suspect who was killed had been barricaded inside his home since about 9 a.m. with four children and another...

John Hawthorne, 19, faces a second-degree murder charge in the fatal stabbing of Joel Boner in Ocoee. Now he's on home confinement at his parents' home awaiting trial, barred from setting foot outside his home. This means mowing the lawn on his...

Orange County has another murder on its hands. A man was found dead in a car early Sunday at Tymberskan Apartments. There's no news yet on his identity. Deputy sheriffs were called to the scene after a report of shots fired. Sentinel Staf Writer Sara...