New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with China.

Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered across Australia and New Zealand for dawn services and street marches to commemorate their war dead on Anzac Day.

The Winter Classic is coming to South Florida.

U.S. officials say newly-approved legislation providing billions of dollars in funding for three strategically important Pacific island nations is an important sign of American commitment, which comes amid warnings China is actively trying to pry them away from Washington’s sphere of influence.

The Biden administration is nearing deals with two Pacific Island nations to extend their special ties with the United States, as U.S.-China rivalry for influence in the region heats up.

The schedule for the Miami Marlins 30th anniversary season was released on Wednesday.

It’s hard enough for any school to get to a state baseball final, let alone a school in a city where prep baseball is an afterthought. But the improbable nature of Edison’s run goes even further than that.

Gabe Vincent scored 16 points and Caleb Martin added 14 for the Heat, who are 11-2 in their last 13 games.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for young adults age 12 and older by next week, setting up shots for many before the beginning of the next school year.

Miami Dolphins get introduced prior to the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Hard Rock Stadium on December 13, 2020 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)DAVIE, Fla. – The NFL is expanding its regular season schedule, and there are a ton of football fans in the Sunshine State that are absolutely thrilled. “This is a monumental moment in NFL history,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. The NFL schedule for the 2021 season will likely be released sometime in May. The 2021 regular season will begin with NFL Kickoff Weekend starting Thursday, Sept. 9 and end on Sunday, Jan. 9.

Brandon Walton #73 of the Florida Atlantic Owls celebrates with the Don Shula Trophy. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)BOCA RATON - Freshman Malcolm Davidson had 144 yards rushing and a season-high three touchdowns on 17 carries and Florida Atlantic beat Florida International 37-7 on Saturday night. Chris Robison was 22-of-37 passing for 298 yards, including a 5-yard touchdown pass to Harrison Bryant, and Deangelo Antoine had nine receptions for 125 yards for FAU. On the next play from scrimmage, Napoleon Maxwell scored on a 75-yard run but FAU scored 27 unanswered points. Tony Gaiter IV had seven receptions for 94 yards for the Panthers (5-5, 3-4).

Photo by Mark Brown/Getty ImagesMIAMI - Milwaukee Brewers star Christian Yelich has broken his kneecap on a foul ball and will miss the rest of the season. The NL MVP fouled a ball off his right leg Tuesday night in the first inning against Miami. The Brewers began the day two games behind the Chicago Cubs for the second NL wild-card spot. Yelich hit .329 with 44 home runs and 97 RBIs along with 30 stolen bases this season. Trent Grisham continued Yelich's at-bat with a 1-2 count and struck out -- the strikeout was charged to Yelich.

Trent Grisham triples for two RBI's in the seventh inning against the Miami Marlins. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)MIAMI - Rookie Trent Grisham had a career-high five hits and drove in two runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers won their fourth straight, 8-3 over the Miami Marlins on Monday night. Yasmani Grandal hit a two-run homer and Lorenzo Cain had three hits and knocked in a run for the Brewers in a game that lasted 4 hours, 8 minutes. The Marlins loaded the bases in four innings while the Brewers did it three times. Grisham hit a two-run triple before Grandal went deep, his 26th homer this season.

Jordan Yamamoto #50 of the Miami Marlins (Photo taken Aug. 13, 2019 by Mark Brown/Getty Images)MIAMI - Corey Dickerson had four hits and five RBIs as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 9-3 Saturday night. Eflin (8-11) allowed two runs, six hits and struck out two. Yamamoto allowed six runs, six hits, walked four and struck out three. Three Phillies relievers allowed one run - on Jorge Alfaro's homer off Mike Morin in the seventh - over the final three innings. Marlins: RHP Elieser Hernandez (2-5, 5.18) has yet to pitch past the sixth inning in his nine starts with the Marlins in 2019.

Starlin Castro #13 of the Miami Marlins scores a run in the fifth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Marlins Park on August 23, 2019. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)MIAMI - Starlin Castro homered twice and drove in five runs, and the Miami Marlins spotted the Philadelphia Phillies a seven-run lead before rallying to win 19-11 on Friday night, their highest-scoring game at Marlins Park. Philadelphia led 7-0 in the third thanks in part to Scott Kingery's three-run triple and Corey Dickerson's two-run double. It was the first time the Phillies have blown a 7-0 lead since August 2003 at Montreal, when they led 8-0. Nick Pivetta (4-6) allowed five runs, one earned, in 2 1/3 innings in a losing effort.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. - The Miami Hurricanes have been picked to finish second in the Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division. Miami received 55 first-place votes among Coastal Division teams, second only to Virginia's 82. Every team in the Coastal Division received at least one first-place vote. @UVAFootball is favored in the Coastal Division. https://t.co/Z0cFFqvyDB pic.twitter.com/EE6eAMiqOx The ACC (@theACC) July 22, 2019The Hurricanes were picked to represent the Coastal Division in each of the previous two seasons.