Terry Spencer

Formerly Associated Press reporter in Broward, Palm Beach. Still a baseball nut, dad, husband, Distinguished Toastmaster. Cal State Fullerton grad.

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The Indy 500 would be a lot more interesting if they made it a pro-am.

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@SteveRRamirez It’s an automatic penalty. There is no judgement.

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@goldieonice @ScrippsSports @FlaPanthers It must be amazing for you and other longtime employees who lived through the really bad years. Did you have points where you wondered if the team would ever turn around?

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@tropicalupdate Because the chef doesn’t want you altering his perfectly spiced cuisine.

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@DonnieTwitler @RonFilipkowski The last court-ordered whipping in this country was in 1950, so it is not that long ago. If some state tried to reinstate it, I could see some “originalist” members of the Supreme Court allowing it.

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@soflosports06 @FlaPanthers The whistle blew before it went in - the replay showed it. Probably was quick, but it did. Que sera.

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I’m not sure if you alternate or do them all in a bunch. Maybe two, two, one to cutdown on the back-and-forth but keep some drama.

But I like the concept.

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Interesting proposed NFL OT rules change suggested by journalist
David Plotz that’s a ripoff from soccer’s shootout:

Instead of the current sudden-death format, both teams get five plays from the five-yard line. Whoever scores the most TDs wins.

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In June 2011, Rickey Henderson held my 1-month-old “Say Hey Lily,” born on Willie Mays’ 80th birthday. She immediately lifted her arms as if sliding, as if she knew someone special cradled her. This is such a tough day, Rickey was beyond great to me.

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My likely final story as an AP staffer was a fun one. https://t.co/sinWkvlnyr

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Attorneys for the guy accused of trying to kill Trump in September asked today that his trial be delayed until next December. My story: https://t.co/xM9VzsnSSO

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This is the weekend each year I spend thinking, “Which day is it again?”

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A Chinese national has been arrested after trying to illegally enter Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. If this feels like deja vu all over again, it's because it is. https://t.co/Y7aiP9rsjZ

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Florida's convicted killer clown released from prison for the murder of her husband's then-wife https://t.co/WVqFXGadLS

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Teen Trump supporter charged with threatening Harris supporters with machete https://t.co/CwGUXtnQ3K

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My story on the last Kmart on the US mainland. https://t.co/1LdyDFGjjK

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The Cruz judge, who is now off the bench, leveled criticism at his public defenders today in comments to law students.

https://t.co/hAy2KNwuAE

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I understand the arguments on both sides of the capital punishment debate, but I think we could all agree that people who yell in a hotel’s hallway at 5 a.m. should be summarily executed.