Corpus Christi native Rock Benavides inspiring young softball players with dreams of going pro

Benavides graduated from Veterans Memorial High School and played softball at Florida State University and the University of Houston. ROBSTOWN, Texas — A Coastal Bend Tidal Wave player is not playing far from her hometown. Rock Benavides, a Corpus Christi native, is an infielder for the Tidal Wave. She graduated from Veterans Memorial High School … Read more

Florida arts groups left in the lurch by DeSantis veto of state funding for theaters and museums

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Coral Gables Art Cinema will be short more than $100,000 this year. About $150,000 has suddenly disappeared from the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra’s budget. The Miami New Drama also has an unexpected $150,000 budget hole. Across Florida, arts groups are scrambling after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis unexpectedly vetoed $32 million in arts … Read more

Orlando Cepeda, slugging Hall of Fame first baseman nicknamed ‘Baby Bull,’ has died at 86

“Our beloved Orlando passed away peacefully at home this evening, listening to his favorite music and surrounded by his loved ones,” his wife, Nydia, said. SAN FRANCISCO — Orlando Cepeda, the slugging first baseman nicknamed “Baby Bull” who became a Hall of Famer among the early Puerto Ricans to star in the major leagues, has … Read more