Back in the 1980s, Becky Smith would walk into the bar at the Miami Jai Alai Fronton, a glamorous, high-stakes gambling palace often referred to as the “Yankee Stadium of Jai Alai.” She wasn’t there ...

DANIA BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Udonis Haslem, a revered figure in the Miami Heat organization, has ventured into a new arena, but it’s not basketball that he’s currently invested in. The Heat “lifer” and ...

MIAMI, Fla. (WTNH) — A Hartford native is single-handedly keeping the legendary sport of jai alai intact throughout the United States. Scott Savin founded the World Jai-Alai League (WJAL), which ...

It's a Friday night at Miami Jai Alai and the place is dead. Only 46 seats are taken — 47 if you include the center-court spot occupied by a garbage can cordoned off by yellow police tape. Evidently, ...

Jai alai is a racquetball-type sport that originated in Spain. Why was it so popular in the United States and Florida?

DANIA BEACH, Fla. — Players and others who make a living from the once-popular sport of jai alai hope the closing of the last fronton, or court, at The Casino at Dania Beach is not the end of their ...

The next entry in Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto franchise is returning to the Miami-inspired locale of Vice City. That means a new, high-fidelity version of the city, and if Grand Theft Auto 5’s San ...

The Palm Beach Jai Alai Fronton may be redeveloped into a mixed-use center. Jai alai is a fast-paced sport that gained popularity in Florida, with the Palm Beach fronton opening in 1955. The venue ...

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