Samantha Rivera
Sports Reporter and Anchor at WFOR-TV (Miami, FL)
Bilingual🇲🇽 Sports Reporter/Anchor @CBSMiami | Chicagoland native🤎 | @DePaulJOUR Alum | @NAHJ/@SPJ Member📺
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1 month ago |
cbsnews.com | Samantha Rivera
Felix Varela Senior High student goes from debilitating disease diagnosis to defying odds in sports It was just four years ago that a Felix Varela Senior High School senior went from being diagnosed with a debilitating disease to defying odds through sports. Sofia Motta might look like an ordinary student athlete, but the Felix Varela senior is actually dealing with an almost invisible disease. "I was almost wheelchair-bound," Motta said.
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1 month ago |
cbsnews.com | Samantha Rivera
NSU men's basketball becomes 4-time conference champs and break DII record It was a moment five years in the making: The Nova Southeastern men's basketball team didn't just beat Florida Southern to become four-time Sunshine State Conference champs on Saturday afternoon. After 81 games at the Shark Tank, they've now broken the Division II record for most home wins in a row. "It's an awesome feeling," said NSU guard Dallas Graziani.
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2 months ago |
cbsnews.com | Samantha Rivera
If you've gone to a University of Miami Hurricanes baseball game before, chances are you know exactly who Mitch Freedman is. The UM legend threw out the ceremonial first pitch on Sunday, honored after 40 seasons of his Mark Light milkshakes. "Everybody says 'don't bounce it, don't bounce it,' so I bounced it," Freedman admitted.
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2 months ago |
cbsnews.com | Samantha Rivera
Palmetto High girls' flag football back on the hunt for 2nd-consecutive state title MIAMI — The Palmetto High School girls' flag football team is back on the hunt, looking for their second consecutive state title this year. "If we did it before, there's nothing stopping us from doing it again," said senior Serenity Simon. "Our motto this year is we're back on the prowl," added head coach Kevin Mujica.
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2 months ago |
cbsnews.com | Samantha Rivera
MIAMI - With thousands of fans in the stands, the Miami Sharks kicked off their second season at the Florida Blue Training Center on Saturday. It brought a warm feeling to South African native Darren Henn, who grew up watching and playing the sport back home. "I get a lot of nostalgia from it," Henn said. "Just having rugby playing over here is one of the highlights of my life right now.
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