Eduardo Perez On MLB Network

     Eduardo Perez will be joining MLB Network as a morning co-host. It is simulcast of the final hour of his MLB Network Radio morning show on SiriusXM Radio with Steve Phillips.  

     Perez will work his final year with ESPN as a Sunday Night Baseball game analyst. He once was a Miami Marlins television game analyst. 

     

Jimmy Butler & Warriors Lose To Heat

      Jimmy Butler returned to Miami for the first time since being traded as the Golden State Warriors lost to the Miami Heat 112-86 at Kaseya Center on Tuesday night. He was dealt away for Andrew Wiggins and several other players. Butler led the Heat to two Eastern Conference titles in 2020 and 2023.    

     The Heat have won two straight contests following a 10-game losing streak. They are in the middle of a five-game homestand. 

     Miami(31-41) began the contest with a 16-9 spurt and led 28-22 at the end of the first quarter. The Heat expanded their lead during the second quarter were ahead 57-40 at halftime. 

     Golden State(41-31) responded late in the third quarter with 10 consecutive points and were down 83-70 at  the end of the frame. The Heat pulled away during the final quarter. 

    

Miami Ratings February 2025

     The ratings were released for Miami/Fort Lauderdale sports talk format radio stations. The time span went from the first week in February to the first week in March. 

     AM 560 Sports WQAM-AM remained at a 1.1 for the month. The Florida Panthers were tied in the Atlantic Division standings with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Miami Heat were barely over the .500 mark with a 29-32 record. The University of Miami men's basketball were near the conclusion of a bad 2024-25 campaign with their worst winning percentage in school history and had been eliminated from being involved in the upcoming ACC Tournament. 

     Fox Sports 940 WINZ-AM fell from a 0.4 to a 0.3 in the period. NASCAR opened up their 2025 season while the Miami Marlins started their spring training. The University of Florida Gators men's basketball team continued to roll in the tough competitive SEC. 

     Fox Sports 640 South Florida WMEN-AM improved from a 0.0 to a 0.1. The Florida Atlantic University Owls men's basketball squad was finishing up a horrible season. 

     The WQAM stream went from a 0.1 after two months to a 0.0. The WINZ streaming on WZTU-FM-HD2 rose from a 0.2 to a 0.3.    

Atlanta Drive GC Wins SoFi Cup

     Atlanta Drive GC swept New York Golf Club 6-3 in Match 2 of the SoFi Cup Finals at SoFi Center on the Palm Beach State College campus in Palm Beach Gardens on Tuesday night to capture the 2025 SoFi Cup. Atlanta Drive GC was victorious 6-5 in Match 1 on Monday night. 

     It was the inaugural season of TGL. The concept of an indoor golf league was co-founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. 

Kendall Lamm Going To Eagles

     Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Kendall Lamm is heading for the Philadelphia Eagles. He will sign a one-year contract with the club. 

     Lamm had played the past three seasons with the Dolphins. He had previous NFL stints with the Houston Texans, Cleveland Browns and Tennessee Titans. 

Marlins End Spring Training

     The Miami Marlins will end their spring training camp on Tuesday. They will host the New York Yankees at loanDepot park in Miami tomorrow. 

     The Marlins will begin their 2025 regular season on Thursday. The Fish will have their home opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates. 

Panthers Shoot By Penguins

     The Florida Panthers defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in a shootout at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise on Sunday night. The Panthers came off a six-game road trip and have been victorious in six consecutive home games. The Cats have not played at home since March 8. 

     Florida(43-25-3) pushed out to a 1-0 advantage with 8:35 remaining in the first period. Sam Reinhart got to a loose puck and snapped a shot from the inner left circle past Tristan Jarry for his 34th goal of the season. 

     Pittsburgh(29-32-11) answered back on the power play with 5:34 to go in the first. Sidney Crosby backhanded a pass from the left corner and Erik Karlsson sent a diagonal pass from the left point. Bryan Rust collected his 24th goal this season on a backhand shot from the top of the crease by Sergei Bobrovsky. 

     The Pens make it 2-1 with 33.9 seconds left in the period. Rickard Rakell forwarded a pass from his own blue line. Crosby entered the Panthers zone and lobbed it from the right wing. Rust one-handed the puck in midair from the crease into the net for his second tally of the contest and 25th of the campaign. 

     In the second period, the Penguins increased their lead to 3-1 with the man advantage at the 6:50 mark. Matt Grzelcyk angled a pass from the high slot. Rust passed from the left goal line and Evgeni Malkin blasted a one-time slap shot from the left-circle dot for his 15th goal in 2024-25. 

     The Panthers closed it to 3-2 at 9:25 of the second on the power play. Bobrovsky held the puck up and Aleksander Barkov. He brought it into the neutral zone and connected a cross-ice pass. Reinhart raced with it through the right circle and released a forehand shot from the low slot to chalk up his second goal of the game and 35th goal of the season.

     The Cats tied it 3-3 with 5:31 remaining in the third period. Nate Schmidt dropped the puck from the right wing. Eetu Luostarien angled a pass from the high slot and Anton Lundell blasted a slap shot from the low right circle for his 16th goal of the year. 

     It would go to a shootout. Barkov would be the only one of six players to convert. He placed in a backhand shot on the Panthers first attempt.