Miami Holiday Ratings 2025

     The ratings came out for the sports talk format radio stations in Miami/Fort Lauderdale. The holiday period went from the second week of December to the first week of January.  

     104.3 Sports WQAM-FM increased from a 1.3 to a x.x in the month. The University of Miami Hurricanes football team won their first two CFP games with victories over Texas A&M and reigning national champion Ohio State. The Canes were approaching their CFP Semifinal contest against Ole Miss. The Florida Panthers were primarily at home over a four-week period and climbed up the Eastern Conference standings. The Miami Heat got some winning momentum and had an over .500 record. 

     Fox Sports 940 WINZ-AM moved from a 0.4 to a x.x in the period. The Miami Dolphins won just one of their last four games to complete the regular season with a 7-10 mark. The University of Florida Gators men's basketball team entered SEC play and had a 10-5 record. 

     Fox Sports 640 South Florida WMEN-AM shifted from a 0.2 to a x.x. The Florida Atlantic University Owls men's basketball team started their 2025-26 season with a 10-6 record. 

     The WINZ-AM stream on WZTU-FM-HD2 went from a 0.3 to a x.x. The WQAM stream xxxxx remained at a 0.0 in the period. 

Panthers xxxx Mammoth

     The Florida Panthers xxxx the Utah Mammoth x-x at Amerant Bank Arena on Tuesday night. It was only the Panthers second home game in the past three weeks. 

Trey Mancini Goes To Angels

     Trey Mancini has inked a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels. He will be invited to their spring training camp. 

     Mancini signed a minor league deal for one year with the Miami Marlins in January 2024. He was cut in late March 2024 prior to the regular season. Mancini has not played in the majors since the 2023 campaign with the Chicago Cubs. 

Panthers Scoot By Blackhawks

     The Florida Panthers pushed by the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1 at United Center. The Panthers finished off and swept a three-game road swing. 

     The Cats concluded a stretch in which they played nine of their past 10 games on the road. The Blackhawks are playing their 100th season in the National Hockey League. 

     There was no scoring by either team during the opening frame. Florida(28-20-3) made it 1-0 with 4:27 remaining in the second period when Tobias Bjornfot placed in a wraparound forehand shot by Spencer Knight for his first tally this year. It was Bjornfot's first NHL goal since the 2020-21 season and his second career goal. Cole Schwindt was credited with the only assist on the play.

     Chicago(21-23-8) tied it up 1-1 with 29.3 seconds left in the second. Wyatt Kaiser intercepted the puck at the left point and zipped a pass across. Ilya Mikheyev fired a shot from the top right circle which was saved by Daniil Tarasov. Tyler Bertuzzi put in the rebound shot from the top of the crease for his 25th goal of the campaign. It was just the second time that Bertuzzi reached the 25-goal plateau. 

     In the third period. the Panthers regained the lead 2-1 at the 5:20 mark. Gustav Forsling dumped the puck in from the red line around the end wall. Mackie Samoskevich stopped it on the right wing and took a wrist shot from the right-circle dot for his fifth goal in 2025-26. 

     The Cats expanded their lead to 3-1 at 7:24 of the third. Forsling sent a long lead pass from his own zone. Evan Rodrigues carried the puck into the Blackhawks zone and centered the puck from the left circle. Carter Verhaeghe scored his 15th goal this season on a wrist shot from the high slot. 

     The Blackhawks pulled their goalie for an extra attacker with 2:55 to go. Reinhart backhanded a shot from the neutral zone into an empty net for his 26th goal of the season and gave the Panthers a 4-1 lead with 1:49 remaining. He became the first player in Florida Panthers history to have at least 50 points in his first five seasons with the team. Rodrigues and Aaron Ekblad picked up assists on the sequence. 

     Florida added another goal with 22 seconds left in the period to make it 5-1. Anton Lundell angled a pass to his right from the neutral zone. Verhaeghe made a diagonal pass from the top of the zone and Bjornfot chalked up his second goal of the contest on a forehand shot from the left circle. 

Heat Soak Up Suns

     The Miami Heat dashed by the Phoenix Suns 111-102 on Sunday night at Mortgage Matchup Center. The Heat concluded their five-game road trip with a 3-2 record. 

     Miami(25-22) broke out to a 32-21 advantage by the end of the first quarter. Phoenix(27-19) went on a 19-8 spurt to start the second quarter, however they were down 58-48 at halftime. 

     The Suns had a 17-9 run to begin the second half, but trailed 82-77 after three quarters. The Heat rolled out at the start of the final quarter with a 19-6 spurt to get their largest margin of the game of 18 points. 

     Bam Adebayo dropped down a team-high 22 points and Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 20 points for Miami. Andrew Wiggins completed a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Norman Powell was able to contribute 16 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double. 

     Dillon Brooks piled on with a game-high 26 points for Phoenix. Grayson Allen finished up with 18 points. 

Jacques Martin Senators Ring Of Honor

     Jacques Martin was placed in the Ottawa Senators ring of honor in a pregame ceremony on Saturday night at Canadian Tire Center in Ottawa. Yesterday also marked the 30th anniversary of him becoming the Senators head coach. 

     Martin was once the Florida Panthers head coach for three seasons from 2005-06 to 2007-08. He finished with a 110-100-36 record with the team. 

Luke Williams Stays With Braves

     Former Miami Marlins outfielder Luke Williams will be remaining with the Atlanta Braves as he has signed a minor league deal. He has been on the Braves since the 2023 season and contributed a .151 batting average in 80 contests. 

     Williams was with Miami during the 2022 season. He compiled one home run, three runs batted in and a .235 batting average in 71 games with the Marlins.