Kamren Kinchens Taken In NFL Draft

     The second and third rounds were held on Friday night in the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit. One former local player was chosen in the two rounds tonight. 

     University of Miami Hurricanes safety Kamren Kinchens was selected by the Los Angeles late in the third round with the 99th overall pick. Kinchens contributed to the Miami Northwestern Bulls capturing three consecutive FHSAA state titles in 2017, 2018 and 2019. He played in 33 games and had 11 interceptions during his three seasons with the Canes. 

Fins Pick In Second Round

     The 2024 National Football League Draft continued on Friday night in Detroit. It consisted of the second round and third round. The Dolphins forfeited their third-round selection because of the anti-tampering policy by trying and communicate with Tom Brady

     The Miami Dolphins selected University of Houston offensive lineman Patrick Paul in the second round with the 55th overall pick. He participated in 25 games during his five seasons at that school. 

Marlins Fall To Nationals

     The Miami Marlins lost to the Washington Nationals 3-1 at loanDepot park on Friday night. The Marlins come off a seven-game road trip in which they had a 2-5 record. The Fish are on a four-game losing streak.

     Miami(6-21) had a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third. Nick Fortes knocked in Vidal Brujan with a base hit into right field. 

     Washington(11-14) evened it up 1-1 in the top of the sixth. Joey Meneses grounded into a double play for Jacob Young to score. 

     The Nationals pulled ahead 3-1 in the eighth inning. Meneses singled to center field which brought in Trey Lipscomb and C.J. Abrams. 

Dallas Turner Selected By Vikings

     The first round of the 2024 National Football League happened in Detroit on Thursday night. One player chosen had a South Florida connection. 

     The Minnesota Vikings took University of Alabama edge rusher Dallas Turner with the 17th overall selection. Turner played high school football with the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders and captured two FHSAA Class 7A state championships in 2019 and 2020. He participated with the Crimson Tide for three seasons. 

Miami Dolphins In First Round

     The National Football League Draft was held in Detroit. The first round of the draft took place on Thursday night. 

     The Miami Dolphins had the 21st overall pick in the first round. The Fins selected outside linebacker Chop Robinson. He played his freshman year with the University of Maryland followed by his sophomore and junior years at Penn State University. 

Panthers Top Lightning In Game 3

     The Florida Panthers took a 3-0 commanding lead in the best-of-seven series with a 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night at Amalie Arena in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. The Panthers can clinch the first-round series on Saturday at the same venue. 

     In the first period, Florida raced out to a 1-0 advantage. Matthew Tkachuk was able to snap a shot with 9:21 left in the opening frame for his second tally of the postseason. 

     Tampa Bay controlled the early part of the second period and took a 2-1 lead. Steven Stamkos collected his third goal of the series with a deflected shot just 44 seconds in. Tyler Motte followed with a goal on a wrist shot at the 2:56 mark. 

     The Panthers leaped by them to reclaim the lead 3-2. Sam Reinhart got his second goal of the Stanley Cup Playoffs at 9:58 on a wrist shot. Brandon Montour rifled a slap shot with 3:30 remaining in the second. 

     The Cats picked up a goal from Steven Loretz on a forehand shot at 9:41 of the third period and led 4-2. The Bolts cut it to 4-3 with a tally from Nick Paul on a wrist shot with 5:10 to go. 

     The Lightning pulled their goalie like they did in Game 2 and it was not successful to tie the contest. Tkachuk placed the puck into an empty net with 31.5 seconds left for his second goal of the game and his third goal of the postseason. 

ESPN West Palm Lineup Changes

     ESPN West Palm 106.3 WUUB-FM has made several changes to their broadcast lineup this month. It began with the end of the LaVicka, Theo and Stone midday show on April 2. 

     Theoretically Speaking with WPTV-TV Channel 5 and WFLX-TV Channel 29 sportscaster Theo Dorsey along with Christian Katt debuted on April 8. The one-hour program airs weekdays from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Dorsey arrived in the West Palm Beach market back in November 2020. 

     Josh Cohen and The Hometeam afternoon show was bumped from the weekday schedule after an 11-year run. He joined ESPN West Palm in February 2013 as a weekend host and was elevated to the weekday lineup in September 2013. Cohen now has his own Saturday morning show from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. named Saturday Tailgate.