Atlantic Routs Deerfield Beach

     The Atlantic Eagles dismantled the Deerfield Beach Bucks 41-8 at Butler Stadium on Thursday night. It was a battle between two District 14-5A teams. 

     Atlantic(6-1, 2-0) rocketed out to a 20-0 lead in the opening quarter and had a 34-0 halftime lead. Deerfield Beach(1-5, 0-3) broke the shutout during the fourth quarter and outscored their opponent 8-7. 

     The Eagles return home to Delray Beach next week and challenge the Benjamin Buccaneers. The Bucks host the Western Wildcats in a week. 

Bucks Get Justise Winslow

     The Milwaukee Bucks signed former Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow to an Exhibit 10 contract on Wednesday. They placed him on waivers later on in the day. 

     Winslow was selected 10th overall by the Heat during the 2015 NBA Draft. He played his first five seasons with Miami and averaged 9.0 points per game in 241 contests. 

Panthers XXXXX Canucks

     The Florida Panthers XXXXX the Vancouver Canucks X-X at Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday night. The Panthers came off a four-game road trip and began a four-game homestand. 

     Vancouver(0-1-2) ran out to a 1-0 lead with 8:18 left in the first period. Kiefer Sherwood shot the puck from the right point which was saved. Teddy Blueger carried the puck behind the cage and beat Sergei Bobrovsky with a wraparound backhand shot for his second goal this year. Jake DeBrusk had the secondary assist on the sequence. 

     Florida(3-2-0) evened it up 1-1 quickly 11 seconds later. Mackie Samoskevich made a wraparound pass from the left of the crease and Jesper Boqvist put in a wrist shot from the right goal line for his first goal in a Panthers uniform. Samoskevich collected his first NHL point on the play. 

     In the second period, the Canucks regained the lead 2-1 at the 6:30 mark. Nils Aman won the faceoff in the left circle and Danton Heinen steered it from the left wing. Quinn Hughes powered in his second attempted slap shot from the left point for his first goal of the campaign. 

     The Panthers tied it 2-2 on the power play with one minute to go in the second. Adam Boqvist forwarded a pass from the right-circle dot and Carter Verhaeghe pushed it from the right corner. Anton Lundell snapped a shot from the right circle past Kevin Lankinen for his fourth goal of the year. 

  

Bally Sports Changing To FanDuel

     Diamond Sports Group is expected to change the name of their regional sports networks from Bally Sports to FanDuel. Bally Sports has been their brand since March 2021. 

     There would be a change for the local regional sports networks in South Florida. Bally Sports Florida with Miami Marlins games would become FanDuel Florida while Bally Sports Sun with Miami Heat telecasts would change to FanDuel Sports Sun. 

Anton Stralman Retiring

     One-time Florida Panthers defenseman Anton Stralman is retiring from the National Hockey League. He was not involved with the NHL in 2023-24 and participated with HV71 in the Swedish Hockey League. 

     Stralman played two seasons with the Panthers in 2019-20 and 2020-21. The team made the postseason on both occasions. He complied 28 points in 107 contests while with Florida. 

Jeff Lindgren Free Agent

     Miami Marlins pitcher Jeff Lindgren has declared free agency. It can be decided by minor league players that are not on the 40-man roster. 

     Lindgren reached the majors for the first time in 2024. He made three pitching appearances with the Marlins and had a 5.14 earned run average. 

Amari Cooper Traded To Bills

     The Cleveland Browns dealt wide receiver Amari Cooper to the Buffalo Bills. He was with the Browns for the past three seasons. It was the third time that Cooper was traded in the National Football League. 

     Cooper played high school football with the Miami Northwestern Bulls. He moved on to the University of Alabama Crimson Tide for three years and helped them capture the BCS National Championship in 2012. 

     He was selected fourth overall by the Oakland Raiders in the 2015 NFL Draft. Cooper had stints with the Oakland Raiders, Dallas Cowboys, and Cleveland Browns. He has 691 catches for 9, 736 receiving yards and 62 touchdowns in 146 NFL games.