Cubs Maul Marlins

     The Miami Marlins challenged the Chicago Cubs and were blasted 8-1 on Friday at Wrigley Field.  The Marlins had to wait and extra day due to a postponed game on Thursday to start their seven-game road swing. 

     Chicago(11-7) busted out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Cody Bellinger singled through the right side for Nico Hoerner to score. Two batters later, Dansby Swanson doubled to the center-field warning track and Patrick Wisdom scored.

     The Cubbies increased their lead to 3-0 in the bottom of the second. Hoerner drove in Nick Madrigal with a double to left field. 

     In the third inning, the Cubs extended it with four more runs for a seven-run margin. Former Marlin Garrett Cooper singled into shallow center field and Bellinger crossed the plate. Madrigal followed with a force out at second and Christopher Morel sprinted home. Miguel Amaya came up next and doubled off the center-field wall which brought in Swanson and Madrigal.  

     Miami(4-15) had a response in the top of the fourth and were behind 7-1. Bryan De La Cruz homered to left-center field on a 2-1 pitch for his fourth home run of the year. De La Cruz had a home run for the second straight contest. It was the sixth straight game for De La Cruz with an extra-base hit and he extended his hitting streak to seven games. 

     The Cubs made it 8-1 in the fifth inning. Mike Tauchman knocked in Swanson on a base hit into right field. 

West Palm Beach Ratings March 2024

     West Palm Beach sports talk radio stations received their monthly ratings. The time period was from the last week of February until the last week of March. There was a tie between the two registered sports radio stations in the area for the fourth time in the last nine months. 

     Fox Sports 640 South Florida WMEN-AM dropped from a 0.5 to a 0.4 in the month. Florida Atlantic University finished off strong with a second-place regular season finish in their new conference the American Athletic East. They reached the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament for the second straight year.  

     Sports Radio 1230 The Gambler WBZT-AM stayed at a 0.4 for the fourth consecutive month. The Florida Panthers held first place in the Atlantic Division for most of the month. The Miami Marlins wrapped up spring training in Jupiter prior to the 2024 regular season. 

Cam Brown Joins Dolphins

     The Miami Dolphins have signed linebacker Cam Brown to a contract. He was mainly used on the New York Giants roster as a special teams player. 

     Brown spent his first four seasons in the National Football League with the Giants. He participated in 60 games and had 35 combined tackles. 

Aleksander Barkov King Clancy Trophy Nominee

     The National Hockey League has announced the 32 nominees for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy. There is one player named for each team.  

     Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov has been nominated for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy. The winner will be announced in June. 

Marlins At Cubs Postponed

     The Miami Marlins will not begin a seven-game road trip tonight against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. The contest was postponed due to inclement weather. 

     The game will be made up on Saturday night as part of a split doubleheader. The Marlins are tied with the worst record in the National League with the Colorado Rockies. 

Panthers First Round Television Set

     The National Hockey League announced television information for all 2024 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on Wednesday night. The NHL listed when Game 1 of the best-of-seven series will be aired this weekend and on what national television network it will be on. 

     The Florida Panthers will host the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. It will be broadcast nationally on ESPN along with the remainder of the series. 

     Regional sports network Bally Sports Florida will just have the television broadcast rights of the first-round postseason series like they have over the past four years. Steve Goldstein will be the play-by-play announcer along with game analyst Randy Moller and rinkside reporter Katie Engelson. Jessica Blaylock will work as the studio host. 

Panthers Clinch Division Title At Home

     The Florida Panthers clinched the Atlantic Division on Tuesday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Amerant Bank Arena. It was just the second time that the Panthers won a division title on their home ice. They won it one other time on April 7, 2012 when they defeated the Carolina Hurricanes and captured the Southeast Division. 

     Two visiting teams have wrapped up a division title in South Florida. The Montreal Canadiens accomplished in on April 3, 2017. The Carolina Hurricanes did it last season in Sunrise on April 13, 2013.