Tigers Sweep Marlins

     The Detroit Tigers blitzed the Miami Marlins x-x Sunday at Comerica Park. The Marlins will next visit the Atlanta Braves in the next three days. 

     Detroit(7-9) jumped on Marlins starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara with three runs in the bottom of the first for a 3-0 lead. Dillion Dingler smashed a three-run homer to left field on a x-x pitch with Colt Keith and Riley Greene aboard.

     Miami(8-8) 

Heat xxxxx Regular Season Finale

     The Miami Heat xxxxxx their home finale xxx-xxx to the Atlanta Hawks at Kaseya Center on Sunday night. It was the final game for both teams during the 2025-26 regular season. 

     The Heat are the 10th seed in the Eastern Conference and will visit the ninth-seeded Charlotte Hornets in the NBA Play-In Tournament later this week. 

     Atlanta(46-35)

     Miami(42-39)

   

Inter Miami CF Tie New York Red Bulls

     Inter Miami CF and New York Red Bulls ended up with a 2-2 tie at Nu Stadium in Miami on Saturday night. It was the second game ever played at the Herons new venue. Inter Miami CF have a 1-0-5 record in their last six games among all competitions. 

     New York(3-1-3) leaped to a 1-0 lead in the 15th minute. Jorge Ruvalcaba picked up the tally for the Red Bulls with a right-footed shot from 14 yards out. 

     Inter Miami CF(3-1-3) tied it up 1-1 during stoppage time at the conclusion of the first half. Mateo Silvetti received a crossing pass and was able to score on half-volley shot with his right foot from seven yards. 

     The Herons moved out to their first lead of the contest 2-1 in the 55th minute. Lionel Messi angled a pass from just above of the penalty area. Germain Berterame put in the a right-footed goal from 12 yards away. 

     The Red Bulls answered back during the 77th minute. They evened it up 2-2 on a goal by Adri Mehmeti with his sliding right-footed shot from three yards out. 

Panthers Puncture Maple Leafs

     The Florida Panthers dropped the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-2 at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday night. It was the Panthers final regular season road game of the 2025-26 season. 

     Both teams have two of the three worst records in the Eastern Conference. Panthers center Wilmer Skoog made his NHL debut. 

     Florida(38-38-4) rocketed out to a 1-0 lead just 23 seconds into the opening frame. Eetu Luostarinen chalked up his 11th goal this season on a wrist shot from the right goal line. 

     The Cats increased it to 2-0 at the 5:32 mark of the first. Cole Reinhardt backhanded a shot from the blue paint for his sixth goal of the year. 

     In the second period, the Panthers expanded their lead to 3-0 at 1:32. Tomas Nosek released a wrist shot from the high slot past Joseph Woll for his first goal in 2025-26. 

     Toronto(32-34-14) tried to get back into the contest midway through the second and cut it to 3-2. William Nylander scored a power-play goal with a forehand shot from the high slot by Daniil Tarasov with 9:05 remaining and he found the net on a snap shot from the slot with 6:44 left for his 27th and 28th goals of the season. 

     In the final period, Florida made it to 4-2 at the 4:13 mark. Mackie Samoskevich snapped a shot from the slot area for his 11th goal this season. 

     The Panthers added empty-net goals late in the third period for a 6-2 advantage. A.J. Greer collected his 16th goal of the campaign with 4:04 to go. Nosek followed with his second tally of the game and of the season. 

Tigers Eat Up Marlins

     The Detroit Tigers covered the Miami Marlins 6-1 on Saturday at Comerica Park. The Marlins continued their six-game road trip. 

     Detroit(6-9) broke out to a 2-0 left in the bottom of the first. Colt Keith started things with a double down the left-field line to score Kevin McGonigle. Two batter later, Riley Greene drove in Keith on a base hit into right field. 

     The Tigers added three more runs in the third inning for a 5-0 advantage. Greene connected with a three-run homer to right field on a 2-2 pitch. McGonigle and Dillon Dingler scored in front of him on the play. 

     Miami(8-7) got on the scoreboard during the top of the fourth with one run. Connor Norby knocked in Liam Hicks with a sacrifice fly to right field. 

     In the eighth inning, Detroit made it 6-1. Spencer Torkelson drove in Greene on a single into shallow center field.

Sam Bennett King Clancy Award Nominee

     Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett has been nominated for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy. He was one of 32 NHL players to be a nominee by their teammates. 

     The trophy goes to the NHL player who shows leadership on the ice and off the ice along with humanitarian aspects toward their communities. The King Clancy Memorial Trophy will be decided by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, previous King Clancy Memorial Trophy and NHL Foundation Player award winners. 

Mark Jones Exiting ESPN

     Former Miami Heat television personality Mark Jones is finishing his tenure at ESPN. His final assignment with the company is expected to be play-by-play announcing of an NBA contest on Sunday. 

     Jones joined ESPN back in 1990 as a sports anchor coming from The Sports Network in Canada. He has worked as a play-by-play announcer on college football, college basketball, NBA, WNBA and UFL games. 

     He was the Miami Heat television studio host for three seasons from 2000-01 to 2002-03 on Sunshine Network, WBFS-TV Channel 33 and WFOR-TV Channel 4. Jones has been the television play-by-play announcer of the Sacramento Kings on NBC Sports California since the 2020-21 season.