Inter Miami CF Tie Nashville SC

     Inter Miami CF tied Nashville SC 2-2 at Nu Stadium on Saturday night. The top two teams in the Eastern Conference standings competed against each other. 

     It was the 13th time that both teams faced other in the last three seasons. The Herons have played four of their past five contests at home. 

     In the first half, Nashville SC(16-3-6) rocketed out to a 1-0 lead in the fourth minute. Sam Surridge booted a right-footed shot from 12 yards out.

      Inter Miami CF(12-4-9) answered back in the 19th minute and tied it up 1-1. Lionel Messi took a corner kick from the right side and Reed Baker-Whiting headed the ball into his own cage for an own goal.

     The Herons moved ahead 2-1 in the 62nd minute of play. Rodrigo De Paul fed a square pass with the outside portion of his right foot to his right and then Messi one-time a left-footed shot into the left side of the cage from 21 yards away. Messi is now ahead for the Golden Boot Award in Major League Soccer with his 19th goal of the season. 

     It became 2-2 during stoppage time at the end of the second half. Surridge collected his second goal of the contest for Nashville SC when he tapped in a rebound shot with his left foot from two yards. 

Marlins Hold Off Dodgers

     The Los Angeles Dodgers were downed by the Miami Marlins 4-3 on Saturday at loanDepot park. The Marlins ended a four-game losing streak. The Dodgers were victorious eight consecutive games until tonight.

     Los Angeles(90-58) took a 2-0 lead in the top of the second with back-to-back home runs.Mookie Betts belted a solo home to left field on a 2-2 pitch for his 20th home run of the season. Max Muncy followed with a solo home run to center field for his 28th homer of the campaign.

     Miami(73-76) leaped ahead 3-2 with three runs during the bottom of the third. Graham Pauley socked a two-run homer to right-center field on a 1-1 count, with Owen Caissie on base, for his fourth home run this year. Five batters later, Otto Lopez singled into right field which scored Heriberto Hernandez.

     The Fish expanded their lead to 4-2 in the fifth inning. Javier Sanoja grounded into a fielder's choice and Griffin Conine reached home on a Betts throwing error.

     The Dodgers tried to tie it up in the top of the ninth, but they fell short by one run 4-3. Hunter Fedducia drove in. Josue De Paula with a base hit through the left circle. 

Tim Graham At WGR

     Tim Graham will start his new role as a late morning co-host at WGR-AM in Buffalo on September 14. He has worked as an early afternoon co-host at that radio station since February. He will continue as The Athletic Buffalo Bills beat reporter. 

     Graham had a reign at the Buffalo News as a Buffalo Sabres beat reporter. He moved to South Florida and became the Miami Dolphins beat writer for the Palm Beach Post. 

     He would then return to Western New York. Graham joined ESPN.com as their AFC East Division pro football writer and blogger. 

Dodgers Surf By Marlins

     The two-time defending World Series champions the Los Angeles Dodgers breezed by the Miami Marlins 6-2 at loanDepot park on Friday night. The Dodgers have the second best record in the National League. 

     The Marlins extended their losing streak to four games. The Dodgers now have an eight-game winning streak.

     Dodgers designated hitter and starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani was placed on the 10-day injured list and will not play in the three-game series. He accomplished a Major League Baseball milestone two years ago in Miami. Ohtani became the first player to have 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season. Josue De Paula made his Major League Baseball debut for the Dodgers.

     Los Angeles(90-57) had a 1-0 advantage in the top of the third. Kyle Tucker hit a sacrifice fly to left field which scored Tommy Edman.

     It became 2-0 for the Dodgers in the top of the sixth. Will Smith singled into right field and Tucker crossed the plate.

     Miami(72-76) closed it to 2-1 during the bottom of the sixth. Agustin Ramirez doubled into the right-center field gap and Javier Sanoja raced home.

     Los Angeles poured on four runs in the seventh inning and pulled away 6-1. Tucker smacked a grand-slam homer to right field on a 1-1 pitch for his 14th home run of the season. Edman, Max Muncy and Mookie Betts scored in front of him on the play. It turned out to Tucker's first grand-slam home run since August 2023. 

     The Marlins added one more run in the eighth inning. Owen Caissie knocked in Sanoja on a sacrifice fly into left field. 

West Palm Beach Ratings August 2026

     The ratings were issued for West Palm Beach sports talk format radio stations. The time span went from the fourth week of July to the third week of August. 

     ESPN West Palm 106.3 WESP-FM ended up again with a 0.7 in the month. The Miami Dolphins had a 0-2 record during the preseason. 

     Fox Sports 640 South Florida WMEN-AM stayed at a 0.4 in the period. The radio station did not air any game broadcasts. 

     Sports Radio 1230 The Gambler WBZT-AM remained at a 0.0 for the fifth straight month. The Miami Marlins saw their record fall and were outside of the National League Wild-Card race. 

St. Thomas Aquinas Blanks Dillard

     The St. Thomas Aquinas made the three-mile trip up Northwest 27th Avenue and blasted the Dillard Panthers 49-0 at Otis Gray Jr. Memorial Stadium in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday night. Both teams were in the same district earlier this decade. It was their first matchup against each other since 2023. 

     St. Thomas Aquinas(4-0) took control at the beginning of the contest. The Raiders had a 35-0 advantage at the end of the first quarter. Dillard(2-2) allowed another touchdown late in the second quarter and they trailed 42-0 at halftime.

     A running clock was implemented for the second half. STA added another score midway in the third quarter for a 49-point margin.

West Boca Raton Topples Cardinal Newman

     The FHSAA Class 6A state champions the West Boca Raton Bulls defeated the FHSAA Class 1A state champions the Cardinal Newman Crusaders 24-7 in Boca Raton on Thursday night at Frank A. Barbieri Jr. Stadium. It was a battle between two reigning state champions. 

     West Boca Raton(3-0) ended up getting a field goal to go up 3-0 early in the second quarter. The Bulls increased their lead to 10-0 on a touchdown midway in the second.

     In the second half, West Boca Raton made it 17-0 three minutes into the third quarter. Cardinal Newman(3-1) broke the shutout with seven minutes remaining in the third with a score to make it 17-7. The Bulls found the end zone again one minute into the final quarter for a 24-7 lead.