Cubs xxxx Marlins

     The Chicago Cubs xxxx the Miami Marlins x-x at Wrigley Field on Tuesday night. Both teams faced each other earlier this month in South Florida. 

     The Marlins xxxxxx not have a winning record this year. The Cubs are now in the National League first Wild Card spot.

     Chicago(87-69)

     Miami(76-80)

Hurricanes XXXX Panthers

     The Florida Panthers xxxxxx the Carolina Hurricanes x-x at Lenovo Center in Raleigh on Tuesday night. It was the second preseason contest for both clubs. 

     The Panthers and the Hurricanes will face each other for the regular season opener on September 29 at Raleigh. Carolina will raise their 2026 Stanley Cup championship banner to the rafters prior to that contest. 

Dolphins Ink Andre Jones

     The Miami Dolphins have signed defensive lineman Andre Jones to a contract. He was taken from the Buffalo Bills practice squad. 

     Jones played in 16 games with the Washington Commanders in 2023 and 2024. He participated in three contests with the Bills last season. 

Chaminade-Madonna & Cardinal Gibbons Cancelled

     The game between the Chaminade-Madonna Lions and the Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs at Dr. Bud Tight Field on Monday night in Fort Lauderdale was cancelled due to inclement weather. Their contest on Friday night was postponed for the same reason. 

     It was the only South Florida high school football contest to be played tonight. Both teams have won multiple FHSAA state championships in the past eight years. 

     Chaminade-Madonna(3-1) will host the St. Andrew's Scots this Friday. Cardinal Gibbons(2-2) will be home against the Plantation Colonels later this week. 

Inter Miami CF Ties San Diego FC

     Inter Miami CF tied San Diego FC 2-2 at Nu Stadium on Sunday night. It was the first time both Major League Soccer franchises played a contest against each other. 

     In the first half, San Diego FC(8-12-7) got out to a 1-0 lead in the 12th minute. Anders Dreyer received a long lead pass in the midfield circle and went in alone on a breakaway. He chipped in a left-footed shot from 12 yards out. 

     Inter Miami CF(12-4-10) tied it 1-1 in the 24th minute. Lionel Messi curled a direct kick with his left foot from 21 yards away off the left point and into the net. 

     The Herons moved ahead 2-1 in the second half during the 74th minute. Luis Suarez released a right-footed shot from eight yards into the left side of the cage. It was the 13th goal of the season for Suarez. 

     It became 2-2 when San Diego FC scored in the 82nd minute. Dreyer received a lead pass and scored on a 15-yard shot with his left foot. 

Panthers Blow By Hurricanes

     The Florida Panthers beat the reigning Stanley Cup champions the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 at Amerant Bank Arena on Sunday night. Panthers captain and center Aleksander Barkov played in his first game since the 2025 Stanley Cup Final against the Edmonton Oilers. 

     The Hurricanes and the Panthers have captured the Stanley Cup title in the past three seasons. They have combined to win the last four Eastern Conference championships. 

     Both teams participated in their first preseason game under a new league deal. The new collective bargaining agreement, which was agreed to and ratified prior to the upcoming 2026-27 NHL campaign, requires all 32 National Hockey League teams to play a maximum of four preseason games this season. 

Padres Sweep Marlins

     The San Diego Padres stopped the Miami Marlins 7-3 on Sunday at Petco Park. The Padres, who have won 13 of their past 14 games, finished off a three-game sweep this weekend. The Marlins head to the Central Time Zone and take on the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday. 

     San Diego(87-69) roared out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second. Jake Cronenworth smashed a two-run homer to right field on a 1-0 pitch with Xander Bogaerts aboard.

     The Padres extended their lead to 4-0 in the fourth inning. Cronenworth doubled into left field to score Jackson Merrill. Samad Taylor then followed and drove in Cronenworth with a double down the left-field line.

     Miami(76-80) chalked up three runs during the top of the seventh and were down 4-3. Javier Sanoja powered a three-run home run over the left-center field wall on a 0-1 count for his 10th homer this year. Heriberto Hernandez and Jakob Marsee scored in front of him on the play. 

     The Friars added one run in the bottom of the seventh along with two runs in the bottom of the eighth for a 7-3 lead. They picked up a solo home run from Fernando Tatis Jr. and a two-run homer by Cronenworth, his second home run of the contest. It was the second multi-homer game for Cronenworth in his MLB career.