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.

Hurricanes Pound Florida A&M

     The University of Miami Hurricanes dominated the Florida A&M Rattlers 77-7 at Hard Rock Stadium on Thursday night. The Hurricanes last played at that venue for the CPF National Championship versus Indiana back in January. 

     The Canes matched their total for the most points scored in a game in school history. They also set a record with 856 total yards on offense. 

     Miami(2-0) struck quickly at the 12:37 mark of the first quarter and led 7-0. Running back Mark Fletcher Jr. sprinted down the left side on a 47-yard touchdown run. 

     The Hurricanes extended it to 14-0 at 11:11 of the first. Quarterback Darian Mensah connected a 55-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver xxx  Moore on the left hash marks.

     Florida A&M(1-2) fell behind 21-0 with 6:17 to go in the first. Fletcher rushed up the middle from one yard out.

     The Canes made it 28-0 on the first play of the second quarter. Mensah tossed a 19-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Malachi Toney on the front left side of the end zone.  

      It became 35-0 for the Hurricanes at 10:10 of the second. Running back Jarrod Pringle Jr. cut back to around the left side on a five-yard run.

      Miami expanded it to 49-0 with 46 seconds remaining in the first half. Running back Javion Mallory raced up the middle from 16 yards away.

Keidron Smith With Bears

     One-time Palm Beach County high school football player Keidron Smith has joined the Chicago Bears practice squad. He was waived by both the New York Jets and the Atlanta Falcons in August. 

     Smith played high school football with the Oxbridge Academy Thunderwolves. They fell to the Chaminade-Madonna Lions in the 2017 FHSAA Class 3A state championship game. 

     He spent college football with Ole Miss and Kentucky. He was with the Denver Broncos for nine games in 2024 and the New York Jets for three contests in 2025. 

Miami Ratings August 2026

     The ratings were issued for Miami/Fort Lauderdale sports talk format radio stations. The time span went from the fourth week in July to the third week in August. 

     104.3 Sports WQAM-FM increased from a 1.0 to a 1.1 in the month. The momentum the Miami Marlins had during the month of June did not carry into the month of July. The Fish were third in the National League East Division and behind four games for a wild-card spot. 

     Fox Sports 940 WINZ-AM shifted from a 0.3 to a 0.2 in the period. The Miami Dolphins returned to action and lost to NFC East Division teams in their first two preseason contests. WZTU-FM-HD2 with the WINZ stream remained the same at a 0.3. 

     Fox Sports 640 South Florida WMEN-AM changed from a 0.2 to a 0.1 in the month. They did not have any game broadcasts on their radio station. 

Inter Miami CF Ties Chicago Fire FC

     Inter Miami CF tied Chicago Fire FC 1-1 at Soldier Field on Wednesday night. Both teams were battling for second place in the Eastern Conference standings. The Herons, who have tied three of their past five Major League Soccer contests, played their first road game following a three-game homestand over the past three weeks. 

     Chicago Fire FC(11-6-6) scooted out to a 1-0 lead in the 10th minute of play. They crossed the ball from the left side and Robert Lewandowski volleyed a right-footed shot from nine yards away into the top left corner of the cage. 

     In the second half, Inter Miami CF(12-4-8) evened it up 1-1 during the 48th minute. Lionel Messi took a corner kick from the left side and Carlos Casemiro placed in a header from eight yards out into the left side of the net. It was the third straight game that Casemiro scored on a header off a corner kick. 

Mets Outbattle Marlins

     The New York Mets outscored the Miami Marlins 15-14 on Wednesday night at loanDepot park. The Marlins looked like they were on their way to their largest comeback victory ever in franchise history after being down by eight runs. The Mets completed a three-game sweep of the Fish. 

     The Marlins have tomorrow off and will host the reigning World Series champions the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday to begin a three-game series. The Mets will challenge the New York Yankees in The Bronx on Friday in remembering the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States of America. 

     New York(68-78) batted around and piled on six runs in the top of the second for a 6-0 lead. A.J. Ewing drove in Jared Young with a base hit into right field. Brett Baty followed with a single up the middle and Marcus Semien touched home. Luis Torrens then doubled into the right-center field gap to score Ewing and pinch-runner Christopher Morel. Three batters later, Bo Bichette sliced a single inside the right-field line and Torrens raced home. Carson Benge came up next and grounded out to first which scored Francisco Lindor. 

     The Mets expanded their lead to 8-0 during the third inning. Morel lifted a home run to left field on a 1-0 pitch for his first homer of the year and in a Mets uniform. Ewing scored in front of him on the play. 

     Miami(72-75) scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth to make it 8-3. Graham Pauley knocked in Otto Lopez on a single into right field. Joe Mack followed with a base hit up the middle to score Jakob Marsee and Owen Caissie. 

     The Marlins scored five more runs in the bottom of the sixth to tie it up 8-8. Caissie powered a solo homer to center field on a 1-2 count for his 14th home run of the season. Five batters later, Griffin Conine singled into right field and Pauley scored. Joe Mack would score on a walk by Lopez with the bases loaded. Marsee came up next and singled through the left side for Heriberto Hernandez and Conine to cross the plate. 

     In the top of the seventh, New York answered back with six runs to move ahead 14-8. The frame was capped on a three-run homer by Lindor to right field on the first pitch with Morel and Torrens aboard. It was the 18th home run for Lindor in 2026. 

     The Fish responded with one run in the bottom of the seventh and were down 14-9. Mack smacked a solo home run to right-center field on a 0-1 pitch for his 13th homer in his rookie year. 

     The Mets extended their lead to 15-9 in the top of eighth. Torrens drove in Young with an infield base hit down the third-base line. 

     Miami got two runs during the bottom of the eighth and made it 15-11. Caissie and Pauley picked up back-to-back, RBI-singles into center field. 

     The Marlins had three runs in the bottom of the ninth to make it 15-14 and fell short by one run. Conine doubled down the right-field line which scored Kyle Stowers. Lopez came up next with a triple into the right-field corner and Stowers reached home. Marsee followed with a base hit into shallow right field and Lopez scored. Three batters later, Pauley popped out to short with the tying run on second and the winning run on first to end the game.