West Palm Beach Ratings February 2026

     The West Palm Beach area was handed the ratings for sports talk format radio stations. The time span went from the first week of February to the first week of March. 

     Fox Sports 640 South Florida WMEN-AM stayed at a 0.3 for the fourth consecutive month. The FAU men's basketball team had a 17-13 mark. 

     Sports Radio 1230 The Gambler WBZT-AM remained with a 0.0 for the third straight month. The defending national champions the University of Florida Gators clinched the SEC regular season title with a 24-6 record. 

     ESPN West Palm 106.3 WESP-FM began their second season as the flagship radio station for Inter Miami CF Major League Soccer game broadcasts. Michael Rizzo replaced Ken LaVicka as the radio play-by-play announcer. 

Wild Drown Panthers

     The Minnesota Wild sneaked by the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Thursday night at Amerant Bank Arena. The Panthers are 14 points behind for the final Eastern Conference postseason spot with 11 games remaining. 

     It turned out to be a scoreless opening frame. Minnesota(41-20-12) took a 1-0 lead at the 2:47 mark of the second period. Marcus Foligno got his seventh goal of the year on a snap shot from the crease area.

     It became 2-0 for the Wild with 1:35 remaining in the second. Dmitry Kulikov backhanded a pass around his own cage off the end wall which was intercepted. Ryan Hartman picked up an unassisted tally on a wrist shot from the left goal line by Daniil Tarasov for his 17th goal of the season. . 

     Florida(35-33-3) cut it to 2-1 just 42 seconds into the third period. Sam Bennett zipped a pass from the left wing. Gustav Forsling fired a shot from the left point and Matthew Tkachuk deflected it in from the top of the crease for his 10th this year.

     The Panthers pulled their goalie for an extra attacker and tied it up 2-2 with 1:13 to go in the period. Tkachuk sent a diagonal pass from the right corner. Seth Jones angled a touch pass from the above the left circle and Aaron Ekblad one-time a slap shot from the left circle past Jesper Wallstedt for his fourth goal in 2025-26. 

     Minnesota regained the lead 3-2 with only 4.2 seconds left in the third. Brock Faber released a shot from the top of the zone which was saved. Joel Eriksson-Ek put in the rebound from the top of the crease for his 18th goal of the campaign. 

Heat Silence Cavaliers

     The Miami Heat snapped a five-game losing streak with a 120-103 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night at Rocket Arena. Both teams will face each other in the same venue on Friday. 

     Miami(39-34) raced out to a 28-19 advantage after one quarter. The Heat expanded their lead during the second quarter and led 63-46 at halftime. 

     Cleveland(45-28) outscored their opponent 37-20 in the third quarter and tied it up 83-83 at the end of the frame. The Heat went on a 21-12 spurt until the midway point of the fourth quarter. 

     Norman Powell pumped in a team-high 19 points for the Heat. Bam Adebayo composed a double-double of 17 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. Tyler Herro drained in 18 points while Kel'el Ware composed a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. 

     Donovan Mitchell finished with a game-high 28 points for the Cavaliers. James Harden chalked up 18 points, seven assists and nine rebounds. Sam Merrill answered with 18 points and Keon Ellis gathered 17 points. 

Austin Slater Joining Marlins

     Outfielder Austin Slater will be heading to the Miami Marlins. He is about to sign a one-year contract with the club that is worth around $1 million. He opted out of a minor-league deal with the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. 

     Slater has been in the majors since the 2017 season. He played eight seasons with the San Francisco Giants. Slater has been with the Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees over the past two years. 

Eagles Pick Up Elijah Moore

     The Philadelphia Eagles have signed former Broward County high school football player Elijah Moore. It is a one-year contract between him and the team. 

     Moore played high school football with the St. Thomas Aquinas. He captured three FHSAA Class 7A state championships in 2014, 2015 and 2016. 

     He has been in the National Football League since the 2021 season. Moore has been with the New York Jets, Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills. 

Tiger Woods & Jupiter Links GC Lose SoFi Cup

     Jupiter Links GC lost to Los Angeles Golf Club 9-2 in Match 2 of the SoFi Cup Finals on Tuesday night at SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens. Los Angeles won the best-of-three series 2-0 and captured the second-season championship in TGL league history. 

     It was a case of their backs against the wall facing elimination for Jupiter Links GC. Tiger Woods decided to play for Jupiter for the first time since last season. 

     Jupiter Links GC rolled out to a 2-0 lead early in the contest. Los Angeles Golf Club broke the shutout during the sixth hole to even it up 2-2. They added another point on the seventh hole and eighth hole to move ahead 4-2. LAGC continued to roll with two more points on the ninth hole for a 6-2 advantage. 

     Woods threw the hammer down heading into the 10th hole when Jupiter Links GC was trailing by a significant amount. It did not work as Justin Rose was able to eagle on a long drive for three points to give Los Angeles Golf Club a commanding 9-2 lead. It was the third consecutive hole that LAFC scored an eagle. 

Los Angeles GC Tops Jupiter Links GC In Match 1

     Los Angeles Golf Club got by Jupiter Links GC 6-5 in Match 1 of the SoFi Cup Finals at SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens on Monday night. LAGC leads the best-of-three series 1-0 and can wrap up the TGL championship on Tuesday. 

     It would come down to the final hole between both teams. Los Angeles Golf Club threw the hammer on the 13th hole and leaped into the lead with two points to make it 6-5.