Jacoby Brissett Traded To Ravens

     Former Dwyer Panthers quarterback Jacoby Brissett has been traded by the Arizona Cardinals to the Baltimore Ravens. He will fill in a hole on their roster with one-time South Florida high school football quarterbacks Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley on the injured list.

     Brissett will be joining his seventh team in the National Football League. He was with the Miami Dolphins back in 2021 and participated in 11 games.  

Don Mattingly Manager Of The Year Finalist

     Former Miami Marlins skipper Don Mattingly was announced as a National League Manager of the Year Award finalist. He was elevated to the Philadelphia Phillies manager position during the 2026 campaign. 

     Mattingly was once the Marlins manager for seven seasons from 2016 to 2022. He has the all-time Marlins franchise record for the most manager wins. 

Walt Weiss Manager Of The Year Finalist

     Walt Weiss has been named a National League Manager of the Year Award finalist. He is the current manager of the Atlanta Braves. 

     Weiss was a shortstop with the Florida Marlins during their inaugural season in 1993. He was their starting shortstop in the first game in Marlins franchise history at Joe Robbie Stadium on April 5, 1993. Weiss chalked up one home runs, 39 runs batted in and a .266 batting average in 158 contests with the Marlins that year. 

Robert Beal Jr. Returns To 49ers

     Defensive lineman Robert Beal Jr. has come back to the San Francisco 49ers for another stint. The Niners placed him on their practice squad. He was with them for three seasons from 2023 to 2025. 

     Beal signed with the Miami Dolphins in March 2026. He participated in two contests with the Fins during September. Beal was put on the waiver wire this past Friday. 

Clippers Outflank Heat

     The Los Angeles Clippers sailed by the Miami Heat xxxx the Los Angeles Clippers xxx-xxx at Intuit Dome on Wednesday night. The Heat, who are 0-4 versus Western Conference opponents this season, continued their five-game road swing. 

     Miami(2-5) bounced out to a 14-9 lead early in the opening quarter. They extended it to 28-20 with 2:39 to go in the first and led 33-24 after one quarter of play. Klay Thompson led the team in scoring with 11 points during the first quarter. 

     Los Angeles(1-5) scored 10 straight points to begin the second quarter on their way to a 31-4 run making it 55-37 at the 4:38 mark. The Clippers ended up outscoring the Heat 43-19 in the second and held a 67-52 lead at halftime. Bam Adebayo led all scorers with 19 points at the midway point. 

     The Heat responded with a 13-4 spurt to start the second half. Los Angeles later maintained a double-digit lead and were up 87-78 at the conclusion of the third quarter. 

Panthers Crash Blackhawks

     The Florida Panthers rolled by the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Wednesday night at Amerant Bank Arena. The Panthers have won four of their past five games. The Blackhawks are now winless on the road this season at 0-6-1. 

     The Panthers wore their Hometown Remix pink uniforms for the second straight contest. Panthers center Lars Eller participated in his 1,200 NHL game. Blackhawks left wing Dillon Boucher made his NHL debut. 

     In the first period, Florida(9-5-2) raced out to a 1-0 lead at 4:43. Carter Verhaeghe connected a cross-ice pass from the left point. Sam Reinhart skated in and sent a diagonal pass from the right-circle dot. Sandis Vilmanis put in a wrist shot from the top of the crease by former Panthers goalie Spencer Knight for his second goal of the year. 

     It became 2-0 for the Panthers on the power play with 7:31 left in the first. Matthew Tkachuk zipped a pass from the right wing and Brady Tkachuk tapped it to the middle from the right side of the crease. Verhaeghe placed in a forehand shot from the left side of the crease for his ninth goal in the campaign. 

     The Cats increased their lead to 3-0 with 6:40 to go in the second period. Reinhart kicked the puck from the left corner and Vilmanis centered it from below the left circle. Former Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones snapped a shot from the right-circle dot for his third goal in 2026-27. The assist gave Vilmanis his first multi-point game of his NHL career. 

     Chicago(4-11-1) broke the shutout with 3:12 remaining in the second to make it 3-1. Connor Bedard angled a pass to his left from the blue line. Ethan Del Mastro passed it from the left wing and Roman Kantserov scored his seventh goal this season from the crease area with a wrist shot past Jacob Markstrom.  

     The Blackhawks got a shorthanded goal at the 9:35 mark in the third period and they closed it to 3-2. Del Mastro pushed the puck ahead and Cole Smith sent a lead pass ahead from his own zone. Frank Nazar went on a breakaway up the middle of the ice from the neutral zone, through the slot area and then slid a backhand shot from the top of the crease for his fourth tally this year. 

     Florida regained a two-goal margin 4-2 with 8:59 left in the third. Vilmanis collected his second goal of the contest and third goal of the season when he got to a loose puck and snapped a shot from the left circle. 

     Chicago cut the deficit to 4-3 with 3:51 remaining in the period. Bedard fired a shot from the inner right circle which was saved. Sam Rinzel angled a diagonal pass from the end wall and Nazar powered in a forehand shot from above the right circle for his second goal tonight. It was Nazar's second career two-goal game.

     The Blackhawks pulled their goalie from net for an extra skater with 2:10 to go. Reinhart scored an empty-net goal from the left circle with 1:27 left in the third for a 5-3 advantage. Reinhart extended his goal-scoring streak to four games with that tally. 

Marlins Dump Bradley Blalock

     The Miami Marlins have released pitcher Bradley Blalock. He was acquired by the Fish from the Colorado Rockies in January. 

     Blalock did make four relief appearances with the Marlins this past season. He finished up with a 5.56 earned run average.