Dodgers Hire Pedro Guerrero

     The Los Angeles Dodgers have added Pedro Guerrero as their hitting coach. He spent two seasons as the Miami Marlins hitting coach in 2025 and 2026. 

     Guerrero played for the Dodgers for 11 seasons from 1978 until 1988 mainly as an outfielder. He helped Los Angeles capture the 1981 World Series and was named the co-Most Valuable Player with third baseman Ron Cey and catcher Steve Yeager. 

Panthers xxxxx Blue Jackets

     The Florida Panthers xxxx the Columbus Blue Jackets x-x at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday night. The Panthers finished off a three-game road swing. The Cats are in the middle of a stretch with five of six contests on the road. 

     Neither club was able to score during the opening frame. 

     Florida(9-7-2)

     Columbus(7-8-0)

Heat xxxx Jazz

     The Miami Heat xxxxx the Utah Jazz xxx-xxx on Tuesday night at Delta Center. The Heat concluded a five-game road trip against Western Conference opponents.

     Miami(4-6)

     Utah(1-9)

Miami Awarded 2028 NBA All-Star Game

     The National Basketball Association has awarded the Miami Heat and the South Florida region the 2028 NBA All-Star Game along with NBA All-Star Game Weekend events. The event will happen at Kaseya Center in February 2028. 

     It has always been very unlikely that Miami could host the NBA All-Star Game over the past 25 years due to the annual Miami International Boat Show in mid-February. The city of Miami and Miami Arena did host their only NBA All-Star Game back in 1990.

WTGL Television Announcers

     WTGL had their inaugural event held at SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens on Sunday. It began the first season for that organization. Personnel participating with WTGL are women golfers from the LPGA. 

     Justin Kutcher is the television play-by-play announcer and Emilia Doran is the game analyst. Taylor Tannebaum works as a sideline reporter on ESPN telecasts while Addie Parker will be a sideline reporter on ION telecasts of WTGL. 

WTGL Debuts

     The new golf organization WTGL featuring women golfers debuted on Sunday at SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens. Los Angeles Golf Club defeated New York Golf Club 3-1 in the first match ever in WTGL history. 

     WTGL contests will be held on Monday nights and Tuesday nights for the next couple of months. Matchups in WTGL are played in the same venue as TGL events have happened over the past two seasons. 

Sal Stewart National League Rookie Of The Year

     Cincinnati Reds first baseman Sal Stewart has been named the 2026 National League Rookie of the Year Award. Stewart played high school baseball with the Westminster Christian Warriors. 

     He was taken 22nd overall in the first round by the Reds in the 2022 Major League Baseball Draft. Stewart finished with 32 home runs, 112 runs batted in and .263 batting average in a MLB-high 162 games.