Lionel Messi Retires From International Soccer

     Inter Miami CF midfielder Lionel Messi announced his retirement from the Argentina National Team. He will stay with the Herons for the next couple of seasons until his contract ends in 2028. 

     Messi helped Argentina capture the FIFA World Cup in 2022. His squad reached the World Cup Final title game on three separate occasions in 2014, 2022 and 2026. Messi and Cafu of Brazil are the only players ever to participate in three championship contests. Argentina also won the Copa America in the two most recent tournaments in 2021 and 2024. 

     He joined the Argentina National Team 21 years ago in 2005. He participated in six FIFA World Cup tournaments in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026. 

     Messi is that nation's all-time leader with 125 goals along with 207 player game appearances, a.k.a. caps. He won a Gold Medal for his country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in China. 

Channing Crowder On Netflix

      104.3 Sports WQAM-FM afternoon co-host Channing Crowder is joining Netflix for the revival of the Pivot Podcast alongside Ryan Clark and Glades Central High School grad Fred Taylor in a multi-year deal. The program will be issued on Tuesdays and Fridays beginning on September 8. Crowder will continue his duties with WQAM. 

     Crowder was part of the Pivot Podcast when it launched in May 2024 until it ended their initial production reign in January 2025. The podcast moved over to Pivot25 Communications. 

     He started working in broadcasting at WQAM as an early afternoon co-host with Adam Kuperstein from October 2012 to September 2013 and from January 2014 to July 2015. Crowder did have short stint as an afternoon co-host with Brandon Guzio from September 2013 until December 2013. 

     Crowder has been an afternoon co-host mainly with Marc Hochman on 560 WQAM since August 2015. His other co-hosts on the program over the past 11 years have included Zach Krantz and Alejandro Solana. The show was simulcasted on Sports Talk 790 The Ticket WAXY-AM from August 2019 to October 2022. The program has been on the WQAM-FM airwaves since it launched in August 2025. 

Nationals Down Marlins

     The Miami Marlins were knocked off by the Washington Nationals 6-3 at Nationals Park on Monday night. It was the midway point of the Marlins seven-game road swing. The Fish will visit the Kansas City Royals tomorrow. 

     Miami(69-69) busted out with three runs in the top of the third for a 3-0 lead. Heriberto Hernandez was able to score on a wild pitch. Kyle Stowers later singled up the middle which scored Agustin Ramirez and Javier Sanoja. 

     Washington(66-74) climbed back and trailed 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth. Daylen Lile smacked a two-run homer to left-center field on a 2-2 count with Andrew Pinckney aboard. It turned out to be Lile's 19th home run of the season. 

     The Nationals leaped to the lead 6-3 during the seventh inning with four runs. Lile connected with his second home run of the game and 20th homer of the 2026 campaign. He pounded a 1-0 pitch over the right-field fence with Nasim Nunez on base. Two batters later, Andres Chaparro drove in Abimelec Ortiz on a base hit into right field. Two batters after that, Brady House singled through the right side and Chaparro reached home. 

Anita Marks On Fox Sports Radio

      Former Miami sports talk radio host Anita Marks has been added by Fox Sports Radio. She worked a Saturday evening show with Jason Fitz yesterday.

     It possibly means that Marks is no longer with ESPN. She has been employed as a fantasy football panelist on ESPN television programs. No ESPN on-air talent works for Fox Sports Radio. 

     Marks was first noticed locally as a morning co-host alongside Carl Foster on 940 WRFX-AM from 2002 to early 2004. Both joined 1400 The Fan WFLL-AM as a morning co-hosts in April 2004. Marks was promoted to the afternoon host position in early 2006 and remained there until April 2006. 

     She left to become an afternoon host on WJFK-AM in Baltimore. The sports talk format was shifted to the FM frequency WJZ-FM. Marks was afternoon co-host at that radio station until January 2010. 

     Marks returned to South Florida and replaced Jim Mandich, who left that radio station due to his health. She co-hosted afternoons with Curtis Stevenson on Sports Radio 560 WQAM-AM from February 2010 to June 2010. 

     She had one more run in Miami radio. Marks was a mid-afternoon co-host, specifically on Mondays and Fridays, with Foster on 940 WINZ-AM for one month in October 2018. 

Marlins Come Back On Nationals

      The Miami Marlins overcame the Washington Nationals Miami Marlins 6-2 on Sunday at Nationals Park. Both teams will complete their four-game weekend series tomorrow. 

     Washington(65-74) had a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the fifth. Nasim Nunez doubled to deep right field and Jacob Young scored.

     Miami(69-68) gave up another run in the eighth inning and the Marlins were down 2-0. Daylen Lile hit a sacrifice fly to left field and Brady House crossed the plate.

     The Marlins came back with six runs in the top of the ninth to take a 6-2 lead. The Nats could not score in the bottom of the frame.

Dolphins Trade Quinn Ewers

     The Miami Dolphins traded quarterback Quinn Ewers to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Fins will receive back a 2028 sixth round draft pick in the exchange. 

     Ewers was selected by the Dolphins in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL Draft. He had 55 pass completions for 622 passing yards and three touchdowns in his only season in Miami. 

Joshisa Trader With North Carolina State

     Former Broward County high school football wide receiver Joshisa Trader is now with the North Carolina State University Wolfpack. He was with the University of Miami Hurricanes for two seasons in 2024 and 2025. He transferred during the offseason to another Atlantic Coast Conference team. 

     Trader played high school football with the Chaminade-Madonna Lions from 2020 to 2023. He captured three consecutive FHSAA state championships in 2021, 2022 and 2023.