Mets xxxx Marlins

     The New York Mets xxxxx the Miami Marlins x-x at Citi Field on Friday night. The Marlins continued the seven-game road swing. 

     Miami(55-55)

     New York(47-63) 

Jarrett Payton Leaves WGN-TV

     Former University of Miami Hurricanes running back Jarrett Payton has left his position as a sports anchor at WGN-TV in Chicago. He joined that organization back in 2015. 

     Payton, a University of Miami 2003 grad, first got into professional broadcasting with WGWG-AM as an afternoon co-host. He then landed at WGN-AM as a weekend afternoon sports co-host. Payton moved to television as the evening co-host on CLTV. 

Miami Heat Preseason Schedule

     The Miami Heat have released their 2025-26 preseason schedule. Center Giannis Antetokounmpo will see his first action with his new team. 

     Miami will open up the preseason in Quebec City when they face the Toronto Raptors. The Heat will then host three games at Kaseya Center. They take on the New Orleans Pelicans on October 8, the Minnesota Wild on October 10 and the Brooklyn Nets on October 14. Miami will finish the 2025-26 preseason slate at the Orlando Magic on October 16. 

Marlins Stopped By Mets

     The Miami Marlins fell to the New York Mets 4-2at Citi Field on Thursday night. The Marlins, who snapped a three-game winning streak, started a seven-game road trip. 

     Miami(55-55) had a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth. New York(47-63) scored twice in the bottom of the bottom of the sixth and led 2-1. The Marlins responded during the seventh inning and tied it up 2-2 with a run. The Mets leaped over the Fish 4-2 in the eighth inning as they chalked up two more runs.  

Another NHL Television/Radio Simulcast

     There are now five National Hockey League teams that will have their television broadcast simulcasted on radio. The Columbus Blue Jackets announced they will be the fifth NHL club to implement this procedure. They did not renew the contract of radio play-by-play announcer Bob McElligott. He was the only visiting broadcaster during the 2020-21 pandemic season that came to Sunrise and announced an NHL regular season game in person versus the Florida Panthers. 

     The Dallas Stars have the longest current reign for a television/radio simulcast. They started a television/radio simulcast in 1993-94 after the franchise moved from Minnesota. The Buffalo Sabres were the second NHL team to do a television/radio simulcast in 1997-98 due to the popularity of longtime play-by-play announcer Rick Jeanneret along with Pete Weber leaving to join the Nashville Predators. The Carolina Hurricanes came next in 2018-19 because owner Thomas Dundon was a Texas native who watched Stars contests for over two decades and didn't think a radio broadcast was necessary. The Los Angeles Kings decided on a television/radio simulcast for two seasons in 2023-24 and 2024-25, however they ended the process. The St. Louis Blues went with a television simulcast on radio prior to the 2025-26 season. 

Panthers Ink Akira Schmid

     The Florida Panthers signed goalie Akira Schmid to a two-year contract worth $4 million last week. He was acquired by the Cats from the Vegas Golden Knights on June 29. 

     He is expected to be the Panthers backup goalie to Jacob Markstrom. Schmid played the last two seasons with the Golden Knights and recorded a 16-10-6 record with a 2.59 goals-against-average in 2025-26. 

2026 World Cup On Radio

      The 2026 FIFA World Cup had audio broadcasts of the event on terrestrial radio. It occurred in June and July. 

     The iHeartRadio Network held the national syndicated radio rights for the tournament. They had a one-hour exclusive pregame broadcasts with two studio hosts. iHeartRadio Network used the Fox Sports television feed for the game broadcasts, which was tough to understand on a radio simulcast.