Miami Ratings August 2026

     The ratings were issued for Miami/Fort Lauderdale sports talk format radio stations. The time span went from the fourth week in July to the third week in August. 

     104.3 Sports WQAM-FM increased from a 1.0 to a 1.1 in the month. The momentum the Miami Marlins had during the month of June did not carry into the month of July. The Fish were third in the National League East Division and behind four games for a wild-card spot. 

     Fox Sports 940 WINZ-AM shifted from a 0.3 to a 0.2 in the period. The Miami Dolphins returned to action and lost to NFC East Division teams in their first two preseason contests. WZTU-FM-HD2 with the WINZ stream remained the same at a 0.3. 

     Fox Sports 640 South Florida WMEN-AM changed from a 0.2 to a 0.1 in the month. They did not have any game broadcasts on their radio station. 

Inter Miami CF Ties Chicago Fire FC

     Inter Miami CF tied Chicago Fire FC 1-1 at Soldier Field on Wednesday night. Both teams were battling for second place in the Eastern Conference standings. The Herons, who have tied three of their past five Major League Soccer contests, played their first road game following a three-game homestand over the past three weeks. 

     Chicago Fire FC(11-6-6) scooted out to a 1-0 lead in the 10th minute of play. They crossed the ball from the left side and Robert Lewandowski volleyed a right-footed shot from nine yards away into the top left corner of the cage. 

     In the second half, Inter Miami CF(12-4-8) evened it up 1-1 during the 48th minute. Lionel Messi took a corner kick from the left side and Carlos Casemiro placed in a header from eight yards out into the left side of the net. It was the third straight game that Casemiro scored on a header off a corner kick. 

Mets Outbattle Marlins

     The New York Mets outscored the Miami Marlins 15-14 on Wednesday night at loanDepot park. The Marlins looked like they were on their way to their largest comeback victory ever in franchise history after being down by eight runs. The Mets completed a three-game sweep of the Fish. 

     The Marlins have tomorrow off and will host the reigning World Series champions the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday to begin a three-game series. The Mets will challenge the New York Yankees in The Bronx on Friday in remembering the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States of America. 

     New York(68-78) batted around and piled on six runs in the top of the second for a 6-0 lead. A.J. Ewing drove in Jared Young with a base hit into right field. Brett Baty followed with a single up the middle and Marcus Semien touched home. Luis Torrens then doubled into the right-center field gap to score Ewing and pinch-runner Christopher Morel. Three batters later, Bo Bichette sliced a single inside the right-field line and Torrens raced home. Carson Benge came up next and grounded out to first which scored Francisco Lindor. 

     The Mets expanded their lead to 8-0 during the third inning. Morel lifted a home run to left field on a 1-0 pitch for his first homer of the year and in a Mets uniform. Ewing scored in front of him on the play. 

     Miami(72-75) scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth to make it 8-3. Graham Pauley knocked in Otto Lopez on a single into right field. Joe Mack followed with a base hit up the middle to score Jakob Marsee and Owen Caissie. 

     The Marlins scored five more runs in the bottom of the sixth to tie it up 8-8. Caissie powered a solo homer to center field on a 1-2 count for his 14th home run of the season. Five batters later, Griffin Conine singled into right field and Pauley scored. Joe Mack would score on a walk by Lopez with the bases loaded. Marsee came up next and singled through the left side for Heriberto Hernandez and Conine to cross the plate. 

     In the top of the seventh, New York answered back with six runs to move ahead 14-8. The frame was capped on a three-run homer by Lindor to right field on the first pitch with Morel and Torrens aboard. It was the 18th home run for Lindor in 2026. 

     The Fish responded with one run in the bottom of the seventh and were down 14-9. Mack smacked a solo home run to right-center field on a 0-1 pitch for his 13th homer in his rookie year. 

     The Mets extended their lead to 15-9 in the top of eighth. Torrens drove in Young with an infield base hit down the third-base line. 

     Miami got two runs during the bottom of the eighth and made it 15-11. Caissie and Pauley picked up back-to-back, RBI-singles into center field. 

     The Marlins had three runs in the bottom of the ninth to make it 15-14 and fell short by one run. Conine doubled down the right-field line which scored Kyle Stowers. Lopez came up next with a triple into the right-field corner and Stowers reached home. Marsee followed with a base hit into shallow right field and Lopez scored. Three batters later, Pauley popped out to short with the tying run on second and the winning run on first to end the game. 

Bryce Oliver Gone From Browns

     Former Broward County high school football wide receiver Bryce Oliver has been released from the Cleveland Browns practice squad. He signed with the club on September 2. 

     Oliver participated in high school football with the Dillard Panthers. He was with the University of Kentucky and Youngstown State in college football. He played in 13 contests with the Tennessee Titans during two seasons from 2024 to 2025. 

Mets Blitz Marlins

     The New York Mets hammered the Miami Marlins 7-5 at loanDepot park on Tuesday night. Both teams will conclude their three-game series tomorrow. Miami(72-74) is two games under .500 for the first time since July 26

     New York(67-78) broke out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first. Francisco Lindor led off and powered the first pitch of the contest over the center-field fence for his 17th home run of the season. Four batters later, Jared Young singled up the middle which brought in Juan Soto. 

     The Mets increased their lead to 5-0 in the top of the second with three more runs. Soto walloped a three-run homer to center field on the first pitch with Francisco Alvarez and Lindor aboard. It turned out to be the 24th home run for Soto this season. 

     It became 6-0 for New York during the third inning. Brett Baty lifted a solo home run to center field on a 3-2 count for his 10th homer of the campaign. 

     The Marlins gave up another run in the top of the fifth and they were down 7-0. Baty hit a sacrifice fly to left field and Young reached home. 

     Miami responded with four runs in the bottom of the sixth and trailed 7-4. Jakob Marsee broke up the perfect game by Mets starting pitcher Sean Manaea with a double into shallow left. Jared Serna came up next and doubled into the left-center field gap for Marsee to score. Brian Navarreto followed with a double into the left-field corner and Jared Serna touched home. Two batters later, Otto Lopez knocked in Navarreto on a base hit into left field. Two batters after that, Sanoja drove in Lopez with a single up the middle. 

     The Fish went down with a fight in the ninth inning to make it 7-5. Marsee doubled down the left-field line which scored Joe Mack. 

Browns Release Tyreak Sapp

     The Cleveland Browns have let go defensive lineman Tyreak Sapp. He signed a deal with the team as an undrafted free agent in April. 

     Sapp played high school football with the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders. He helped STA capture two straight FHSAA Class 7A state championships in 2019 and 2020. Sapp was at the University of Florida from 2021 to 2025 for college football. 

Mets Shake Marlins

     The New York Mets stopped the Miami Marlins 9-4 on Monday at loanDepot park. The Marlins were approaching the midway point of their long nine-game homestand. 

     New York(66-78) rolled out to a 2-0 advantage in the opening frame. Bo Bichette reached base on a fielder's choice throwing error and Juan Soto crossed the plate. They later pulled off a double steal and Bichette scored on a throwing error by Joe Mack.

      The Mets extended their lead to 3-0 in the top of the second. Nick Morebito knocked in Brett Baty with a single into center field. 

      Miami(72-73) leaped to a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the second with four runs. Javier Sanoja tripled into the left-center field gap and Jakob Marsee raced home. Two batters later, Graham Pauley smacked a three-run homer to right field on a 1-2 pitch with Sanoja and Owen Caissie aboard. It was the third home run for Pauley in the 2026 campaign.

     It became 4-4 during the third inning. Francisco Alvarez singled up the middle for Marcus Semien to score.

     In the fourth inning, New York regained the lead 7-4. Bichette drove in Francisco Lindor with a base hit into right field. Three batters later, A.J. Ewing doubled down the left-field line for Soto and Carson Benge to score.

      The Mets increased it to 9-4 n the top of the sixth. Semien doubled into the left-field corner and Benge scored. Ewing came up next and singled through the left side to score Semien.