Anthony Rizzo Podcast Host

     Former Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school baseball player Anthony Rizzo has relaunched a podcast. He co-hosts Ross & Rizzo Unfiltered with David Ross on The Volume. It was previously called The Lovable Reunion. 

     Both of them contributed to the Chicago Cubs in 2016 by winning their first World Series championship in 108 years. Rizzo finished his MLB career with the New York Yankees by helping them capture the 2024 American League pennant. 

     Rizzo was hired by NBC Sports in April as a baseball analyst. He has been a representative for FanDuel, which includes appearing on several commercials. 

NBA Releases Special Game Dates

     The National Basketball Association has issued a part of their 2026-27 regular season schedule. They released contests are in the first couple of days this season along with their Christmas Day matchups.

     The Miami Heat will have their season opener at home versus the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Heat will play on December 25 at the Boston Celtics.

Emmanuel Ogbah Returns To Chiefs

     One-time defensive lineman Emmanuel Ogbah has agreed to a deal with the Kansas City Chiefs. He helped the team win their first Super Bowl in 50 years back in February 2020.

     Ogbah then signed with the Dolphins. He spent five seasons with the Fins and chalked up 29.5 sacks in 75 games.

Miami Ratings July 2026

     Miami/Fort Lauderdale sports talk format radio stations received their ratings. The time span went from the fourth week in June to the fourth week in July. 

     104.3 Sports WQAM-FM improved to a 1.0 following two months at a 0.8. The Miami Marlins finished with at least 20 wins in a month for the second time in franchise history during the month of June.

     Fox Sports 940 WINZ-AM moved up to second place this month with a 0.3 after two straight periods with a 0.2. They were able to rely on nationally syndicated Fox Sports Radio. The WINZ stream on WZTU-FM-HD2 shifted from a 0.4 to a 0.3. 

     Fox Sports 640 South Florida WMEN-AM fell from a 0.3 to a 0.2 in the month and dropped to third place. They have two different local shows in the afternoon shift with Andy Slater followed by Ken LaVicka and Josh Cohen. 

Marlins Blank Pirates

     The Miami Marlins shut out the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0 at loanDepot park on Tuesday night. The Marlins are in the middle of a six-game homestand. Both clubs had the day off yesterday. 

     Miami(61-59) took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third. Esteury Ruiz cracked a solo home run to left field on the first pitch for his sixth homer of the season. 

     Pittsburgh(58-63) gave up one run in the fifth inning and were down 2-0. Xavier Edwards hustled for an infield hit and Ruiz scored on a throwing error by Jacob Gonzalez. 

Caedan Wallace Sent To Dolphins

     The New England Patriots will trade offensive lineman Caedan Wallace and a 2029 seventh-round draft pick to the Miami Dolphins. The Fins will give the Pats a 2028 sixth-round selection.

     Wallace was taken by New England in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft at 68th overall. He participated in 10 contests with them over the past two seasons. 

Anthony Hankerson Waived By Dolphins

     The Miami Dolphins have placed running back Anthony Hankerson on the waiver wire. He joined the Fins as an undrafted free agent in April. 

     Hankerson played high school football with the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders. He won three consecutive FHSAA Class 7A state championships with them in 2019, 2020 and 2021. 

     He began college football with the University of Colorado in 2022 and 2023. Hankerson finished college football with Oregon State University in 2024 and 2025.