Phillies xxxx Marlins

     The Philadelphia Phillies xxxx the Miami Marlins x-x at loanDepot park on Monday night. The Marlins continued their 10-game homestand tomorrow against the Baltimore Orioles. 

     Philadelphia(14-20)

     Miami(16-18)

No Florida Teams In Stanley Cup Final

     There will be no Florida-based hockey teams in the Stanley Cup Final this year. The Tampa Bay Lightning lost to the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa on Sunday night. 

     The Florida Panthers or the Tampa Bay Lightning have appeared in the Stanley Cup Final in the past six seasons. The Lightning won the Stanley Cup in 2020 and 2021 followed by losing in 2022 during the final round. 

     The Panthers reached the Stanley Cup Final in 2023 and fell to the Vegas Golden Knights. Florida defeated the Edmonton Oilers for the Stanley Cup in 2024 and 2025. 

     The state of Florida had the longest streak of Stanley Cup Final appearances with six among United States-based clubs. The state of New York had the New York Islanders show up in the Stanley Cup Final five consecutive times from 1980 to 1985. 

     In Canada, the province of Quebec had the NHL modern-day record with 10 consecutive Stanley Cup Final appearances. The Montreal Canadiens got to the Stanley Cup Final from 1951 to 1960. The province of Alberta had either the Edmonton Oilers or the Calgary Flames reach the Stanley Cup Final seven straight times from 1983 until 1990. 

Cameron Young Captures Cadillac Championship

     Cameron Young won the 2026 Cadillac Championship playing on the Blue Monster golf course at Doral on Sunday. He went wire-to-wire with the lead since the start of the tournament. Young ended up with a -19 which was six strokes ahead of Scottie Scheffler. 

     It was the largest margin of victory in a PGA event in Doral since 1976. Hubert Green finished six strokes in front of Jack Nicklaus and Mark Hayes. 

     The PGA Tour held a tournament event in Miami and Dade County for the first time in 10 years. The last time there was a PGA Tour tournament at Doral was the WGC-Cadillac Championship in 2016. It did host the PGA Tour men's golf competitor for the LIV Golf Miami tournament from 2012 to 2015. 

Kimi Antonelli Wins Miami Grand Prix

       Kimi Antonelli captured the 2026 Miami Grand Prix on Sunday outside Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. The race was moved up three hours to early afternoon due to the possibility of rain.

Phillies Blitz Marlins

     The Philadelphia Phillies dominated the Miami Marlins 7-2 on Sunday at loanDepot park. Both clubs will finish their four-game wraparound series on Monday. 

     Philadelphia(14-20) fired out with six runs during the top of the first for a 6-0 lead. Alec Bohm got to first with the bases loaded on a fielder's choice with Trea Turner scoring. Brandon Marsh then walked for Kyle Schwarber to score. J.T. Realmuto followed with a sacrifice fly to center field and Bryce Harper crossed the plate. 

      Bryson Stott came up next and belted a three-run homer barely over the right-center field fence on a 2- 2 pitch. Bohm and Marsh scored in front of him on the play.

      The Phillies extended their lead to 7-0 in the third inning. Justin Crawford singled through the right side and Realmuto raced home.

     Miami(16-18) closed it to 7-2 in the bottom of the seventh. Esteury Ruiz lifted a two-run home run to left field on a 2-2 count with Leo Gimenez aboard.

Lucas Carlsson Off To Sweden

     One-time Florida Panthers defenseman Lucas Carlsson is headed to Europe. He has signed a four-year contract with Djurgardens in the Swedish Hockey League. 

     Carlsson played two seasons with Florida in 2021-22 and 2022-23. He finished with nine points in 42 contests while with the Panthers. 

Vincent Viola Horse Wins Kentucky Derby Again

     Florida Panthers owner Vincent Viola and his wife Teresa won the 152nd Kentucky Derby for the second time on Saturday at Churchill Downs Louisville. Their organization St. Elias Stables captured the Kentucky Derby as a co-owner when Golden Tempo finished in first place. Always Dreaming won the Kentucky Derby for the Violas back in 2017. 

     Viola has owned the Florida Panthers franchise since September 2013. The team captured consecutive Stanley Cup championships in 2024 and 2025 along with three straight Eastern Conference titles. 

     Cherie DeVaux became the first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby Jose Ortiz was the jockey on Golden Tempo for the victory and has now won each Triple Crown race at least once.