Panthers Re-Ups Mikulas Hovorka

     The Florida Panthers have re-signed defenseman Mikulus Hovorka to a two-way, one-year contract. The deal is worth the $850,000. 

     Hovorka made his National Hockey League debut with the Panthers last season. He ended up with one assists in four contests with Florida. 

Astros xxxxx Marlins

     The Houston Astros xxxxx the Miami Marlins x-x at Daikin Field on Wednesday and completed a three-game sweep. The Marlins concluded a six-game road swing and finished with a 0-6 record. 

     Houston(49-54)

     Miami(52-50) 

Rangers Hire Derick Brassard

     The New York Rangers have named Derick Brassard as a player development assistant. It means that he has retired again from professional hockey after playing last season with Geneve-Servette in Switzerland. He announced his first player retirement back in June 2024. 

     Brassard had a short stint as a center with the Florida Panthers during the 2018-19 campaign. He finished with one goal and three assists for four points in 10 contests with the Cats. 

Dolphins Extending Jordyn Brooks

     The Miami Dolphins have given linebacker Jordyn Brooks a three-year extension that is worth $51.3 million. The deal will run through the 2029 season. 

     Brooks was with the Seattle Seahawks from 2020 to 2023 along with the Fins in 2024 and 2025. He has started all 34 regular season games that Miami has played over the past two seasons. 

Karl Ravech Ousted By ESPN

     Longtime ESPN sportscaster Karl Ravech is among several job cuts made by that organization. His last assignment was yesterday as a baseball play-by-play announcer when the Los Angeles Dodgers visited the Philadelphia Phillies. Ravech handled several national baseball broadcasts held at loanDepot park, which included the 2017 MLB Home Run Derby. 

     Ravech, a 1987 Ithaca College grad, began his broadcasting career in Ithaca with WVIC-AM as a sportscaster in August 1983 and later as a play-by-play announcer. He moved on to sister-station WICB-FM as a sports talk host and Ithaca College football play-by-play announcer. Ravech became a sports anchor, Jim Butterfield Show studio host and Ithaca College football play-by-play announcer at sister-station WICB-TV. 

     He would spend time as a sportscaster in several organizations between 1987 and 1993. Stops would include Cable 13 News in Ithaca, WBNG-TV in Binghamton and WHTM-TV in Harrisburg. 

     Ravech joined ESPN as a sports anchor in May 1993. He was elevated to studio host of Baseball Tonight. Ravech would later add duties as a baseball play-by-play announcer and college basketball play-by-play announcer. He also had a long reign as the Little League World Series play-by-play announcer.

WQAM Added To SiriusXM Radio

     An agreement has been made that Audacy sports talk format terrestrial radio stations will be added to SiriusXM Radio on September 1. Nine sports stations from Audacy will have its own SiriusXM Radio channel. 

     14 other Audacy terrestrial sports radio stations are expected to be accessed on the SiriusXM Radio app. One of them on the app is Miami radio station 104.3 Sports WQAM-AM. 

Marlins Handled By Astros

     The Houston Astros held off the Miami Marlins 5-3 on Tuesday night at Daikin Field. The Marlins, who expanded their losing streak to eight games, will complete their six-game road trip tomorrow. 

     Houston(49-54) scored one run each in the first and the second innings for a 2-0 lead. Miami(52-50) broke the shutout in the top of the fifth to make it 2-1. The Astros extended their lead to 5-1 during the bottom of the fifth for a 5-1 advantage.