Panthers xxxx Bruins

     The Florida Panthers xxxxxxxx the Boston Bruins x-x at TD Garden on Sunday. The Panthers continued their three-game road swing. 

     Florida(9-6-2)      

     Boston(12-4-1)

Lions xxxx Dolphins

      The Detroit Lions xxxxxxxxxxxx the Miami Dolphins xx-xx at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday. The Dolphins xxxxxz      

     Detroit(5-2)

     Miami(1-6)

Heat xxxx Kings

     The Miami Heat xxxx the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night at Golden 1 Center. The Heat will conclude their five-mile road trip on Tuesday. 

     Miami(3-6)

     Sacramento(1-8)

Notre Dame Upends Hurricanes

     The top-ranked University of Miami Hurricanes lost to the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish 31-24 at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday night. The Hurricanes had their eight-game winning streak snapped. 

     Notre Dame(8-1) struck first at 9:38 of the opening quarter. Spencer Porath booted a 44-yard field goal. 

     In the second quarter, the Fighting Irish made it 10-0 at the 14:02 mark. Quarterback C.J. Carr connected a 27-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jordan Faison on the right side of the end zone.

     Miami(8-1) drove down the field on their next possession to the one-yard line. They had to settle with a Jake Weinberg 19-yard field goal with 6:25 to go in the second and they trailed 10-3.

     Notre Dame expanded their lead to 17-3 with 29 seconds left in the first half. Wide receiver Micah Gilbert caught a 19-yard touchdown pass from Carr.

      The Fighting Irish scored on their first drive of the third quarter at 12:05. Carr found Gilbert in the middle of the field on a 20-yard touchdown strike for a 24-3 lead.

     The Canes answered back and made it 24-10 with 8:26 left in the quarter. Quarterback Darian Mensah tossed a 12-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Elija Lofton.

     The Hurricanes cut it to 24-17 with 5:29 to go in the third. Wide receiver Cooper Barkate caught a 12-yard pass from Mensah in the end zone.

     Notre Dame stopped the momentum and expanded their lead to 31-17 at the 12:53 mark of the fourth quarter. Running back Nolan James Jr. busted up the middle from one yard away.

     The U closed it to 31-24 at 9:53 of the fourth. Mensah sent a swing pass of one yard to Barkate on the left side of the end zone. 

Inter Miami CF Ties Charlotte FC In Season Finale

     Inter Miami CF tied Charlotte FC 3-3 at Nu Stadium on Saturday. It was the final regular season game for both teams this year. All Major League Soccer Eastern Conference teams played at the same time on Decision Day this afternoon. It was the second time this season that the Herons blew a three-goal lead at their new venue. 

     The Herons finished in second place in the Eastern Conference and Charlotte FC ended in fifth place. Inter Miami CF will face the Columbus Crew in the first round of the MLS Cup Playoffs likely on November 21 while Charlotte takes on Chicago Fire FC.

     Inter Miami CF(16-6-12) got out to a 1-0 lead in the 14th minute. Lionel Messi took a left-corner kick and Ian Fray kicked a right-footed shot from seven yards out.

     The Herons increased their lead to 2-0 in the 33rd minute of play. Messi sent a right-corner kick to the middle and Luis Suarez tapped the ball in from one yard away with his right foot.

     It became 3-0 for Inter Miami CF during the 42nd minute. Rodrigo De Paul rocketed a 34-yard, right-footed shot into the low left corner of the cage.

     In the second half, Charlotte FC(15-10-9) would take control. Liel Abada scored from three yards with his right foot in the 50th minute. He blasted a right-footed shot from 18 yards away in the 55th minute and closed the lead to 3-2. 

     They pulled off coming back from a three-goal deficit and evened it up 3-3 in the 90th minute. Rodolfo Aloko was able to score for them as he volleyed in a shot from nine yards out with his right foot. 

Capitals Crawl By Panthers

     The Washington Capitals eased by the Florida Panthers 4-3 on Saturday at Capital One Center. The Cats have won four of their last six games. 

     Washington(9-6-0) stepped up to a 1-0 advantage at the 2:21 mark of the first period. Akira Schmid cycled the puck from behind his own cage. Jack St. Ivany then snapped a shot from the right wing past Akira Schmid for his first career NHL goal. 

     Florida(9-6-2) tied it up 1-1 at 3:13 of the opening frame. Brady Tkachuk centered the puck from the low right circle and a Matthew Tkachuk close-range shot from the crease area was saved by Logan Thompson. Brady Tkachuk put in the rebound shot from the right goal line for his ninth goal of the season. 

     The Panthers moved ahead 2-1 on the power play at the midway point with 10:00 to go in the first. Seth Jones angled a pass from above the top left circle. Matthew Tkachuk passed from the right circle to the low slot and it was deflected. Brady Tkachuk eventually placed in a wrist shot from the left goal line for his second tally of the contest and 10th goal in a Florida uniform. 

     In the second period, the Capitals evened it 2-2 at 4:39. Sam Bennett had the puck stolen by Alex Tuch in the center-ice circle. He carried the puck into the Panthers zone and snapped a shot from the inner right circle for his 11th goal of the campaign. 

     The Caps leaped to a 3-2 lead with 5:05 remaining in the second. Ryan Leonard centered the puck from the end wall and Pierre-Lue Dubois sent a diagonal pass from the inner left circle. Aliaksei Protas scored his second goal this year on a snap shot from the right side of the crease. 

     Florida pulled their goalie with 1:10 left in the frame for an extra attacker and closed it to 4-3 with 46.5 seconds remaining in the third. Sam Reinhart pushed the puck from the top of the zone. Matthew Tkachuk centered it from the low right circle and Sam Bennett deflected ot in from the top of the crease for his fifth goal in 2026-27.

Phillip Dorsett Released Again By Raiders

     Former Broward County high school football wide receiver Phillip Dorsett has been released by the Las Vegas Raiders again. He was on their practice squad.

     Dorsett played high school football with St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders. He captured three FHSAA state titles in 2007, 2008 and 2010. Dorsett later joined the University of Miami Hurricanes for college football. 

     He won Super Bowl LIII with the New England Patriots over the Los Angeles Rams at the conclusion of the 2018 season. Dorsett has spent time with seven different NFL teams that includes the Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars, Seattle Seahawks, Houston Oilers, Denver Broncos and Las Vegas Raiders.