Rays xxxx Marlins

     The Tampa Bay Rays xxxxxxx the Miami Marlins x-x on Saturday at loanDepot park. They will conclude their three-game series tomorrow.

     Tampa Bay(37-23)

     Miami(29-35)

Miami Dolphins Preseason Schedule

     The National Football League released the preseason schedule slate for all of their 32 clubs. The Miami Dolphins will be involved in three preseason contests in 2026. 

     The Dolphins will visit the Washington Commanders on August 14. The Fins host the New York Giants on August 22 and the Atlanta Falcons on August 28. 

Marlins Steamrolled By Rays

     The Miami Marlins were blanked by the Tampa Bay Rays 6-0 at loanDepot park on Friday night. The Marlins came off a long nine-game road trip and began a six-game homestand. 

     The Fish had their three-game winning streak snapped following three road victories over the Washington Nationals. The Rays ended a three-game losing streak after being swept at home by the Detroit Tigers. 

     Tampa Bay(37-23) came out on fire with three runs in the top of the first for a 3-0 lead. Richie Palacios tripled off the glove of Owen Caissie and into the right-center field gap. Junior Caminero and Yandy Diaz scored on the sequence. Ryan Vilade followed with a base hit through the right side and Palacios reached home. 

     The Rays expanded their lead to 4-0 in the fifth inning. Jonathan Aranda knocked in Caminero on a single into center field. 

     Miami(29-35) trailed 5-0 in the top of the sixth. Cedric Mullins pounded a solo home run to right-center field on a 2-1 pitch for his second straight game with a homer. 

     It became 6-0 for Tampa Bay during the top of the seventh. Vilade drove in Caminero with a base hit up the middle.  

Jaromir Jagr Stanley Cup Final Streak Continues

       One-time Florida Panthers right wing Jaromir Jagr had his unusual Stanley Cup Final streak continue this week. He had a former teammate of his playing in the Stanley Cup Final for the 46th consecutive year. 

     The streak began back in 1980 when his Pittsburgh Penguins teammate Bryan Trottier participated in the Stanley Cup Final with the New York Islanders from 1980 to 1984. It continued this year when his 2017-18 Calgary Flames teammate Rasmus Andersson appeared in Game 1 of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final with the Vegas Golden Knights. 

Matt Pushard Returned To Marlins

     The St. Louis Cardinals have sent pitcher Matt Pushard back to the Miami Marlins for $50,000. The Cardinals selected him from the Marlins in the Rule 5 Draft. 

     Pushard will be assigned by Miami to their Triple-A affiliate in Jacksonville. He made six relief appearances with St. Louis this season and had a 5.14 earned run average. 

Jorge Sedano Working NBA Finals

     Former Miami sportscaster Jorge Sedano is part of the radio announcing crew for the 2026 NBA Finals on ESPN Radio. It is the third straight year that he has the role of radio sideline reporter at the NBA Finals.

     Sedano held several different broadcasting roles while in the South Florida region from 1999 to 2013. He worked at 1700 The Fan WAFN-AM, Fox Sports 940 WRFX-AM, Fox Sports Radio, News Radio 610 WIOD-AM, Sports Talk 790 The Ticket WAXY-AM, Sports Radio 560 WQAM-AM, WFOR-TV Channel 4 and Sun Sports. Sedano is currently the morning co-host with Scott Kaplan at KSPN-AM in Los Angeles. 

Jets Ink Jason Sanders

     The New York Jets have signed kicker Jason Sanders to a contract. He was released by the New York Giants yesterday. 

     Sanders was with the Miami Dolphins from 2018 to 2025. He ended up playing in 116 contests with the Dolphins.