Bengals Drop Dolphins

     The Cincinnati Bengals disposed of  the Miami Dolphins 31-24 at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday. The Fins, who are still winless, played three of their first four games of the 2026 regular season on the road.. 

     Cincinnati(3-2)

     Miami(0-5) 

Jeff Chychrun Back On Television

     Jeff Chychrun returned to the television airwaves on Saturday night for the Florida Panthers home opener at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise. He worked as a studio analyst alongside studio host Jessica Blaylock for the Scripps Sports telecast. 

     He filled in the spot that is held by former Florida Panthers defenseman Ed Jovanovski. Chychrun was a Florida Panthers television studio analyst for five seasons from 2019-20 to 2023-24. 

Florida Panthers Lose Home Opener To Wild

     The Florida Panthers held their 2026-27 home opener on Saturday night at Amerant Bank Arena and lost to the Minnesota Wild 4-1. Florida had their seven-year, home-opening winning streak snapped. The Cats last fell in a home opener to the Columbus Blue Jackets on October 11, 2018. 

     The Panthers were the last club of 32 National Hockey League teams to hold their home opener. It was the first time in five seasons that the Panthers did not raise any of kind of banner from an accomplishment from the previous season to the rafters prior to their opening home contest in Sunrise. 

     Several Panthers players participated in their first regular season home game with the club. They included Brady Tkachuk, Lars Eller, Garnet Hathaway, Sam Lafferty and Bokondji Imama.

Radko Gudas and Jacob Markstrom appeared at home for their second stint with the franchise. 

     Minnesota (3-1-1) rushed out to a 1-0 lead just 53 seconds into the opening period. Matt Boldy carried the puck from his own blue line to the top of the Panthers zone. He then snapped a shot from the high slot past Markstrom for his first goal of the year. 

     The Wild expanded their lead to 2-0 with the man advantage at 6:18 of the first. Quinn Hughes angled a pass from the top of the zone. Maxim Shabanov connected a cross-ice pass from the left wing and Kirill Kaprisov released a snap shot from the right-circle dot for his fourth goal of the campaign. 

     In the second period, Florida(2-1-2) closed it to 2-1 at the 2:18 mark. Matthew Tkachuk brought the puck into the Wild zone on a 2-on-1 breakaway and shot the puck from inner left circle, which was saved by Jesper Wallstedt. Tkachuk put in the rebound from the left side of the crease for his third goal of the season.

     Minnesota make it 3-1 at 5:00. Joel Eriksson Ek backhanded a square pass from the top of the zone and Boldy zipped a cross-ice pass from the left wing. Kaprisov scored his second tally of the contest and fifth goal this season on a forehand shot from the right circle. 

     The Panthers pulled their goalie for an extra skater with over four minutes to go in the third period. Kaprisov finished with a hat trick as he flipped a shot from the Wild zone into an empty net with 1:04  remaining in the third. It turned out to Kaprisov's seventh career hat trick and his sixth goal this season. 

Inter Miami CF Blows Out D.C. United

     Inter Miami CF ended their five-game winless as they handled D.C. United 4-0 at Nu Stadium on Saturday night. It was the first game for the Herons since September 27. They had tied in their three previous Major League Soccer home games and came into this MLS contest with a 0-4-1 mark. 

     In the first half, Inter Miami CF(13-5-10) struck three minutes into the contest for a 1-0 lead. Luis Suarez half-volleyed a left-foot shot from eight yards away into the left side of the cage. 

     The Herons extended their lead to 2-0 in the 39th minute. Suarez chalked up his second tally of the contest as he tapped in a volley shot with his left foot from three yards. 

     D.C. United(6-9-12) felt like they were hit by an avalanche in the second half. Suarez centered the ball from the left side and Lionel Messi volleyed in a six-yard shot with his left foot during the 47th minute. 

     It became 4-0 for Inter Miami CF in the 60th minute of play. Messi dribbled through the defense in the middle of the field and placed in a left-footed shot from 11 yards out into the low right corner of the net for his second goal of the game. 

Dillard Tops Blanche Ely In 2026 Soul Bowl

     The Dillard Tigers topped the Blanche Ely Tigers 35-21 in the 2026 Soul Bowl at Otis Gray Jr. Memorial Stadium in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday. The Panthers were victorious for the second straight time between both teams. 

     The all-time Soul Bowl series is now tied at 28-28-1. It was the 10th consecutive season that the Soul Bowl happened at an on-campus venue and not at a one-time neutral site such as Lockhart Stadium. 

     It was the third straight year that the Soul Bowl was not the last regular season game of the season played in Broward County. This was the only high school football contest played in South Florida today. 

     Dillard(5-3) carried the play for most of the game. They had a 28-9 lead heading into the fourth quarter against Blanche Ely(5-3). 

     The Tigers will visit the Stranahan Dragons two weeks from now. The Panthers will travel to take on the Southridge Spartans in two weeks. 

Heat Edged By Timberwolves

     The Miami Heat were knocked off by the Minnesota Timberwolves 125-124 on Saturday night at Kaseya Center. It was the Heat's second home contest of their 2026-27 preseason schedule.

     The Heat did not use several of their projected players for their opening night starting lineup in this game tonight. Miami will have one more preseason home game prior to the regular season on Wednesday night versus the Brooklyn Nets. 

Chaminade-Madonna Pays Back Cardinal Newman

     It was a rematch of the 2025 FHSAA Class 1A state championship game as the Chaminade-Madonna Lions gained revenge over the Cardinal Newman Crusaders 20-7 at Sam Budnyk Field in West Palm Beach on Friday night. The Crusaders upset the Lions 17-14 in last year's title contest to capture their first state championship in school history. 

     Chaminade-Madonna(5-2) ripped out to a 7-0 lead just three minutes into the first quarter. It became 13-0 for the Lions midway through the first.

     Cardinal Newman(5-2) surrendered another touchdown late in the second and trailed 20-0. The Crusaders broke the shutout during the third quarter and trailed 20-7.