Barkov & Lundell On Team Finland

     Two current Florida Panthers player and one former Florida Panthers player have been named to Team Finland for the upcoming IIHF World Championship. It will begin later this week. 

     Alekander Barkov and Anton Lundell were announced on the Team Finland roster. Barkov did not play in any games for Florida during the 2025-26 season due to an injury at the start of training camp. He captained the Panthers to two Stanley Cup titles and three Eastern Conference championships. 

     Lundell was able to made their roster. He finished with 18 goals and 26 assists for 44 points in 64 regular season games this season.

     One-time Panthers right wing Jesse Puljujarvi was announced on Team Finland. He had one goal in five contests with Florida in 2024-25. 

Jerar Encarnacion Free Agent

     Jerar Encarnacion has declared himself as a free agent after he was not picked up on waivers by any club. He has been with the San Francisco Giants since May 2024. 

     Encarnacion spent time with the Miami Marlins during the 2022 season. He finished with three home runs, 14 runs batted in and a .182 batting average in 23 contests with them that year. 

Christian Roa Off To Orioles

     Christian Roa has been claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles from the Minnesota Twins. The Twins had picked up him off the waiver wire from the Houston Astros in late April. 

     Roa was with the Miami Marlins and reached the majors for the first time with them during the 2025 campaign. He participated in two contests and had a 0.00 earned run average. 

Miami Heat Get 13th Pick

      The 2026 NBA Draft Lottery was held on Sunday at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago. The NBA Draft will happen in late June.

      The Miami Heat finished with the 13th overall selection. They did not move up or down in the draft order. The Washington Wizards ended up with the first overall pick.

Xzavion Curry Joins Mets

     Former Miami Marlins relief pitcher Xzavion Curry has inked a minor league contract with the New York Mets. He began the 2026 season with Tigres de Quintana Roo in the Mexican League. 

     The Marlins claimed Curry off waivers from the Cleveland Guardians in August 2024. He had a 2-1 record with a 3.43 earned run average in 12 games with Miami during two seasons. 

Marlins Topple Nationals

     The Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 5-2 at loanDepot park on Sunday. It concluded a long 10-game homestand for the Marlins. The contest had the exclusive broadcast window at 12:15 p.m. on Peacock with no local telecast on Marlins.TV.

     Miami(19-22) got out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the third. Washington(19-22) responded with one run in the top of the fourth and one run in the top of the fifth for a 2-2 tie. 

Inter Miami CF Downs Toronto FC

      Inter Miami CF dominated Toronto FC 4-2 at BMO Field on Saturday. Lionel Messi became the fastest player to reach 100 Major League Soccer goal contributions. He accomplished it with 59 goals and 41 assists in 64 games. Messi surpassed one-time Toronto FC player Sebastian Giovinco who did it in 95 contests. 

     The Herons began a two-game road trip. They shifted to second place in the Eastern Conference standings with the victory. 

     Late the first half, Inter Miami CF(6-2-4) scooted out to a 1-0 lead during the 44th minute. Ronaldo De Paul took a direct kick from 24 yards which was blocked by the wall of players. De Paul then volleyed a shot with his right foot from 21 yards away off the left post and into the cage. 

     The Herons extended their lead to 2-0 in the 56th minute. Lionel Messi angled a one-touch pass from the right side. Luis Suarez placed in a left-footed shot from 12 yards out.

     Toronto FC(3-4-5) surrendered another goal in the 73rd minute and trailed 3-0. Sergio Reguilon slid a shot from 11 yards with his right foot off a Messi feed. Inter Miami CF made it a four-goal lead 4-0 during the 75th minute when Messi one-timed a left-footed shot from 12 yards away. 

     It became 4-1 as Toronto FC scored in the 82nd minute. The Herons gave away the ball in their own penalty area. Emilio Aristizabal tapped the ball into an empty net with his right foot from eight yards out and cut it to a three-goal gap. He added another tally in the 90th minute with a header from nine yards and closed it to 4-2.