Tim Graham At WGR

     Tim Graham will start his new role as a late morning co-host at WGR-AM in Buffalo on September 14. He has worked as an early afternoon co-host at that radio station since February. He will continue as The Athletic Buffalo Bills beat reporter. 

     Graham had a reign at the Buffalo News as a Buffalo Sabres beat reporter. He moved to South Florida and became the Miami Dolphins beat writer for the Palm Beach Post. 

     He would then return to Western New York. Graham joined ESPN.com as their AFC East Division pro football writer and blogger. 

Dodgers xxxx Marlins

     The two-time defending World Series champions the Los Angeles Dodgers xxxxxxxx the Miami Marlins x-x at loanDepot park on Friday night. The Dodgers have the second best record in the National League. The Marlins entered the contest on a three-game losing streak. 

     Dodgers designated hitter and starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani was place on the 10-day injured list and will not play in the three-game series. He accomplished a Major League Baseball milestone two years ago in Miami. Ohtani became the first player to have 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season.

     Los Angeles(89-57) had a 1-0 advantage in the top of the third. Kyle Tucker hit a sacrifice fly to left field which scored Tommy Edman.

     It became 2-0 for the Dodgers in the top of the sixth. Will Smith singled into right field to score Tucker.

     Miami(72-75)8 closed it to 2-1 during the bottom of the sixth. Agustin Ramirez doubled into the right-center field gap and Javier Sanoja raced home.

     The Marlins evened it up 2-2 in the sixth. 

       In the top of the seventh, Los Angeles poured on four runs and pulled away 6-2.

     

West Palm Beach Ratings August 2026

     The ratings were issued for West Palm Beach sports talk format radio stations. The time span went from the fourth week of July to the third week of August. 

     ESPN West Palm 106.3 WESP-FM ended up again with a 0.7 in the month. The Miami Dolphins had a 0-2 record during the preseason. 

     Fox Sports 640 South Florida WMEN-AM stayed at a 0.4 in the period. The radio station did not air any game broadcasts. 

     Sports Radio 1230 The Gambler WBZT-AM remained at a 0.0 for the fifth straight month. The Miami Marlins saw their record fall and were outside of the National League Wild-Card race. 

St. Thomas Aquinas Blanks Dillard

     The St. Thomas Aquinas made the three-mile trip up Northwest 27th Avenue and blasted the Dillard Panthers 49-0 at Otis Gray Jr. Memorial Stadium in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday night. Both teams were in the same district earlier this decade. It was their first matchup against each other since 2023. 

     St. Thomas Aquinas(4-0) took control at the beginning of the contest. The Raiders had a 35-0 advantage at the end of the first quarter. Dillard(2-2) allowed another touchdown late in the second quarter and they trailed 42-0 at halftime.

     A running clock was implemented for the second half. STA added another score midway in the third quarter for a 49-point margin.

West Boca Raton Topples Cardinal Newman

     The FHSAA Class 6A state champions the West Boca Raton Bulls defeated the FHSAA Class 1A state champions the Cardinal Newman Crusaders 24-7 in Boca Raton on Thursday night at Frank A. Barbieri Jr. Stadium. It was a battle between two reigning state champions. 

     West Boca Raton(3-0) ended up getting a field goal to go up 3-0 early in the second quarter. The Bulls increased their lead to 10-0 on a touchdown midway in the second.

     In the second half, West Boca Raton made it 17-0 three minutes into the third quarter. Cardinal Newman(3-1) broke the shutout with seven minutes remaining in the third with a score to make it 17-7. The Bulls found the end zone again one minute into the final quarter for a 24-7 lead.

Hurricanes Pound Florida A&M

     The University of Miami Hurricanes dominated the Florida A&M Rattlers 77-7 at Hard Rock Stadium on Thursday night. The Hurricanes last played at that venue for the CPF National Championship versus Indiana back in January. 

     The Canes matched their total for the most points scored in a game in school history. They also set a record with 856 total yards on offense. 

     Miami(2-0) struck quickly at the 12:37 mark of the first quarter and led 7-0. Running back Mark Fletcher Jr. sprinted down the left side on a 47-yard touchdown run. 

     The Hurricanes extended it to 14-0 at 11:11 of the first. Quarterback Darian Mensah connected a 55-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver xxx  Moore on the left hash marks.

     Florida A&M(1-2) fell behind 21-0 with 6:17 to go in the first. Fletcher rushed up the middle from one yard out.

     The Canes made it 28-0 on the first play of the second quarter. Mensah tossed a 19-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Malachi Toney on the front left side of the end zone.  

      It became 35-0 for the Hurricanes at 10:10 of the second. Running back Jarrod Pringle Jr. cut back to around the left side on a five-yard run.

      Miami expanded it to 49-0 with 46 seconds remaining in the first half. Running back Javion Mallory raced up the middle from 16 yards away.

Keidron Smith With Bears

     One-time Palm Beach County high school football player Keidron Smith has joined the Chicago Bears practice squad. He was waived by both the New York Jets and the Atlanta Falcons in August. 

     Smith played high school football with the Oxbridge Academy Thunderwolves. They fell to the Chaminade-Madonna Lions in the 2017 FHSAA Class 3A state championship game. 

     He spent college football with Ole Miss and Kentucky. He was with the Denver Broncos for nine games in 2024 and the New York Jets for three contests in 2025.