Inter Miami CF xxxxx New England

     Inter Miami CF xxxxx the New England Revolution x-x at Nu Stadium in Miami on Saturday night. Both teams were battling for second place in the Eastern Conference. It was the third game ever played by the Herons at their new venue. 

     Inter Miami CF(5-1-3)

     New England(5-3-0)

Marlins xxxx Giants

     The Miami Marlins xxxx the San Francisco Giants x-x on Saturday at Oracle Park. The Marlins continued their six-game road swing through California. 

     San Francisco(11-15)

     Miami(13-13)

2026 NFL Draft Have More Local Connections

     Additional players with South Florida connections were chosen on Saturday in the final rounds of the 2026 NFL Draft. It involved selections from the fourth round to the seventh round. 

Dolphins Finish 2026 NFL Draft

     The Miami Dolphins completed their selections for the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh on Saturday. The event consisted of players selected from the fourth round to the seventh round. 

Tampa Bay Rowdies On South Florida Radio

     The Tampa Bay Rowdies soccer team of the United Soccer League have added New Country 101.1 WIRK-FM in West Palm Beach as a radio affiliate. All Rowdies contests will be on the radio for the 2026 season. The Tampa Bay Rowdies radio flagship station is WJBR-FM in Tampa. 

     It is unusual that a soccer team from Central Florida would have their games aired on radio in South Florida. Northern Florida colleges such as the University of Florida Gators and the Florida State University Seminoles have their football and men's basketball teams broadcast its games in South Florida. 

     Two other West Palm Beach radio stations do have soccer broadcasts on the radio airwaves. ESPN West Palm 106.3 WESP-AM is the English-language radio flagship station for Inter Miami CF of Major League Soccer since February 2025. Deportes Radio 760 WEFL-AM has been the home of Spanish-language broadcasts of Inter Miami CF contests since October 2024. 

Marlins Smack Giants

     The Miami Marlins slammed the San Francisco Giants 9-4 at Oracle Park on Friday night. The Marlins started a six-game California road trip.

     Miami(13-13) rushed out to a 3-0 advantage in the top of the first. It was capped by a Liam Hicks two-run home run to right field on a 2-2 count. The Marlins added one run each in the second inning and the third inning. 

     San Francisco(11-15) surrendered three more runs during the top of the fourth and they trailed 8-0. Connor Norby crushed a three-run homer to left-center field on 1-0 pitch for the Fish. The Giants picked up three runs in the bottom of the fifth and were down 8-3. 

Locals Go In Second and Third Rounds

     More players with some local South Florida connections were taken in the second round and the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday night. The process occurred in Pittsburgh. 

     University of Oklahoma Sooners defensive lineman R. Mason Thomas was selected 40th overall in the second round. He captured three FHSAA state championships with the Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs in 2018, 2019 and 2021. 

     Defensive back D'Angelo Pounds from the University of Indiana was  picked in the second round at 50th overall by the New York Jets. He won three FHSAA state championships with the Chaminade-Madonna Lions in 2019, 2021 and 2022.

     The New England Patriots went with University of Illinois defensive lineman Gabe Jacas at 55th overall during the second round. He played high school football with the Fort Pierce Central Cobras. 

     The Arizona Cardinals had the first pick in the third round at 65th overall and they selected University of Miami Hurricanes quarterback Carson Beck. He captured two CFP National Championships with the University of Georgia Bulldogs in 2021 and 2022 along with a CFP national championship appearance with the Canes in 2025. 

     Three selections later, University of Miami offensive lineman Markel Bell was taken by the Philadelphia Eagles at 68th overall. He was with the Hurricanes in 2024 and 2025. Hurricanes defensive back Jakobe Thomas was selected near the end of the third round at 98th overall by the Minnesota Vikings. He played for the University of Miami in 2025 and participated in the CFP National Championship contest.