West Palm Beach Ratings October 2026

     The West Palm Beach sports talk radio stations were issued their ratings. The time span went from the third week of September to the second week of October. 

     ESPN West Palm 106.3 WESP-FM moved from a 0.5 to a x.x in the period. The University of Miami Hurricanes football team was undefeated with a 6-0 record. The Miami Dolphins lost their first five games of the 2026 regular season. Inter Miami CF was near the top in the Eastern Conference standings. The Buffalo Bills had a winning record in the first month of the NFL season. The Florida Panthers started of their regular season. The Buffalo Bills had a winning record so far.

     Fox Sports 640 South Florida WMEN-AM stayed at a 0.4 for the (fifth) straight month. Following a season-opening defeat to the University of Florida Gators, the Florida Atlantic University Owls football team were victorious in four straight games. The afternoon show co-hosted by Ken LaVicka and Josh Cohen was rebranded as Josh Cohen and The Hometown with KLV. 

     Sports Radio 1230 The Gambler WBZT-AM remained at a 0.0 for the (seventh) consecutive month. The Miami Marlins were eliminated from getting to postseason play. 

Warriors xxxx Heat

     The Golden State Warriors xxxxx the Miami Heat xxx-xxx at Chase Center on Thursday night. The Heat played their third game in four days in California. 

Jacoby Brissett Traded To Ravens

     Former Dwyer Panthers quarterback Jacoby Brissett has been traded by the Arizona Cardinals to the Baltimore Ravens. He will fill in a hole on their roster with one-time South Florida high school football quarterbacks Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley on the injured list.

     Brissett will be joining his seventh team in the National Football League. He was with the Miami Dolphins back in 2021 and participated in 11 games.  

Don Mattingly Manager Of The Year Finalist

     Former Miami Marlins skipper Don Mattingly was announced as a National League Manager of the Year Award finalist. He was elevated to the Philadelphia Phillies manager position during the 2026 campaign. 

     Mattingly was once the Marlins manager for seven seasons from 2016 to 2022. He has the all-time Marlins franchise record for the most manager wins. 

Walt Weiss Manager Of The Year Finalist

     Walt Weiss has been named a National League Manager of the Year Award finalist. He is the current manager of the Atlanta Braves. 

     Weiss was a shortstop with the Florida Marlins during their inaugural season in 1993. He was their starting shortstop in the first game in Marlins franchise history at Joe Robbie Stadium on April 5, 1993. Weiss chalked up one home runs, 39 runs batted in and a .266 batting average in 158 contests with the Marlins that year. 

Robert Beal Jr. Returns To 49ers

     Defensive lineman Robert Beal Jr. has come back to the San Francisco 49ers for another stint. The Niners placed him on their practice squad. He was with them for three seasons from 2023 to 2025. 

     Beal signed with the Miami Dolphins in March 2026. He participated in two contests with the Fins during September. Beal was put on the waiver wire this past Friday. 

Klay Thompson Buzzer Beater & Heat Nail Clippers

     The Miami Heat outflanked the Los Angeles Clippers 117-116 at Intuit Dome on Wednesday night. The Heat, who won their first contest against a Western Conference opponent after four occasions this season, continued their five-game road swing. 

     Miami(3-5) bounced out to a 14-9 lead early in the opening quarter. They extended it to 28-20 with 2:39 to go in the first and led 33-24 after one quarter of play. Klay Thompson led the team in scoring with 11 points during the first quarter. 

     Los Angeles(1-7) scored 10 consecutive points to begin the second quarter on their way to a 31-4 run making it 55-37 at the 4:38 mark. The Clippers ended up outscoring the Heat 43-19 in the second and held a 67-52 lead at halftime. Bam Adebayo led all scorers with 19 points at the midway point. 

     The Heat responded with a 13-4 spurt to start the second half. Los Angeles later maintained a double-digit lead and were up 87-78 at the conclusion of the third quarter. 

     Miami put up six straight points at the beginning of the fourth quarter on their way to an 8-2 spurt 89-86 with 9:11 left. The Heat went on a 16-6 run down the stretch of the fourth to tie it 107-107 at the end of the fourth. 

     In overtime, both teams had five point each and they were even 112-112 with 2:12 to go. The Clippers scored four straight points and led 116-112 with 1:19 left. Miami pulled ahead 117-116 on a Thompson three-point shot from the left wing with 0.9 seconds remaining in overtime 

     Adebayo led the Heat with a double-double of 35 points and 10 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo added 27 points, 14 rebounds and six rebounds for a double-double. Thompson finished with 30 points while Davion Mitchell added 11 points and 10 assists.

     Darius Garland poured in 26 points for the Clippers. Brook Lopez scored 20 points and Rui Hachimura drained in 21 points.