SiriusXM Radio has added former Miami Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor as a sports host on their NFL channel. He had prior broadcasting experience with ESPN from 20l2-20l3 as an NFL studio analyst and was at NBC Sports Network in 20l4 on Pro Football Live as a studio analyst. He joins a SiriusXM talent roster that includes former Sun-Sentinel Miami Dolphins beat writer Alex Marvez and former Miami Dolphins radio play-by-play announcer Howard David.
Taylor, whose sister Joy Taylor co-hosts the morning show with Jonathan Zaslow on 790 The Ticket WAXY-AM, played l5 seasons in the National Football League and had three different stints with the Miami Dolphins from l997-2007, 2009 and in 20ll. He was also with the Washington Redskins and the New York Jets for one season each.
He had l39.5 career sacks which is sixth all-time in NFL history. Taylor had l3l quarterback sacks with the Dolphins in 204 games. He only missed four games in l3 seasons with Miami. Taylor also has the NFL record with six fumble recoveries returned for a touchdown.
Friday, September 11, 2015
Thursday, September 10, 2015
David Booth Rejoins Panthers
The Florida Panthers have invited left wing David Booth to a professional try out. He will join the team at training camp on September l7 in Sunrise.
It will be the second stint that Booth has been in the Panthers organization. He played for Florida from 2006-07 until the 20ll-l2 season and compiled 87 goals, 80 assists and l67 points in 309 games.
He was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in October 20ll and stayed there until 20l4. Booth joined the Toronto Maple Leafs last season as a free agent and put together seven goals, six assists and l3 points in 59 games played.
It will be the second stint that Booth has been in the Panthers organization. He played for Florida from 2006-07 until the 20ll-l2 season and compiled 87 goals, 80 assists and l67 points in 309 games.
He was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in October 20ll and stayed there until 20l4. Booth joined the Toronto Maple Leafs last season as a free agent and put together seven goals, six assists and l3 points in 59 games played.
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Marlins 20l6 Schedule Released
Major League Baseball has released the proposed schedule of the Miami Marlins for the 20l6 regular season. It will the fifth season that the franchise will play their home games at Marlins Park.
The Marlins and National League East division teams will play interleague games against clubs from the American League Central division. The Fish faced against teams in the American League East division during the 20l5 campaign.
Miami will open the 20l6 season with a two-game series at home against the Detroit Tigers and former Marlin Miguel Cabrera. The last time they met the Tigers was the final game of the 20l4 season where Henderson Alvarez pitched a no-hitter against the playoff-bound team at Marlins Park.
The Fish will play a two-game series at home and on the road against their cross-state rival the Tampa Bay Rays. Other American League Central division teams that will make an appearance in South Florida are the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals in the month of August.
The Marlins and National League East division teams will play interleague games against clubs from the American League Central division. The Fish faced against teams in the American League East division during the 20l5 campaign.
Miami will open the 20l6 season with a two-game series at home against the Detroit Tigers and former Marlin Miguel Cabrera. The last time they met the Tigers was the final game of the 20l4 season where Henderson Alvarez pitched a no-hitter against the playoff-bound team at Marlins Park.
The Fish will play a two-game series at home and on the road against their cross-state rival the Tampa Bay Rays. Other American League Central division teams that will make an appearance in South Florida are the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals in the month of August.
Friday, September 4, 2015
St. Thomas Aquinas Stomps Miramar
The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders faced one of their toughest rivals in Broward County on Friday night as they defeated the Miramar Patriots 48-l8. Raiders running back James Charles would score on three different runs during the contest.
In the first quarter, Charles capped the first drive of the game for St. Thomas Aquinas(2-0) with a three-yard dash through the right side at 5:36.
Safety Jaylen Floyd would recover a fumble for Miramar(0-2) and would return it 63 yards to the Raiders three-yard line. Three plays later, running back Davon Kendricks fumbled the ball at the one-yard line and it was recovered by wide receiver Aundrey Henley in the back of the end zone for a Patriots touchdown at 2:37. They missed the extra point on a botched snap and trailed 7-6.
The Patriots took their only lead of the game one minute into the second quarter. Henley caught a ten-yard pass on the right side of the end zone from quarterback D'Angelo Fulford. Their two-point conversion run failed and they were up l2-7.
The rest of the first half belonged to St. Thomas Aquinas as they compiled 2l points in the quarter and moved ahead 28-l2. Quarterback Jake Allen connected with wide receiver Trevon Grimes on an l8-yard pass to the left side of the end zone at 8:22. Charles would follow with a five-yard touchdown run to the right side at 4:34 and an eight-yard run up the middle with l:39 left.
Aquinas extended their margin to 38-l2 by the end of the third quarter. James McCourt kicked a 23-yard field goal at 9:l7. Their next drive was set up on a 37-yard punt return by Asante Samuel, Jr. Wide receiver Sam Bruce scored on the first play from scrimmage as he got an inside handoff from Allen and he sprinted down the right side for a 27-yard touchdown with 6:09 left.
McCourt would kick another field goal nine seconds into the fourth quarter from 27 yards away to make it 4l-l2. Miramar would capitalize on the second-team secondary of the Raiders as wide receiver Karon Brown caught a 69-yard touchdown pass on a fly pattern with ll:05 remaining.
In the first quarter, Charles capped the first drive of the game for St. Thomas Aquinas(2-0) with a three-yard dash through the right side at 5:36.
Safety Jaylen Floyd would recover a fumble for Miramar(0-2) and would return it 63 yards to the Raiders three-yard line. Three plays later, running back Davon Kendricks fumbled the ball at the one-yard line and it was recovered by wide receiver Aundrey Henley in the back of the end zone for a Patriots touchdown at 2:37. They missed the extra point on a botched snap and trailed 7-6.
The Patriots took their only lead of the game one minute into the second quarter. Henley caught a ten-yard pass on the right side of the end zone from quarterback D'Angelo Fulford. Their two-point conversion run failed and they were up l2-7.
The rest of the first half belonged to St. Thomas Aquinas as they compiled 2l points in the quarter and moved ahead 28-l2. Quarterback Jake Allen connected with wide receiver Trevon Grimes on an l8-yard pass to the left side of the end zone at 8:22. Charles would follow with a five-yard touchdown run to the right side at 4:34 and an eight-yard run up the middle with l:39 left.
Aquinas extended their margin to 38-l2 by the end of the third quarter. James McCourt kicked a 23-yard field goal at 9:l7. Their next drive was set up on a 37-yard punt return by Asante Samuel, Jr. Wide receiver Sam Bruce scored on the first play from scrimmage as he got an inside handoff from Allen and he sprinted down the right side for a 27-yard touchdown with 6:09 left.
McCourt would kick another field goal nine seconds into the fourth quarter from 27 yards away to make it 4l-l2. Miramar would capitalize on the second-team secondary of the Raiders as wide receiver Karon Brown caught a 69-yard touchdown pass on a fly pattern with ll:05 remaining.
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Dan Le Batard Moves To Middays
The national broadcast of the Dan Le Batard Show with Jon Weiner, a.k.a. Stugotz, will be moving from afternoon drive to middays on 790 The Ticket WAXY-AM and ESPN Radio as of September 8. They replace Colin Cowherd who ended his show on both stations in late July.
Le Batard and Stugotz have co-hosted the afternoon show on ESPN Radio since late September 2013 and on 790 The Ticket since August 2004. Their national show will now be simulcast on ESPNU. It has been simulcast live on Fusion since the spring and will appear on that network on a tape-delayed basis.
The weekday lineup will change at 790 The Ticket as of Tuesday. The morning show with Jonathan Zaslow and Joy Taylor will now begin thirty minutes earlier at 5:30 am and end one hour earlier at 9 am. Le Batard and Stugotz host a local one-hour show from 9 a.m. to l0 a.m. before they start their national show from l0 am to l pm. They will also have a Best of Dan Le Batard one-hour show at 3 pm. Josh Friedman and Chris Wittyngham leave the midday slot after over one month on an interim basis and go to afternoon drive from 4 to 7 pm. Evening hours will be hosted by a slew of people which includes current weekend host Craig Mish, Rich Herrera, Zack Duarte and Trevor Murray.
Le Batard, a University of Miami grad, has written for the Miami Herald as a sports columnist since l990. He got his first opportunity to host a radio show when he worked Sunday mornings on ESPN Radio during the early 2000s. Le Batard later was a panelist on The Sports Reporters and filled in as a co-host on Pardon The Interruption on ESPN. He was given a television show to host on ESPN2 with his father called Dan Le Batard Is Highly Questionable in October 20ll. The show added Bomani Jones as a co-host and later was shifted to ESPN in March 20l5.
Weiner began in the South Florida market as the afternoon producer for the Hank Goldberg Show and a weekend host on Sports Radio 560 WQAM-AM. He moved on to 940 Fox Sports Radio WRFX-AM as a weekend host with Toast from 2003 to early 2004. After he joined Le Batard as an afternoon sidekick on 790 The Ticket in August 2004, he later picked up the titles of general manager and vice president at that station. Weiner was a show contributor on Miccosukee Sports Rap on Fox Sports Net Florida during the mid 2000s. He has co-hosted Sports Bang on WFOR-TV Channel 4 with Steve Goldstein since October 20l2.
Le Batard and Stugotz have co-hosted the afternoon show on ESPN Radio since late September 2013 and on 790 The Ticket since August 2004. Their national show will now be simulcast on ESPNU. It has been simulcast live on Fusion since the spring and will appear on that network on a tape-delayed basis.
The weekday lineup will change at 790 The Ticket as of Tuesday. The morning show with Jonathan Zaslow and Joy Taylor will now begin thirty minutes earlier at 5:30 am and end one hour earlier at 9 am. Le Batard and Stugotz host a local one-hour show from 9 a.m. to l0 a.m. before they start their national show from l0 am to l pm. They will also have a Best of Dan Le Batard one-hour show at 3 pm. Josh Friedman and Chris Wittyngham leave the midday slot after over one month on an interim basis and go to afternoon drive from 4 to 7 pm. Evening hours will be hosted by a slew of people which includes current weekend host Craig Mish, Rich Herrera, Zack Duarte and Trevor Murray.
Le Batard, a University of Miami grad, has written for the Miami Herald as a sports columnist since l990. He got his first opportunity to host a radio show when he worked Sunday mornings on ESPN Radio during the early 2000s. Le Batard later was a panelist on The Sports Reporters and filled in as a co-host on Pardon The Interruption on ESPN. He was given a television show to host on ESPN2 with his father called Dan Le Batard Is Highly Questionable in October 20ll. The show added Bomani Jones as a co-host and later was shifted to ESPN in March 20l5.
Weiner began in the South Florida market as the afternoon producer for the Hank Goldberg Show and a weekend host on Sports Radio 560 WQAM-AM. He moved on to 940 Fox Sports Radio WRFX-AM as a weekend host with Toast from 2003 to early 2004. After he joined Le Batard as an afternoon sidekick on 790 The Ticket in August 2004, he later picked up the titles of general manager and vice president at that station. Weiner was a show contributor on Miccosukee Sports Rap on Fox Sports Net Florida during the mid 2000s. He has co-hosted Sports Bang on WFOR-TV Channel 4 with Steve Goldstein since October 20l2.
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Miami Ratings August 20l5
l04.3 The Ticket WAXY-FM reached the two-year mark as they were the top sports format radio station in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale region for the 24th consecutive month. It will be the final time that l04.3 The Ticket will be the leading sports station in South Florida. Entercom Communications flipped the format to alternative music at the end of the ratings period on August 2l.
There will no longer be any simulcast from 790 The Ticket WAXY-AM. The ratings numbers will now come out next month with a single listing as WAXY-AM. The final month of The Ticket on the FM dial in August was a l.7 from a 2.2 in July. It was the first time that the station had a local midday show in the lineup when a national show from ESPN Radio with Colin Cowherd was replaced by Josh Friedman and Chris Wittyngham on July 29.
Sports Radio 560 WQAM-AM stayed the same with a l.l during the month of August. The change for all their weekday shows to have four-hour blocks was noticed with midday host Orlando Alzugaray and evening host Alex Donno picking up one extra hour. In addition, afternoon co-hosts Marc Hochman and Zach Krantz beginning one hour earlier before going head-to-head with Dan Le Bartard and Stugotz on The Ticket has helped.
Miami Sports 940 WINZ-AM remained the same for the second straight month with a 0.3 in August. The Miami Dolphins opened up training camp and the station did begin to broadcast preseason games.
There will no longer be any simulcast from 790 The Ticket WAXY-AM. The ratings numbers will now come out next month with a single listing as WAXY-AM. The final month of The Ticket on the FM dial in August was a l.7 from a 2.2 in July. It was the first time that the station had a local midday show in the lineup when a national show from ESPN Radio with Colin Cowherd was replaced by Josh Friedman and Chris Wittyngham on July 29.
Sports Radio 560 WQAM-AM stayed the same with a l.l during the month of August. The change for all their weekday shows to have four-hour blocks was noticed with midday host Orlando Alzugaray and evening host Alex Donno picking up one extra hour. In addition, afternoon co-hosts Marc Hochman and Zach Krantz beginning one hour earlier before going head-to-head with Dan Le Bartard and Stugotz on The Ticket has helped.
Miami Sports 940 WINZ-AM remained the same for the second straight month with a 0.3 in August. The Miami Dolphins opened up training camp and the station did begin to broadcast preseason games.
Marlins Down Braves
The Miami Marlins got a 4-0 shutout victory over the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field on Monday night. The Fish are now 2-2 on the six-game road trip. The Braves have lost six straight games, l3 of their last l4 games and l7 of their last their 20 games.
The Marlins took the lead as Cole Gillespie hit his second home run of the season during the second inning with one out on a 0-l pitch against Shelby Miller.
Matt Marksberry and Atlanta(54-77) surrendered two more runs in the eighth inning. Ichiro Suzuki walked with two out and then scored on a double to deep right by Martin Prado. Justin Bour followed with a double into right field to score Prado.
Miami(53-79) extended their lead in the top of the ninth with a two-out rally. Adeiny Hechavarria reached first on an infield hit and went to second on a balk by Peter Moylan when he dropped the ball while attempting to pitch. Christian Yelich knocked in Hechavarria with a single into center field.
The Marlins took the lead as Cole Gillespie hit his second home run of the season during the second inning with one out on a 0-l pitch against Shelby Miller.
Matt Marksberry and Atlanta(54-77) surrendered two more runs in the eighth inning. Ichiro Suzuki walked with two out and then scored on a double to deep right by Martin Prado. Justin Bour followed with a double into right field to score Prado.
Miami(53-79) extended their lead in the top of the ninth with a two-out rally. Adeiny Hechavarria reached first on an infield hit and went to second on a balk by Peter Moylan when he dropped the ball while attempting to pitch. Christian Yelich knocked in Hechavarria with a single into center field.
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