The Miami Heat went into the free agent market and signed forward Kelly Olynyk. The Heat were also able to retain forward James Johnson and guard Wayne Ellington.
Olynyk played for the past four seasons with the Boston Celtics. He helped the Celtics capture the Atlantic Division title and finished with the best regular season record in the Eastern Conference in 2016-17. Olynyk played in 75 games last season with the C's and compiled 9.0 points per game, 4.8 rebounds per game and a career-high .518 field goal percentage.
Thursday, July 6, 2017
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Home Run Derby Brackets Set
The brackets for the 2017 Home Run Derby have been set and announced by Major League Baseball on Wednesday. The event will be held this Monday night at Marlins Park in Miami.
Two of the brackets will have players from the Miami Marlins and New York Yankees face each other. The #1 seed is Giancarlo Stanton of the Fish and he will face #8 seed Gary Sanchez of the Yanks. Aaron Judge of the Yankees is the #2 seed and he will challenge #7 seed Justin Bour of the Marlins.
The winner of the Stanton and Sanchez battle would next take on the victor between #4 Mike Moustakas of the Kansas City Royals and #5 Miguel Sano of the Minnesota Twins in the second round. The one who wins the match between #3 Cody Bellinger of the Los Angeles Dodgers and #6 Charlie Blackmon of the Colorado Rockies will take on the winner between Judge and Bour.
Two of the brackets will have players from the Miami Marlins and New York Yankees face each other. The #1 seed is Giancarlo Stanton of the Fish and he will face #8 seed Gary Sanchez of the Yanks. Aaron Judge of the Yankees is the #2 seed and he will challenge #7 seed Justin Bour of the Marlins.
The winner of the Stanton and Sanchez battle would next take on the victor between #4 Mike Moustakas of the Kansas City Royals and #5 Miguel Sano of the Minnesota Twins in the second round. The one who wins the match between #3 Cody Bellinger of the Los Angeles Dodgers and #6 Charlie Blackmon of the Colorado Rockies will take on the winner between Judge and Bour.
Dion Waiters Stays With Miami Heat
Shooting guard Dion Waiters will continue to stay with the Miami Heat. He agreed to a four-year, $52 million deal to remain with the club. Waiters made stops with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder earlier in his NBA career.
He joined the Heat as a free agent last season and signed a one-year contract. Waiters played 46 games with Miami in 2016-17 as he averaged 15.8 points per game, 4.3 assists per game and a career-high .394 three-point percentage.
He joined the Heat as a free agent last season and signed a one-year contract. Waiters played 46 games with Miami in 2016-17 as he averaged 15.8 points per game, 4.3 assists per game and a career-high .394 three-point percentage.
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Marlins Knock Off Cardinals
The Miami Marlins came back to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 at Busch Stadium on Tuesday. The Marlins moved to 2-3 on their current 10-game road trip.
St. Louis(40-43) scored first in the fifth inning. Greg Garcia hit a two-run homer to right field on a 2-1 count that brought home Paul DeJong.
Miami(37-45) responded quickly in the top of the sixth as they compiled five runs to take the lead. Christian Yelich smashed a three-run home run to center field on a 3-2 pitch. Dee Gordon and Giancarlo Stanton scored in front of him on the play. J.T. Riddle later drove in Marcell Ozuna and Martin Prado on a two-run single into right.
St. Louis(40-43) scored first in the fifth inning. Greg Garcia hit a two-run homer to right field on a 2-1 count that brought home Paul DeJong.
Miami(37-45) responded quickly in the top of the sixth as they compiled five runs to take the lead. Christian Yelich smashed a three-run home run to center field on a 3-2 pitch. Dee Gordon and Giancarlo Stanton scored in front of him on the play. J.T. Riddle later drove in Marcell Ozuna and Martin Prado on a two-run single into right.
Miami Heat Waive Chris Bosh
The Miami Heat waived center Chris Bosh on Tuesday. The Heat announced that the organization won't issue Chris Bosh's number 1 jersey again and will retire it sometime in the future.
It ends a long tenure for Bosh with the Miami Heat. He joined the club in July 2010 along with LeBron James to form the Big 3 alongside Dwyane Wade. Bosh helped the team capture two NBA championships in 2012 and 2013 along with winning four consecutive Eastern Conference titles from 2011 until 2014.
It ends a long tenure for Bosh with the Miami Heat. He joined the club in July 2010 along with LeBron James to form the Big 3 alongside Dwyane Wade. Bosh helped the team capture two NBA championships in 2012 and 2013 along with winning four consecutive Eastern Conference titles from 2011 until 2014.
Stanton And Bour In Home Run Derby
Major League Baseball announced the eight participants for the 2017 Home Run Derby to be held at Marlins Park on July 10. Giancarlo Stanton and Justin Bour will represent the Miami Marlins in the contest. Stanton is the defending champion because he won the 2016 Home Run Derby in San Diego.
There will be four players from each the National League and American League. Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees currently leads the majors with 27 home runs and is in his rookie season. The list also includes Gary Sanchez of the New York Yankees, Mike Moustakas of the Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Cody Bellinger, Miguel Sano of the Minnesota Twins, and Charlie Blackmon of the Colorado Rockies.
There will be four players from each the National League and American League. Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees currently leads the majors with 27 home runs and is in his rookie season. The list also includes Gary Sanchez of the New York Yankees, Mike Moustakas of the Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Cody Bellinger, Miguel Sano of the Minnesota Twins, and Charlie Blackmon of the Colorado Rockies.
Monday, July 3, 2017
WMEN Now 640 The Hurricane
WMEN-AM changed their brand to 640 The Hurricane on Monday. It replaces their slogan 640 Fox Sports South Florida which they had since August 2016. They were known as 640 Sports from March 2008 until the end of July 2016.
The main reason for the change is that they will become the new West Palm Beach affiliate of the University of Miami Hurricanes Radio Network. Miami Sports Radio 560 WQAM-AM is the flagship station of their broadcasts with Joe Zagacki as the play-by-play announcer.
640 The Hurricane will continue to pipe in Fox Sports Radio from Los Angeles on a daily basis. They do broadcast games of the New York Yankees and the Florida Panthers.
The main reason for the change is that they will become the new West Palm Beach affiliate of the University of Miami Hurricanes Radio Network. Miami Sports Radio 560 WQAM-AM is the flagship station of their broadcasts with Joe Zagacki as the play-by-play announcer.
640 The Hurricane will continue to pipe in Fox Sports Radio from Los Angeles on a daily basis. They do broadcast games of the New York Yankees and the Florida Panthers.
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