Aleksander Barkov Selke Trophy Finalist

     The National Hockey League have announced the finalists for the Frank J. Selke Trophy. It is given to the best defensive forward in the regular season. 

     The finalists are Aleksander Barkov of the Florida Panthers, Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins and Mark Stone of the Vegas Golden Knights. Barkov compiled 26 goals and 32 assists for 58 points in 50 games. 

Locals On Lindy's Sports Magazine Cover

     Local players appeared on the Lindy's Sports national college football magazine cover for the Florida edition. It consists of Kaiir Elam of the University of Florida and D'Eriq King of the University of Miami Hurricanes. 

     Both Elam and King showed up on the cover of Athlon Sports national football magazine Florida edition. Elam did play high school football with the Benjamin Buccaneers. 

Pirates Get By Marlins

     The Miami Marlins were edged by the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 in 12 innings on Saturday at PNC Park. The Fish are now 0-7 on their nine-game road trip and they have lost eight consecutive contests.

     Pittsburgh(23-34) will go for the four-game sweep on Sunday. Miami(24-33) and Pirates both scored during the 10th inning.

Anthony Calatayud Returns To Dan Le Batard

     Anthony Calatayud has returned to the fold of the Dan Le Batard and Friends podcast network. He will be a part of their Shipping Container staff. 

     Calatayud was a producer on the Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz. He left the organization when Le Batard and company ended their relationship with ESPN on January 4. Le Batard formed Meadowlark Media with John Skipper later that month. 

     Miami has primarily been his home base for Calatayud since being in the broadcasting industry. He worked as a producer at 560 WQAM for several years until July 2017. He moved to Connecticut and became a producer for ESPN podcasts. 

     He returned to Miami in March 2019 at 1210 The Man WNMA-AM. He was an on-air sidekick and producer for the Tony Calatayud Sr. late morning show. Both he and his father shifted to the afternoon shift in August 2019. 

Pirates Hammer Marlins

     The Pittsburgh Pirates piled on the Miami Marlins 9-2 on Friday night at PNC Park. The Fish have fallen in seven straight games. 

Marlins Trade Tyler Jones

     The Miami Marlins have finally completed a trade that was made back in December. The Marlins had acquired pitcher Zack Pop as a Rule 5 draft pick. 

     Pitcher Tyler Jones has been dealt to the Arizona Diamondbacks as the player to be named later. Jones was selected by Miami during the 26th round in the 2018 MLB Draft.

Adam Beasley Leaving Miami Herald

     Adam Beasley is exiting the Miami Herald sports department. He has been the Miami Dolphins beat writer for the newspaper since 2012. 

     Beasley, a Syracuse University grad, will be joining Pro Football Network to provide national coverage of the National Football League. He will be involved with the print, audio and video content of the organization.