Chris Wideman Staying With Canadiens

     Former Florida Panthers defenseman Chris Wideman has signed a contract extension with the Montreal Canadiens. It is a two-year deal through the 2023-24 season worth $1.525 million. 

     Wideman was with the Florida Panthers for one season in 2018-19. He played in just one game and spent the rest of the campaign in the American Hockey League. 

Giants Splash Marlins

     Donovan Walton had a grand-slam homer to lead the San Fransico Giants over the Miami Marlins 5-1 at loanDepot park on Sunday. Miami has not won consecutive games since May 16 and May 17. 

     Both teams ended up splitting the four-game weekend series. They will have Monday off and resume their schedules on Tuesday. The Marlins will remain home to face the Washington Nationals while the Giants host the Colorado Rockies. 

     San Francisco(29-24) raced out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the fourth. Donovan Walton lifted a grand-slam homer over the right-center field wall on the first pitch from Marlins starting pitcher Braxton Garrett. Thairo Estrada, Jason Vosler and Curt Casali scored in front of Walton on the play. 

     It was the first grand-slam home run for Walton in his Major League Baseball career. The Giants got their second grand-slam homer in this four-game series. Brandon Crawford hammered one back on Friday night during the seventh inning. 

     Miami(22-30) closed it to 4-1 in the bottom of the sixth. Garrett Cooper powered a solo home run to right field on a 1-0 count for his fourth homer of the season. 

     The Giants were able to add an insurance run to make it 5-1 in the eighth inning. Austin Slater singled into left field and Casali crossed the plate. 

Marlins Step By Giants

     The Miami Marlins overcame a four-tun margin and got a 5-4 walk-off victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night at loanDepot park. Both teams will play the final game of the four-game series on Sunday. 

     San Francisco(28-24) took a 1-0 lead in the third inning. Jason Vosler cracked a solo homer to right field on a 1-0 pitch for his fourth home run of the year. 

     The Giants extended it to a four-run gap in the top of the fourth. Donovan Walton doubled to deep left field for Joc Pederson, Brandon Crawford and Thairo Estrada to cross the plate. 

     Miami(22-29) compiled four runs in the bottom of the fifth to tie it up 4-4. Jesus Sanchez knocked in Avisail Garcia on a double into center field. Sanchez would score on a stolen base of second by Jon Berti and a throwing error by catcher Joey Bart. Garrett Cooper later singled to right which brought in Berti and Jazz Chisholm Jr. 

     The Marlins got the walk-off win in the ninth inning. Sanchez hit a sacrifice fly to right field and Luke Williams scored. 

Giants Rout Marlins

     The San Francisco Giants bashed the Miami Marlins 15-6 at loanDepot park on Friday night. It was the second contest of a four-game series between both teams. 

     Miami(21-29) has surrendered 28 runs in their last three games. San Francisco(28-23) has won four of their last six contests. 

WQBA And WAQI Sold

     TUDN Radio 1140 WQBA-AM and Radio Mambi 710 WAQI-AM has been sold by TelevisaUnivision to Latino Media Network. The deal also involves 16 other radio stations in the United States and is worth $60 million. 

     WQBA flipped from a Spanish language news talk format to a Spanish language sports talk format in April 2017. It initially carried Univision Deportes Radio and was later branded TUDN Radio. 

     The radio station was the Spanish language flagship station of the Miami Heat, during their three NBA Championship seasons, from the 2004-05 to the late 2010s with play-by-play announcer Jose Paneda. He has held the post with the team since the 1989-90 season. 

     WQBA has been the Spanish language flagship station of the Miami Dolphins since 2010, with the exception being the 2016 season. They did have the Spanish language radio rights to Miami FC in the 2017 season with Arley Londono as play-by-play announcer. 

Phillies Let Go Joe Girardi

     The Philadelphia Phillies have fired manager Joe Girardi. He has been at that post for the last three seasons. Girardi had a 132-141 record with the Phillies and finished second in the National League East Division last season. 

     Girardi first managed in the majors with the Florida Marlins in 2006. He was there for just one season with a 78-84 record and was named the National League Manager of the Year. 

     He joined the New York Yankees as their manager in 2008. Girardi led them to the 2009 World Series title in 2009 and the club has not won a championship since then. Girardi was let go after the Yankees were eliminated in the 2017 American League Championship Series to the Houston Astros. 

Ryan Fitzpatrick To Retire

     Former Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick is set to retire from the National Football League. He played with the Washington Football Team in 2021. 

     Fitzpatrick joined the Miami Dolphins in 2019 and was with the team for two seasons. He had 494 completions for 5,620 passing yards and 33 touchdowns with the Dolphins. Fitzpatrick had stints earlier with the St. Louis Rams, Cincinnati Bengals, Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans, Houston Texans, New York Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers prior to his arrival in Miami.