Mike Glennon Joins Dolphins

     The Miami Dolphins have signed quarterback Mike Glennon to a contract. He has been assigned to their practice squad. 

     Glennon will be joining his seventh National Football League team. He played in six games last season with the New York Giants. Glennon had previous stints with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals, Oakland Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars. 

Zach Krantz Leaves WQAM Morning Show

     Zach Krantz has left his position as the morning co-host on The Joe Rose Show. He is the new digital content producer at AM 560 Sports WQAM-AM. 

     Krantz started as a producer with WQAM. He moved to Sports Talk 790 The Ticket WAXY-AM when it switched to a sports format in August 2004 and was the morning producer of The Joe Rose Show.

     He returned with Rose to WQAM-AM in 2007 as the executive producer of the morning show and eventually added duties as an on-air sidekick. Krantz was elevated to afternoon co-host with Marc Hochman in April 2014. That program added Channing Crowder in August 2015. 

     Krantz was shifted back to morning show as on-air sidekick with Joe Rose in May 2017 and later received the title of morning co-host. He has co-hosted a weekly evening show on WQAM called Zach and The Nose for the past year.

Tkachuk Hat Trick And Panthers Jump Coyotes

     Matthew Tkachuk compiled his first hat trick with his new club as the Florida Panthers got a 5-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes at FLA Live Arena on Tuesday night. The Panthers will play nine of their next 11 games on the road. 

     Florida(17-18-4) blasted out to a 1-0 lead at 1:09 of the first period. Gustav Forsling fired a slap shot from the left point which was saved by Karel Vejmelka. Aleksander Barkov made a square pass from the low slot and Matthew Tkachuk put in a one-time shot from the low right circle. 

     The Panthers expanded it to 2-0 with 8:39 left in the first. Marc Staal carried the puck from the right point to the middle and took a shot. After a Vejmelka save, Eric Staal waited and released a wrist shot from the low right circle. It was his fourth goal in the last seven contests and 446th career goal. 

     Arizona(13-18-5) picked up a power-play goal with 2.1 seconds remaining in the period and trailed 2-1. Nick Schmaltz advanced the puck from the top right circle to Clayton Keller on the right goal line. His centering pass was tapped in by Jakob Chychrun from the blue paint. 

     In the second period, the Coyotes evened it up 1-1 at the 5:17 mark. Juuso Valimaki passed from the left wing. Keller skated with the puck through the high slot and backhanded a shot from the top right circle past Spencer Knight for his 14th goal of the campaign. 

     The Cats reclaimed the lead 3-2 with 9:23 to go in the second. Josh Mahura connected a diagonal pass from the left wing. Tkachuk snapped a shot from the right of the crease for his second tally of the game and 19th goal of the season. 

     The Yotes answered back to tie it 3-3 with 6:01 remaining in the period. Jack McBain backhanded the puck from the left corner. J.J. Moser took a slap shot from the left point and it was deflected in from the top of the crease by former Panther Nick Bjugstad with his 10th goal. 

     It became 4-3 for Florida with 3:59 left in the second. Tkachuk sent a cross-ice pass from the left circle to Ryan Lomberg at the right circle. He pushed it to the middle and Staal powered in his second goal of the game. 

     Tkachuk got his first trick in a Florida uniform with 30.4 seconds remaining in the second and gave them a 5-3 lead. Knight sent a long lead pass from the Panthers zone to Sam Reinhart at the Coyotes blue line. He sailed a pass to the top the of the crease and Tkachuk scored on his own rebound for his 20th goal this season. Knight was credited with his first NHL assist on the play. 

Heat Ruin Clippers

     The Miami Heat knocked off the Los Angeles Clippers 110-100 at Crypto.com Arena on Monday night. The Heat, who were involved in their first game of the 2023 calendar year, have won four of their last five games. 

     Miami(20-18) leaped out to a 34-28 advantage at the end of the first quarter. The Heat compiled a 24-7 run during the second quarter and led 67-49 at halftime. 

     Los Angeles(21-18) dominated the third quarter with a 30-10 spurt and were ahead 83-81 at the end of the frame. Miami scored seven unanswered points to begin the fourth quarter and capped the contest on a 14-5 run. 

     The Heat were led by Bam Adebayo with a double-double of 31 points and 13 rebounds for game-highs. Tyler Herro added 23 points with seven rebounds while Victor Oladipo dropped in 15 points. Paul George scored a team-high 25 points for the Clippers. 

Rangers Skate By Panthers

     The Florida Panthers played their first game of the 2023 calendar year and were defeated by the New York Rangers 5-3 at FLA Live Arena on Sunday. The Panthers will conclude their short two-game homestand on Tuesday versus the Arizona Coyotes. 

     New York (20-12-6) got out to 1-0 lead one second into a power play following a four-on-four situation with 5:24 left in the first period. Adam Fox and Artemi Panarin made passes in the neutral zone. Mika Zibanejad raced through the middle of the ice, through to slot area and slid a wrist shot past Sergei Bobrovsky for his 17th goal of the season. 

     In the second period, the Rangers increased it to 2-0 with 9:30 left. Branden Schneider pushed the puck from the right corner. Kaapo Kakko centered it from the end wall and Zibanejad powered a one-time slap shot from the right circle for his second tally of the contest and 18th goal of the campaign. 

     Florida(16-18-4) cut it to 2-1 with 6:03 to go in the second. Josh Mahura scooted a pass from the high slot. Eric Staal made a square pass and Nick Cousins snapped a shot from the right circle by Jaroslav Halak for his fourth goal this season. 

     The Blueshirts regained a two-goal margin with 4:16 remaining in the period as Chris Kreider released a slap shot from the slot area for his 17th goal of the season. Kakko and Fox were credited with assists on the play. 

     The Panthers picked up a power-play goal with 57.1 seconds left and trailed 3-2. Gustav Forsling angled a pass from the top of the zone. Carter Verhaeghe fired a one-time slap shot from the right circle which was saved. Sam Bennett put in the rebound from the low left circle with a snap shot for his eighth goal of the campaign. 

     New York added another goal with the man advantage at the 1:38 mark of the third period for a 4-2 lead. Kreider connected a diagonal pass from the left circle and former Florida Panthers Vincent Trocheck guided the puck into the cage from the right of the crease for his 13th goal with his new team. 

     The Cats answered back just at 2:53 and were down 4-3. Staal shot the puck from the inner right circle for his fourth goal in a Panthers uniform. 

     It became 5-3 for the Rangers with 9:56 left in the third. Panarin attempted a pass across the slot and it bounced off a Panthers defender. He followed up with a wrist shot from the slot area for his 10th goal this season. 

Patriots Push By Dolphins

     The New England Patriots inched their way by the Miami Dolphins 23-21 on Sunday at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots leaped over the Dolphins for the final AFC wild-card spot with one regular season game to play. 

     New England(8-8) scored first at 7:15 of the first quarter. Quarterback Mac Jones threw a seven-yard pass to wide receiver Tyquan Thornton in the end zone. 

     In the second quarter, Miami(8-8) tied it up 7-7 on the first play of the frame. Wide receiver Tyreek Hill caught a two-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. 

     The Dolphins pulled ahead 14-7 at the 9:17 mark of the third quarter. Bridgewater tossed a two-yard touchdown pass to running back Raheem Mostert. 

     The Patriots rallied to take the lead 16-10 during the third quarter. Nick Folk booted a 49-yard field goal with 4:18 remaining. Defensive back Kyle Dugger intercepted a pass and returned it for a 39-yard score with 2:51 left in the third. 

     The Pats expanded their lead to 23-14 with 4:37 to go in the fourth quarter. Jones quickly passed to wide receiver Jakobi Meyers on the left side of the end zone from one yard away. 

     The Fins made one last attempt to come back in the contest as they reached the end zone with 1:04 left in the fourth to make it 23-21. Backup quarterback Skylar Thompson rifled a four-yard touchdown pass to tight end Mike Gesicki in the back right corner. 

Steve Cishek Retiring

     Former Miami Marlins pitcher Steve Cishek is retiring from Major League Baseball. Cishek finished up a 13-season career with the Washington Nationals last year. He started a game in his time in the majors. 

     Cishek played for the local club, who were known as the Florida Marlins and the Miami Marlins, from 2010 until 2015. He has 93 saves in 284 relief appearances with the Marlins.