Gerry Sandusky Retiring

     Former Miami television sportscaster and current Baltimore Ravens radio play-by-play announcer Gerry Sandusky will be retiring from broadcasting. He will do his final sportscast at WBAL-TV in Baltimore on April 17.

     Sandusky, a Towson University grad, entered professional broadcasting as a Miami sportscaster at WSVN-TV in 1984. He moved on to Baltimore in 1988 to work at WBAL-TV as a sports reporter and sports anchor. Sandusky was elevated to sports director at that television station in 1993. He has been the radio voice of the Baltimore Ravens since 2006. 

Celtics Stomp Heat

     The Boston Celtics stopped the Miami Heat 147-129 at Kaseya Center on Wednesday night. Both teams have already clinched a postseason spot. The Heat will have a rare three days between contests and then will participate in their next game on Saturday. 

     Boston(51-25) blasted out to a 53-33 lead by the end of the first quarter. The C's remained in front 80-57 at halftime. 

     Miami(40-37) kept up with the pace early in the second half and were down 112-102 at the conclusion of three quarters. The Celtics pulled away during the fourth quarter for the victory. 

     The Heat were led by Bam Adebayo with a double-double of 29 points and 10 rebounds. Davion Mitchell scored 21 points and Jaime Jaquez Jr. drained in 17 points. Tyler Herro and Pelle Larsson both added 18 points each. 

     Jayson Tatum finished with a triple-double of 25 points, 18 rebounds and 11 assists. Jaylen Brown had a game-high 43 points for Boston. Sam Hauser contributed 23 points while Neemias Queta compiled 16 points and 11 rebounds for a double-double. 

Marlins Acquire Leo Jimenez

     The Miami Marlins traded for infielder Leo Jimenez from the Toronto Blue Jays. The Fish sent back infielder Dub Gleed up to Toronto. 

     Jimenez participated for the past two seasons with the Blue Jays. He had a .207 batting average, five home runs and 20 runs batted in during 81 games. 

Panthers Ink Tyler Muszelik

     The Florida Panthers have signed goalie Tyler Muszelik to a two-year, entry-level contract. The deal will begin in the 2026-27 season. 

     Muszelik was selected by the Panthers in the sixth round of the 2022 NHL Draft. He played two years of college hockey with the University of New Hampshire and two seasons with the University of Connecticut. 

Jorge Lopez In Mexico

     Former Miami Marlins pitcher Jorge Lopez has signed a deal in the Mexican League. He has inked a one-year contract with Tecos de los Dos Laredos.

     Lopez was with the Marlins during the 2023 campaign. He had a 2-0 record with a 9.26 earned run average in 12 relief appearances in Miami that year. 

No Scripps Sports Florida Panthers Games On Xfinity

     The E.W Scripps Company television stations WHDT-TV Channel 9 in West Palm Beach and WSFL-TV Channel 39 in Miami will no longer be carried by Xfinity cable systems in Palm Beach County, Broward County and Dade County. It was unusual timing for the change on the Scripps Sports telecast which happened during the first period of play between the Florida Panthers and Ottawa Senators. The Panthers contest was interrupted at 7:19 p.m. on Tuesday night with a message that the contract between Xfinity and E.W. Scripps Company had expired. 

     It means that Florida Panthers broadcasts will not be seen on Comcast Xfinity cable systems in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast region of Martin County, St. Lucie County, Indian River County and Okeechobee County. Florida has eight games left in the regular season and are not expected to make the 2025-26 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Panthers Rocket By Senators

     The Florida Panthers blitzed the Ottawa Senators 6-3 on Tuesday night at Amerant Bank Arena. The Panthers remain barely alive for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot. 

     Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad tied center Aleksander Barkov for the most games played in franchise history with 804. The Senators have not beaten the Cats in Sunrise over the past five seasons. 

     Florida(36-34-3) sprinted out to a 1-0 lead just eight seconds into the first period. Tomas Nosek won the opening faceoff in the center circle and Seth Jones dumped the puck down the ice from his own zone. It went off the end wall and toward the crease area. Former Senators player Noah Gregor put in a wrist shot from the top of the crease by Linus Ullmark for his third goal of the year. 

     The Panthers put in a power-play goal 66 seconds into the frame for a 2-0 lead. Matthew Tkachuk backhanded a pass from the right point across. Jones zipped a diagonal pass from above the left circle and Mackie Samoskevich snapped a shot from the right side of the crease for his eighth goal of the campaign. 

     It became 3-0 for the Cats at the 9:09 mark of the period. Jones blasted a slap shot from the top right circle which was saved. Tkachuk tapped the puck in the crease and Carter Verhaeghe placed in a forehand shot from the right side of the crease for his 22nd goal this season. 

     Ottawa(38-26-10) surrendered two more goals in the first period and were down 5-0. A.J. Greer scored his 14th goal this year with 5:58 remaining on a wrist shot from the low right circle. 

     Sam Bennett slid a pass through the slot area and Verhaeghe collected his second tally of the contest. It was Verhaeghe's 23rd goal of the season on a forehand shot from the left side of the crease with 5:24 left in the first.

     In the second period, the Sens got on the scoreboard to make it 5-1. Drake Batherson had a unassisted tally at 1:40 on a snap shot from the inner left circle for his 30th goal of the season. 

     The Cats regained a five-goal margin 6-1 with 7:19 to go in the second. Tkachuk tapped in a shot from the crease area past James Reimer for his 13th goal in the campaign. Bennett and Verhaeghe were credited with the assists on the play. 

     The Senators closed it to 6-2 with 4:46 left in the frame. Jordan Spence chalked up his sixth goal this season with a wrist shot from the right point past Daniil Tarasov.