Former UF QB Graham Mertz eager for NFL shot after speedy ACL recovery

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 4/25 8:43A Edgar Thompson

GAINESVILLE — Florida quarterback Graham Mertz knew the painkillers were talking, but he d worked too hard for too long to fight the NFL feeling. A torn left ACL Oct. 11 at Tennessee abruptly and...

Heat’s Herro says ‘I don’t need any fuel’ in response to Cavs’ Garland ‘pick on Tyler Herro’ quip

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 4/25 8:19A Ira Winderman

MIAMI — The trash talk on the court, that s cool, part of the playoffs, Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro said Friday. But making it personal on camera, that, Herro said, crosses a line. In the wake of his Cleveland Cavaliers moving to a 2-0 lead in...

5 positions of need for UCF football to focus on this summer

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 4/25 8:17A Matt Murschel

With the conclusion of spring football camp and the closing of the spring transfer window , UCF can now focus on addressing key areas of need within its roster. Throughout this transfer cycle, the Knights experienced turnover, losing over a dozen...

Perkins and Furones: Is Kenneth Grant a good pick for Dolphins? And Will Johnson in second round? |...

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 4/25 7:05A Chris Perkins, David Furones

Sun Sentinel Miami Dolphins reporter David Furones and columnist Chris Perkins discuss first-round draft pick defensive tackle Kenneth Grant and look ahead to what the team might do in rounds 2 & 3.

Did FSU find its quarterback of future during spring drills?

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 4/25 6:00A Joey Knight

On the heels of its most dreadful season in a half-century, FSU arguably needed a clean, comprehensive set of spring practices more than any other state program. The Seminoles got an abridged one instead, modified by ongoing construction and...

Panthers star Aaron Ekblad set to return for Game 3 vs. Lightning

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 4/25 5:47A Adam Lichtenstein

TAMPA — The Panthers have held the Lightning to two goals in two games as they have jumped out to a commanding 2-0 lead in the first-round series. Now Florida is about to get a defensive boost. Veteran defenseman Aaron Ekblad will return from his...

Panthers’ penalty kill dominates Lightning’s high-powered power play unit

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 4/25 5:40A Adam Lichtenstein

TAMPA — The Tampa Bay Lightning finished the regular season as one of the NHL s top power-play teams, so allowing five power plays was not part of the Panthers plan for success against their rival. But Florida fended off those five Tampa Bay...

Could Dolphins still draft Will Johnson after injury concerns dropped him out of Round 1?

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 4/25 4:35A David Furones

The Miami Dolphins didn’t draft the player most predicted they would take in the first round Thursday night. But neither did any other team. As the Dolphins passed on Michigan cornerback Will Johnson to take fellow Wolverines defender Kenneth...

How Spoelstra’s tough love created Nikola Jovic’s Heat playoff moment

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 4/25 3:31A Ira Winderman

MIAMI — With Nikola Jovic, the ongoing question remains whether there is a statute of limitations on intriguing. Because that is what the Serbian big man has been since he was selected by the Miami Heat in the first round of the 2022 NBA draft...

How Spoelstra’s tough love created Nikola Jovic’s Heat playoff moment

Miami Heat on Yahoo! Sports 4/25 3:31A South Florida Sun Sentinel

MIAMI — With Nikola Jovic, the ongoing question remains whether there is a statute of limitations on intriguing. Because that is what the Serbian big man has been since he was selected by the Miami Heat in the first round of the 2022 NBA draft...

What draft analysts are saying about Dolphins’ first-round pick Kenneth Grant

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 4/25 2:43A Keven Lerner

Here’s what NFL draft analysts are saying about the Miami Dolphins’ draft after the first round, which saw the team select Michigan defensive tackle Kenneth Grant with the No. 13 pick Thursday night. ESPN (Mel Kiper): The Dolphins could have had...

Whitecaps beat Lionel Messi and Inter Miami 2-0 in 1st leg of CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 4/24 7:15P Associated Press

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Brian White and Sebastain Berhalter scored and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat Lionel Messi and Inter Miami 2-0 on Thursday night in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal. The second leg is Wednesday...

Piccolo Awards, in 50th year, honor senior football players from across Broward

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 4/24 7:09P Gary Curreri

Before an injury-plagued junior year American Heritage defensive back Mekhi Hicks entertained the notion to hang up his football cleats. As he stood at the podium of the Brian Piccolo Chapter’s 50th...

Cavs' Evan Mobley's Game 2 flipped the script in series against Heat

Miami Heat on Yahoo! Sports 4/24 10:08A ClutchPoints | Cleveland Cavalie

After a Game 1 performance that barely left a fingerprint on the Cleveland Cavaliers playoff win over the Miami Heat, Evan Mobley could ve shrugged, chalked it up to circumstance, and faded into the background. Heading into Game 2, Mobley grabbed...

Miami Heat Predicted To Land Two-Time All-Star In Proposed Offseason Trade

Miami Heat on Yahoo! Sports 4/24 10:00A Inside The Heat

After the shocking firing of coach Taylor Jenkins, the Memphis Grizzlies squeaked into the playoffs as heavy underdogs against the No 1. seed Oklahoma City Thunder. Amid the Grizzlies woes this season, star guard Ja Morant is being floated in...