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Desperate times for Dolphins, Ravens as QB Lamar Jackson expected back
The Baltimore Ravens and Miami Dolphins each scored much-needed victories on Sunday.,But when the Ravens visit the Dolphins on Thursday night in Miami Gardens, Fla., likely only the winner will retain a slim chance of salvaging its season.,Since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, only four teams have made the...
Miami enters new era for program by taking on Jacksonville
Reborn with a new coach, Miami is set to start the Jai Lucas era against visiting Jacksonville on Monday night in Coral Gables, Fla.,Lucas, a first-time head coach at age 36, has replaced Jim Larranaga, 76. Larranaga retired last season, midway through a 7-24 campaign.,It's hard to know what to expe...
No. 10 Miami faces ex-OC Brent Lashlee, SMU in key ACC tilt
Miami and SMU appeared to be trending toward an Atlantic Coast Conference championship game matchup last season before the Hurricanes fell out of the conference title picture.,The teams will finally get their chance to face off Saturday when the Mustangs host the No. 10 Hurricanes. In their only pre...
Heat earn home-opening win over Knicks with second-half spurt
Norman Powell scored 29 points to lead the Miami Heat to a 115-107 win over the visiting New York Knicks on Sunday night.,Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with a game-high 37 points on 14 of 26 shooting. He made 5 of 11 from three, dished out seven assists and led an 18-5 fourth-quarter run that ultimat...
Heat's second-half spurt earns home-opening win over Knicks
Norman Powell scored 29 points to lead the Miami Heat to a 115-107 win over the visiting New York Knicks on Sunday night.,Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with a game-high 37 points on 14-for-26 shooting. He made 5 of 11 3-point attempts, dished seven assists and led an 18-5 fourth-quarter run that came...
LaLiga cancels plans for Barcelona-Villarreal match in Miami
Citing "the uncertainty that has arisen in Spain over the past few weeks," LaLiga announced Tuesday it is scrapping plans to hold a league match between Barcelona and Villarreal in Miami this December.,UEFA, the governing body for European soccer, approved the match's move to the United States two w...
No. 9 Miami eager to correct course against Stanford
No. 9 Miami will look to put its season back on course toward the College Football Playoff when it faces Stanford on Saturday night in Miami Gardens, Fla.,The Hurricanes (5-1, 1-1 in Atlantic Coast Conference) will meet the Cardinal (3-4, 2-2) for the first time ever.,Miami is coming off a disappoin...
Carson Beck's 4 interceptions doom No. 2 Miami against Louisville
The Louisville Cardinals collected four interceptions off Miami quarterback Carson Beck to end the second-ranked Hurricanes' 10-game home winning streak and leave Miami Gardens, Fla., with a 24-21 victory on Friday night.,The last team to defeat Miami at home? Louisville, in 2023.,Chris Bell caught ...
Effective offenses face top defenses as Louisville meets No. 2 Miami
Louisville and second-ranked Miami have had their share of shootouts over the years. Both teams can still score, but the Friday matchup in Miami Gardens, Fla., also will feature the Atlantic Coast Conference's top two defenses.,Since 2019, the teams have combined to score 326 points in their past fo...
Dolphins' Tua Tagovailoa admonishes late attendees at players-only meetings
The Miami Dolphins' repeated failure to win close games, such as Sunday's 29-27 home loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, can change by cleaning up a lot of things, even small details, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa said.,Tagovailoa cited, as an example, attendance at the player-led meetings during the wee...
Cameron Dicker kicks Chargers to last-second win over Dolphins
Cameron Dicker's 33-yard field goal with five seconds left lifted the Los Angeles Chargers to a 29-27 win over the host Miami Dolphins on Sunday afternoon at Miami Gardens, Fla.,The game-winner was Dicker's fifth field goal in five attempts for the game and helped the Chargers (4-2) snap a two-game ...
Indiana a program-best No. 3 in AP Top 25; Ohio State still No. 1
Thanks to its 10-point win at then-No. 3 Oregon on Saturday, Indiana has seized that No. 3 spot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll released Sunday.,It marks the Hoosiers' highest ranking since the AP poll began in 1936.,Head coach Curt Cignetti's Hoosiers (6-0) earned three first-place votes, altho...
Lionel Messi tallies 2 goals, assist as Inter Miami shut out Atlanta
Lionel Messi scored two goals and assisted on another by Jordi Alba to lead Inter Miami to a 4-0 victory over Atlanta United on Saturday night in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Messi, who sat out his home nation Argentina's friendly against Venezuela that was held in Miami one night earlier, started and help...
UEFA ‘reluctantly’ approves LaLiga, Serie A matches in U.S., Australia
A LaLiga match between Barcelona and Villarreal can be played in Miami this December after UEFA "reluctantly" approved the move.,UEFA ruled similarly in a case involving an Italian match between AC Milan and Como, which Serie A had proposed to move to Perth, Australia, in February.,The governing bod...
Miami, South Carolina cancel home-and-home series starting in 2026
Miami and South Carolina are canceling their home-and-home series for the 2026 and 2027 seasons, according to On3.,The move is apparently a casualty of the ACC and SEC moving to nine-game conference schedules next season, which forces the Hurricanes and Gamecocks to eliminate a non-conference contes...
Penn State, Texas freefall out of AP Top 25; Miami new No. 2
Miami slid past Oregon for the No. 2 spot behind Ohio State in this week's Associated Press Top 25 poll, while preseason favorites Penn State and Texans now can be located in the "others receiving votes" category.,The Nittany Lions and Longhorns entered the weekend Nos. 7 and 9, respectively, before...
Carson Beck tosses 4 TD passes to lift No. 3 Miami over No. 18 Florida State
Carson Beck threw four touchdown passes and No. 3 Miami held off a late charge from No. 18 Florida State for a 28-22 win Saturday night in an Atlantic Coast Conference rivalry game in Tallahassee, Fla.,In a game the Hurricanes led 28-3 in the early stages of the fourth quarter, the Seminoles rattled...
No. 18 Florida State's stellar offense meets No. 3 Miami's tough D
For the first five weeks of the season, No. 3 Miami did not have to leave home.,The Hurricanes played their first four games at home and were on bye last weekend. Miami finally hits the road for a high-stakes rivalry in its Atlantic Coast Conference opener versus No. 18 Florida State on Saturday in ...
Miami rises to No. 2, Oklahoma enters top 10 in AP poll
The top four teams in the AP Top 25 poll underwent some reshuffling Sunday, as Miami rose two spots to No. 2 after a thorough win over rival Florida.,Idle Ohio State remained No. 1, but the Hurricanes moved past Penn State and LSU for the second spot. Penn State also had the weekend off and LSU defe...
Miami, Texas A&M rise in AP Top 25 poll, Ohio State stays No. 1
Five teams received first-place votes in the Associated Press Top 25 poll released Sunday as Ohio State remained the No. 1 team in advance of Saturday's Big Ten opener at Washington.,Ohio State, Penn State and LSU were 1-2-3 for the second week in a row, while Miami swiped two of Ohio State's first-...