Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark reaffirms push for 5+11 playoff model

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 5/31 5:00A Matt Murschel

Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark reaffirmed that his league favors a 5+11 model for any future version of the College Football Playoff , stating it is fair and rewards performance. Yormark’s remarks are just the latest in an ongoing debate among...

Ira Winderman: How the Thunder came to own the NBA (and the Heat’s draft future)

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 5/31 3:24A Ira Winderman

MIAMI — Salt meet wound. Not only will the Oklahoma City Thunder be playing in this year s NBA Finals, but so will a team holding a considerable stake of the Miami Heat s draft future. In this case, it s one and the same. When the 2025 NBA Finals...

Ira Winderman: How the Thunder came to own the NBA (and the Heat’s draft future)

Miami Heat on Yahoo! Sports 5/31 3:24A South Florida Sun Sentinel

MIAMI — Salt meet wound. Not only will the Oklahoma City Thunder be playing in this year’s NBA Finals, but so will a team holding a considerable stake of the Miami Heat’s draft future. In this case, it’s one and the same. When the 2025 NBA Finals...

NBA Insiders Hint Timberwolves Competiting With Heat For Two-Time Finals MVP

Miami Heat on Yahoo! Sports 5/31 3:23A Inside The Heat

Although their team trajectories are different at the moment, one thing the Miami Heat and Minnesota Timberwolves share in common is both lost in underwhelming fashion in the playoffs. One more commonality is they share serious interest in Kevin...

ASK IRA: Does uneven East finals tempt or tease when it comes to Heat revival?

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 5/31 12:05A Ira Winderman

Q: Ira, what Knicks-Pacers is showing is what the entire East playoffs have shown me (after Cleveland was blown out and Jayson Tatum went down): The East is not very good and should not be feared by any team, including the Heat. Not saying we re...

UCF football position preview: offensive line

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 5/30 8:16P Matt Murschel

The fifth in an occasional position-by-position preview of the UCF football team heading into the offseason: TODAY: OFFENSIVE LINE What to expect The Knights face a significant challenge this season as they seek to compensate for the departure of...

UCF mailbag: What caused the baseball team’s disappointing season?

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 5/30 8:09P Matt Murschel

The third UCF mailbag of the offseason brings questions about the disappointing season by the baseball team, ongoing litigation and an impending change to the College Football Playoff. What do you think was the cause of the baseball team’s...

NBA Champion Heat Forward Rumored as Lakers’ Latest Star Trade Target

Miami Heat on Yahoo! Sports 5/30 11:28A Athlon Sports

The Miami Heat could look to trade a talented wing this summer.

GATORS PODCAST: Condon’s return, DJ’s workload, football’s future (Ep. 281)

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 5/30 10:07A Edgar Thompson, Mark Long, Wesle

The Gators received a major boost when Alex Condon withdrew from the NBA draft. Florida will open practice June 9 with a team poised to challenge for another national title. The football team’s hopes rest largely on the health of DJ Lagway. Billy...

UCF’s Scott Frost finding footing again with Knights

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 5/30 8:38A Matt Murschel

It s been five months since Scott Frost made his highly anticipated return to the UCF , and the Knights’ head coach is finally starting to feel at home once again. Frost, 50, is reuniting with a program after an eight-year absence. Since his...

Stephen Jackson says he would’ve had rebound that cost Spurs vs. Heat: ‘I was supposed to be on that...

Heat Nation 5/30 8:34A Jesse Cinquini

Some folks might forget that long after former NBA journeyman Stephen Jackson was a key role player in the San Antonio Spurs run to the 2003 NBA title, he carved out a brief second stint with the...

Former LeBron James Teammate Doesn't Hold Back on What It's Really Like Playing With Him

Miami Heat on Yahoo! Sports 5/30 8:11A Athlon Sports

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Panthers’ Brad Marchand says he’s going to savor this trip to Cup final

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 5/30 7:53A Associated Press

FORT LAUDERDALE — Brad Marchand won the Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins when he was 23. He and the Bruins played for it again when he was 25 and 31. He wondered if he would ever return to the title round. At 37 — and with the Florida Panthers...

Miami Heat Expected To Bolster Future Backcourt Depth In Latest NBA Mock Draft

Miami Heat on Yahoo! Sports 5/30 7:20A Inside The Heat

Despite Tyler Herro becoming a first-time All-Star, the Miami Heat only had him as their only consistent scoring guard. While Davion Mitchell started to catch fire offensively later in the season and playoffs as he got more acclimated with the...

Miami Heat Positioned To Rise Despite NBA Insider's Middle-Tier Ranking

Miami Heat on Yahoo! Sports 5/30 7:17A Inside The Heat

The Miami Heat have built a reputation of staying in the mix, even when they re a middle-of-the-pack team. With a solid one-two punch in Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo, along with young players poised to take the next step, they could be on the...