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One View of Where Miami Heat Players Rank

One View of Where Miami Heat Players Rank

Bleacher Report has been ranking the top 15 players at each position throughout this week. And it's pretty promising for Heat fans. The Miami Heat players placed three times on these top 15 lists. Having two starters be placed as small forwards might not make much sense, but this is their list not ours. Either ...
Jonathan Villar, right, works with Isan Diaz on the first day of spring training. Villar, an infielder, could end up in center field. (Craig Davis for Five Reasons Sports)

5 Marlins Roster Tidbits as Summer Camp Continues

The Miami Marlins have split their 60-man player pool workouts between Marlins Park and their facility in Jupiter, FL. While there’s been some movement back-and-forth by a few players, for the most part, players expected to be on the 30-man Opening Day roster are practicing at Marlins Park. There’s nothing set in stone yet, but ...
Inter Miami

Orlando City 2-1 Inter Miami: Grading Inter Miami

Inter Miami had its official induction as a Miami team delivering its fans the first “What the hell just happened?” loss of its brief and winless existence as Nani completed Orlando City’s comeback victory with a 97th minute goal that sealed the fate of Diego Alonso’s squad in the inaugural match of the MLS Is ...
Who Gets Last Spot on All-NBA Team, Butler or Adebayo?

Who Gets Last Spot on All-NBA Team, Butler or Adebayo?

When looking at the All-NBA teams for this 2020 season, it seems as if the final forward spot will either go to Bam Adebayo or Jimmy Butler. The two have been one of the better duos in the league this season. They both have been equally important to this Miami Heat team, but who gets ...
SFCBL title means bragging rights among Florida Atlantic players

SFCBL title means bragging rights among Florida Atlantic players

In the SFCBL, South Florida Collegiate Baseball League, Owls of a feather compete together. That’s the summer vibe for a handful of Florida Atlantic players who are competing with each other for the SFCBL title the ultimate prize that comes with it. “I would like to hold bragging rights over my other teammates,” said FAU infielder ...
ESPN Ranks the Miami Heat Below a Familiar Opponent

ESPN Ranks the Miami Heat Below a Familiar Opponent

ESPN ranks came out with a new NBA power rankings list late last night that included a questionable placing: the Philadelphia 76ers over the Miami Heat. ESPN has the Heat 9th behind the Sixers ... who they beat 3 of 4 times https://t.co/d4vsqPnyCP— Five Reasons Sports Network (@5ReasonsSports) July 6, 2020 For starters, a good ...
Max Meyer

Max Meyer Throws First Bullpen for Marlins

Max Meyer toed the rubber for the first time in a Marlins uniform on Tuesday. Miami's most recent first round pick, Meyer joined the 60-man player pool after signing his contract. As part of the pool, Meyer joined the workouts in progress at the team’s training facility in Jupiter, FL. “The juices were flowing a ...
Summer Ball bridges the gap to CJ Dearman’s next opportunity

Summer Ball bridges the gap to CJ Dearman’s next opportunity

CJ Dearman was supposed to have his senior day at Florida International University. He was supposed to take the mound one last time at FIU Baseball Stadium in May, strike someone out, and ride off into the sunset, possibly on a bus somewhere in the minor leagues. Instead, the pitcher’s senior season was cut off shortly ...
Mattingly's media availability

5 Takeaways from Mattingly’s Media Availability

On Monday afternoon, the Miami Marlins made manager Don Mattingly available to local media. Touching on a number of interesting topics, Mattingly’s media availability lasted nearly 30 minutes via Zoom. Here’s a look at 5 Takeaways from Mattingly’s Media Availability. Mattingly's Media Availability: COVID-19 Concerns MLB, as well as the NBA, MLS and NHL, is ...
5 Takeaways from interview with Meyers Leonard

5 Takeaways from interview with Meyers Leonard

The Miami Heat’s starting center, Meyers Leonard, went on a zoom call today to discuss his status, the team's situation and more as they head into the bubble in a couple of days. Here’s some of the key moments from this interview... 1. Meyers Leonard:"I seriously cannot wait. I had a lot of ups and ...
Forgotten Heat in Miami: Wayne Simien

Forgotten Heat in Miami: Wayne Simien

3…Jason Terry sprints up the court…2, the three-pointer goes up!...1, off the rim! Wade grabs the rebound!  Throws the ball up in the air!  The Miami Heat win, 95-92, in Dallas to crown themselves as NBA champions for the first time in franchise history! And there he was, Wayne Simien, the rookie sprinting towards the ...
Villanova’s Jeff Manto reinvents himself at South Florida summer league

Villanova’s Jeff Manto reinvents himself at South Florida summer league

For players like Villanova’s Jeff Manto, the South Florida Collegiate Baseball League serves as a proving ground for reinvention. Manto has largely been a backup infielder with the Wildcats, batting .102 in 52 career games and 32 starts. Despite batting .150 in six games in his shortened junior season, he slugged his first two career ...
Miami Heat

Miami Heat cierra su predio por otro test positivo de COVID-19

Hace apenas dos días, el entrenador del Miami Heat Erik Spoelstra hablaba con la prensa sobre el entusiasmo que generaba el poder volver a entrenar con un plantel casi entero antes de que el Heat tenga que reportarse a Orlando de cara al reinicio de la temporada el 9 de Julio. Ahora las prácticas deberán ...
Miami Heat

Miami Heat close facility due to another positive Covid-19 test

Just two days ago, coach Erik Spoelstra spoke to the media about the excitement of practicing resuming with a nearly full roster prior to the Miami Heat reporting to Orlando for the season re-start on July 9th. Now the practices will wait until they get to the protective bubble...and once the team self-quarantines. Already without ...
5 Takeaways from Herro and Olynyk Interviews

5 Takeaways from Herro and Olynyk Interviews

Since the NBA is set to return later this month, players are getting more and more anxious to get back on the court. Tyler Herro and Kelly Olynyk spoke with some media today about their preparation for the postseason. The Herro and Olynyk interviews happened via Zoom. Here's five things discussed to make you feel ...