The wheels for Xander Zayas versus Jaron “Boots” Ennis are set in motion, and the two are doing a fine job of hyping up the fight. Zayas’ WBA and WBO super welterweight titles are on the line in this legacy fight and it could be a bloodbath. It’ll be at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New ...

Thankfully, it’s almost over. The Heat’s regular season finale was a tune-up against the Atlanta Hawks’ D-Team, in which Bam Adebayo had a scoring spree on drive-bys and jumpers. The rest of the team got their licks in, and they won an inconsequential game by 26 points despite sweating a bit in the second and ...

Part two of the miniseries in Toronto didn't get ugly until the second quarter and then it was worse than a direct-to-video sequel. Brandon Ingram mercilessly sprayed jumpers, plus Collin Murray-Bowles, who finished with a perfect seven-for-seven from field, out-hustled every Heatle to extend plays and blow up sets.  Bam Adebayo was so frustrated he ...

The Heat knew the build was dead in 2001 when they got smacked around by the Charlotte Hornets and were sent packing early in round one. One wonders if management realizes that it should be no different this time.  They were drawn and quartered in Toronto on Tuesday to start their miniseries with the Raptors ...

Caroline Dubois didn’t deliver on her promise to knock out Terri Harper, but she outclassed her and took her WBO belt, unifying the lightweight division with the WBC strap. Not much landed for either in the first round, despite Dubois trying to get on the inside of Harper’s lead foot. Dubois then raised the intensity, ...

Nothing like playing a team in the cellar to boost the numbers. It was the first meeting since Bam Adebayo’s 83-point outburst on March 10, and the Heat’s bench crew got the extra time in the tune-up win. They scored 142.1 points per 100 possessions, good enough for the 99th percentile, per Cleaning the Glass ...

The Celtics stained Pat Riley Court with an 18-point blowout. It was like watching a cyclist try to keep up with a Ferrari, only catching up within a mile when the driver pulled over for gas. Jaylen Brown was unrestrainable as he sliced to the cup for layups and buried pull-up jumpers. The Celtics were ...

There were two signs over the offseason that proved the Miami Marlins front office believed in what they did in the first year of the latest rebuild and leaned into it going into 2026. They signed a reliable closer in free agency and kept their ace. Fresh off an Opening Day pitching performance that prompted ...

Even as stopgaps, free agent starting pitchers have not bode well for the Miami Marlins in recent history. Cal Quantrill posted a 5.50 ERA last year. The Marlins went to the playoffs in 2023 despite Johnny Queto’s 6.02 ERA. Wei-Yin Chen (2016-19) was the franchise's biggest free agent signing as a starting pitcher and the ...

There wasn’t much separation through three quarters, and the teams were desperate to climb out of Play-In Tournament territory. Aside from some relief minutes given to Kel’el Ware, the team was playing six guys while their 3-point shooting was not a factor.  Then Tyler Herro was the best player on the floor in the fourth ...

The Heat folded in Indiana, where the Pacers were on an 11-game home losing streak stretching back to Feb. 2. There was no bigger issue than the defense, which allowed the Pacers to score in the 88th percentile, per Cleaning the Glass. Keep in mind that they struggled against the team trying to lose, again ...

The Miami Marlins were promised a star in the making in Owen Caissie and so far it appears that promise is being kept. Very few Marlins players have made the introduction Caissie has. Every hit he knocks carries significance. None more so than when he entered Sunday’s game against the Colorado Rockies late and won ...

After five seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Jake McCarthy enters the 2026 season with a new team, a new shade of purple, and a new role. The veteran outfielder for a young Colorado Rockies squad that is looking to build upward from a 43-119 2025 season. “It reminds me a lot of when I got ...

Sebastian Fundora’s advantages in height (nine inches) and reach (11 inches) over Keith Thurman were too difficult a code to crack. The latter couldn’t get close enough, and referee Thomas Tyler stopped it before his face turned from bruised and cut to disfigured. The challenger ate a straight left hand in the opening 10 seconds ...

No Miami Marlins pitcher has started on Opening Day as often as Sandy Alcantara. The first prized prospect netted in the Bruce Sherman ownership era, Alcantara made his big league debut in 2018 and he has been the ace of the Fighting Fish ever since, with two playoff appearances and a Cy Young award to ...

The five-game losing streak ended in Cleveland in game one of the miniseries. The defense derailed one of the top attacks in the league, and they prevented the Cavaliers from having success on second opportunities. The Heat’s seven three-pointers and a few slips into the lane sustained them in the first quarter, as they climbed ...