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SUNRISE —The Edmonton Oilers started scoring in the third period of Game 3 and have not stopped since.
Edmonton has scored 15 goals to the Florida Panthers‘ four since that stretch in Game 3, and they continued their hot streak in Sunrise on Tuesday night, beating Florida 5-3 in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final.
The Panthers launched a comeback attempt, cutting the deficit down to one in the third period, but they could not even the game.
“I’m not feeling deflated,” Florida coach Paul Maurice said. “Neither is the hockey team. They’re not feeling deflated.”
Like in Game 4, the Oilers took an...
Vidal Bruján hits RBI single in 10th to lift Marlins over Cardinals
MIAMI — Vidal Bruján hit a winning RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Miami Marlins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-8 on Tuesday night to snap a six-game skid.
Nick Gordon reached on a one-out infield single against Chris Roycroft (1-1) that advanced automatic runner Jesús Sánchez to third. Tim Anderson followed with an RBI infield single, tying it at 8-all. Otto Lopez’s groundout advanced Gordon and Anderson before Bruján soft liner to center field gave Miami its sixth walk-off win of the season.
Dylan Carlson’s sacrifice fly against reliever Calvin Faucher (2-1) in the top...
Masyn Winn’s homer in 12th, Carlson’s throw lead Cardinals over Marlins
By TERRY SPENCER
MIAMI — Rookie Masyn Winn hit a two-run homer in the 12th inning, Dylan Carlson threw out the potential tying run at the plate in the bottom half and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Miami Marlins 7-6 on Monday night to move over .500 for the first time since early April.
St. Louis (36-35) won for the fifth time in six games and has a winning record for the first time since the Cardinals were 5-4 after defeating the Marlins on April 6.
NL-worst Miami (23-49) lost its sixth straight and dropped to 2-12 in June.
Bryan De La Cruz tied the score 4-4 with a three-run homer in...
Tropical depression likely to form in southwestern Gulf, while system could emerge near Bahamas
The chances continue to increase that a tropical storm or tropical depression could form in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico by midweek, the National Hurricane Center said, while forecasters are watching for a yet-to-emerge disturbance that could develop into an area of low pressure northeast of the central Bahamas and potentially affect the east coast of Florida.
The first named storm to form in 2024 would be Alberto.
The system in the Gulf of Mexico is forecast to move slowly west or west-northwest, and, in the 7:13 p.m. Sunday tropical outlook, saw its chances of developing jump from 30%...
Bryson DeChambeau wins another U.S. Open with a clutch finish to deny stumbling Rory McIlroy
By DOUG FERGUSON (AP Golf Writer)
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau won the U.S. Open on Sunday for the second time with the best shot of his life for another memorable finish on the 18th hole at Pinehurst No. 2 — and another heavy dose of heartache for Rory McIlroy.
In a wild final hour of more blunders than brilliance, DeChambeau capped off a week of high entertainment by getting up-and-down from 55 yards out of a bunker, making a 4-foot par putt to close with a 1-over 71.
“That’s Payne right there, baby!” DeChambeau screamed as he walked off the 18th green.
Payne Stewart famously...
Lane Thomas continues home run tear as Nationals complete sweep of Marlins
By PATRICK STEVENS (Associated Press)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jacob Young hit his first major league homer, Lane Thomas went deep for the third day in a row, and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 3-1 to complete a three-game sweep Sunday.
Washington has won eight of nine and improved to 7-0 against Miami. It was the Nationals’ second sweep of the season. The other was April 26-29 at Miami.
The Marlins have lost five in a row and 11 of 13. An NL-worst 23-48, Miami was swept for the sixth time and is 25 games under .500 for the first time this season. The Marlins are 3-23 against...
Panthers trounced by Oilers in Game 4, get next shot at Cup back home Tuesday
The quest for the Florida Panthers’ first Stanley Cup title will have to wait at least another few days.
The Edmonton rush was too much for goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky to handle in Game 4, and the Panthers unraveled for their most goals allowed all season in their first opportunity to seal the Stanley Cup Final, with a 8-1 loss to the Oilers at Rogers Place on Saturday.
With Florida still leading the series, 3-1, action shifts more than 2,5000 miles from the northern reaches of Alberta, Canada back to Sunrise for Game 5 Tuesday night at Amerant Bank Arena for another potential championship...
Leonardo Frugis Afonso’s stoppage-time goal helps shorthanded Inter Miami beat Union 2-1
CHESTER, Pa. — Leonardo Frugis Afonso scored a goal in stoppage time, Julian Gressel added a goal and short-handed Inter Miami beat the Philadelphia Union 2-1 Saturday night.
David Ruiz, a 20-year-old midfielder, was shown his second yellow card in the 69th minute and Miami played a man down until the 84th, Tomás Avilés was shown his shown a red card, leaving Miami down two men the rest of the way. Meanwhile, Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez did not play (international duty) for Miami (11-3-5). The duo is tied for third in MLS with 12 goals apiece this season.
Afonso, on a breakaway, beat...
Current and former Miami-Dade police officers indicted in fatal shootout after 2019 kidnapping of UPS driver
A Broward County grand jury issued indictments charging four current and former Miami-Dade County police officers with the deaths of two civilians — a kidnapped UPS truck driver and a motorist — who were killed at a Miramar intersection on Dec. 5, 2019.
All four charged individuals surrendered at the Broward County Main Jail on Friday and Saturday and their legal paperwork was processed.
Rodolfo Mirabal, 39, was indicted on two counts of manslaughter with a firearm for the deaths of Frank Ordonez, 27, the kidnapped UPS driver, and Richard Cutshaw, 70, the motorist, at the intersection of...
Nationals pile up seven runs in third inning in rout of Shaun Anderson, Marlins
By PATRICK STEVENS (Associated Press)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lane Thomas homered to highlight a seven-run third inning, and the Washington Nationals routed the Miami Marlins 8-1 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.
MacKenzie Gore struck out 10 over seven innings for Washington, which has won six of seven and improved to 5-0 against Miami this season.
The Marlins, who are an NL-worst 23-46, have lost three in a row and nine of their last 11. Miami fell to 3-21 when facing a left-handed starter.
Gore (6-5) won for the fourth time in five starts, giving up a run on five hits while...