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MIAMI GARDENS — Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was jammin’ in the postgame locker room Sunday. He wore a big smile and danced a bit as “By Your Side” by Florida hip-hop artist Rod Wave was playing on his portable speaker.
He was happy. I liked seeing that.
Accordingly, I liked what I saw in the Dolphins’ locker room Sunday after their 34-19 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders.
Players were happy but subdued.
And that’s pretty much the description of how I feel about the Dolphins offense the past few weeks.
I’m happy that the offense has scored 27, 27, 23 and 34 points in the four...
Winderman’s view: And now down goes Jaquez in loss, another blow for Heat
Observations and other notes of interest from Sunday night’s 119-110 loss to the Indiana Pacers:
– When will the Heat be whole?
– Or, perhaps more to the point, will they be whole?
– On a night there was thought the Heat would be getting Jimmy Butler back, they instead lost Jaime Jaquez for the night — and possibly longer — in the third quarter with a sprained right ankle.
– That was with Butler already out for a third consecutive game with a sprained right ankle of his own.
– Butler is expected back Monday night against the visiting 76ers.
– Who already have had their share of injury...
Pacers even the score with 119-110 victory, scuttling Heat hopes of .500
INDIANAPOLIS — The Miami Heat weren’t looking for anything ostentatious Sunday, seeking nothing more than closing their six-game trip at .500 and evening their overall record at .500.
Ultimately, even that degree of modesty proved out of reach Sunday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, falling 119-110 to the Indiana Pacers in the teams’ rematch of the Heat’s Friday victory.
So a 2-4 trip and a 5-7 record a dozen games in, with a schedule that hardly eases, with the Philadelphia 76ers, Dallas Mavericks and Milwaukee Bucks up next.
Like those three opponents, the Heat continue to struggle to gain...
Bobrovsky gets shutout, Panthers roll past NHL-leading Jets 5-0 to snap 2-game slide
SUNRISE — Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 27 shots for his 45th career shutout, Aleksander Barkov had a short-handed goal and two assists, and the Florida Panthers beat the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets 5-0 on Saturday night.
Sam Reinhart had three assists for Florida, which snapped a two-game slide and became the first team to take a five-goal lead on the Jets this season. Mackie Samoskevich, Evan Rodrigues, Nate Schmidt and Dmitry Kulikov also scored for the Atlantic Division leaders.
Winnipeg goalie Connor Hellebuyck came into the night with an NHL-best 1.92 goals-against average. It rose to 2.15...
FAU falls to host Temple in overtime to remain winless in AAC
PHILADELPHIA — Maddux Trujillo made four field goals, including a walk-off 39-yarder in overtime to give Temple an 18-15 victory over Florida Atlantic on Saturday.
Tyquan King had back-to-back sacks to help stall FAU’s first possession of overtime.
Trujillo also converted on field goals from 54, 50 and 47 yards.
CJ Campbell’s 1-yard touchdown run with 34 seconds left in regulation pulled the Owls within 15-13. On the ensuing two-point attempt, Campbell pitched the ball to Omari Hayes off a reverse, who then tossed it to quarterback Tyriq Starks in the end zone that tied it 15-all.
Terrez...
DJ Lagway returns and Florida upsets No. 21 LSU 27-16 for 1st series win since 2018
By MARK LONG
GAINESVILLE — DJ Lagway threw for a touchdown and set up another with a long completion in his return from a strained left hamstring, and Florida upset No. 21 LSU 27-16 on Saturday to give the Gators their first series victory since 2018.
Jadan Baugh’s 55-yard scoring scamper with 3:48 remaining essentially sealed it and put the Gators (5-5, 3-4 Southeastern Conference) on the verge of becoming bowl eligible.
Florida had dropped eight in a row against ranked opponents and was 1-10 under coach Billy Napier in rivalry games.
Former Florida coach Steve Spurrier suggested all week...
Winderman’s view: Who was that masked man? A determined Jovic in Heat victory
Observations and other notes of interest from Friday night’s 124-111 victory over the Indiana Pacers:
— Who was that masked man?
— Well, actually, those masked men?
— The difference is Jimmy Butler, sidelined again by his ankle sprain, was wearing a mask on the bench in solidarity.
— Nikola Jovic was wearing it out of necessity.
— And put together his best half of the season over Friday night’s opening two periods.
— Requiring the additional protection after breaking his nose in a blood mess in the first quarter of Tuesday night’s overtime loss in Detroit, Jovic arguably was as aggressive...
Heat bounce back from Detroit debacle with 124-111 NBA Cup win in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS — This time it didn’t matter whether Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra had a timeout left at the end (he did).
In need of bounceback after Tuesday night’s horrendous overtime loss in Detroit — decided on a technical foul for Spoelstra calling a timeout he did not have — the Heat got exactly that with a 124-111 victory Friday night over the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Again playing in the injury absence of Jimmy Butler, the Heat got contributions across the board in moving to 2-3 on the six-game trip that ends with a Sunday rematch back on the Pacers’ court.
A game...
Devils get 3 power play scores, top Panthers 6-2 to finish sweep of Cup champs
SUNRISE — Jesper Bratt got his second career hat trick, Stefan Noesen scored twice and the New Jersey Devils beat the Florida Panthers 6-2 on Thursday night to sweep a two-game series with the Stanley Cup champions.
Jack Hughes had a goal and two assists for the Devils, who also won 4-1 in Florida on Tuesday. Jake Allen stopped 25 shots for New Jersey, which got three power-play scores — along with a short-handed empty-netter with 5:12 left, Bratt’s third of the night — and is now 7-2-0 in its last nine games.
Sam Reinhart — the first player with 13 goals this season — and Jesper Boqvist...
Injured UF QB DJ Lagway cleared to play against LSU
GAINESVILLE — Florida quarterback DJ Lagway will return to the field when the Gators host LSU Saturday in the Swamp.
Lagway did not appear on Thursday’s SEC availability report a day after he was listed as questionable with a hamstring injury but getting “closer and closer” to being medically cleared, according coach Billy Napier.
Gators QB DJ Lagway was injured in a loss to Georgia earlier this month. (Sentinel file photo)
The Gators have not thrown a touchdown since Lagway, 19 and a true freshman, went down during the second quarter of a Nov. 2 loss to Georgia. Walk-on Aidan Warner of...