Dolphins win vs. Saints could breathe life into season, loss could be franchise-changing

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/29 5:13A Chris Perkins

MIAMI GARDENS — The stakes are huge when the Miami Dolphins host New Orleans on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium . Let’s start here: a victory breathes more life into a suddenly interesting season, and a loss could be the catalyst for major changes. A...

Game time: Fast facts, odds, and injury report for Dolphins vs. Saints

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/29 4:52A Chris Perkins

DOLPHINS (4-7) vs. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (2-9) Kickoff: 1 p.m., Sunday, Hard Rock Stadium TV: Fox (Ch. 7 in Miami-Dade, Broward counties; Ch. 29 in Palm Beach); RADIO: NFL+, WBGG (105.9-FM), WINZ (940-AM), WTZU (94.9-FM, Spanish); Palm Beach: ESPN...

Nick Saban says Hurricanes would be ‘most dangerous team’ in the College Football Playoff

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/29 3:18A Adam Lichtenstein

PITTSBURGH — The No. 12 Miami Hurricanes need to beat Pittsburgh on Saturday to have any shot at making the College Football Playoff . But if they do, seven-time national champion Nick Saban said he believes Miami could pose a threat to win a...

Ira Winderman: Heat have earned the right to trade on their schedule, if at all

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/29 3:01A Ira Winderman

MIAMI — December is not necessarily a month of movement in the NBA, but it does stand as a set-up period, with most players signed in the offseason eligible to be dealt on Dec. 15. For the Heat, December also will be the first time they will have...

ASK IRA: Are minutes more meaningful than starting for Heat’s Ware?

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/28 11:05P Ira Winderman

Q: Kel’el Ware looks like he can be a big star if he plays on a regular basis. When is it up to the player to tell the coach you re stunting my career by keeping me on the bench? I realize he s only in his second year. I hope we don t retard his...

Bianchi: Lane Train doesn’t stop in Gainesville; Gators left standing on the platform

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/28 8:21A Mike Bianchi

Gator Nation, brace yourselves. Lane Kiffin, according to sources, has turned down Florida , and UF fans aren’t merely disappointed. They feel betrayed. They feel vacuumed-out, like all the hope that had inflated over the past two weeks suddenly...

Iran boycotting World Cup draw citing visa restrictions for soccer officials

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/28 8:00A Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has decided to boycott the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington next week because the U.S. denied visas to members of its delegation, the state-run IRNA news agency reported on Friday. The agency quoted...

Heat’s Spoelstra on Duncan Robinson to arrive in Pistons colors, ‘It’ll be strange’; Jaquez...

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/28 6:50A Ira Winderman

MIAMI — With Duncan Robinson poised to make his Kaseya Center return, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra joked at Friday s practice that he might wait for the book or the movie. Such is the profound impact Robinson s story made on Spoelstra and the Heat...

Dolphins’ Rasul Douglas on track to return from injury against Saints

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/28 6:25A David Furones

MIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Dolphins appear primed to get cornerback Rasul Douglas back in the lineup for Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints. “I feel very optimistic,” McDaniel said about Douglas’ status before the team’s Friday practice....

Source: UF target Lane Kiffin no longer a candidate for Gators opening

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/28 5:39A Edgar Thompson

GAINESVILLE —  Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin  is no longer a candidate at Florida to replace Billy Napier, a source confirmed. Kiffin s decision leaves  athletic director Scott Stricklin to shift his focus to a backup plan after decision-makers and...

Dolphins could be activating Austin Jackson from IR — and maybe Darren Waller, too

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/28 4:57A David Furones

MIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Dolphins could be activating starting right tackle Austin Jackson off injured reserve ahead of Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints , and an activation of tight end Darren Waller isn’t out of the question either....

Heat’s Herro still trying to fit in during return even as he stands out

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/28 3:01A Ira Winderman

MIAMI — Tyler Herro makes clear he already is having fun, with the Miami Heat 2-0 since his return from September ankle surgery. It s just that he wants to join in on the other fun, the relentless scoring pace established by teammates prior to...

‘Real football weather’: Hurricanes must brave freezing conditions to beat Pitt, keep playoff hopes...

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/28 12:59A Adam Lichtenstein

The Hurricanes will play in the coldest environment they ve faced in years when they travel up to Pittsburgh this weekend. When  No. 12 UM (9-2, 5-2 ACC) lines up against No. 22 Pitt (8-3, 6-1) at Acrisure Stadium at noon on Saturday,...

ASK IRA: Can Nikola Jovic work his way back into Heat rotation?

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/27 11:05P Ira Winderman

Q: So Nikola Jovic is done? – Michael. A: Well, that certainly is dramatic, considering Nikola Jovic has been held out of one game this entire season due to coach s decision, that being Wednesday night against the Bucks . But, yes, he likely will...

ASK IRA: Is Ware as a Heat reserve temporary or something more permanent?

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/26 11:05P Ira Winderman

Q: Kel el Ware was playing the best basketball of his career starting next to Bam Adebayo and yet Erik Spoelstra relegates him to the bench in order to start Tyler Herro. I say, if it ain t broke why fix it? Kel el should be starting for his...