New Gators QB Aaron Philo eager to prove he can lead UF’s turnaround

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/19 4:06A Edgar Thompson

GAINESVILLE —  New Florida Gators quarterback Aaron Philo s first high school start was a four-interception flop following an offseason of build-up. “Everyone was like, ‘I don’t know about this guy?’”...

Tkachuk is back for the Panthers. Will it be enough to spark a run to the playoffs?

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/19 4:05A Tim Reynolds

FORT LAUDERDALE — Matthew Tkachuk is back with the Florida Panthers, ready to help the back-to-back Stanley Cup champions try to return to the playoffs and start tuning up to play for USA Hockey at next month’s Milan Cortina Olympics. Tkachuk —...

Heat’s Adebayo on 3 spree: ‘I don’t care about what anybody says about me offensively’

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/19 3:13A Ira Winderman

From the start of this process, as he experimented with his game farther from the basket, Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo made two things clear: He wasn t going to listen to anyone tell him he couldn t or shouldn t shoot 3-pointers. Without such...

Bills fire coach Sean McDermott after 9 seasons of falling short of reaching the Super Bowl

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/19 2:38A Associated Press

By JOHN WAWROW ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Bills fired coach Sean McDermott on Monday after the team again failed to reach the Super Bowl in his nine seasons. The move came two days after the Bills were eliminated in a heart-wrenching...

ASK IRA: Does Sunday’s Ja Morant return change the calculus for the Heat?

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/18 11:05P Ira Winderman

Q: Ira, that was a hell of a showcase for the Grizzlies for Ja Morant on Sunday. Are the Heat still only going to offer cap filler and leftovers? – Steve. A: A given about the NBA is that one game is relatively meaningless in the 82-game season....

Chaminade alum, Indiana star D’Angelo Ponds returns home for ‘full circle’ title game

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/18 4:34A Adam Lichtenstein

MIAMI BEACH — When D Angelo Ponds left South Florida, he was a fringe prospect listed as the No. 1,966 recruit in the 2023 class. He was headed to James Madison University, a Sun Belt team one year removed from playing in the FCS division. Ponds,...

Hurricanes focused on Monday’s national title game, not nostalgia or outside noise

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/18 4:14A Adam Lichtenstein

MIAMI — On one side of Monday s national title game is the ultimate Cinderella story: Indiana was the losingest program in Division I history until this season. The Hoosiers are now one win away from an undefeated season en route to the program s...

Dolphins have interviews with Packers’ Jeff Hafley, Lions’ Kelvin Sheppard on Monday, reports say

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/18 3:20A Chris Perkins

MIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Dolphins have a second interview with Jeff Hafley, the Green Bay Packers’ defensive coordinator, and an interview with Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard for their vacant head coach job on Monday,...

Green Day to open 60th Super Bowl with anniversary ceremony celebrating generations of MVPs

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/18 1:33A Associated Press

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NFL is marking the 60th anniversary of the Super Bowl with a hometown opening act. Green Day will kick off the big game with an opening ceremony Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California,...

ASK IRA: Have Heat come to view Kel’el Ware as Omer Yurtseven 2.0?

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/17 11:05P Ira Winderman

Q: OK, not starting Kel el Ware, you ll tell me he doesn t play well with Bam Adebayo. But Simone Fontecchio ahead of him off the bench, and then Nikola Jovic, too?  That s embarrassing. – Adam. A: I can guarantee that Kel el Ware does not keep...

Ira Winderman: Making the grade hardly a collective Heat story over first half of season

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/17 2:28A Ira Winderman

MIAMI — With Saturday night s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder moving the Heat into their second half of the schedule, it hardly is a team making the grade, at least when it comes to the ostensible goal of avoiding a fourth consecutive trip...

Hurricanes’ title-game travel much easier than previous playoff games

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/17 12:45A Adam Lichtenstein

MIAMI BEACH — The Hurricanes playoff itinerary has taken them to Glendale, Arizona , and to Texas twice . Their last and most important trip is right in their own backyard. Miami s preparation for Monday s national title game against Indiana...

Welcome to South Florida, Hoosiers fans! Who knew we had so much in common?!

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/17 12:30A Ben Crandell

Welcome to South Florida, Indiana football fans! We’re happy you’re here — and Notre Dame isn’t. During your visit to the area for the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship at Hard Rock...

ASK IRA: Three months into season and Heat question remains: Is there a power forward in the house?

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/16 10:05P Ira Winderman

Q: The Heat s starting frontcourt, whether or not you include Kel el Ware, lacks a polished post-up player. They get to the rim but have trouble finishing. All of them are better in a transition game. That s a problem at the end of close games,...

Former Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel to interview for Buccaneers OC job

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/15 6:33A Tribune News Service

By RICK STROUD, Tampa Bay Times TAMPA — It may be a pie-in-the-sky hope, but if former Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel doesn’t land one of the head coaching jobs — Browns, Titans, Falcons or Ravens, so far — he’s interviewing for, he could have...