In case you missed it, here were the top stories on FOX Sports Florida from Wednesday, July 17.
* LeBron James vows to improve his free-throw shooting this summer and says he doesn't need a shooting coach. But NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry disagrees with that approach and recommends somebody who could work on James' technique, which he believes is slightly flawed -- himself. Read More
* The Rays have several players already at the professional level who have flashed the potential needed to become All-Stars. Read More
* Dolphins CEO Mike Dee is leaving the team after four years to return to the MLB’s San Diego Padres as president and CEO. Read More
* For the Marlins, there are a handful of prospects in their minor-league system who could one day join the likes of Giancarlo Stanton and Jose Fernandez as All-Star representatives. Read More
* The Miami Hurricanes basketball team will open its 2013-14 season as one of eight teams competing in the Wooden Legacy tournament. Read More
* A disappointing loss in the Sugar Bowl aside, the Gators had a very successful 2012 campaign, and they intend to follow the blueprint to that success this coming season. Read More
* Former Dolphins quarterback Daunte Culpepper lost a Florida home he owned to a bank due to foreclosure. Read More
* The Buccaneers lost kicker Connor Barth for the season due to a torn right Achilles, and they signed veteran Lawrence Tynes to a one-year deal to replace him. Read More
* Quarterback and linebacker/defensive line are the places where the tightest position battles are for the Jaguars as they get ready for camp. Read More
* Florida’s Jeff Driskel has the look of a QB who just might be there. Probably because there's something about being The Man heading into a season -- as opposed to a year ago when he entered fall practice in a heated battle with Jacoby Brissett (since transferred to North Carolina State) -- that has given the junior from Oviedo, Fla., an air about him. Read More
* Miami Hurricanes senior quarterback Stephen Morris was named to the watch list for the Davey O’Brien Award, given to the top college quarterback. Read More
* The Marlins were among six teams that won picks after the first round of next year's draft in Major League Baseball's second annual competitive balance lottery. Read More
