In case you missed it: June 11
In case you missed it, here were the top stories on FOX Sports Florida from Tuesday, June 11.
* As LeBron James, the four-time MVP, struggled on Tuesday night, it was Spurs role players Danny Green and Gary Neal who exploded to give San Antonio the series lead. Read More
* Heat Check: The Heat were on the wrong end of the most 3-pointers made in an NBA Finals game, as they dropped Game 3 to the Spurs in San Antonio to go down 2-1 in the series. Read More
* The Rays set a team mark when they hit four home runs on Tuesday, the second straight game they accomplished that power feat against the Red Sox. Read More
* Desmond Jennings hit two home runs, and the Rays hit four in all as Tampa Bay blasted the Red Sox on Tuesday night. Read More
* Rays utility star Ben Zobrist made 7-year-old Alex Ortiz very happy when he visited his elementary school. Read More
* Giancarlo Stanton hit his first home run since returning from the disabled list, helping lift the Marlins to a victory against the Brewers. Read More
* Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon watched the tape of John Lackey hitting Matt Joyce from Monday night, and he hasn’t changed his mind that the beaning was intentional. Read More
* Rays ace David Price is scheduled to throw a simulated game on Thursday as he tries to make his way back from the disabled list. Read More
* The Rays placed starter Alex Cobb on the bereavement list after he learned of his grandmother’s death and also recalled Jake Odorizzi from Triple-A Durham to bolster the bullpen. Read More
* Ryan Tannehill turned heads last year with his progress during Dolphins camp, and he is doing the same this year, showing off a solid grasp of the offense and drawing praise from his coaches. Read More
* The assumption is Mike Miller will be an amnesty victim this summer. Maybe the Miami Heat will decide once again to do what they essentially did following last year’s NBA Finals. Place Miller in storage. Then unpack him for the next Finals. Read More
* The backside pat former NFL star Chad Johnson gave his lawyer in court was not meant as disrespect to a judge and certainly wasn't something that warrants a 30-day jail sentence, attorney Adam Swickle said Tuesday in a motion seeking another chance. Read More
* A search for balance awaits quarterbacks coach John McNulty as he begins his first season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and his friend Greg Schiano: push incumbent Josh Freeman but also develop rookie Mike Glennon. Read More
* The Jaguars were awarded quarterback Mike Kafka off waivers on Tuesday, the third New England player claimed by Jacksonville in the last four weeks. Read More
* Florida A&M and Florida International were among eighteen Division I teams will miss the postseason, trading practice time for remedial classroom sessions under NCAA academic progress reports released Tuesday. Read More
* Driver Kasey Kahne delivered a new Tampa Bay Buccaneers helmet -- a racing one signed by NASCAR's top Sprint Cup drivers -- coach Greg Schiano during the opening day of the team's minicamp Tuesday. Read More
* The New England Patriots announced the signing of former Florida Gators QB Tim Tebow on Tuesday, six weeks after he was cut by the New York Jets and just in time for the start of the three-day minicamp that runs through Thursday. Read More