In case you missed it, here were the top stories on FOX Sports Florida from Thursday, June 20.
* LeBron James has now won two straight NBA titles and two straight Finals MVP awards, but if you want to keep criticizing him, he says go right on ahead. Read More
* Dwyane Wade has been playing on one balky knee for a while, and a collision in Game 6 left him with both of them sore. But after laying it all on the line Thursday, he plans to give his legs a much-deserved summer vacation. Read More
* It was Shane Battier in Game 7 -- he knocked down 6 of his 8 3-pointers -- but the Heat’s reserves had been crucial all throughout their playoff run. Read More
* It was a hardfought NBA Finals, but the Heat prevailed for their second straight title. Check out our list of the Heat’s top moments of the NBA Finals. Read More
* The excitement of another Heat title wasn’t contained to inside AmericanAirlines Arena, as fans in the downtown Miami area swarmed toward the arena caught up in the championship moment. Read More
* LeBron James built on how he finished Game 6 with a marvelous performance Thursday in Game 7 to capture his second championship ring. Read More
* Heat Check: LeBron James scored 37, Dwyane Wade added 23 and the Heat held off the Spurs in a thrilling Game 7 to win their second consecutive title. Read More
* The Marlins finished off their late rally to take down the Giants in the first game of their series in San Francisco. Read More
* Third baseman Evan Longoria belted two home runs as the Rays put on a rout of the Yankees in New York. Read More
* Florida State backup tight end Kevin Haplea, who was a transfer from Penn State, tore his right ACL and will miss the 2013 season. Read More
* Buccaneers head coach Greg Schiano was hired in 2001 to coach Rutgers University, and shortly thereafter he made a connection with actor James Gandolfini. Read More
* Drew Henson may not know Rays’ prospect Wil Myers personally, but the former Yankee draft pick knows all about the pressures of dealing with “can’t miss” status. Read More
* Vanessa Fuchs, 34, is now leading the athletics program at Florida State just 12 years after she last stepped off the basketball court as a Seminole. Fuchs has stepped in because school president Dr. Eric Barron has reassigned Randy Spetman to senior adviser until his contract expires in February. Read More
* Juwan Howard made one of the most challenging trick shots out there - not just a halfcourt shot but one with his back to the basket. Watch the video and Read More
* The children of Heat and Spurs players have been a welcome distraction to their fathers during the NBA Finals. Even with a championship on the line, the kids have reminded their dads to keep things in perspective. Read More
* A man claims in a lawsuit that Aaron Hernandez shot him in the face after an argument at a Miami club in February. The lawsuit filed late Wednesday by Alexander Bradley comes as police in New England investigate Hernandez's possible connection to the death of Odin Lloyd. Read More
* The Bucs will arrive in New England early for a preseason game, holding two workouts with the Patriots before the teams play on Aug. 16. The Patriots did the same thing last year when they played in Tampa. Read More
