In case you missed it, here were the top stories featured on FOX Sports Florida from Tuesday, March 5.
* Venezuela's national baseball team took the field for batting practice late Tuesday afternoon to warm up for its exhibition game against the Miami Marlins. While the players roamed the Roger Dean Stadium ground, word spread that Venezuela president Hugo Chavez had died. Read More
* Tomas Kopecky, Shawn Matthias and Mike Santorelli scored for Florida and Jonathan Huberdeau converted a penalty shot in a 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night. Read More
* Nate Thompson scored twice, and Martin St. Louis and rookie Alexander Killorn each had a goal and an assist as the Lightning won for only the second time in eight games with a 5-2 victory Tuesday night. Read More
* Miguel Cabrera homered among his three hits and had four RBIs, but Venezuela, playing hours after the death of President Hugo Chavez, lost to the Miami Marlins 6-5 in a tune-up for the World Baseball Classic. Read More
* Chris Coghlan is back trying to earn a spot with Miami in 2013. He is off to a good start this spring, hitting .455 (10 for 22) through his first seven games. Read More
* Miami's Jerome Brown and Vinny Testaverde and Florida's Danny Weurffel were among 77 players named to the College Football Hall of Fame ballot for 2013. Read More
* Matt Moore struggles, but Rays come out with a win. Read More
* Bob Ferrante takes a look at the 10 spring football storylines from around the. Read More
* Florida's Senior Night could end with a net-cutting ceremony. It would be the ideal home finale for Kenny Boynton, Erik Murphy and Mike Rosario -- the team's only seniors and its top three scorers. Together, they have the 11th-ranked Gators poised to become just the fourth team in school history to clinch the Southeastern Conference title outright. Read More
* The Miami Hurricanes (23-5, 14-2) play Georgia Tech on Wednesday and Clemson on Saturday. Win either game, and they clinch their first outright ACC basketball title. Read More
* The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled goaltender Cedrick Desjardins from the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League. Read More
* Stephen Weiss will be sideline for the remainder of the season due to a wrist injury. Read More
