In case you missed it: March 6
In case you missed it, here were the top stories featured on FOX Sports Florida from Wednesday, March 6.
* LeBron James finally has a game-winning shot for the Miami Heat. So who got credit for it? That would be a coach of the Hornets. No, not Monty Williams, coach of the New Orleans Hornets. Try Frank Walker Sr., who once headed the Summit Lake Community Center Hornets in Akron, Ohio. Read More
* The Magic wanted to give the Heat their best shot, and they did, staying with Miami until the final seconds. LeBron James, however, scored the go-ahead layup in the final seconds and the Heat extended their win streak to 16 games. Read More
* The Miami Hurricanes' dream season has turned nightmarish. That's not to say the Canes can't recapture the magic they had before losing three of their last four games in time to make this a truly special season. But March is when teams want to be playing their best, and the Hurricanes are not. Read More
* Marcus Georges-Hunt followed his own miss with a tip-in at the buzzer Wednesday night, and the Yellow Jackets rallied past the Hurricanes 71-69 to prevent them from clinching the outright Atlantic Coast Conference title. Read More
* Gators coach Billy Donovan knows the routine on Senior Night.You take pictures. You honor players for what they have done for your program. You thank their parents and families and make sure the night is special for everyone. And then you play a game. But Donovan quickly realized Wednesday that his 17th Senior Night at UF was going to be different. Read More
* Kenny Boynton scored 15 points and Patric Young added 14 as the No. 11 Gators blasted visiting Vanderbilt to clinch the regular season SEC title. Read More
* Miami minor league catcher Austin Barnes had a pinch-hit homer in his first at-bat of spring training, but the Marlins fall to the Cardinals 7-2. Read More
* UCF and USF both learned of their complete schedules for the upcoming Big East football season. Read More
* The Heat won’t sign Greg Oden this season, as they instead opted for Juwan Howard, but the two sides could continue to talk once the season is finished. Read More
* With the NCAA tournament around the corner, Andrew Astleford gives us the top 10 surprises and disappointments of the 2012-13 college basketball season. Read More
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* At 35, Chone Figgins just wants to get in the game. The 12th-year veteran is a .277 career hitter with 337 stolen bases, but he has batted under .200 each of the past two seasons, and the Marlins might represent his last opportunity to stay in the big leagues. Read More
* The Miami Dolphins are in a good spot entering Tuesday’s start of free agency. They’re armed with about $37 million in salary-cap room and next month will have five of the NFL Draft's top 100 picks. They have an up-and-coming quarterback in Ryan Tannehill and look to be a team on the rise. Read More