In case you missed it, here were the top sports stories from FOX Sports Florida from Monday, Nov. 11:
* No, Jonathan Martin and Richie Incognito were not on hand Monday night for the Dolphins' loss to the Buccaneers, but even without the saga's central figures, the drama and controversy still loom large over a Miami team that continues to spiral. Read More
* Bucs 22, Dolphins 19: Miami observations: Charlie McCarthy takes a look at what the important takeaways are for the Dolphins after their rough loss to previously winless Tampa Bay. Read More
* Bucs 22, Dolphins 19: Tampa Bay observations: Andrew Astleford offers up his key takeaways from the Buccaneers' first victory of the season. Read More
* Rookie quarterback Mike Glennon led the Buccaneers on a touchdown drive in the fourth quarter to overcome the Dolphins' comeback and give Tampa Bay its first victory of the season. Read More
* Manu Lecomte hit two free throws late in overtime to help the Hurricanes basketball team edge visiting Georgia Southern. Read more
* Magic Musings: Transition defense was again a problem for Orlando in Boston, as the Magic shot well enough but couldn't slow down the Celtics. Read More
* Center Nikola Vucevic had another double-double and Arron Afflalo scored a team-high 18 points, but it wasn't enough to help the Magic ease their recent woes against the Celtics. Read More
* Speaking before Monday night's Dolphins-Buccaneers game, Miami owner Stephen Ross called the controversy surrounding his club a "nightmare" and said he is making a concerted effort to address any locker-room issues that may exist. Read More
* Was there ever any doubt? Marlins ace Jose Fernandez dominated the National League Rookie of the Year voting, securing the award for his masterful first season in Miami. Read More
* The Lightning started the season playing some of the best hockey in the league, but they now face their biggest test and need everyone to step up after the team lost one of the NHL's elite goal-scorers in Steven Stamkos to a leg injury. Read More
* He arrived with hype, the key part of a blockbuster trade with the Royals, and on Monday, Wil Myers added another notch the beginning of his legend in Tampa Bay, being crowned the American League's Rookie of the Year. Read More
* Tampa Bay Lightning star center Steven Stamkos was taken off the ice on a stretcher after breaking the tibia in his right leg crashing into the post against Boston on Monday. The injury will keep Stamkos out of the lineup indefinitely. Read More
* Patrice Bergeron and Daniel Paille scored 20 seconds apart a few minutes after Tampa Bay star Steven Stamkos was taken off the ice on a stretcher with a right leg injury, and the Boston Bruins beat the Lightning 3-0 on Monday afternoon. Read More
* Sophomore middle linebacker Antonio Morrison, who leads the Gators with 56 tackles, will miss the rest of the season due to a knee injury. Morrison suffered the injury early in Saturday's game but was able to continue playing, recording a team-high 10 tackles in Florida's 34-17 loss to Vanderbilt. Morrison is the 10th UF player to be lost for the season due to injury. Read More
* Florida State has lost backup quarterback Jacob Coker for the rest of the regular season to a knee injury he suffered in the rout of Wake Forest on Saturday. Coach Jimbo Fisher said it was a meniscus injury but he's not sure of the severity. Coker will have surgery on Tuesday. It's possible that Coker could return for Florida State's bowl game. Read More
* Even though Ohio State might be No. 3 in the polls and the BCS rankings, the Buckeyes consider themselves to be better than that. On Monday, wide receiver Evan Spencer said of Alabama and Florida State, "I guess I'm a little biased but I think we'd wipe the field with both of them." Read More
* University of Miami senior Allen Hurns was named Atlantic Coast Conference Co-Receiver of the Week. The 6-3, 195-pounder caught four passes for a career-high 142 yards in Miami's 42-24 loss to Virginia Tech. Hurns' 84-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter was the longest of his career and the longest play from scrimmage for Miami this season. Read More
