In case you missed it, here were the top sports stories from FOX Sports Florida from Monday, Nov. 4:
* The Rays declined their option on reliever Juan Carlos Oviedo, who missed the entire 2013 season as he recovered from Tommy John surgery. Read More
* The Tampa Bay Rays
outfielder Wil Myers was named the American League’s outstanding rookie in the MLB
Players Choice Awards on Monday night. Myers, 22,
finished the regular season with a .293 batting average with 13 homers
and 53 RBI. He hit a season-best .352 with four homers and 18 RBI in
July. Read More
* Marlins ace Jose Fernandez received at least one accolade for his sensational first season in Miami when he won the NL’s top rookie award at the Players Choice Awards. Read More
* Jonathan Martin has left the team for now, and Richie Incognito has been suspended, but even amid all the drama, Dolphins players insist their team is not divided and remains as united as ever. Read More
* The story was one the Buccaneers have experienced many times before: staying close but suffering a narrow loss. But they won’t be satisfied with merely sticking around in games. Read More
* Jaguars veterans Paul Posluszny and Brad Meester say they do their best to make sure the Jacksonville locker room is a place of respect, not hazing. Read More
* Former Dolphins head coach Jimmy Johnson had a long career in football, and he says he never saw any instances of bullying or harassment during his time in charge. Read More
* Wide receiver Justin Blackmon is suspended indefinitely, his second suspension this season, but his Jaguars teammates and coaches are more concerned with helping him any way they can. Read More
* The Marlins claimed utility player Jimmy Paredes off waivers from the Astros on Monday. Read More
* A South Florida jury has convicted a 23-year-old man of second-degree murder in the 2007 killing of former University of Miami and NFL star Sean Taylor. Read More
* Andrew Astleford analyzes how the Rays' starting pitching rotation performed in 2013 and what might be in store in 2014. View gallery
* Christina De Nicola analyzes how the Rays' starting pitching rotation performed in 2013 and what might be in store in 2014. View gallery
* The Jacksonville Jaguars have placed receiver Justin Blackmon on the suspended list and released safety Dwight Lowery from injured reserve. The team also waived tight end D.J. Williams, signed receiver Kerry Taylor off Arizona's practice squad and promoted tight end Danny Noble from the practice squad to the 53-man roster. Read More
* Having rookies cover the cost of a team dinner may be costly, but former NHL player and Florida Panthers head coach Kevin Dineen says the act has evolved into a "great" tradition. Read More
* Jimbo Fisher’s mantra of “control what you can control” will be put to the test over the next month. After dismantling a pair of top-10 teams in Clemson and Miami by a combined 64 points, Florida State (8-0) now faces Wake Forest, Syracuse and Idaho, the next three opponents for the Seminoles, all have records at .500 or lower. Even while the Seminoles are No. 2 in the BCS and No. 1 in the combined computer rankings, that may not last for long. No. 3 Oregon and No. 5 Stanford play on Thursday night, while No. 1 Alabama faces No. 13 LSU on Saturday. Read More
* A former Miami defensive lineman who tweeted that he would pay $1,000 to any Hurricane who "takes ... out" a Florida State player has lost his job as a South Florida sports radio host. Dan Sileo was fired Monday by WMEN, one day after posting the now-deleted tweet. Sileo says he only intended the tweet as a joke. Read More
