In case you missed it: Nov. 7
In case you missed it, here were the top sports stories from FOX Sports Florida from Thursday, Nov. 7:
* Dwyane Wade scored 29 points, 11 in the fourth quarter, and the Miami Heat held off the Los Angeles Clippers 102-97 on Thursday night. LeBron James added 18 points for the Heat (4-2), who won their third straight and extended their club record by scoring at least 100 points in a sixth consecutive game to start the season. Read More
* Dwayne Wade is as healthy as he has been in a while, perhaps several years. That was clear Thursday night, when he scored 29 points to lead the Heat past the Los Angeles Clippers 102-97. Read More
* Charlie McCarthy breaks down the Heat's 102-97 victory over the Clippers. Dwyane Wade scored 29 points and took control early in the fourth quarter in the win over the Los Angeles Clippers in a potential preview of the 2014 NBA Finals. Read More
* Steven Stamkos had two goals to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 on Thursday night for their sixth win in seven games. Stamkos, who extended his goal-scoring streak to five games, has 13 goals this season. Read More
* The Florida Panthers suffer their seventh straight loss, a 4-1 defeat in Boston against the Bruins. The Panthers have lost 10 of their last 11 games. Read More
* It was back to business for the Miami Dolphins on Thursday as they tried to focus their attention on Monday night's matchup against the winless Buccaneers in Tampa. While a throng of media descended on the team's practice facility to cover the latest developments in the Jonathan Martin-Richie Incognito saga, coaches and players had clearly grown tired of the matter. Read More
* Carl Pelini wants his job back at Florida Atlantic, asking school officials to rescind the resignation letter that he now claims he was forced to sign after being confronted with allegations that he used illegal drugs. Read More
* About 270 miles separate Sun Life Stadium from Raymond James Stadium, but the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers have only met nine times in the regular season since the Bucs' first campaign in 1976. The series is as close as it can be, with the Dolphins leading the Bucs 5-4. Both teams own three-game winning streaks against the other, and Tampa Bay holds a slight edge in scoring, 206-203. Read More
* Nick Anderson, the first player ever drafted by the Magic and the franchise's all-time leader in games played and second in points scored, will be officially honored as part of the season-long 25th anniversary celebration. Read More
* Gators quarterback Jeff Driskel finally had the cast removed from his lower right leg, a result of a season-ending broken fibula on Sept. 21 against Tennessee. Driskel was ablke to start physical therapy. Read More
* On Saturday, Nov. 9 at 10 p.m., FOX Sports Florida, the regional television home of the Orlando Magic, will debut a new episode of "Inside the Magic." Titled "Making Magic," this episode will take viewers back to the very beginnings of their favorite basketball team. Read More
* In University of Miami men's head basketball coach Jim Larrañaga's 30 years in the collegiate ranks of the sport, never has he led a team returning zero starters from the previous season. Read More
* After capturing the program’s first ACC tournament title in March 2012, the Florida State men's basketball team was forced to rebuild after half its roster graduated. Florida State went 18-16 in 2012-13 but fell short of the NCAA Tournament. Read More
* Three former football stars were announced as part of the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame's Class of 2014. Current Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson, as well as former NFL players Clinton Portis and Lamar Thomas, will be honored at halftime of the Hurricanes' home finale against Virginia on Nov. 23. Read More
* Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said that safety Terrence Brooks (concussion) will not play on Saturday afternoon at Wake Forest. Brooks suffered the concussion in the second half against Miami. Read More