In case you missed it, here were the top sports stories from FOX Sports Florida from Tuesday, Oct. 22:
* Rookie guard Victor Oladipo scored 22 and Arron Afflalo added 17, but the Magic fell on the road to the Spurs in a preseason contest. Read More
* Panthers head coach Kevin Dineen says the injury that forced goalie Tim Thomas from Tuesday’s game was not a recurrence of the groin injury the veteran had just returned from, and that a call to their AHL affiliate in San Antonio was likely to add depth at the position. Read More
* Goalie Tim Thomas left late in the third period, after the Panthers had rallied to tie the Blackhawks with two goals in the final regulation frame, and Florida wasn’t able to overcome visiting Chicago in a shootout. Read More
* County commissioners on Tuesday approved $20 million in tourism taxes to be used toward the funding of an $84 million downtown Orlando Major League Soccer stadium, clearing the last hurdle for the city to be the home of the league's next expansion franchise. Read More
* True freshman linebacker Matthew Thomas, a reserve who had four tackles and a sack in four games for the Florida State this season, will undergo shoulder surgery and miss the remainder of the year. Read More
* Buccaneers running back Doug Martin said Tuesday on his radio show that he was feeling less pain from his shoulder injury and is taking this day-by-day and week-by-week, but that he doesn’t think he will miss the rest of the season. Read More
* Offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie, acquired from the Ravens on Monday, could be just what the Dolphins need to help shore up an offensive line that has not made things easy for quarterback Ryan Tannehill. Read More
* The waiting is the hardest part. After more than two and a half years in limbo, judgment day arrived Tuesday as the NCAA released its infractions report involving major booster Nevin Shapiro. Christina De Nicola analyzes what Tuesday’s decision means for the future of the Hurricanes’ athletics program. Read More
* Miami's football team will lose a total of nine scholarships and the men's basketball team will lose three as part of the penalties the school was handed Tuesday by the NCAA as the Nevin Shapiro scandal presumably drew to a close. Read More
* The challenge was made in jest, but some Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans were serious about helping defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan with his game plan. Sheridan "offered" for Bucs fans to show up and help him with his game plan. And apparently some Bucs fans took him up on it. Read More
* Andrew Astleford breaks down the Tampa Bay Rays’ outfield, looking back at 2013 and analyzing what the group can do to improve next season. View Gallery
