In case you missed it, here were the top sports stories from FOX Sports Florida from Monday, Oct. 7:
* As has been their M.O. these past two weeks, the Rays stepped up when their backs were against the wall, capping off a dramatic win Monday night with a ninth-inning home run from Jose Lobaton to keep their season alive for at least one more day. Read More
* The Heat know LeBron James can play everywhere on the court, but it is center Chris Bosh who is taking it upon himself to evolve into the team’s ultimate role player. Read More
* Facing elimination, the Rays got a three-run home run from Evan Longoria and a game-winning solo shot from Jose Lobaton with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Red Sox and push their ALDS to a Game 4. Read More
* Chris Bosh scored 21 points in about 20 minutes as the Heat opened preseason play with a 92-87 victory at home against the Hawks. Read More
* Dwyane Wade may not have played Monday, but LeBron James says the guards quickness and explosiveness have been as good as ever during training camp. Read More
* Heat guard Dwyane Wade did not play in the team’s preseason opener on Monday night against the Hawks, saying instead he was looking to take it nice and easy as he prepares for the season. Read More
* The Florida Gators’ defense has stifled opponents for most of the season, but Saturday will present a different battle, when they have to take on Zach Mettenberger and the LSU Tigers on the road. Read More
* The Jaguars were awarded wide receiver Stephen Williams off of waivers from Seattle. Read More
* Rays ace David Price apologized Monday for his rant on Twitter following Saturday night’s Game 2 loss to the Red Sox in the ALDS. Read More
* What happens when two teams that are going in completely opposite directions meet up on Sunday? The biggest point spread in NFL history. Peyton Manning and Denver (5-0) will play at Jacksonville (0-5) in a game where the Broncos are favored by four touchdowns. Read More
* The honors keep piling up for Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston and Miami tailback Duke Johnson. Winston was named ACC rookie of the week for the third time on Monday. He completed 23 of 32 passes for a career-high 393 yards and career-high five touchdown passes in a 63-0 rout of Maryland. Johnson had 325 all-purpose yards in Miami's 45-30 win over Georgia Tech. He had 184 rushing yards and 114 kick return yards. Read More
* Florida junior defensive back Loucheiz Purifoy earned the Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Week honor for his performance in the 30-10 win over Arkansas. Purifoy had his first career interception for a touchdown, recorded four tackles and had the first sack of his career. Read More
* Jacksonville Jaguars coach Gus Bradley says he expects Gabbert to miss Sunday's game at Denver because of a strained hamstring. The injury knocked Gabbert out of Sunday's 34-20 loss at St. Louis. Chad Henne will make his third start of the season. Read More
* The Dolphins are on pace to break the 25-year-old franchise record for fewest rushing yards in a season. With 22 yards in Sunday's loss to Baltimore, the Dolphins increased their season total to 348, or 69.6 per game. Read More
* Minnesota has agreed to terms with former Tampa Bay Bucs QB Josh Freeman. He won’t be able to start at Carolina this weekend, but he will challenge Matt Cassel and Christian Ponder. Read More
