It was the scream heard 'round Gainesville and, perhaps, all of collegiate sports. A thunderous clangor rang out from the more than 11,000 fans wedged together at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. The national championship returned to Gainesville for the first time since 2014, and UF students greeted it with a deafening roar.

Lionel Messi likes to play padel in his free time with his Inter Miami teammates. Rafael Nadal was recently seen playing shots off the glass on a padel court at his academy in Spain. So what’s all the fuss about this other racket sport?

With less than 500 days until the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Miami is ramping up preparations to welcome an estimated 600,000 fans to South Florida next summer. The new CEO of the Miami Host Committee spoke to WLRN about her vision for the event.

Jimmy Butler has gotten his wish. He's being traded out of Miami. The Heat and the Golden State Warriors have agreed on a deal that sends Butler to the Bay Area, a person with knowledge of the talks said.

Tennis star Coco Gauff has donated $100,000 to UNCF to provide scholarships for students playing competitive tennis at historically Black colleges and universities.

Panthers alternate captain Matthew Tkachuk, one of the few Americans on team, told the president, “You wake up every day really grateful to be an American, so thank you.”

Jimmy Butler has missed 15 of Miami's last 20 games, including 10 of the last 13 because of the suspensions. He is expected to miss at least five more games.

Jimmy Butler is back from suspension. Again. Butler is expected to play for the Miami Heat against the Orlando Magic on Monday night, after completing his second suspension of the month.

Jimmy Butler has been suspended by the Miami Heat for the second time in three weeks, this time for two games. The team says it suspended Butler for what it described as a continued pattern of disregard of team rules and conduct detrimental to the team.

The NHL announced that the Florida Panthers will play host to the New York Rangers at loanDepot Park in Miami on Jan. 2, 2026, in the Winter Classic, with the Tampa Bay Lightning playing host to the Boston Bruins at Raymond James Stadium on Feb. 1, 2026, in a Stadium Series game.