Barcelona-Real Madrid, Dolphins camp & O.J.’s parole lead an eclectic Hot Button Top 5

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about 3 days ago The franchise’s all-time leader in rebounds and a member of all three of its championship teams signed a one-year deal at the veteran’s minimum of $2.3 million on Thursday afternoon to return as the Heat’s captain and a frontcourt reserve off the bench.

about 4 days ago Anthony Wint, a 6-foot, 224-pound senior linebacker out of Homestead High, was named to the preseason all-conference team on Monday. He was FIU’s lone representative to make the team.

about 4 days ago Jones ended his career by playing in seven consecutive NBA Finals joining LeBron James and six Boston Celtics Hall of Famers from the 1950s and 1960s as the only players in NBA history to play in The Finals in seven consecutive seasons.

about 4 days ago Reed, 27, had the option to change his mind and opt-in to his previous contract for next season before June 29. But he never did and the Heat instead drafted Kentucky’s Bam Adebayo, signed former Celtics center Kelly Olynyk and traded Josh McRoberts to Dallas for 7-footer A.J. Hammons to help shore up its front court depth behind Hassan Whiteside, the league’s leading rebounder.

about 4 days ago Had the Miami Heat not been able to clear the salary cap space it needed to pick up his $6.27 million option for next season by 11:59 p.m. on July 7, Wayne Ellington, 29, would have just done what he’s done every summer for the last five years and prepared himself to start over with a new team. He’s glad it never came to that.

about 6 days ago Nostalgic, seemingly wistful Instagram posts over the weekend by LeBron James about his Miami Heat days fuels speculation he may be interested in coming back. Don’t bet on it, though. Not with Dwyane Wade, either.

about 9 hours ago The Marlins are telling teams they’re not interested in trading Giancarlo Stanton, Christian Yelich, Marcell Ozuna and other major pieces before the July 31 trade deadline.

about 1 day ago J.T. Realmuto was an All-Star snub. But he continues to play like he belonged, banging two home runs Saturday in the Marlins’ 5-4 victory over the Reds.

about 1 day ago The best of the best came to teach, and learn, at UM’s second annual Paradise Camp for football recruits.

about 1 day ago Marlins manager Don Mattingly gave Kyle Barraclough his vote of confidence to be the team’s new closer if A.J. Ramos is traded before the July 31 non-waiver deadline.

about 2 days ago Jose Urena shut down the homer-happy Reds in their bandbox of a ballpark on Friday night, helping the Marlins pick up just their second victory since the All-Star break.

about 2 days ago The Marlins are actively shopping A.J. Ramos in advance of the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline.

about 2 days ago The Miami Dolphins will pay for baseline concussion testing for 15,000 Miami-Dade public high school athletes through the University of Miami’s Countywide Care High School Program.

about 1 day ago Barcelona vs. Real Madrid on Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium — El Clasico Miami — could be the biggest soccer game ever played in the U.S. and a sporting event as big any in South Florida history from a global perspective.

about 1 day ago Center Mike Pouncey, the anchor to the Miami Dolphins offensive line since 2011, next week will have the hip that forced him to miss all but five games last year examined one more time before the start of training camp with the hope he’ll be cleared to join teammates in practice when those drills begin July 27.

about 2 days ago An eye-popping roster of Miami Hurricane legends will be guest counselors Saturday on campus.

about 3 days ago O.J. Simpson won his parole after serving nine years for armed burglary, and that seemed reasonable, even as many wished him to die in prison for the earlier double murder they say he got away with.

about 4 days ago Hurricanes coach Mark Richt was named to the preseason watch list Wednesday for the Bobby Dodd Trophy.

about 3 days ago One recent poll found widely differing opinion but general optimism that Dwyane Wade could return to Miami, while another found a strong consensus that LeBron James would not.