
Barry Jackson
Reporter at Miami Herald
35-year Miami Herald veteran who covers South Florida's major sports teams
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1 week ago |
miamiherald.com | Barry Jackson
Marlins executive Peter Bendix has had promising early returns in trades of more than a half dozen pitchers, as detailed here. But in trading four starting position players during the past 13 months, Bendix has landed at least one player who looks like he could be a high-impact starter (Agustin Ramirez) but several others who are struggling to hit minor-league pitching, at least so far.
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1 week ago |
miamiherald.com | Barry Jackson
New Dolphins backup quarterback Zach Wilson threw three interceptions and two near-interceptions during the two minicamp practice sessions last week. But Wilson offered context afterward, what served as perspective that should ease some of the concerns about the flurry of turnovers. Wilson is working on throwing how the Dolphins want him to throw, even if it leads to practice picks. “When I first got here, it was trying to find completions, trying to do how I normally play ball,” he said.
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1 week ago |
miamiherald.com | Barry Jackson
For 2026, the Miami Hurricanes already have assembled one of the best offensive line classes in the country, a six-prospect group led by five-star tackle Jackson Cantwell, a consensus top five player nationally. They already have secured a quarterback whose stock continues to rise (Lakeland’s Dereon Coleman).
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2 weeks ago |
miamiherald.com | Barry Jackson
The Miami Hurricanes stayed in-house to fill their top strength and coordinator job, promoting Ervin Young to the position vacated by Aaron Feld’s recent resignation. Young returned to UM as associate strength and conditioning coach earlier this year after one season at Tennessee. Mario Cristobal always has held him in high regard. He was considered the natural choice after Feld’s departure.
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2 weeks ago |
miamiherald.com | Barry Jackson
With the Heat exploring the NBA’s trade market -- including a potential deal for Phoenix’s Kevin Durant -- Miami’s only pick in this month’s NBA Draft ultimately could hold its most value as a trade chip. But if Miami ends up keeping the 20th overall pick, acquired from Golden State in the Jimmy Butler trade, there will be plenty of decent options. Nearly a dozen college prospects and two international point guards have emerged as possibilities.
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