Back to work for the Miami Heat tonight, as they take on the Milwaukee Bucks here at the AAA.  Dwayne Wade expects to return to the lineup tonight, after missing three of the six games on the team’s recent road trip.   Tipoff tonight is at 7:30, and you can watch the game on Sun Sports on your cable or satellite system.  There are only two more games in the month of November for the Heat.  After tonight’s game, the team is off until Saturday night, when they welcome the Cleveland Cavaliers.  They are off again until Thursday the 29th when the San Antonio Spurs visit the AAA.  In the NBA yesterday,

Philadelphia 106 Toronto 98

The 76ers have won three in a row

New York 102 New Orleans 80

Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points

LA Lakers 95 Brooklyn 90

Kobe Bryant scored 25 points and Dwight Howard added 23 to go along with 15 rebounds

TODAY’S GAMES IN THE NBA

Milwaukee @ Miami 7:30 pm Sun Sports

Toronto @ Charlotte 7:00 pm

Detroit @ Orlando 7:00 pm

Philadelphia @ Cleveland 7:00 pm

New Orleans @ Indiana         7:00 pm

San Antonio @ Boston 7:30 pm

Washington @ Atlanta 7:30 pm

LA Clippers @ Oklahoma City 7:30 pm ESPN

Chicago @ Houston 8:00 pm

Denver @ Minnesota 8:00 pm

New York @ Dallas 8:30 pm

Portland @ Phoenix 9:00 pm

LA Lakers @ Sacramento 10:00 pm

Brooklyn @ Golden State 10:30 pm

The Miami Dolphins return to the field on Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks.  Game time at the Seven-Names Stadium is 1:00 pm, and you can watch the game on Channel 4, CBS in South Florida. The Dolphins are tied with the Bills and Jets with identical 4-6 records, behind the New England Patriots, who lead the AFC East at 7-3. 

There are three games on tap on Thanksgiving day tomorrow in the NFL.  

Houston @ Detroit

Det +3 12:30 pm CBS  Ch. 4

Washington @ Dallas

Dal -3 4:30 pm FOX  Ch. 7

New England @ NY Jets

NYJ +7 8:20 pm NBC Ch. 6

The rest of the league is in action on Sunday:

Seattle @ Miami

Mia +3 1:00 pm CBS Ch. 4

Minnesota @ Chicago

No Line 1:00 pm

Oakland @ Cincinnati

Cin -9.5 1:00 pm

Pittsburgh @ Cleveland

No Line 1:00 pm

Buffalo @ Indianapolis

Ind -3 1:00 pm

Denver @ Kansas City

KC +11 1:00 pm

Atlanta @ Tampa Bay

TB +1 1:00 pm

Tennessee @ Jacksonville

Jax +3 1:00 pm

Baltimore @ San Diego

Even 4:05 pm

San Francisco @ New Orleans

NO +2.5 4:25 pm FOX  Ch. 7

St. Louis @ Arizona

Ari -1.5 4:25 pm

Green Bay @ NY Giants

NYG -2.5 8:20 pm NBC  Ch. 6

MONDAY

Carolina @ Philadelphia

No Line 8:30 pm ESPN

TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION:  When was the last time the Miami Dolphins played on Thanksgiving day?  Who did they play, and what happened? Tell you later, alligator. 

Around the major leagues, the Yankees retained starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda, signing him to a one-year contract worth $15 million.  The Baltimore Orioles traded Miami-product Robert Andino to the Seattle Mariners for outfielder Trayvon Robinson.  The Kansas City Royals signed starting pitcher Jeremy Guthrie to a 3-year, $25 million contract.  The Toronto Blue Jays went the “deja vu” route, signing John Gibbons to be their manager.  Gibbons managed the Blue Jays from 2004-2008.  The San Diego Padres keep Bud Black as their manager through 2015, after excercising the 2014 and 2015 options in his contract.  Black has been in San Diego since replacing Bruce Bochy before the 2007 season.

In college football, both local universities close out their seasons this saturday.  The University of Miami Hurricanes will try to end 2012 with a victory at Duke against the Blue Devils at 12:30 pm.  Meanwhile, FIU closes out their season as they host UL-Monroe at the Cage.  Game time is 6:00 pm, and you can listen to the game broadcast (in English) on your smartphone or on the computer at www.fiusports.com.  I will be handling the play-by-play, and Pete Pelegrin will be handling the color analysis. 

This week’s games involving teams ranked in the top ten,

FRIDAY

#7 LSU @ Arkansas 2:30 pm  CBS Ch. 4

SATURDAY

Georgia Tech @ #3 Georgia 12 noon ESPN

#5 Oregon @ #5 Oregon State 3:00 pm

Auburn @ #2 Alabama 3:30 pm CBS Ch. 4

#4 Florida @ #10 Florida State 3:30 pm ABC Ch. 10

#8 Stanford @ #17 UCLA 6:30 pm FOX Ch. 7

Missouri @ #9 Texas A&M 7:00 pm ESPN 2

#1 Notre Dame @ USC 8:00 pm ABC Ch. 10

THE ANSWER TO TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION:  When was the last time the Miami Dolphins played on Thanksgiving Day?  Who did they play, and what happened?  We don’t have to go back too far, as the Fins played the Dallas Cowboys last year in Dallas.  Unfortunately, the Cowboys beat Miami 20-19, thanks to a Dan Bailey 28-yard field goal with 3 seconds left in the game.      

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