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GREG COTE\u2019S HOT BUTTON TOP 10 (AUGUST 24): WHAT IN SPORTS HAS GRABBED US THIS WEEK : Miami-Notre Dame Week, Dolphins\u2019 rare feat, fantasy drafts, Messi, golf, tennis, floundering Fish and more. Welcome to the 115th edition of HB10, bringing you what\u2019s on our minds from a Miami lens and accentuating stuff that\u2019s big, weird, damnable, funny or worth needling as the sports week past pivots to the week ahead:<\/p>\n
1. HURRICANES: 7 days \u2018til biggest (*) college game of Week 1: Fans of Texas\/Ohio State and LSU\/Clemson might respectfully disagree (see No. 7 below), but No. 6 Notre Dame at No. 10 Miami next Sunday night feels like the biggest game of Week 1 to us — certainly a fitting prime-time crescendo to kick off college football. Irish reached the CFP championship game last season before falling. Canes narrowly missed the 12-team playoff but return with new quarterback Carson Beck and sky-high hopes to launch Year 4 for Mario Cristobal.<\/p>\n
2. DOLPHINS: Miami wraps rare unbeaten preseason: Dolphins won their preseason home game over Jacksonville 14-6 Saturday night, finishing exhibition play 2-0-1 with two wins and a tie. That\u2019s historic of sorts). Last time Fins were unbeaten in preseason was 4-0 in 1998. Dolphins ooen regular season Sept. 7 in Indianapolis. Colts are presently a 2-point favorite but I\u2019d not doubt if that line swings to Miami by kickoff.<\/p>\n
3. NFL: It\u2019s fantasy draft week in America!: Ready to win your league for a change? Consensus top-six overall draft picks based on ADP will be Ja\u2019Marr Chase, Bijan Robinson, Saquon Barkley, Jahmyr Gibbs, Justin Jefferson and CeeDee Lamb. First QBs gone figure to be Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, Jayden Daniels and Jalen Hurts — but wait a second! \u201cI\u2019m not sure anyone is playing the position better than I am right now,\u201d says Joe Burrow. He may be right. He has Chase and Tee Higgins for targets, and last year led the NFL in passing yards (4,918) and touchdowns (43). Joe Cool as a draft\u2019s QB1 should be somebody\u2019s smart gamble.<\/p>\n
4. GOLF: Two lead but Scheffler lurking into FedEx Cup finale: Tommy Fleetwood and Patrick Cantlay are tie for first at minus-16 in the Tour Championship in Atlanta to decide the FexEx Cup winner — the PGA Tour\u2019s de facto fifth major. But Scottie Scheffler, betting favorite going in, lurks in the hunt at four strokes back.<\/p>\n
5. INTER MIAMI: Herons draw nemesis Orlando in Leagues Cup semi: It will be an all-MLS final in the MLS vs. Mexico Leagues Cup tournament as the August 27 semifinals match host Inter Miami vs. Orlando City and Seattle at L.A. Galaxy. Miami advanced with a 2-1 win over Tigres on a pair of penalty kicks by Luis Suarez but is only 4-7 all-time (with five draws) vs. Orlando City. Herons have dropped the two 2025 meetings 3-0 and 4-1. Lionel Messi should be back for the semifinal after resting Saturday as host Miami settled for a 1-1- draw at dreadfully bad D.C. United in MLS play.<\/p>\n
6. TENNIS: U.S. Open serve is on in New York: Tennis\u2019 co-biggest major with Wimbledon is underway today\/Sunday in New York and runs through Sept. 8. Jannik Sinner at -100 tops men\u2019s beting favorites as he reniews his rivalry with Carlos Alcaraz at -175. Women\u2019s side also tight with Iga Switaek at -250, Aryna Sabalenka at -275, and Coco Gauff a longshot to watch at -950.<\/p>\n
7. FOOTBALL: Week 1 offers shot at early top-10 shakeup: The sport\u2019s elongated Week 1 schedule already is underway but reaches its crescendo next weekend as No. 1 Texas play at No. 3 Ohio State early Saturday and 9-LSU visits 4-Clemson that night. Then it\u2019s 6-Notre Dame at 10-Miami Sunday night. Buckle up as a possible top-10 earthquake awaits. Opening Week began Saturday with the only other top-25 matchup out the gate as 22- Iowa State won 24-21 at 17-Kansas.<\/p>\n
8. MARLINS: Time to snuff out faint Fish hopes: Finishing .500? They\u2019re 60-69 now. Wild-card playoff hunt? They\u2019re 9 games back. R.I.P., Marlins hopes. Saturday\u2019s loss in extras to Toronto made it 1-4 on this homestand and a 2-11 skid overall as the 9-game homestand continues today\/Sunday. They surprised us for a while (that home sweep of the Yankees!) but it\u2019s back to the same ol\u2019 same ol\u2019 Fish.<\/p>\n
9. HEAT: Ex-security guard cops to merch heist: As Heat tries to convince itself and fans it has a roster better than middling in the NBA East, the former team security guard accused in a multi-million dollar merch and memorabilia heist has pleaded guilty to the interstate transport and transfer of stolen goods. Items included a LeBron James jersey worn in the NBA Finals. Marcos Thomas Perez, 62, a retired 25-year veteran Miami cop, faces a max penalty of 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250K.<\/p>\n
10. SOCCER: \u201826 World Cup draw set at Kennedy (for now) Center: The draw for the 2026 men\u2019s FIFA World Cup will be held December 5 at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., with Donald Trump teasing or perhaps threatening at the announcement that it may be called the Trump Center by then. The World Cup will be hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico next summer as the first WC with expansion to 48 national teams.<\/p>\n
THE LIST: MIAMI-NOTRE DAME SERIES : The old rivals meet in Miami next Sunday in their 28th all-time matchup, a series Notre Dame leads 18-8-1. The five most recent meetings:<\/p>\n
Year Winner and score<\/p>\n
2017 @Hurricanes, 41-8<\/p>\n
2016 @Fighting Irish, 30-27<\/p>\n
2012 @Fighting Irish, 41-3<\/p>\n
2010 Fighting Irish, 33-17 (Sun Bowl)<\/p>\n
1990 @Fighting Irish, 29-20<\/p>\n
Note: 2012 Irish win was later vacated for use of ineligible players.<\/p>\n
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