"Note: Hot Button Top 10 and the Poll Dance will be off next Sunday on vacation. Both will return on Sunday, August 3. GREG COTE'S HOT BUTTON TOP 10 (JULY 20): WHAT IN SPORTS HAS GRABBED US THIS WEEK: Our Sunday Hot Button Top 10 notes column brings you what's on our minds, locally and nationally but from a Miami perspective and accentuating stuff that's big, weird, damnable, funny or otherwise worth needling as the sports week just past pivots to the week ahead. Welcome to the 111th edition of your HB10:"
"DOLPHINS: High-pressure season unfurls as training camp begins: The temperature around coach Mike McDaniel is rising as he begins his fourth season, after an 8-9 record last year and a betting over/under of only 7 1/2 wins in '25 as the full squad reports for camp on Tuesday. (First open-to-the-public practice is next Saturday.) Purely speculative at this point, but I predict Miami must make the playoffs -- and likely end the club's embarrassing 25 years without a playoff win -- for McDaniel and general manager Chris Grier to keep their jobs. And so much of that depends on the health and success of QB Tua Tagovailoa entering his sixth NFL season."
"MARLINS: Fightin' Fish stay hot after All-Star Break: The Marlins are within five games of .500 (46-51) and within 6 1/2 in the NL wild-card race after starting the second half 3-0. Miami has now won four straight overall and is on a 16-6 run entering today's series-ender vs. Kansas City. Sizzlin' Fish then have three more at home vs. San Diego before hitting the road. Might Miami be a buyer before the July 31 trade deadline? The question itself was preposterous before the recent streak."
Miami sports focus centers on the Dolphins, Marlins and Inter Miami as late-July competition heats up. The Dolphins open training camp under pressure for coach Mike McDaniel in his fourth season after an 8-9 finish and a 7.5-win over/under in 2025; playoff qualification and ending a 25-year playoff-win drought are tied to QB Tua Tagovailoa's health. The Marlins have surged after the All-Star break, winning four straight and sitting within five games of .500 and 6.5 games of the NL wild-card. Inter Miami sits fifth in the MLS East after a 5-1 road win, with Lionel Messi producing another multi-goal performance.
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