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Dolphins’ rally falls short
Miami Herald (registration required): “The Dolphins were 20-17 losers to the Jets, losers for the third consecutive time in three consecutive road games, and that sent them filing quietly back to their locker room Sunday evening to ponder this nightmare start to 2006.”

Frustration bubbles over after defeat
Palm Beach Post: “After a 20-17 loss Sunday to the New York Jets – a game in which the Dolphins posted a furious, but ultimately futile, rally from a 20-3 deficit in the fourth quarter – Miami’s record is 1-5.”

Dreadful outing spells end of Miami’s season
Miami Herald columnist Dan Le Batard (registration required): “Zach Thomas was broken. Cracked like a windshield hit by a brick. Shattered like porcelain fallen from a shelf. Fin-ished.”

Dolphins’ downfall began in the spring with poor decisions
South Florida Sun-Sentinel columnist Ethan J. Skolnick: “The question is no longer whether Nick Saban has had a disappointing second year. The question is which has been his worst month.”

Marlins lure Kranitz back
South Florida Sun-Sentinel: “In the end, it was the combination of unfinished business and the personal touch of his bosses that convinced Rick Kranitz to remain as the Marlins’ pitching coach.”

Riley cautious with zone play
South Florida Sun-Sentinel: “The latest to join a trend of old-school coaches embracing zone defense, Riley utilized the approach efficiently for several possessions in a 10-point loss to the Hawks, after often being victimized by it in a 20-point loss four days earlier to Detroit.”