In case you missed it: March 4

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In case you missed it, here were the top stories featured on FOX Sports Florida from Monday, March 4.
* Dwyane Wade had 32 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds, LeBron James shrugged off a sore left knee to score 20 points and grab 10 rebounds, and the Heat earned their franchise-record 15th straight victory with a 97-81 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night. Read More
* Arron Afflalo finished with a game-high 26 points, scoring five in the final 38 seconds, and Orlando snapped a three-game skid by erasing a 17-point, second-half deficit en route to a 105-102 victory over New Orleans on Monday night. Read More
* Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos scored twice to boost his league-leading total to 17, but it wasn't enough to prevent the Lightning from dropping their fifth straight, 4-3 to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Read More
* Rays manager Joe Maddon got quality looks Monday at Jeremy Hellickson and Jeff Niemann, the latter of which is looking to lock up a spot in the Tampa Bay rotation. Read More
* Joe Maddon, who is entering his eighth season with Tampa Bay, has a leadership style that is a little free form and quirky, but the players buy into and feed off of it. Read More
* The NHL is making changes to its draft lottery, allowing the 14 teams that miss the playoffs (or the teams with the rights to those picks) to be eligible to win the No. 1 pick in the draft. Read More 
* Jeremy Hellickson went three innings in his first spring start, striking out four and allowing one run, but the Rays fell to the Red Sox 5-1. Read More 
* The Dolphins may be close to using the franchise tag on defensive tackle Randy Starks, and the two-time Pro Bowler isn’t particularly happy about that possibility. Read More 
* Orlando Magic forward Al Harrington spent 54 games on the inactive list and didn’t play in another two, but now that he is back in the fold, his effort is serving as a good example for a young Magic team. Read More
* Florida State and Boise State announced Monday a home-and-home football series that will take place during the 2019 and 2020 seasons. Read More
* Miami, which lost to Duke on Saturday, dropped one spot to No. 6 in The Associated Press basketball poll. Florida dropped three spots to No. 11. Read More