WQAM Evenings

Former NFL and Alabama Safety, Benjamin Watson, dishes on how different the college football season will look with a 12-team playoff and what it was like playing with Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. 

Tennessee defensive tackle entering his 5th season, Omari Thomas, explains his love for being a hometown kid playing at Tennessee, his experience playing in the Orange Bowl with the Vol's and his week in Miami. 

ESPN College Football reporter, Andrea Adelson, connects with Solana to reminisce about her childhood growing up in the Kendall area. Plus, while live at SEC Media Days, discusses the potential future of the ACC without FSU and Clemson and expectations for Mario Cristobal and the Miami Hurricanes this season. 

All-SEC performer and preseason All-American & Tennessee's starting center shares his favorite parts about visiting Miami this Summer and how important winning the Orange Bowl was for him and his teammates. 

National college football writer for CBS Sports, Dennis Dodd, joins the Hoch and Crowder Show live from SEC Media Days in Dallas, TX to discuss the changing college football landscape and what the future of the ACC could look like without FSU and Clemson. 

Georgia Bulldogs Head Coach Kirby Smart joins Solana at the 2024 SEC Media Days in Dallas, TX to discuss the direction of the newly changed landscape of college football and how his staffs approach to the season changes. Plus, revisiting his time coaching in Miami with the Dolphins. 

The Chief Executive Officer of the Orange Bowl Committee, Eric Poms, joins Solana at the 2024 SEC Media Days in Dallas, TX to highlight the impact the Orange Bowl continues to make in South Florida. 

Former Alabama and NFL Safety, Roman Harper, revisits his fondest memories of winning Super Bowl XLIV with the New Orleans Saints in Miami back in 2010. 

Vanderbilt Senior OL, Gunnar Hansen, sits down with Solana at the 2024 SEC Media Days in Dallas, TX to discuss his motivation entering his Senior season and his favorite experience playing college football. 

LSU Tight End and South Florida native, Mason Taylor, sits down with Solana at SEC Media Days in Dallas to discuss his expectations entering his Junior season and how playing in South Florida helped him prepare for college football. 

Stanford, Cal & SMU to The ACC.  Is it a good or bad thing or maybe it is not a thing at all, just like the money those teams are receiving from TV revenues.

Are fans more interested in seeing Lionel Messi scorer or Inter Miami winning?

Making a case for Tyreek Hill being WR 1.

South Florida got the old 1-2 punch this week with news of Jalen Ramsey's injury and Damian Lillard saying he will play with any team.

Paul Pierce really thinks he is better than Dwyane Wade, he has some valid points but come on man.

Lionel Messi delivered a game winner in his first game with Inter Miami, he did it all except ride in a literal white horse to save the day.

LeBron James staged an event at The ESPY's to let The World know what it all ready knew.

Dan Day & Vlad take a look at what all teams have to offer for Damian Lillard and they all suck.

What do The Knicks have to do with Damian Lillard and The Heat.  The Callers weigh in on Sports DAY.

Solana thinks it is 100 percent that Damian Lillard is coming to Miami and explains why to Dan Day and Vlad on Sports DAY.

Nobody has love for Submarines, Boats and LeBron James.  Karate is another story though.

Heat Nation loves Jamie Jaquez Jr. and with good reason, Dan Day & Vlad talk it up and down.

Miami Heat First Round pick, Jaime Jaquez Jr. - joined Alejandro Solana on 560 WQAM to discuss how it feels to join the Miami Heat organization, his excitement to play with and learn from Jimmy Butler and what Heat fans can expect from him as a player. 

After a stellar playoff run by both, Dan Day and Vlad talk about what is expected next season from The Heat & The Panthers.

The Florida Panthers' season and playoff run was something to behold. It was full of heart, soul, and dedication.  But the Panthers fell behind early Tuesday night and lost Game 5, 9-3, and were forced to watch the Vegas Golden Knights hoist the Stanley Cup. Kevin Rogers, Doug Plagens, and Bill Lindsay break down what happened on the ice including how former Panthers star Jonathan Marchessault won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP and finished playoffs with 25 points and was plus-17 on the ice. Rogers, Plagens, and Lindsey spoke about what hockey means to South Florida and how the franchise is set up to bring a title to Miami soon.

The Florida Panthers will have an uphill climb as their Game 4 loss on Saturday pushes the Stanley Cup Final series to 3-1 in favor of the Vegas Golden Knights. Kevin Rogers, Doug Plagens, and Bill Lindsay break down what happened on the ice and look to what's ahead for Florida to work toward evening the series.

Dan Day may have doubted Matthew Tkachuck at first but now has to sit down and shut up after his play along with the Panthers effort.

The Denver Nuggets took a 3-1 series lead on Friday as they won Game 4 of the 2023 NBA Finals, 108-95. Alejandro Solana shares his thoughts on the loss in Miami during the Miami Heat Postgame Show. From the frustrating late-game run to another bout of struggles shooting from beyond the 3-point line, Solana discussed what the Heat could do to win Game 5 and extend the series.

Kevin Rogers, Doug Plagens, and Bill Lindsay break down an amazing come-from-behind win for the Florida Panthers in overtime. Big win over the Vegas Golden Knights and the Panthers are now 7-0 in overtime in the playoffs and the series is one Florida win away from being level before the series heads back to Las Vegas.

Reaction from the Miami Heat's Game 3 loss to the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals.  Alejandro Solana shares his thoughts on the 109-94 loss in Miami. The Nuggets can score and battle in many different ways. Jamal Murray set the tone early and stopping Nikola Jokić comes with layers. On The Cooldown we hear from Coach Erik Spoelstra, Jimmy Butler, and more Heat players.

The Heat & Panthers are both down 1-0 but "Everybody F$%^ing Breathe", things are ok for our South Florida Teams.

Kevin Rogers, Doug Plagens, and Bill Lindsay break down what happened in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. The Florida Panthers jumped out to an early lead but ultimately fell, 5-2. the puck drops on Game 2 Monday at 8 p.m. ET in Las Vegas. Kevin, Doug, and Bill expand on what needs to happen for Florida to even the series.

The Panthers are a team of destiny so believe in them when they face The Golden Knights in Game 1 of The Stanley Cup Finals.

Reaction from the Miami Heat's game 1 loss to the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals. How missed shots from Miami's best shooters led to a big deficit and what the Heat will need to do in order to keep up with Jokic and the Nuggets in game 2. Plus, comments from Bam Adebayo and Haywood Highsmith on the loss. 

The Miami Heat win game 7 on the road in Boston and clinch their way back to the NBA Finals for the 7th time in franchise history. Alejandro Solana celebrated with victory on WQAM following the game alongside Tommy Tighe and fans chiming in from around South Florida. 

The Miami Heat dropped Game 5 in Boston, 110-97. The Heat still hold a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals as Game 6 will be back in Miami. Alex Solana breaks down what happened in Boston on Thursday and what to look forward to on Saturday as the Heat will attempt to close out the series.

Kevin Rogers and Doug Plagens break down everything that happened on the ice Wednesday as the Florida Panthers completed a sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes with a 4-3 win. They recap every goal, analyzed all the action, and played sound from player interviews from this magical night.

Shortly after the Florida Panthers beat the Carolina Hurricanes, 4-3, on a game-winning goal from Matthew Tkachuk with 4.9 seconds to play, Ryan Lomberg spoke to the media: Proud of team effort Bob was a brick wall. Can't say enough good things about him. Lomberg walks us through his goal Pretty cool, for sure. Game-winning goal.  'Can't find' anyone as clutch as Matthew Tkachuk

In Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Miami Heat lost to the Boston Celtics, 116-99. After the game, Bam Adebayo said they knew coming into the game Boston was going to be desperate." He credited their shooting from the floor and especially from beyond the 3-point arc. On Boston winning the game- We need to win in Boston now Boston played desperate tonight and got the best of us. What he could have done better tonight Tatum got hot On how they will need to close out game 5 On team turnovers tonight

In Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Miami Heat lost to the Boston Celtics, 116-99. Jimmy Butler, after the game, said the loss will "build momentum for us knowing that we have to play with a lot more energy." Loss will get us more alert On the team can not get down on themselves after a loss Boston is talented but we did not do our job tonight Will tell the team we will be ok Have to contest them more

In Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Miami Heat lost to the Boston Celtics, 116-99. Much of the conversation with the media afterward with head coach Erik Spoelstra revolved around 3-point shooting. Spoelstra said the Celtics both caught fire and "got cleaner looks" from beyond the arc than earlier in the series. Asked about Gabe Vincent On Gabe's resilience On how Boston took over the game in the 2nd Half On Boston's 3-point game Boston got clean looks and got hot at the right time On Jayson Tatum stepping up for Celtics On the recipe for the heat turnovers in the 2nd half Boston Sped up the game in 2nd half On the competitiveness of Boston tonight

The Miami Heat were unable to close out the Boston Celtics at home Tuesday, losing Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, 116-99. In the Heat Postgame Show Alex Solana breaks down how the Heat's perfect home record in the playoffs came to an end. Miami never found that dynamic grove, but still felt confident until Boston started the third quarter on an 18-0 run. We break down the game and get into what to expect from Game 5 in Boston.