How Awkward Was Muhammad Ali’s First Pitch Last Night?

On the opening night of the Marlins new ballpark, a lot of things went right: Parking wasn’t a catastrophe. The weather was South Florida perfection. On national TV, the new ballpark looked damned gorgeous — lime green facades, swimming polls and all. And in the best news of the night,…

Video: Marlins Park Includes a “Bobblehead Museum”

There are just so many bizarre features at the new Marlins Park that apparently we in the media haven’t been able to keep up with all the insanity. Like, did you even know that the stadium includes a Bobblehead Museum? Seriously, there are 588 different bobbleheads encased behind glass, and…

Heat Clinch Playoff Berth With 16th Consecutive Home Win

Weirdly enough, the Miami Heat only play like a bag of shit on the road, because they remain as dominant as ever at home. LeBron James dropped a season-high 41 points — 15 in the fourth quarter — as the Heat took down the Philadelphia 76ers 99-93 last night, winning their…

“Butt Cancer” Billboard Going Up Outside Marlins Stadium

Move over, PETA — there’s a new publicity-hungry organization in town that isn’t afraid to shock. To protest hot dogs, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a group of vegan doctors, is unveiling a billboard linking hot dogs to “butt cancer” right outside the new Marlins Stadium…

Jose Reyes and Hanley Ramirez Got Matching Dye Jobs

When the Miami Marlins signed Jose Reyes, there was a lot of speculation as to how the speedy Dominican superstar shortstop would mesh with the team’s existing speedy Dominican superstar shortstop, Hanley Ramirez. The answer: They’re basically the Siegfried and Roy of America’s pastime…

Logan Morrison’s New Times Cover Shoot: The Video

Miami Marlins outfielder Logan Morrison, subject of this week’s feature story, “Tweeter in Chief”, is one of the most outspoken and freewheeling dudes in Major League Baseball. He tweets crazy shit, he speaks his mind when questioned by reporters, and goes all out when photographed for the cover of your…

Dwyane Wade Writing Memoir About Fatherhood

So what was Dwyane Wade up to during his lockout free time? Apparently penning a memoir about his experiences as a child and as a father to his children. The book, A Father First: How My Life Became Bigger than Basketball, is expected to be released in September…

The Petey & LoMo Show: An Oral History

Oral histories are hot right now. Siskel and Ebert got one. Vanity Fair just did one on The Sopranos. Now Esquire has one about Baywatch. It seems the only proper way to pay tribute to a dearly departed program is to document its history with disembodied quotes from its actors…

Sony Ericsson: Venus Williams Bigger Than Sjogren’s Syndrome

Venus Williams didn’t let a little Sjogren’s Syndrome get in her way at the first women’s singles match of the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne yesterday.No, no, she showed that disorder who was boss and whooped Japan’s Kimiko Date-Krumm in a 77 minute-long short match (6-0, 6-3).The 31 year-old…

Heat Beats the Suns With a Furious Fourth-Quarter Comeback

For pretty much the entirety of last night’s game against the Phoenix Suns, the Miami Heat played basketball like old people fuck. Winners of their last four games, the Suns came in shooting lights-out and playing suffocating defense. Dwyane Wade was shut down by Grant Hill, while LeBron James was…

Hurricane Ladies Dropped in NCAA, Men in NIT

Last night, it wasn’t so great to be a Miami Hurricane. Both the University of Miami men’s and women’s basketball teams saw their seasons come to an end by being upset in their respective tournaments by much lower seeded teams…

Tim Tebow to the Dolphins? Please, Everyone, Shut Up

So, Peyton Manning has chosen to play for the Denver Broncos, which officially ends the reign of Tebowmania in Colorado.What does that mean for the Dolphins? The sports media has already cued up the Tebow-to-Miami talks. We’d rather they hit the kill button. Nothing about that makes sense…