2009 was shaping up to be one of the worst years of Alex Rodriguez’s life. He was already embroiled in a public divorce underscored by rumors that he was schtupping a woman 17 years his season — ok it was Madonna, but still.Then in February, Sports Illustrated and that pesky…
Here at Riptide, we haven’t exactly moderated our feelings for the Dolphins’ resident maestro of the skillet-hands and master of the 1.5-yards-after-catch Ted Ginn Jr.Indeed, we once threatened to “build a time machine” to travel back to the ’07 draft just to “punch Cam Cameron in the dick” for drafting…
On Sunday, October 18, 2009, the Buffalo Bills defeated the New York Jets 16-13 when Rian Lindell kicked a 47-yard field goal with 2:44 remaining in overtime. However, whoever had the ball last would have been victorious.The game, played at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey, was marred by…
For the first time this season, the Miami Hurricanes are ranked in the top ten of all of the major polls: eighth in the AP, ninth in the coaches’, and tenth in the Harris Interactive and BCS standings. But, with the exception of LSU, we’re the only team in the…
Land Shark stadium will sit empty this weekend, as your newly energized Dolphins take a bye week, and your Hurricanes head on a bus from the Magic City to the Magic Kingdom.Miami Hurricanes @ UCF Golden Nights, Saturday 7:30 pm on CBS CSN and streaming in HD onlineThe UCF Golden…
As we know from the “Wikipedia” entry on Wikipedia, Wikipedia can be edited by anyone. And apparently a few select Jets fans have put down their stone tools and cave paint brushes and figured out a little basic HTML. How do I know? Just check out the Wikipedia entry on…
If there’s anything I’ve learned from listening to right-wing radio, it’s that (1) it’s OK to be unfair to people as long as it makes economic sense, and (2) it’s OK to dredge up old quotes in order to defame someone and keep them out of positions of power. So, I’m…
Last night’s Pink Dress Collection fashion show at the Eden Roc was for a good cause — the Susan G. Komen for the Cure — so we’re sure Dennis Rodman meant to look as ridiculous as possible to guarantee maximum coverage. OK, we’ll gleefully play along. Seriously, the former NBA player took to…
Canes get cuts from Miami Hurricane on Vimeo.We were kind of hoping Jacory Harris would make good on his promise to grow out an Afro until the Canes won a national championship, but January 2011 is an awful long time to wait to trim your tresses. Instead, you’ll notice his intricate…
Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is finally playing hero in the post-season. That whole notion of A-Rod-can’t-hit-in-the-clutch seems but a distant dream this October. Ditto for the steroid revelations that dominated sports pages this off-season and Spring Training. But Miamian Yuri Sucart, his cousin and right-hand man made infamous for…
Video remix gold, brought to my attention courtesy of “CK” on the comment board at finsnation.com, the Dolphins fan site partially run by Miami New Times sports guy Chris Joseph. This is already on repeat in my iPod.And I swear I’d tattoo the highlights of the game to the inside…
The fine lady who has brought us lyrical gems such as “And I know I’m comin’ off just a little bit conceited / And I keep on repeatin’ / how the boys wanna eat it” and “I’ma get, get, get, get, you drunk, get you love drunk off my hump” is reportedly…
The Miami Dolphins coaching staff must be avid readers of Riptide. Because they pretty much ran down the checklist of our three keys for a Dolphins victory post and came out on top with a thrilling, last-second 31-27 victory over the Jets on Monday Night Football. You’re welcome, everybody!It was…
The only way to make the Monday Night Football intro that will air tonight for the Dolphins-Jets game better (worse? more surreal? soulless?) is if Jimmy Buffett also sang in Spanish. But having Gloria Estefen beside Hank Williams Jr. as he belts out, “Estos listos para football?” is pretty damn…
Tonight is the Judgment Day, Hour of Reckoning, massively hysterical, Road to Armageddon, cats-and-dogs-living-together apocalyptic showdown between the Dolphins and Jets at Land Shark Stadium. Here are three key factors:1. Rex Ryan Knows How to Stop the Wildcat, Can Eat an Entire X-Mas Ham: Yes, Jets head coach Rex Ryan acts like…
FAMU Rattlers @ Miami Hurricanes, Saturday 7pm on ESPN 306 and WVUM 90.5 FMThe Fins will play Monday, but first will come the Canes vs. FAMU game this Saturday. Let’s hope the latter doesn’t turn into a notable matchup. There are a few story lines, but mostly “yawn.” The most…
After the Seventh Floor Crew’s smash hit “If Your Ho Only Knew,” and “Orange on one side, green on the other,” the Miami Hurricanes continue to be the best rap posse in college football. Rivals.com is hosting the “world premiere” of a new song by former players Gerard Daphnis and Dinavon “X1” Bythwood,…
With three seconds left in the game and his University of Michigan squad trailing Seton Hall by one point, 22-year-old guard Rumeal Robinson lined up for two all-important free throws. The NCAA Division 1 basketball title hung in the balance. The Zen-like junior fluttered one and then another shot through…
Just last week we pretty much concluded, “Well, we might never get an Olympics, but at least we get to host tons of Super Bowls and BCS championships.”But now, according to The Herald, the NFL is calling into question our ability to host future NFL games, and rubbing it in…
What a day for South Florida sports news! First Dwyane Wade begins the season with a hand to the face, and now Marlins rookie pitcher Sean West — whose development this season was one of the bright spots in the organization — has had a night out in Philadelphia to forget…
Oh, this is not good. We already had our star power-or-maybe-small forward of the future in a rehab facility for a full month; Lamar Odom waffled for three weeks and then chose L.A. over us (BTW: Notice how decisive he was when it came to marrying a Kardashian. We sent…
Maybe Jeffrey Loria took Tim Elfrink’s advice and stopped acting like “a world-class moron.” Because according to an unnamed Associated Press source, Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez’s job is safe for now.The Marlins might not be ready to make the official announcement, but it seems all of yesterday’s hubbub might have been for…
