Dwyane Wade is openly telling the Miami Heat that come April — when he retires and hangs up his sneakers and Miami Heat jersey for the last time — he’ll be in the market to purchase a share of an NBA team. Wade is also letting the Heat know he’d …
Since 1983, there has nearly always been a definitive sports star in Miami. No argument. We all knew who it was. In a matter of weeks, however, that time will be ending. Miami will be without a true sports star. This has us asking ourselves…
Things aren’t exactly going too well for the Miami Heat on the court these days. The Heat is a middling team in the NBA’s Eastern Conference that’s fighting to stay on the right side of the eight-nine seed playoff lottery line. Few improvements are likely coming anytime soon, as the team is…
With the Miami Heat battling it out for a higher playoff seed — while at the same time making money moves in trading Tyler Johnson to the Phoenix Suns to save cap room — there’s a question on the minds of all Miami Heat fans:
By now, it’s pretty much universally accepted that this year’s Super Bowl was the worst one yet. That’s actually great news for Miami, which will host the event in 2020 — it’s almost guaranteed that anything that happens next year will seem wayyyy more exciting in comparison.
Two years ago, the Miami Dolphins introduced coach Adam Gase to their fans. We here at Miami New Times attempted to give him a glimpse into what Dolphins fans were all about, what they were thirsty for, and, in general, what to expect. He didn’t listen. He did not provide any…
Though last year seemed all-time low for football in Miami, the city is one of the best places to be a football fan, according to a new study. We’re skeptical, but we’re also listening. I guess you could say we’re skeptically listening. The study — done by WalletHub…
It’s been a long time since the Miami Dolphins won a playoff game. A very, very, long time. So long. As the NFL season comes to a close this Sunday at 6:30 p.m. when the New England Patriots (sigh) and the Los Angeles Rams meet in Super Bowl LIII in…
This time of year — with the playoffs quickly approaching and the games becoming more pressure-filled and meaningful — inevitably makes Miami Heat fans reflect on the chaotic historical greatness that was the Big Three era. That team, we can now say with certainty, was the most interesting in NBA history.
The Miami Dolphins have had a lot of interesting slogans over the years. “Feed The Wolf” is a personal favorite. Every year the Fins try to rally fans around a saying that fits the team’s purpose. It’s usually more to sell T-shirts than to…
What do you give the man who has it all? We’ve seen a few great ideas, and have a couple of our own.
This past weekend, the Dwyane Wade “One Last Dance” tour stopped in familiar places for the Heat’s soon-to-be-retired three-time champion. While Wade has been honored in just about every city he’s visited this season, this past weekend was special. The guard checked off a couple of significant boxes. Stops in…
For the next two weeks, all you are going to hear about is the great storylines of the February 3 Super Bowl LIII at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta that pits the New England Patriots against the Los Angeles Rams. It’ll be young quarterback versus old, young coach versus old,…
Over the years the question has been asked: What is Miami Heat culture? While the answer is debatable and multipronged, one player on the roster can pretty much sum it up — Dion Waiters. He’s both it, and the opposite of it. Waiters is proof of what…
While most of Miami was focused on the annual end-of-season pants-pooping by the Miami Dolphins, Heat players were slowly picking themselves off the ground and recovering from their own early-season trousers-soiling. When December began, the Miami Heat was one of the worst teams in the NBA. Since then,…
In April 2017, New Times reported on a study showing that people who hate kneeling NFL players are also very likely racist. That news has not stopped Miami Herald sportswriter Armando Salguero from flying into something of a blackout rage whenever anyone mentions football players protesting racism in America…
You were probably busy crying in the corner. Maybe you were watching videos of long-ago Heat championship parades, Marlins World Series victories, or the Dolphins’ undefeated season a half-century ago. So you might have missed this bit of unsurprising news: Everything sports in South Florida — from Sawgrass Mills Mall down to Bayside Marketplace — is a big ol’ pile of depressing.
On New Year’s Eve, Dolphins owner Stephen Ross asked vice president Mike Tannenbaum to move his desk to the nearest Panera cafe. He also relieved Adam Gase of his head coaching duties after three unimpressive seasons that resulted in a 23-25 record, some of the worst offenses in football,…
This past season, the Miami Dolphins pissed away another year of fan loyalty and patience. It was one more 7-9 season littered with the same flaws and downfalls Dolphins fans have endured for the last two decades. So majority owner Stephen Ross embarked on his third remake/rebuild in his less than…
It’s time for both the fan base and Manny Diaz to accept two important things: 1) Nobody cares how good the Miami Hurricanes used to be, and 2) everyone is fully aware the weather in Florida is pretty nice.
Just being rich and spending money isn’t enough.
It’s a new era in Miami with new general manager Chris Grier and Dan Marino in charge.
