Back in 1993, a 17-year-old Alex Rodriguez hit .505 as a senior at Westminster High — the last time he played for a team in his hometown. A record signing bonus from the Seattle Mariners ensured that he never got an at-bat with the University of Miami, where he’d committed…
Watching preseason NFL football is like watching a remake of your favorite show with completely different characters. Would you watch Breaking Bad if Scott Baio played the role of Walter White? Maybe out of morbid curiosity, but like preseason football you’d never make it to the end. You’d probably check…
The sports scene in South Florida is in flux. With the departure of Dwyane Wade from the Miami Heat, sports fans are facing an identity crisis. When a person in Omaha, Nebraska thinks Miami sports, who do they think of now? Since 1984 the answer to that question has been pretty…
Let me say this to all you perpetually negative Miami Dolphins fans; you’re being ridiculous. The 2016-17 NFL season marks a fresh start for the Dolphins, a time where all fans can come together, embrace, pull out their pocket schedule, point to each game, and confidently state “win”. It’s July;…
Take a deep breath, Heat fans. You can sleep now. Because barring some unforeseen blockbuster trade, this offseason is over for Miami. And after the last few weeks of constant disappointment, you have certainly earned a few months off. No more refreshing Twitter to see who Dwyane Wade just followed…
Christian Yelich, the Miami Marlins’ 24-year-old outfielder, is quietly having a very solid season for the Fish, batting .317 with seven homers. New Times earlier this year called Yelich the best player on the team, and though the team’s Giancarlo Stanton has made a mockery of that judgment, Yelich is still a very…
Believe us, Miami Heat fans: We know it hurts. We feel your pain. It’s totally understandable if you feel a little empty inside this week. It’s not every offseason that a legend is unexpectedly plucked from your hometown team and replaced by ex-New Orleans Hornets star forward Luke Babbitt. Not…
After suing nine of his own fans during the last few years, Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria has had to get creative to keep upsetting the twelve remaining people who still buy tickets. Against all odds, his team succeeded again in pissing off die-hards today — on what should be of…
In April, City of Miami Police arrested the University of Miami’s star running back Mark Walton in one of the oddest DUI cases in recent South Florida memory. A man resembling Walton, cops said, had pretended to be a cop, pulled a woman over, and allegedly rubbed his genitals on…
For an entire generation of South Floridians, Dwyane Wade is the last connection to long-gone period of sports fandom. When Wade arrived in Miami in 2003, there was no Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, or Instagram. “Hot takes” seemed more like the name of a food truck than a way to describe…
The Kevin Durant sweepstake is over, and the Miami Heat did not win. Dwyane Wade is flirting with joining the Cleveland Cavaliers. Chris Bosh is playing guitar with singer-songwriter Miguel on a yacht, but we don’t know if he will be playing basketball any time soon. Luol Deng, Joe Johnson, and…
In an off-season filled with huge questions for the Miami Heat, Pat Riley has already delivered one undeniable answer. Hassan Whiteside is staying in the 305. In a post published this morning on the Player’s Tribune, the elite 7-foot talent announced that he’s staying with the Miami Heat. The AP’s…
When Al Golden got canned as the Miami Hurricanes head coach, the general feeling was that he was a decent guy who just couldn’t get it together and live up to the hype. “Coach Golden has led our program through some very difficult times and he has done so with…
Heat fans have been on a roller coaster of emotion this week watching King James win a title in Cleveland. Some were happy for LBJ. Others joined #TeamPetty to root hard against the Heat’s former savior. Wherever you land on the spectrum, the simple fact is that LeBron wouldn’t…
It’s hard to believe in the middle of June, but real Miami Dolphins football is inching closer and closer. This week is the next step toward the NFL’s return, as the Dolphins conduct their annual mini-camp. This season is more intriguing than most because the Dolphins have a new coach…
Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson, a Bahamian-born Mixed Martial Arts Fighter who grew up and achieved internet fame in Miami-Dade, died last night at 42 after being admitted to Broward County hospital. Details of his death are not yet clear, but Ferguson leaves behind a unique legacy telling of the times…
Josh Naylor and Stone Garrett are ranked the Marlin’s 2nd and 4th best minor league prospects respectively. In fact, Naylor was the team’s first draft pick in the 2015 MLB draft. Garrett was the team’s 2015 Minor League Player of the Year. Not only are they teammates with the Marlin’s…
Muhammad Ali, who died last night at 74 years old, left behind so many towering legacies that writing a proper obit for the man is a task worthy of Dostoevsky. Ali was the greatest boxing champ of all time, but also a huge figure in the civil rights fight and…
Sure, sequels are never as good as the original, but enough folks in sports media seem desperate to paint Oklahoma Thunder Forward Kevin Durant’s upcoming free agency as the sequel to LeBron James’ “Decision” saga. Especially giving OKC’s ouster from the playoffs last night at the hands of the Golden…
In 2020 Miami will host the Super Bowl for a record eleventh time; that’s for sure. It’s still a question though, whether South Florida will benefit from hosting the game.. After being turned down since 2010, Stephen Ross and his self-financed $450 million stadium upgrade finally lured a Super Bowl…
Chances are you didn’t miss the Marlins being in the news this week for suing their own fans, but if you did, that’s a thing that is happening. What you may have missed is some Marlins news within the news, literally; Marlins TV host Craig Minervini went all cyber-Anchorman-feuding with…
New Miami Hurricanes head coach Mark Richt didn’t come to Miami to build his resume, he didn’t come simply for a paycheck, and he didn’t come to mess around. He came to rebuild a legacy, and in case anyone doubted that, Richt reportedly plans to donate $1 million of his own money…
