Serena Williams Caught a Cab to Finish Her Own Miami Beach 5K

Just days before being named Sports Illustrated’s Sports Person of the Year, tennis superstar Serena Williams was caught hailing a cab to finish her own charity 5K race on South Beach.  Williams was in town for her Live Ultimate Run, which raises money for her charity the Serena Williams Foundation. Williams…

It’s Time for the Miami Heat to Retire Glen Rice’s Jersey

With the well-run Miami Heat constantly giving their fans reasons to look forward, sometimes the franchise has a tendency to forget to look back at the past. Last year, the team’s “Heat Lifer” campaign last year made us all a little nostalgic for where it all started. Back in the…

Does Udonis Haslem Have a Beef With LeBron James?

What’s the beef? The Miami Heat beat the LeBron-less Cleveland Cavaliers back on Friday 99-84 — but you knew that already. Heat fans broke out in a hilarious “LeBron Is Tired” chant late in the big win, referencing James deciding to sit out the game due to fatigue caused by…

Can Mark Richt Lead the Hurricanes Back to Glory?

In many ways, Mark Richt is unlike any head coach the Hurricanes have hired in their recent history. He’s not a coordinator getting his first shot at the captain’s chair, nor is he a promising talent plucked from a mid-major. The man has spent 15 years coaching in College Football’s…

Barry Bonds Might Be Marlins’ New Hitting Coach

Jeffrey Loria is the most despised team owner in Major League Baseball, not just among local fans — who he’s spent years antagonizing with brutally bad rosters and a highway robbery stadium deal — but also among fellow owners and league officials. Barry Bonds, meanwhile, left the game in 2007…

The Five Best Contracts for the Value in South Florida Sports

Black Friday, the day Americans decide cheap waffle irons and flat-screen televisions are enough reason to hurdle other shoppers, face-smush an old lady, and dive into Macy’s before the doors close like in Indiana Jones. It’s a tradition like no other. Being a sucker for an unbelievable deal isn’t unique…

Twenty-Five Reasons We Are Thankful for the Miami Heat

The Miami Heat are your rock. They are Netflix on a gloomy South Florida Winter day. They make you feel more emotion on a nightly basis than any Adele album ever could. They are waking up in the middle of the night and remembering tomorrow is Saturday. They are chicken…

NBA Features 786 on Heat’s Area Code Gear, Not 305

There are few cities in America quite as in love with their primary area code as Miami. It’s pretty much in every Miami rap song. Pitbull calls himself “Mr. 305,” and has an upcoming Miami-set drama in the works called “305.” You can see it on tattoos, hats, shirts and…