Sports talk radio is not known as a haven for nuanced discussion of mental health, and sports jock around the country stumbled around talking about Jonathan Martin’s Facebook post from yesterday detailing his long struggle with mental health and numerous suicide attempts. Perhaps no one went further out of the…
Former Miami Dolphins player Jonathan Martin, the victim of a bullying ring lead by teammate Richie Incognito, announced his retirement from the NFL at the end of July. He officially cited a back injury that would have kept him out for the entire 2015 season anyway, but earlier this morning…
A group of Miami Heat fans will stop at nothing until Hassan Whiteside accepts their challenge: to come play them at a pick-up game. The group, which runs a regular game they’ve dubbed “Heat Twitter Classic,” already draws local radio personalities and media types to play. Now, they’re setting their…
The year was 2005, ten years removed from Don Shula’s retirement. The Dolphins were very much in the midst of a mediocrity-strewn identity crisis that stretches on to this day. Nick Saban was the hottest coach in college football. He had turned LSU into national champs. So when the Miami…
While David Beckham’s proposed Miami MLS team is still trying to hammer out the details of where it will call home, Miami FC, the team’s newly announced NASL team, is breezing along and already has a logo. Announced just months ago, Miami FC will play in the second tier North…
Stephen Ross has trouble filing seats for America’s most beloved sport, so he can help launch an entirely new sport? We’re about to find out. The Dolphins owner has invested $1 million in a new drone racing league through a venture firm he co-founded. Yes, drone racing. The Drone Racing…
America is rarely timid when it comes to a chance to put ads on anything possible …except our professional sports teams jersey. That’s not true over in Europe, where soccer team’s jersey routinely prominently feature the logos of corporate sponsors. Florida has decided to take full advantage of that, and…
It should be of little surprise that the tradition of pretty young women in tight costumes dancing at professional basketball games started right here in Miami. Back in the late ’60s, the ABA’s Miami Floridians’ Ballgirls became national sensations and lead the way for similar squads becoming de rigueur amongst NBA…
Remember that whole messy Miami Dolphins saga involving the Jonathan Martin and Richie Incognito. Of course, who could forget that? But the NFL hired mega-lawyer Ted Wells to come in and do an independent investigation of the matter, and when that report came out we all thought that was the…
In the wrestling ring of South Florida pro sports, Jeffrey Loria is the always-hated heel, a villainous mix of Vince McMahon and Rowdy Roddy Piper. This year was supposed to be different, with his Fish poised to contend in the East. Instead, Loria stayed true to character: firing his manager…
Last night, Dan Kolko — the Washington Nationals’ broadcaster on MASN — was sitting in Marlins Park press box before the game when he noticed something weird going on with the audio as the Nats took batting practice. It’s normal procedure for the opposing team to have upbeat music playing…
CJ Jackson is 27 years old and weighs approximately 145 pounds. He’s a military veteran and University of Miami pre-medical student. He’s also a hellaciously talented boxer, and his first big bout — scheduled for August 15 in Wynwood — might just be the start of a pro career worth…
Though it was tweaked a few times over the years, historically the Miami Dolphins logo retained some constants. It featured a Dolphin in a jumping position wearing a helmet with an “M” on it juxtaposed over a design meant to evoke the sun. That changed back in 2013 when the…
It’s that time of year again; football is back. Tomorrow, the Dolphins hit the practice fields at Nova Southeastern for the first time, marking the official return of the NFL to South Florida. Die hard Miami sports fans — in a desperate need for anything to look forward to —…
With the Heat trying to rebuild in time for next season, all sorts of your favorite supporting players who were with the team through the Big Three-ear are reportedly up for trade. However, one player known for his three-pointers who the Heat traded two years ago could have interest in…
Ivy league scholars may know a lot, but how much do they know about sports? Let’s hope a lot, because a new analysis from the Harvard Sports Analysis Collective, a student-run organization, comes to the somewhat surprising conclusion that the Dolphins will be the very best team in the AFC…
David Beckham made it official today: He wants to build a soccer stadium next to Marlins Park near the site of the old Orange Bowl. In a letter sent to Mayor Tomas Regalado, Beckham and his partners pledge a “world-class stadium” on the site — while offering scant few specifics…
In lane four of the Dwyer High School track in Palm Beach Gardens, Tyrese Cooper — nickname: “Smoke” — executes his ritual. He jumps twice. He secures his lucky, never-been-washed sweatband around his forehead and kisses the gold cross dangling from his neck. He taps his forehead, chest, and then…
So, that just happened. The City of Miami and a group headed by David Beckham have agreed in principle on a proposed plan to build a privately financed MLS stadium next to Marlins Park. Miami and Bechham’s group received the OK after architects determined there would be no need to…
This past March, tens of thousands of fans watched wide, sexy electric racecars zoom down Biscayne Boulevard as part of the first ever Formula E (for electric) racing series. The race marked the first time in decades — since the old Miami Grand Prix — that professional car racing had…
Bye bye, Britto! One consequence of the renovations to the Miami Dolphins’ Sun Life Stadium that hadn’t previously occurred to us is that the Romero Britto murals that were painted on the stadium’s signature spring-shaped walking ramps would be no more. Dolphins CEO Tom Garfinkel tweeted out photos of workers…
Judd Apatow’s newest comedy ‘Trainwreck’ — starring Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, and LeBron James — hits theaters this Friday. You should not go see it. Nobody you know should go see it. It’s not what it seems. I will explain. LeBron is getting a lot of positive feedback from critics…
