If you’re a typical American sports fan with only a vague grasp of how serious Argentinian soccer rivalries run, just take a look at what happened in last night’s game between Boca Juniors and their hated opponents, River Plate. The game was suspended when Boca fans attacked River players at…
For the past 15 years, Tom Brady and his New England Patriots have reigned over the AFC East with a absolute supremacy. They’ve won division 12 time in the past 14 seasons, and while the Dolphins’ own in-house problems are certainly to blame as well, that dominance of the Pats…
No one in Miami who watched LeBron James’ buzzer-beating three last night to beat the Chicago Bulls realized at the time that his most imposing obstacle was a person you would have least expected — his own head coach, David Blatt. After the Bulls tied the score at 84 with…
This afternoon, there’s going to be a big press conference about a professional soccer team officially coming to Miami. But David Beckham won’t be there, and neither will Marcelo Claure, his billionaire Bolivian business partner. In fact, the announcement has nothing to do with Miami’s long-percolating MLS team. Instead, South…
UM fans should have been loving the NFL Draft last weekend. After all, seven Canes were selected, including five in the first three-rounds alone. But somehow the UM teams stocked with all that pro talent managed to go just 6-7, leaving everyone wondering how it’s possible that Coach Al Golden…
Basketball isn’t a life or death situation at the end of the day, but it almost was for Heat star Chris Bosh. The big man revealed that he’s “lucky to be alive” after playing through symptoms that turned out to be the result of blood clots in his lungs that…
The Miami Hurricanes play in a professional stadium that’s probably twice as big as what fits their needs. David Beckham has a proposed MLS franchise that needs a new, smaller stadium of its own to call home. Its been apparent to some that the best situation may be killing two…
The 2015 NFL Draft may have been held in Chicago for the first time ever, but the affair had a definite Florida-vibe all night long. Between the Bucs holding the first overall pick, the Jags the third, and the Dolphins the 14th and seven college players from the Sunshine State…
NFL fans usually argue with each other based on their records. Failing that, they then argue that their team has better fans or prouder traditions than others. Usually however, they don’t argue with each other over which team’s fans have the best spelling and grammar, and it turns out that’s…
The Miami Dolphins are just days away from making some big decisions in this years NFL Draft, but are they also might be close to giving up on their top pick from just two years ago. Rumors are swirling that the team is close to parting ways with Dion Jordan,…
It’s offseason for the NFL, and at least one Miami Dolphins player is trying to get a summer job. Defensive tackle A.J. Francis announced on Twitter yesterday that he had applied to be an Uber driver, apparently so he could spend his free time being productive. Apparently he won’t mind being…
Miami is a city built by immigrations, both from other countries and within America’s own borders. Lots of people move here with previous previous sports team affinities in tact and no intention on changing them. It’s a problem that’s long plauged local teams. Heck, in Florida, the New York Yankees…
The NFL Draft is mere days away, and the Miami Dolphins are in desperate need of some offense. Of the many holes the Dolphins have to fill this offseason, one the biggest problems is at running back. The Fins have a dynamic, proven back in Lamar Miller, but it’s anyones…
After the surprise and sudden dissolution of Miami’s big three last summer everyone involved tried to keep their head held high about it, publicly at least. LeBron James was returning home. The Heat still had a strong core of talent. Of course, fast forward to nine months later, and LeBron…
The Miami Marlins annual parade of mediocrity has gotten off to a start that’s downright terrible even by their standard. The team is 3-10, the second worst record in the league, with notable pitching problems. Well, we all know on of Jeffrey Loria’s favorite things to do, besides waste taxpayer…
Let’s hope that Micky Arison has been paying close attention to Miami Heat Twitter this weekend instead of watching the playoffs that his team is frozen out of for the first time in four years. Because with the NBA Draft looming as the Heat’s biggest moment in 2015, an extremely…
Burnie, the Miami Heat’s anthropomorphic flame mascot, may be one of the most enduringly popular parts of the franchise, but one local elementary school teacher is taking the team to court after claiming that Burnie injured her during an event. That teacher, Susan Sanchez, claims she volunteered to participate in…
We’re number ten … in the reverse standings! Last night the Miami Heat played one of the weirdest games in basketball history, a game that would have made James Naismith regret ever inventing the game if he had would have risen from the dead and purchased a ticket to the…
It’s official; the 2014-15 Miami Heat season will end in shocking disappointment on the court. Last night, the team was finally mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. A mixture of bad luck and bad performances the second-half of the season resulted in the Heat missing the postseason for the first time…
Sometimes more is not necessarily better. The Miami metro area is one of just 12 in the entire nation to host a team from each major sports league. One team or another is in season all year long, but that’s not necessarily a good thing. Especially when your team don’t…
In case you’d been traveling internationally and were planning to catch up on your DVR with the last two weeks of Miami Heat basketball, we’ll save you the time: the Heat crapped the bed. Six losses in the last seven games — topped by another wrenchingly tight loss to Toronto…
After last night’s 105-100 win against the Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat fans find themselves between a rock and a hard place entering the last week of the season. Miami players keep dropping like flies and even the supposedly healthy guys like Dwyane Wade and Goran Dragic obviously aren’t one-hundred percent…
