Dolphins in Playoff Hunt After Sneaking Past Terrible Jets Team

It may not have been the prettiest win Miami Dolphins fans have ever witnessed, but it came against the Jets, so we’ll take it! J-E-T-S SUCK! SUCK! SUCK! The Dolphins beat the Jets 16-13 Monday night and would find themselves in the not-so-familiar position of being in the playoffs if…

Has Miami Blown Its Shot at Major League Soccer?

Another Major League Soccer season edges toward a close this weekend as four teams fight for a spot in the final. Tomorrow could be Thierry Henry’s last game. Sunday could be the same for U.S. legend Landon Donovan. No matter which teams make the final, however, the biggest loser could…

Ten People in Sports Miami Is Thankful For

Ah, Thanksgiving. The day our nation sets aside every year to give thanks, stuff our faces with amazing food, and watch football. God bless America! Here in South Florida, we have so many things to be thankful for: the weather, the surroundings, the lifestyle, and, of course, our sports. Beyond…

Brent Grimes: Heart of the Dolphins

In this week’s Miami New Times, we profile 30 of the most interesting characters in town, with portraits of each from photographer Stian Roenning. See the entire Miami New Times People Issue here. Glance at Brent Grimes’ resumé before he joined the Dolphins last year and you’d be hard-pressed to…

Iñaki Goikoetxea: Jai Alai Superstar

In this week’s Miami New Times, we profile 30 of the most interesting characters in town, with portraits of each from photographer Stian Roenning. See the entire Miami New Times People Issue here. In his native Basque Country, Iñaki Goikoetxea frequently gets stopped on the street by fans wanting to…

Miami Hurricanes Basketball Team Surges Into AP Poll at #17

All hopes of the Miami Hurricanes football team crashing into the top 25 seem to be dashed this season, but the basketball team should help dry some of those tears. After beating then 7th-ranked Florida last week and breezing through a minor tournament this weekend, the 5-0 team debuted at…

Dolphins Attempt Worst Onside Kick in History, Lose to Broncos

Just when you think the Miami Dolphins have embarrassed themselves in every possible fashion, they invent new and peculiar ways to make you face-palm. Following a late touchdown and subsequent two-point conversion to cut the Broncos’ lead to 39-36, Dolphins kicker Caleb Sturgis lined up for an onside kick. Just…

Jose Canseco Is Not Auctioning Off His Finger on eBay

We’ve been so busy feeling the schadenfreude of A-Rod, that we’ve almost forgotten to be embarrassed lately about the original hulking Miami-born baseball slugger: Jose Canseco. In October Canseco accidentally blasted his own finger off while cleaning a gun in his kitchen. That appears to be true, but a few…

Ten Best Moments in the Miami-Florida State Rivalry

Welcome to Hurricanes-Seminoles Week 2014, the latest installment in one of college football’s most recognizable rivalries. When it’s UM-FSU, shit goes down — it’s science. Canes-Noles is a game that garners attention around the nation regardless of the stakes, and rightfully so — the matchup has produced multiple memorable moments…

Dolphins Brent Grimes Had the Interception of the Year on Sunday

Brent Grimes is the most un-Dolphinsy Dolphins player to ever Dolphins. In the second quarter of the Dolphins’ super-Dolphinsy 20-16 loss to the Detroit Lions, Brent Grimes made headlines on all the sports shows with his jaw-dropping, high-flying, acrobatic interception of a pass by Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford…

Five Reasons UM-FSU Is College Football’s Greatest Rivalry

The University of Miami and Florida State University face off for 59th edition of college football’s greatest rivalry next weekend. Oh yeah, I went there. The greatest. There are longer-running rivalries than Miami-FSU, rivalries that include schools geographically closer than Coral Cables and Tallahasse, and rivalries that involve schools that…

NFL Wants to Send The Dolphins Back to London Next Season

The Miami Dolphins enduring popularity in England remains one of life’s great mysteries. Maybe Dan Marino is one of the few NFL players they can name. Maybe they really like our colors. Maybe Ace Ventura: Pet Detective is a huge cult favorite over there. Whatever the case, the Dolphins win…

Pádel, a Kind of Mini-Tennis With Walls, Spins Into Miami

On a beautiful Tuesday evening in North Miami-Dade at the Ives Estates Tennis Center, just off Ives Dairy Road, four men bat a ball around a wire and glass box about the size of a large backyard swimming pool. Using 18-inch paddles that look from afar like mini-tennis rackets, they…