Heat fans tuning in for a possible Eastern Conference Finals preview Tuesday night were instead treated to another helping of the Miami Heat “B-Team” with an extra-large side of Carmelo Anthony ass. Anthony sizzled all night long, finishing with a career-high-tying 50 points as the New York Knicks pulled away…
Could Al Golden’s recruiting problems at the University of Miami be over? Today the Hurricanes landed a commitment from five-star offensive tackle Kc McDermott out of Palm Beach Central High. The commitment is an early win for Golden’s 2014 class, and one of the ‘Canes first big catch since the…
In the first shutout of the young MLB season, the Miami Marlins fell to the Washington National 0-2 today, but fans of schadenfreude only have one number on their mind: 20. That would give the Marlins the single longest losing streak in the post-wildcard era. If anyone can top the…
Though it’s been the worst kept secret in sports for a few weeks now, the Miami Dolphins officially unveiled their new logo today. The public intellectual trust that makes up Twitter users have basically fallen into two camps: that it looks like a sign for an aquarium or, oddly, that…
Opening day is about hope. Sure, there’s beer and hotdogs and warm weather and, um, more beer. But underneath all that, baseball’s new beginning is about the effervescent inkling that this year is going to be better than the last.Hope is a four-letter word these days for Marlins fans, however…
Backups? We ain’t got no stinkin’ backups! San Antonio seems like a good place to take a nap, and indeed rest is what the Miami Heat did while visiting the city Sunday, sitting LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Mario Chalmers with various minor injuries. Sending out a starting lineup of…
In today’s “no shit” legal news, a lawsuit brought on by a Miami man against the San Antonio Spurs after the team decided to send its star players home during a road game against the Miami Heat has been dismissed.The lawsuit was filed by local lawyer Larry McGuinness, and he…
Step right up, meet your 2013 Miami Marlins, same as the 2012 Miami Marlins — only completely different! If you’re anything like me, you’re angry, you’re hurt, and you may or may not say to yourself during a jog, “Hey, that’s a good place to hide a body named Jeffrey…
You love your team so much that you get its logo permanently tattooed on your skin. Then the team does the unthinkable: changes that logo. Sure, that automatically establishes you as an old-school fan of sorts, but it’s gotta suck when you have something inked on your body that the…
Chris Bosh has an NBA championship, two kids, a beautiful wife, and pretty much more than most men could ever ask for. So what else could he possibly want? A live-tweeting camel to appear at his birthday party…
On Friday, the University of Miami will file a motion asking the NCAA to dismiss its Nevin Shapiro investigation, which was tainted when a now-fired investigator paid Shapiro’s attorney to grill witnesses. New Times poured fuel on that fire last week by reporting on the questionable history of another key…
If you have a heart condition or are pregnant, you should not continue reading this article due to possible health-related concerns: The Miami Heat lost. Nope, don’t update your Miami New Times app; this is today’s news. No need to check if today is April 1, still a few days…
Jeffrey Loria may try to paint the Miami Marlins as a money drain, but he’s certainly getting a big ol’ bang for his investment buck. According to new Forbes estimates out today, the Marlins are worth $520 million. That’s only 26th in the league, but significantly up from the $360…
So much for the element of surprise. Turns out that the Dolphins logo that leaked online months ago is in fact the new mark the team will be using next season. The team isn’t expected to officially announce the change (along with upgraded uniforms) until April 25, but the Miami…
Ever since Tiger Woods shot a videogame commercial with Miami’s backyard fight king Dhafir Harris, AKA Dada 5000, the planet’s most famous professional golfer is winning again and back on top of the world rankings. Coincidence? We think not. Because all Dada 5000 does is win, win, win, baby.About a…
Another night, another Miami Heat win — it’s whatever, bro. The Heat took its 27th straight win Monday night, turning what was a close game late in the third quarter into a ball-stomping 108-94 blowout of the Orlando Magic. Once again without Dwyane Wade, the Heat was able to blow…
Florida Gulf Coast University’s amazing Cinderella story in March Madness is probably the most exciting sports thing to happen to Lee County since, well, its minor-league hockey team the Everblades won the ECHL championship or Dion Sanders used to play high school football there. So, yeah, this is pretty much…
When Shane Larkin drained a game-winning three yesterday with seconds left to secure the U’s second-ever trip to the Sweet 16, Canes fans everywhere went bananas. But no one — repeat, NO ONE — rocked the win as hard as Coach Jim Larranaga.Inside the locker room after the W, the…
Today the No. 2 seed Miami Hurricanes rolled through the first round of the NCAA tournament by beating the 15th seed Pacific Tigers 78-49.The Hurricanes take their team name from a severe weather system that develops in the ocean. The University of the Pacific is named after an ocean. Can…
The organizers of the Sony Open cannot catch a break. On the men’s side, both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have pulled out of the tournament, and today one of the best women’s players in the world also announced she’ll skip the event.Victoria Azarenka, ranked third in the world, has…
What does your basketball program do to grab attention when its sharing a city with the NBA champs and another college basketball team that has become the surprise story of the season? Oh, you know, just float out some crazy basketball court redesigns…
The Miami Dolphins are so confident the NFL is going to hand them a Super Bowl in May they’ve announced today that they’d let the county back out of any stadium renovation deal if Miami isn’t picked as a host…
