In a loss for sports fans who enjoyed players who were funny, entertaining, and a little crazy, former Washington Redskins running back and ex-Hurricanes star Clinton Portis is calling it a career today. After nine seasons in the NFL, seven in the nation’s Capitol, Portis found himself with no job…
You might think you’re a hard-core Miami Dolphins fan, but do you have the team’s logo tattooed across the back of your head? No. No, you probably do not. Unless you are Emmett Dove, who on Twitter today shared his mark of the aquatic beast…
Miami’s hottest new barbecue joint is Brother Jimmy’s BBQ in Brickell. New Times’ food blog, Short Order, seems to love it, and it’s owned by three former Miami Hurricanes players, including Jonathan Vilma. Everyone is welcome to try a bit of their Carolina-style barbecue. Everyone, that is, except NFL commissioner Roger…
Wednesday night’s episode of Showtime’s baseball docudrama The Franchise, which this season is following the Miami Marlins, will be its last. At least two more episodes were originally planned, with the option for others, but the Marlins and Showtime have decided to pull the plug early, because, well, this team…
Most of the world has moved on from LeBron James’ decision to leave Cleveland and play for the Miami Heat, but at least one man is still mad about it. The lawyer for Muhammad Rahim, an Al-Qaeda member who served as a translator for Osama bin Laden and who is…
Over the past decade, your Miami Dolphins have resembled a resident of Hiroshima that moved to Nagasaki during World War II to escape the likelihood of bombing. “It’s probably much nicer and safer over there,” your Dolphins say. Inevitably, they’re pretty much screwed either way; it’s always an emotional bloodbath.So…
Read our investigation into horse doping: “Cheaters Prosper at Calder Race Course.”Last week, New Times published a feature article on horse doping at Calder Race Course. The investigation found that trainer Kirk Ziadie had violated state drug standards 41 times but had only been fined a total of $13,100 –…
We were so looking forward to the Ochocinco era of the Miami Dolphins, but it appears to be over before it even began.Chad Johnson (formerly Chad Ochocinco) has reportedly been cut from the team following an arrest last night after allegedly head-butting his wife, Basketball Wives star Evelyn Lozada…
Here’s the good news, Heat fans: The LA Lakers are now probably once again the most hated team in the NBA, as it should be. Here’s the bad news, Heat fans: The Lakers now have a super team with the addition of Dwight Howard that could rival the Heat. …
Ray-Ray just won’t go away-way.>Last month Hurricanes senior safety Ray-Ray Armstrong was kicked off the team. The school still hasn’t officially explained why, but he may have had something to do with either tweeting about improper meetings with a booster or a dinner he took with a friend who worked…
Read the New Times investigation: “Cheaters Prosper at Calder Race Course”American horse racing has recently been rocked by allegations of widespread doping and cheating. The New York Times revealed the sport’s deadly toll on jockeys and thoroughbreds. A horse in contention for the Triple Crown was scratched after scrutiny of…
The Dolphins lost the “suck for Luck” contest, and didn’t even come close to winning the Peyton Manning, but boy they sure did come in first place in the David Gerrard invitational. And, that might not be the worst thing ever. Sports Illustrated writer Peter King claims that Gerrard is looking…
The University of Miami may be at the center of the Nevin Shapiro scandal, but it’s not the only school that has had to deal with the fallout. That’s because several coaches and staffers have since moved on to other programs.Today, University of Florida wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator…
Earlier today, someone hacked into the Facebook accounts of several Major League Baseball teams and the Marlins were not spared. For a brief moment, the Marlins Facebook page promised the first 10,000 fans in attendance at the next game that they’d receive a free “fighting pit bull.” Updated…
This is awkward information for fans of both the Miami Heat and the Miami Hurricanes.Turns out Urban Meyer, now head coach of Ohio State and formerly the head coach of the Florida Gators and wide receivers coach at Notre Dame, once offered LeBron James a scholarship to play football for…
According to voters in the just-released preseason Coaches Poll, the University of Miami Hurricanes are about on the same level as the Florida Atlantic University Owls: Neither team received a single vote in the poll. Every other Division I FBS team in Florida did, though. Even Florida International University received…
Chad Ochocinco Johnson promised he’d go back to his old loudmouthed, impulsive ways when he became a Dolphin, and he’s keeping that promise.Johnson says that if he doesn’t make the Dolphins’ final squad, he’ll consider a career in porn.Oh, and he also said he’s been hanging out with Kiss frontman Gene…
Read “Danell Leyva, Miami’s Olympic Prodigy Goes for Gold,” and “Danell Leyva, Team USA Fall Flat in Quest for Olympic Gold in Gymnastics.”Miami’s Danell Leyva won a spot on the medal stand today, but he will only be showing off bronze hardware.After his team’s disappointing finish in the men’s final…
Today, for better or worse, the Miami market has teams in each of the big four major leagues. It wasn’t always that way, though, and besides the Dolphins, Heat, Marlins, and Panthers, several other professional sports teams have called Miami home. In fact, the Magic City’s colorful pro sports history dates back…
Two years ago, the Miami market lead the nation in viewership of the World Cup, so you’d figure we’d be really into all international sporting competitions. Apparently not so much. NBC has released its ratings by markets, and the Miami market didn’t even crack the top 20. Which is odd,…
The MLB trade deadline is tomorrow, and Marlins fans fearful that the team would nuke its lineup can prepare to breath a sigh of relief. ESPN reports that star pitcher Josh Johnson probably will not be traded before tomorrow’s MLB trade deadline.But those of us who would like to be…
Read also: Danell Leyva, Miami’s Olympic Prodigy, Goes for GoldIt hasn’t been the best of days for Olympic gold-medal hopeful and Miami resident Danell Leyva. First, he and the U.S. men’s team floundered in the all-around team competition, finishing fifth in the field of eight in London. And just this…
