The great college athletic conference shake up of the past year isn’t quite over yet, and it’s working its way down to the mid-majors.This morning, Florida International University announced that it’s leaving the Sun Belt conference behind, and is moving on up to Conference USA in 2013. FIU could be…
In the annals of human history, people discuss three seminal events: the discovery of fire, the invention of the submarine, and LeBron James always punching the entire city of New York in the asshole. It seemed as if Madison Square Garden would be James’s undoing last night. His first three…
Your favorite Taiwanese animators, the folks at Next Media Animation, have created a faithful take on the last game in the Heat vs. Knicks series.Yes, we do recall LeBron James literally being on fire and jumping off the backs of Knicks players. That is exactly how it happened…
In the middle of the Heat’s series against the New York Knicks, Chris Bosh flew home to Miami last night for the birth of his first son. Jackson Bosh was born at 3 a.m. this morning, just shortly after Daddy Bosh’s private plane landed in Miami at 2 a.m. Bosh…
It’s been more than a week since Ryan Tannehill officially became the Dolphins QB of the future. The pick was supposed to inspire excitement in the Dolphins fan base, but so far it has mostly caused excitement in the pants of geeky sportswriters across the web. That is, of course,…
When Dave Duerson committed suicide in a Sunny Isles condo in February 2011, the manner of his death was so shocking and tragic — a bright and beloved former football star shooting himself in the chest to preserve his brain for concussion-related dementia testing — that it seemed to signal…
Jonathan Vilma, the superstar linebacker from Coral Gables who figured prominently in Nevin Shapiro’s University of Miami scandal, has been suspended for an entire year by the NFL for his role in another major football-related debacle.The New Orleans Saints star allegedly helped his former defensive coordinator, Greg Williams, create and…
Former University of Miami football coach Randy Shannon has filed a lawsuit against UM in Miami-Dade court, alleging that the school is stiffing him on money he’s owed. After firing the coach in November 2010, the school has tried to pro-rate the cash its still obligated to pay Shannon –…
Junior Seau, the 12-time Pro Bowler, who played for the Miami Dolphins for three seasons, has reportedly been found dead at the age of 43 in his California home. According to sources who spoke to gossip website TMZ, Seau may have committed suicide…
The past few days of rainy weather have been a real test for the new Marlins Park, and the $515 million stadium has not passed with flying colors. The team’s management is now scrambling to fix leaks in the 8,000-ton retractable roof and, because that roof has been closed longer…
Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals between the Miami Heat and the New York Knicks was all about LeBron James smashing people’s faces with his giant ball sack. Last night’s Game 2 was more of a team effort, with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh turning in big-time performances worthy…
Was there really any question that the Miami Heat are the most “GQ motherfucker” team in sports history? GQ itself seems to confirm this, because their recent “Most Stylish NBA Players Ever” list is dominated by Miami Heat players. And yes, the big three dominates the top five…
For all the regular season ups and downs, accolades and drama, people celebrating in the streets with pots and pans when the Miami Heat won, people setting themselves on fire when they lost, the real NBA games that count finally got kicked off yesterday. And with everyone saying that the…
A gorilla walks into a bar… Actually, it was a Dave & Buster’s in Arizona. And technically, it wasn’t a real gorilla. But the Phoenix Suns’ back-up mascot did leave the arcade with a bloody nose after Miami Heat fan Timothy Austin decked him the face. According to the Arizona…
It only took 29 years, but the Miami Dolphins finally grew a pair and used a first round pick to select a quarterback. And that quarterback is Ryan Tannehill of Texas A&M.After getting stiffed by Peyton Manning during the offseason, and feeling pretty meh about Matt Flynn, the Dolphins went…
We all know the University of Miami’s historic streak of having a football player taken in the first round of every single NFL draft between 1995 and 2008 is now a thing of the past, but an even longer streak may come to an end this year.Every single year since…
Apparently, the “Shit ____ Say” video meme is still trudging along. Which means at this point in a meme’s lifespan we wouldn’t be drawing attention to any new entries unless they were pretty good. And this “Stuff Miami Heat Fans Say” video is pretty good…
In a series that is sure to have Howard Schnellenberger enthusiasts and probably a small handful of others excited, the University of Miami has announced it will play FAU in a three-year series between 2013 and 2016. The series will take the Hurricanes to the recently completed FAU Stadium in…
We asked you for your dirtiest and most disgusting nicknames for the Marlins much talked about home run sculpture travesty, and you delivered. We narrowed it down to seven finalists, and Miami’s vilest (AKA Riptide readers) have crowned a winner: The Tremenda Mierda Fountain…
You can see a lot of famous faces in the front row of Miami Heat games, but there’s one you won’t be seeing again any time soon: Gabrielle Union. Dwyane Wade’s ladypal has been banned by Wade himself from sitting in the front row. Apparently she has a bit of…
You all are dirty! On Wednesday we asked Riptide readers to come up with the most vulgar possible name for the Miami Marlins’ technicolor home run statue. We waded through the comments both here and on our Facebook page. After scrubbing ourselves clean in the shower with a wire brush…
Last night’s game between the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls at the American Airlines Arena was as close to a playoff atmosphere as you’re going to get in a game that was mostly meaningless, but also mostly amazeballs.Spurred by LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, Miami took down the Bulls 83-72…
