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…
Riptide has gone on record admitting we don’t know much about hockey, but at least we’re able to tell the difference between the collegiate FIU Golden Panthers (who do not have a hockey team) and the NHL’s Florida Panthers. Apparently WSVN knows less about hockey than we know…
Former superstar basketball center and current TNT mumbling head Shaquille O’Neal has told Jon Stewart, the New York Times, and ESPN that he’s getting his doctorate at Miami’s Barry University, where he defended his dissertation this month. His purported title? “How Leaders Utilize Humor or Aggression in Leadership Styles.” Unfortunately,…
Yesterday, Palm Beach Post writer Dave George filed a column entitled, “Help us find a proper name for the outrageous home-run contraption at Marlins Park,” in which he asked readers to submit nicknames for that thing in the Marlins stadium. Well, what do you know, today the Miami Herald announced…
The Dolphins have an outpost of LIV at Sunlife Stadium. The Marlins have a mini-Clevelander at their new park. Now, the Heat wants to get in on the in-stadium nightclub craze and is planning to open a new nightclub inside American Airlines Arena in time for next season.Unlike the other…
Unknwn, the Aventura Mall shop owned by LeBron James and friends, just debuted online shopping on their website, and to celebrate the store teamed up with street fashion’s Dr. Frankenstein-like couturier Dr. Romanelli for a limited edition collection of some, uh, really, really interesting LeBron jerseys…
The second season of The Franchise, Showtime’s baseball “docudrama” (a fancy word for reality series) isn’t supposed to debut for months. Of course, this season the show is following the exploits of the Miami Marlins, and the season has already had its fair share of drama. So, Showtime is rushing…
