Miami Heat superstar Dwyane Wade celebrates his 29th birthday this Monday and will be celebrating this weekend in South Beach. Will his party rival that of teammate LeBron James’ held a few weeks ago that featured a giant cake decorated with Swarovski crystals? The apparent $100,000 price tag points to…
With Dan Henning out, the Dolphins’ next order of off-season business is securing a new offensive coordinator. One of the names apparently on the shortlist is Rob Chudzinski, who should be no stranger to local sporting fans. He served as the offensive coordinator for two seasons with the Miami Hurricanes,…
To the chagrin of just about everybody in Florida, the Auburn Tigers defeated the Oregon Ducks last night 22-19 to capture the NCAA national championship.The “experts” might say that Auburn outlasted Oregon thanks to its solid running game and red-zone defense. They might even have “statistics” to back it up.But…
Those of us who bleed orange and green may have been left holding back tears of orange and green after the disappointing football season, but cheer up Hurricanes fans. The most promising University of Miami team so far this year appears to be the women’s basketball Ttam. They entered the…
So, the Miami Heat are the NBA’s evil empire I guess, and one Lakers die hard has taken that comparison to its logical conclusion through the magic of song. Who can beat the Heat?,” sings Ryan Parker.”They’re dangerous and wily, A product of the Dark Side’s Evil Emperor Pat Riley,…
How awkward and tense have things gotten between the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers? Apparently it’s so bad that the Cavaliers have changed their hotel plans in order to avoid bumping into the Heat. Both teams are on extended road trips on the West Coast. Both teams will be playing…
The Miami Heat and their consecutive road win streak were almost done in by a giant and a hobbit. But the Heat managed to keep their bearings and survived a tenacious Milwaukee Bucks in a 101-95 overtime victory.Seven-foot center Andrew Bogut grabbed 27 rebounds — a record against the Heat…
Well, according to ESPN, the Dolphins have not only decided to keep Tony Sparano on as head coach but now they’re prepared to offer him a one year contract extension. Meaning not only will he be back in 2011, but 2012 as well. This is probably a way to save…
Despite supplanting Miami Northwestern High as the dominant football power in Miami-Dade County the past two years, 2010’s 6A state champ Miami Central was getting no love from the University of Miami football program. Last year, the Hurricanes passed on Jeffrey Godfrey, the former Rockets QB who beat every record…
Tony Sparano will live to see another season as the Dolphins head coach as talks with Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh have apparently fallen through, according to ESPN. Which basically makes the Dolphins looks like the awkward laughing stock of the NFL. No one comes off looking good. Sparano’s been publicly…
How eager are the Dolphins and their owner Stephen Ross to get a new coach? Apparently, enough to shower Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh in ridiculous amounts of money. According to ESPN, Ross has flown all the way across the country to woo Harbaugh and plans to offer him a contract…
Rare is the day when a Miami politician’s child gets a big job through ways other than blatant and shady nepotism.Manny Diaz Jr., son of the former mayor of Miami, is apparently the leading candidate to become the Texas Longhorn’s defensive coordinator. According to some sports blogs, he’s already been…
It’s well known that the majority of the mainstream media (re: all of them, pretty much) hate LeBron James and the Miami Heat. But mostly, they hate LeBron James. So much so that they’ve gone to great lengths to tell us all what a quitter, fraud, narcissist, asshole he is…
Jason Taylor has been dead to us ever since he left the Dolphins for the Jets, but Zombie Taylor appeared on Joe Rose’s WQAM show this morning to join the cavalcade of players who are criticizing head coach Tony Sparano. This comes as reports that the team has reached out…
Between 1994 and 2008, the Miami Hurricanes had a player selected in the first round of the NFL draft every single year. The good news is that Hurricanes players are likely to return to first round status this year. The bad news is that means the team is losing a…
Back when LeBron James and Chris Bosh joined Dwyane Wade down here in Miami there was a mini-obsession with finding the perfect nickname for them. There was talks of Miami Thrice, MV3, the James Gang, and even three-headed shitstorm. Though, we never really settled on anything, did we? Well, the…
Ricky Williams is known for not being your typical professional football player. He’s introspective and, at times, something of a recluse. But even Ricky Williams can’t stand another losing season for the Miami Dolphins, and after the Fins got hammered 38-7 by the Patriots on Sunday, Ricky took to the…
Despite public votes of confidence, Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano’s job is likely in danger. Though, if the Dolphins do fire Sparano they better make sure they bring in someone better to replace him. Looks like one of the leading buzzed-about candidates isn’t likely to want the job. A report…
LeBron James’ is not known for his subtlety or modesty. The man threw himself a lavish 26th birthday party this weekend at Coco De Ville, which he didn’t even pay for. Sponsorship packages were selling for $10,000 to $500,000.And of course no b-day party is complete without a cake. This being LeBron…
Last week, Dolphins owner Stephen Ross gave his vote of confidence to head coach Tony Sparano. The consensus has been that Sparano would keep his job, despite the team’s second consecutive losing season. Mainly because the players love and respect him. And even though Sunday’s game against the New England…
What do you expect when you take kids who normally spend most of their time in the sleepy little mountain town of Blacksburg, Virginia, and put them in Miami for New Year’s Eve? Probably not good things. In the lead up to tonight’s Orange Bowl, eight players on the Virginia…
All season long we heard Brandon Marshall going to bat for Chad Henne during press conferences and post game interviews. No matter how shitty Henne played, Marshall insisted that the duo would be a force to be reckoned with once their chemistry got right.Well now that the season is all…
