Tonight’s home opener of the newly stacked Miami Heat should be one of those rare sports moments that brings the entire Miami community together, but as per usual the city has too much dirty laundry to show a truly united front. Instead, the scene outside American Airlines Arena will be…
Watching Cody Ross rip through Major League Baseball’s postseason got us wondering about former Florida Marlins who have tasted sweet success during the Fall Classic since the team won the World Series in 2003.Watching these cats succeed only convinces us more that the Marlins gave up on a dynasty in…
Certain corners of the web seem like a race to see who can over share the most. LeBron James’ just relaunched website seems like it’s winning for self aggrandizement. Which is fine. We love us some healthy ego, but it’s almost a little too much.Want to know what LeBron James…
A group of witches gathered in a Cleveland radio station yesterday with a voodoo doll, some pig bones, a pentagram and a fake human skull to perform a ritual to curse the Heat’s LeBron James. This might explain the Heat’s opening night loss to the Celtics. It might explain why…
Yesterday, we told you that Hollywood’s Whiskey Tango All-American Bar & Grill would pick up patrons’ bar tab, up to $25, when/if the Heat suffered their first loss…
Who is Miami supposed to root for in the World Series when it’s not one of those weird years when the Marlins somehow manage to wind up winning it? The city’s important risqué men’s underwear industry is apparently lining up behind the San Francisco Giants. Papi, a Miami-based brand of…
So last night’s Heat game against the Celtics was a painful thing to watch. Granted, if that was the Heat playing at its worst against one of the league’s other premier squads in very hostile territory, we probably don’t have anything to worry about this season. That’s what we’ll tell…
As part of our project delivering Cleveland’s unwanted LeBron James jerseys to Miami’s homeless, we also announced an open call for “Dear LeBrons” — missives from jilted Clevelanders bidding adieu to their high school sweetheart…
Have no one to watch tonight’s Heat-Celtics NBA season debut with? You do have someone to watch it with but they don’t provide the same award-winning, rapier-like wit banter you find here on your friendly neighborhood Miami New Times blog?Well, have no fear! Because the Riptide 2.0 Heat vs. Celtics…
Liberty City native and Cincinnati Bengals star Chad Ochocinco has been tweeting up a storm about the bizarre saga of his pregnant pigeon. He even expressed frustration upon learning that pigeons lay eggs and do not give live birth. Today he tweeted pictures of the newly hatched pigeon babies. Problem…
After an off-season that can be described only as batshit, the NBA regular season is finally upon us as LeBron James makes his long-awaited debut as a member of the Miami Heat. Never in the history of mankind has someone been so reviled for choosing to move from Cleveland to Miami Beach. Yes,…
Oh, girl, who knew Dolphins players could get so catty? And not just wild catty. Ricky Williams showed up at the team’s Halloween bash last night dressed as former teammate Jason Taylor. Poking fun at Taylor’s run on Dancing With the Stars, Williams wore a getup that included a giant…
The NBA regular season kicks off tonight with the Miami Heat taking on the Boston Celetics. Those 82 games seem to be just a formality for the Heat, because AccuScore’s jocky computers have declared that without even 0.1 percent of a doubt, the team will make the playoffs. Though AccuScore doesn’t seem…
Hollywood’s Whiskey Tango All-American Bar & Grill is betting that the Miami Heat don’t lose a game all season. The bar has pledged to pick up your drinks tab — up to $25 — if the Heat lose. The only rule is that patrons have to sign in at the…
LeBron James is finally addressing the haters in a sure-to-be-controversial new Nike ad. He’s taking on some serious criticism and calling a certain hater out by name, but the ad ultimately skews light-hearted with a cameo by none other than Miami Vice’s Don Johnson. James asks, “What should I do?”…
Just when you think the Miami Dolphins can’t get screwed any harder. Just when you think this team has seen the worst of its ball-clobbering misfortune, comes a loss like yesterday’s 23-22 cockpunch against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Not only did the officiating crew take a monumental shit on the Dolphins…
USA Today sure had a big scoop splashed across its front page today. Apparently, everyone in America outside of Miami hates the Miami Heat. That’s real breaking news there. Someone notify the Pulitzers.At least we did learn a few things. Like the fact that apparently people view the Miami Heat…
The Miami Dolphins have lost the services of rookie defensive end Jared Odrick for the season after he suffered a broken leg during practice on Wednesday. This is the second time Odrick breaks his leg this year. He suffered a hairline fracture during the first game of the season. He…
Attention big palookas dreaming of being the next Brock Lesnar! The Action Fight League wants to see if you have what it takes to enter the octagon at the Hard Rock Live. The AFL is hosting an MMA audition this Saturday at its North Miami Beach gym for aspiring mixed…
It won’t be for another 10 years, but the Miami Hurricanes and the Michigan State Spartans will meet in a home-and-away series in 2020 and 2021. Even with mixed results over the past few seasons, it seems the Miami athletic department isn’t shying away from the trend of scheduling big…
Latwan Anderson came into the University of Miami as the 15th best recruit of the ’10 recruiting class in the entire nation according to Rivals.com. Now its unclear if he’ll be playing football at Miami, or anywhere for that matter. According to The Herald, Anderson has left the football team…
Yesterday on his Twitter feed, LeBron James re-tweeted criticism from some, let’s call them “disgruntled,” fans. He then proclaimed the day as Hater Day, telling the twitterverse that the haters need their two minutes of fame too. The tweets were your typical everyday re-hashed LeBron affronts. People calling him a…
