David Beckham made it official today: He wants to build a soccer stadium next to Marlins Park near the site of the old Orange Bowl. In a letter sent to Mayor Tomas Regalado, Beckham and his partners pledge a “world-class stadium” on the site — while offering scant few specifics…
In lane four of the Dwyer High School track in Palm Beach Gardens, Tyrese Cooper — nickname: “Smoke” — executes his ritual. He jumps twice. He secures his lucky, never-been-washed sweatband around his forehead and kisses the gold cross dangling from his neck. He taps his forehead, chest, and then…
So, that just happened. The City of Miami and a group headed by David Beckham have agreed in principle on a proposed plan to build a privately financed MLS stadium next to Marlins Park. Miami and Bechham’s group received the OK after architects determined there would be no need to…
This past March, tens of thousands of fans watched wide, sexy electric racecars zoom down Biscayne Boulevard as part of the first ever Formula E (for electric) racing series. The race marked the first time in decades — since the old Miami Grand Prix — that professional car racing had…
Bye bye, Britto! One consequence of the renovations to the Miami Dolphins’ Sun Life Stadium that hadn’t previously occurred to us is that the Romero Britto murals that were painted on the stadium’s signature spring-shaped walking ramps would be no more. Dolphins CEO Tom Garfinkel tweeted out photos of workers…
Judd Apatow’s newest comedy ‘Trainwreck’ — starring Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, and LeBron James — hits theaters this Friday. You should not go see it. Nobody you know should go see it. It’s not what it seems. I will explain. LeBron is getting a lot of positive feedback from critics…
Adidas may spend all day dreaming about sports, but the company is turning the unveiling of the new uniforms for the University of Miami into a major nighttime affair. They’ve booked out LIV, literally the hottest nightclub this side of Vegas, to launch the uniforms this Saturday night with an invite only…
Yathomas Riley has been tied to another suspicious shooting.
Five years after Durell Eskridge, Devonta Freeman, and Rakeem Cato led the Miami Central High Rockets to their first state title and made the cover of Miami New Times, the former teammates have fulfilled their dream of playing in the pros. Freeman, who also won a college football national title…
The Marlins mercifully finished the first half of their season Sunday with an 8-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds, bringing them to a disappointing 38-51 at the mid-way mark of the year. For a team that came into the season with some predicting t hem to compete for a playoff…
Veteran NBA forward David West has lost his mind. The 34-year-old former all-star just pulled off the craziest free agent move in sports history by taking a gargantuan pay cut to play for the San Antonio Spurs. West opted out of the last year of his contract with the Indiana…
What happens at Jackson Memorial Hospital is supposed to stay at Jackson Memorial Hospital. It’s Federal law. So how did ESPN scoop machine Adam Schefter manage to tweet NFL player Jason Pierre-Paul’s medical records? That’s what Jackson is now trying to find out. New York Giants defensive end Pierre-Paul, a…
George Gray, all five feet eight inches of him, flies up the court like a Chihuahua released from a cage. He bursts through midcourt, dribbling at hyperspeed, and weaves around two towering defenders near the goal. Just before slamming into another, an enormous center beneath the rim, he spins instinctively…
It’s not really a holiday weekend in Miami until a professional athlete gets arrested in South Beach. So get those Fourth of July firecrackers ready because last night, Green Bay Packers tight end Andrew Quarless got the party started. Quarless ended up in police custody early this morning after firing…
Marlins fans know they’re in for a certain amount of pain at the ballpark. The team’s atrocious baseball on the field and brain-punishingly dumb decisions off it have been brutalizing spectators for years. But Beth Fedornak got more hurt than she bargained for on a trip to Marlins Park. The…
The Miami Heat’s greatest player ever re-signed Thursday, ending months of speculation about whether he would return to the team with which he has won three NBA championships. “It has been an honor and privilege to play with the Miami HEAT the past twelve years,” said Wade. “The Heat family…
Just one season removed from the big three era, the new guaranteed longterm face of the Miami Heat is Goran Tragic. According to ESPN, the team and the Slovanian guard have agreed to a 5-year deal worth $90 million. It’s a bit less than the $100 million-plus contract Tragic was…
Thursday was the last time anyone saw Trevor Moore. The 30-year-old who competed in the 2012 Olympics in the 49er sailing event, left the U.S. Sailing Center in Coconut Grove that afternoon in a 16-foot inflatable power boat. At around 5 p.m. that boat was found tangled in moorings near Dinner…
Dwyane Wade already has his own lines of ties and shoes, and pretty soon he’ll have his own underwear line too. Essentially, Wade will be providing everything a particularly classy male stripper needs in their wardrobe. Wade is the new face of Naked brand underwear, and will launch his own…
Miami, of course, still has no designated MLS stadium. And therefore no MLS team. For months now the front runner for the new home for Beckham’s much-anticipated squad has been a site in Little Havana, the former Orange Bowl site adjacent to Marlins Park—and last week there was also chatter, on…
This season the Miami Dolphins will be sporting a variety of exciting new looks. From the stadium renovations, to the players on the field — the 2015 Miami Dolphins have a very new-car smell about them. The signing of Ndamukong Suh and the long term commitment to Ryan Tannehill have…
Rolling Stone said the movie ‘pulls no punches.’ The Miami Herald called it a ‘knockout’. Former New Times staff writer Frank Alvarado, who wrote the 2008 feature story that inspired the film, said it was ‘worth the wait’. But in the few weeks since Dawgfight, Rakonteur’s new documentary about backyard brawling…
