Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria has found an unlikely defender in Norman Braman. Yes, the billionaire auto magnate and former owner of the Philadelphia Eagles may have been the face of opposition to publicly financing Marlins Park, but at the end of the day, he is a businessman, and he can’t help but…
The Miami Heat concluded their 25th and most successful regular season ever on Wednesday night with another reserve-fueled victory, this time over the Orlando Magic, 105-93. The win finishes off a stellar, record-breaking 66-16 campaign.Dwyane Wade did a little polishing up on the night, starting and scoring 21 points in…
HBO’s Real Sports was nothing short of cathartic for frustrated Miami Marlins fans last night. Bryant Gumbel sat down with Marlins president David Samson and grilled him harder than a row of chickens at Pollo Tropical.See also:- Six lies about the Marlins stadium- Lifelong Marlins Fans Tossed From Home Opener…
Damn yo, don’t kill the messenger! Yesterday Riptide ran an article about a new survey done by Brand Keys that claims to show that Miami Heat fans are the most loyal in the NBA — and then the Internet proceeded to have a shit. Nearly 650 people retweeted the piece,…
After 10 years in the league, Dwyane Wade is clearly in legacy mode, but what would make that legacy complete? Apparently just another ring. Wade tells the Associated Press that is goal was always to get a three-set, and anything after that is just icing on the cake…
It wasn’t that long ago when it seemed like the entire world hated the Miami Heat, and during the worst of those times it seemed like people were attacking the fans almost as much as they were attacking LeBron James. “Miami doesn’t deserve this team,” they said. “They don’t even…
With absolutely nothing left to play for in the regular season, the Miami Heat threw out a hodgepodge starting lineup against Cleveland Monday night and won anyway. Behind Norris Cole and his 16 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists, the Heat B C team pulled out a gutsy win, the…
Last night, Parks and Recs’ resident sardonic sweetheart Aubrey Plaza pulled a bizarre “Kanye” at the MTV Movie Award by walking up barefoot to interrupt Will Ferrell’s acceptance speech. She later noted the incident on Twitter, and for some reason tagged it #ChrisBosh.It seems Plaza’s apparent obsession with Bosh on…
Your social media feeds have probably been soaked full of complaints about the monsoons that decided to hit Miami today and on Saturday. LeBron James was no different. He Instagrammed pictures of flooding around his neighborhood, and the National Weather Service took note. They issued an official alert mentioning James…
While the University of Miami and president Donna Shalala have campaigned to have the NCAA throw out its controversial investigation, the NCAA has now lashed back and claims that UM is “grasping at straws.”…
LeBron James scored 24 points and Dwyane Wade had 22, leading the Heat to a 105-93 victory over the Chicago Bulls Sunday. The win moved Miami to 36-4, breaking the prior record of 35-6 set by the 2004-05 Heat.Chalmers and Birdman Andersen both scored 15 in the win, while Carlos…
Marlins fans can be forgiven for waking up every morning and thinking, “It can’t possibly get any worse than this.” The team has the worst record in baseball, the franchise is a rather un-hilarious joke and Loria is less popular than Castro. But oh, it can get worse. The consensus…
It’s almost time. The NBA playoffs are finally right around the corner, and the NBA has released their latest TV spot featuring none other than your hometown dick-puncher extraordinaire, LeBron James. The NBA has done a nice job recently with their ads, letting the game and its excitement speak for…
Get used to that headline up there, Miami. If Riptide were a lazier sort of operation, we’d copy it onto our desktop and recycle it over and over during homestands. One day after setting a new low attendance mark at Marlins Park, the Fish shattered that record last night by…
The 2013 Miami Heat is the winningest team in franchise history. Behind a solid performance from a lineup full of backups, the team beat the Wizards 103-98, winning for the 62nd time this season to surpass the 1996-97 Heat’s record. More important for this season, Miami also secured home-court advantage…
At the Marlins’ home opener on Monday, commentators threw around words like “respectable” and “surprising” to describe the announced crowd of 34,439 (minus a few troublemaking protesters, of course). By the season’s second game last night, though, the more appropriate adjectives were “embarrassing” and “unsurprising.”The Fish drew just 14,222 to…
In a game that featured two teams seemingly just going through the motions, the Miami Heat pulled out its franchise-record-tying 61st win of the season, equaling the 1996-97 squad that finished 61-21. LeBron James was the sole member of the Big Three to suit up, and he led the Heat with 28…
Like most lifelong Marlins fans, Dan Barton feels like team owner Jeffrey Loria spent the offseason repeatedly kicking him in the junk. So the 25-year-old and three of his friends showed up at last night’s home opener with some homemade signs and T-shirts — “Free the Marlins” and “F Jeff”…
Miami voters are one step closer this morning to getting the chance to weigh in on whether their tax dollars should go toward another big-ticket stadium project. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Giminez announced that the city and the Miami Dolphins have agreed on a basic “framework” for a deal that would…
Hope you’re psyched for Opening Day, Miami! Your hometown Marlins are off to a roaring start. If by “roaring,” you mean they’re tied for the worst record in baseball, have scored just 14 runs in six games, and are so desperate for a first-baseman they held open auditions yesterday, that…
Sure, the ‘Canes might not have made it as far in the tournament as your Miami pride and/or bracket would have hoped, but luckily head coach Jim Larranaga still managed to storm through the competition in the race for the AP Coach of the Year award.See also:- Miami Hurricanes Basketball…
Well, we were being a bit facetious by trying to get excited about the Marlins going on the longest losing streak in MLB history, but it turns out the team is already on the brink of setting another dubious record. They could become the first team on record since at…
