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Miami Heat Draft Recap: The Ghost of Harold Miner Has Been Exorcized

The Heat Is On (For Another Rocky Season?)

A Fan's Notes

Go Marlins! Go Panthers! Go Heat! Go to hell.

Cane Collapse

How UM's March Madness came to an end.

Strap on Your Shin Guards

How UM's March Madness came to an end.

Make Nice with the Noles

How UM's March Madness came to an end.

Shiver and Shoot

A UM star headed for the NBA detours to the Czech Republic

Full Court Pressure

College Hoops 2K6 will bring out your inner Bobby Knight

Effloresce and Deliquesce

College Hoops 2K6 will bring out your inner Bobby Knight

BEST HEAT HOMEBOY

Udonis Haslem

Best Career Move

Leonard Hamilton

A Shakey Machine

FIU hoops coach Shakey Rodriguez has surrounded himself with coaches and players with bad raps and worse reps -- and it's a losing combination

Disqualifying the Dream Team

Miami High's successful sports teams get their comeuppance

Dream Team

For years Miami Senior High School has fielded one of the best basketball teams in the nation. But getting into the record books has meant tossing out the rule books.

Ten Questions for Micky

For years Miami Senior High School has fielded one of the best basketball teams in the nation. But getting into the record books has meant tossing out the rule books.

Ivy League Hucksters!

For years Miami Senior High School has fielded one of the best basketball teams in the nation. But getting into the record books has meant tossing out the rule books.

The Ogg Man

For years Miami Senior High School has fielded one of the best basketball teams in the nation. But getting into the record books has meant tossing out the rule books.

Chicago Basketball Star Coaches J.V. in Broward

For Deon Thomas, a new career starts in the suburbs.

The Week That Was: Sex and Skates

The good news: The roller-skating thief who tormented the Jacuzzi Boys was quickly captured. The bad news: This was not allowed to mature into a thoroughly hilarious, full-scale crime spree. If it appears your child might have a future in the NBA, you might just want to take a bit of time out o ... More >>

News Roundup: Your Barbecue Grill Is Not a Space Heater

A family brought a charcoal grill inside to keep warm. They had to be treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. [JustNews]  A 9-year-old girl and her stepfather were found shot to death in their apartment. Police believe it could be a murder-suicide.  [FoxNews] Today's 36-degree temperature ... More >>

Win Over Wake Forest Puts Miami Basketball in the Polls

Despite the fact UM Basketball has only lost one game this season they've lingered in the "also receiving votes" section of the AP's college basketball poll. Most likely because detractors pointed to the team's relatively easy early season schedule. But Saturday's win against ACC rival Wake Forest s ... More >>

Isiah Thomas struggles to reshape FIU hoops

Despite the fact UM Basketball has only lost one game this season they've lingered in the "also receiving votes" section of the AP's college basketball poll. Most likely because detractors pointed to the team's relatively easy early season schedule. But Saturday's win against ACC rival Wake Forest s ... More >>

Disappointing Season Doesn't Even Earn 'Canes A Disappointing NIT Berth

For college basketball teams, getting an NIT invite is kind of like winning an all-expense paid, mid-winter trip to Detroit.Better than nothing,kinda, but tough to get too excited about. Win the NIT, and you're officially the 66th best team in the land. Wooo!So what, exactly, is equivalent to gettin ... More >>

Hurricanes Are in the Final Four!... of the WNIT!

via Canes Sports​Your NCAA bracket might be in shambles (Butler? Really?), your Miami Hurricanes got snubbed from the NIT, and your FIU Golden Panthers never had a chance, but there's still some reason to be excited about postseason college basketball: The Miami Hurricanes women's b-ball team has ... More >>

Hugo Chávez-Loving Boxer Edwin Valero Kills Wife, Hangs Himself in Jail

​Edwin Valero racked up an impressive 29-0 record in his professional boxing career, all ending with KOs, with 19 in the first round. The Venezuelan was never destined to be popular in Miami, considering he had a giant portrait of Hugo Chávez tattooed on his chest, but he's dead now. He was ... More >>

Letters from the issue of July 29, 2010

​Edwin Valero racked up an impressive 29-0 record in his professional boxing career, all ending with KOs, with 19 in the first round. The Venezuelan was never destined to be popular in Miami, considering he had a giant portrait of Hugo Chávez tattooed on his chest, but he's dead now. He was ... More >>

Sports Illustrated Ranks '86 Hurricanes as Most Hated Sports Team of All Time

Hate on haters.​The Miami Heat are the new evil empire, yeah, yeah, yeah. In fact, before they've even hit the court, the 2010-2011 Heat have been ranked the 25th most hated sports team of all time by Sports Illustrated. You can hate all you want, because this city is used to it. What's SI's most ... More >>

LeBron Thinks Ohio State Will Beat 'Canes, May Attend Game

​LeBron James may be headed back to Ohio soon. The Heat star tweeted today he may make an appearance at next Saturday's game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Miami Hurricanes, but he'll be rooting for OSU.We wish LeBron would stop trying to re-ingratiate himself with Ohio sports fans. He's made ... More >>

Does Dwyane Wade Have a Kryptonite?

What's Dwyane Wade's kryptonite? Other than the occasional New Times feature, of course.​Dwight Howard and Shaquille O'Neal, two seven-foot hulks with firm Floridian ties, have, in recent years, been involved in a weird war of words (mostly Shaq's) concerning who has rightful claim to the nickname ... More >>

Miami Central High's remarkable journey

What's Dwyane Wade's kryptonite? Other than the occasional New Times feature, of course.​Dwight Howard and Shaquille O'Neal, two seven-foot hulks with firm Floridian ties, have, in recent years, been involved in a weird war of words (mostly Shaq's) concerning who has rightful claim to the nickname ... More >>

ESPN to Broadcast Two Heat Games in 3D

​ESPN loves 3D, and despite the fact the technology is only available in a small number of American households they've launched the country's first 3D cable network this summer with ESPN 3D. They also seems to have a love hate relationship with two certain Miami sports teams, so it only makes sens ... More >>

Isiah Thomas Wants to Return to the Knicks and Bring LeBron With Him

​Oh how it must eat away at Isiah Thomas every day that he's sitting in his FIU offices coaching a Sun Belt team, while just a few miles away the Miami Heat have become the most talked about team in the NBA. In a chat with ESPN New York, Thomas talks about wanting to return to New York, and hints ... More >>

LeBron James Would Rather Watch Kenny Powers Than His Dallas Cowboys

​For reasons that probably make more sense than they should LeBron James' favorite football team is the Dallas Cowboys. He's a diehard, apparently. Thing is the Cowboys suck something fierce this season, to the point that they just fired their coach. In fact, James can't even watch them anymore. H ... More >>

Devonta Freeman, Miami Central Running Back, Is the Player to Watch Tonight Against Northwestern

Michael MillerCentral running back Devonta Freeman is FSU-bound, but not before another tilt at Northwestern and a state title​Devonta Freeman grew up running through the thick mud on the riverbanks in Georgia. By the time he was a teenager, he was sprinting for cash on the street corners of Littl ... More >>

Letters from the issue of December 30, 2010

Michael MillerCentral running back Devonta Freeman is FSU-bound, but not before another tilt at Northwestern and a state title​Devonta Freeman grew up running through the thick mud on the riverbanks in Georgia. By the time he was a teenager, he was sprinting for cash on the street corners of Littl ... More >>

University of Miami Women's Basketball Enters Top 25

​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 AP p ... More >>

FSU Snaps Miami Women's Basketball Winning Streak

​There's something special going on this season with the Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team, but the squad experienced its first setback since their second game by falling to FSU last night 66-59. The loss ends Miami's 17-game winning streak, which tied Duke's longest winning streak in the n ... More >>

Coach Bernard Wright's talent trap

​There's something special going on this season with the Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team, but the squad experienced its first setback since their second game by falling to FSU last night 66-59. The loss ends Miami's 17-game winning streak, which tied Duke's longest winning streak in the n ... More >>

Harvard's Tommy Amaker Turns Down Miami's Coaching Offer

​We're not sure what is going on in Coral Gables. The Hurricanes have a potential superstar college basketball coach in Frank Martin who seems like he's just waiting for a call, but they're spending all of their time trying to lure so-so candidates for the men's basketball coaching job who don't e ... More >>

Da Da Da Da Da Da, Five Other Ditties We Take for Granted

​On Monday, we met Bobby Kent, former San Diego Chargers musical director, and the man who claims he's responsible for 'da da da da da da... CHARGE!' However on Wednesday, Tony Fox, director of the USC Trojan Marching Band, told us that former USC student Tommy Walker came up with the stadium ditt ... More >>

Sorry, Frank Martin Fans, Jim Larranaga Will Be the Canes' Next Basketball Coach

via WikiCommons​For a coaching job that isn't exactly one of the most high-profile in NCAA basketball or even on the University of Miami's campus, the search for a new leader for the Hurricanes' next men's basketball team sure took a lot of twist and turns. Hampered by a concurrent search for an a ... More >>

James Jones Won't Resign With Heat, Elects For Free Agency

​The Miami Heat may be in danger of losing one of their hometown players. James Jones has informed the organization that he won't be exercising the player option in his contract and will instead chose to become a free agent, reports The Miami Herald.

Dwyane Wade Open to Possibility of Playing Overseas During Lockout

Dwyane Wade could be taking his talents across the ocean. The Miami Heat guard was in suburban Chicago with Chicago Bears (and former Miami Hurricanes) player David Hester while the two were hosting camps for kids. Wade told the AP he'd be open to playing for the foreign league if the NBA lock out d ... More >>

LeBron James Inks Sponsorship Deal with Hurricanes Basketball

​LeBron James helped turn Miami, a pretty solid football town, into a major basketball loving city almost over night, but can he get people interested in the University of Miami men's basketball team? The Heat superstar has inked a sponsorship deal with the Hurricanes team, and next season the ... More >>

Nevin Shapiro and More: NCAA Is a Petri Dish of Modern-Day Slavery

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for Free Speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. In this special edition, Luke calls for an end to NCAA rules prohibiting athletes from making money.Since it was founded in 1905, the National ... More >>

NCAA football is modern-day slavery

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for Free Speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. In this special edition, Luke calls for an end to NCAA rules prohibiting athletes from making money.Since it was founded in 1905, the National ... More >>

Miami Hurricanes Women's Basketball Overwhelmingly Picked to Win ACC in Preseason Poll

​Every year the ACC asks a cadre of local and national media members and representatives from member schools to make their preseason pick for who will win the Woman's Basketball title. Every year since 1995 either Duke, North Carolina or Maryland has won. Well, not this year.The University of Miam ... More >>

Insiders use the college bowl system to loot American universities

​Every year the ACC asks a cadre of local and national media members and representatives from member schools to make their preseason pick for who will win the Woman's Basketball title. Every year since 1995 either Duke, North Carolina or Maryland has won. Well, not this year.The University of Miam ... More >>

Norris Cole, Please, Bring Back Your Hi-Top Fade

​Not many 6'2" rookies can manage to steal the spotlight away from a collection of future Hall of Famers in their second NBA game ever. Not many 28th place draft picks manage to be the main man responsible for saving the defending East Conference Champs from an embarrassing fourth quarter collapse ... More >>