College Football

University of Miami Abandoning Florida's High School Football Stars

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. This week, Luke analyzes the Miami Hurricanes' sudden aversion to Florida high school football players.The University of Miami football program r ... More >>

Reader Mail: Coaches Are Fired for Losing, Not for Being Black

Miami Hurricanes Fall to Renaissance Fair Jesters

​Never mind the embarrassment caused by the Nevin Shapiro scandal. Forget the suspensions. Put aside the looming thoughts of further NCAA sanctions. Let us be glad as Miami Hurricane fans that our team will never, ever face the humility of taking to the field dressed in something either looking li ... More >>

Nevin Shapiro Can Kiss My Ass

Nevin Shapiro wishes he could wear my shorts for one day. The New Jersey-born Napoleon dubbed himself "Little Luke" in a so-called investigative report by Yahoo! Sports claiming all sorts of corrupt shit Shapiro committed while he was a booster of the University of Miami athletics program.The claim ... More >>

Report: Stephen Morris Will Start Saturday Even Though Jacory Harris is Healthy

So much for avoiding a quarterback controversy. Despite reports that Jacory Harris is healthy and cleared to play, a source close to the Hurricanes tells NBCMiami that freshman QB Stephen Morris will start against the USF Bulls this Saturday. Are the Harris days for the Hurricanes over? 

High School Football Coaches Deserve More Cash

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke tackles high school football coaching salaries.Florida -- and Miami-Dade -- seriously need to change the way high school ... More >>

The University of Miami Cordially Invites You To A-Roid Park

Don't Worry, A-Rod. Donna Shalala will give you personal massages, just as long as you cough up the money.For the past few years, the University of Miami athletic department has had a reputation of coming down hard on anyone who dares bring bad PR to their program*. Hell hath no fury like a UM Athle ... More >>

News Roundup

Your Miami Dolphins did it! Some how! Some way! They took their division, are heading to the play offs, and made the greatest season to season turn around in NFL history. Not only that but to get their they beat the Patriots, who last year came ridiculously close to joining the '72 Dolphins in per ... More >>

The Emerald Bowl Ain't That Exciting

Your weekly football fix won't come until this weekend, but since Riptide will be quite quiet the rest of the week we'll be doing our trademarked very informative Football previews today!The Emerald Bowl: Miami Hurricanes vs California Golden Bears, Saturday Dec 27th 8pm on ESPNThe last time anyon ... More >>

Football Fans Too Poor to Get to Miami

You know times are tough when crazed college football fans in places like cold-ass Blacksburg, Virginia; and Cincinnati, Ohio, can't scrounge up enough change to get to sunny Miami for a January 1 bowl game. But alas, that is the cold, hard truth of these tough economic times.More depressing recess ... More >>

Weekend Football: The Doldrums

Cold, hard reality set in last week for Miami's two most notable football squads. The Fins lost their rematch to the Pats, and the Canes saw their ACC title hopes evaporate. Hopefully they'll be able to put their disappointment behind them and not squander seasons that are, by last year's standard ... More >>

News Roundup

Gunnery Sgt. Marcelo R. Velasco, 40, of Miami died in Iraq last week. He is the 4,202nd US Troop to be killed in this war. [Defense Link]Do these people have any sort of heart? Do they have any sort of sense of what's right for society beyond responding to their base level fears and ignorance? Plans ... More >>

Weekend Football: The Big Rematch

Ugh, it is football post time again. After the Canes' face plant last night, we're a bit down on the sport. Seriously they had it all before them - a return to national prominence and the ACC title and what do they do? Give up more rushing yards than they have since 1944! 1944! America was in WWII! ... More >>

The U is in First Place, Jim Kelly Still an Insufferable Douchebag

Don’t look now but the Miami Hurricanes are in first place in the ACC Coastal Division. Couldn’t decide between watching the Canes getting their mojo back or 30 Rock last night? That’s what the "previous channel" button on the remote is for (or, for those of you still living in a world where ... More >>

Weekend Football: Any Given Friday Afternoon Post

Every weekend the local professional and college level football player-type people assemble on the field to play their games. Every weekend we write things about it, because it is an easy Friday afternoon post. We also post something dumb holding a football. This week is no exception. Anyway, we ar ... More >>

Weekend Football: Eh

Weekend Football: Who Knows Anymore

Weekend Football: Streakin'?

Weekend Football: Hold On

The Classic Is Back

Another Weekend Of Football Hell

Hurricanes Make Their Dolphin Stadium Debut Tonight

New-Era Canes

The post-Orange Bowl age kicks off.

The She-Zebra

Will Erin Meehan be the first female ref in the NFL?

Michigan Leaves the Gators Maize and Blue

Top Ten Sports Moments of the Year

Orange Bowl Adios

The crazy weirdness of the OB is what we’ll really miss

U Can Do It

Bleed orange and green today at the Orange Bowl

Adios Orange Bowl

Wrong Bowl

What's That Cop Doing in Our Huddle?

When campus police tangle with football players at FIU, you can expect a punt

BEST HURRICANES FOOTBALL PLAYER

Eric Winston

Off-Road Riding

BEST DOLPHINS PLAYER

Ricky Williams

BEST SPORTS VENUE

Orange Bowl

BEST SPORTS COACH

Art Kehoe

Letters from the Issue of March 28, 2002

More debate over athletics versus academics

Punt

That's what UM administrators did rather than answer questions about athletes and academics

End Run

The second time a professor caught him cheating, UM football star Andre Johnson seemed to be in deep trouble. That's when home-field advantage kicked in.

Best Hurricanes Football Player

Santana Moss

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

Winning Is Everything

In Miami there's one sure way to build a championship high school sports team: Throw out the rule book and cheat like hell

Gridiron Fever

FIU administrators think spending millions on a football program will do wonders for their school, and they'll sideline anyone who disagrees

Drew Rosenhaus: Your Unbiased Expert

How Channel 7 provides Miami's most notorious sports agent a forum to plug his clients

The Truly Amazing Game

No football rivalry in the nation tops the contest between Jackson and Northwestern high schools. But the Soul Bowl's success could also be its ruin.

Punt

Sure, Miami has an empty stadium. And sure, Bruce Frey has pigskin on the brain. But that's no excuse for the Canadian football league.

A Fan's Notes

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

Brother, Can You Spare A Marlboro?

The Sugar Bowl could bring a sweet reward -- national championship number 5 -- to UM players. But mascot Sebastian the Ibis will be fighting a private war.

Semi-Tough Luck

Raising Cane

Home may be where the heart is, but sportswriter Gary Long's vote is in the state of Washington