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Injuries and Traumas

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Junior Seau's Dementia Was Predicted By Scientist Studying Dave Duerson's Brain

    When Dave Duerson committed suicide in a Sunny Isles condo in February 2011, the manner of his death was so shocking and tragic-- a bright and beloved former football star shooting himself in the chest to preserve his brain for concussion-related dementia testing-- that it seemed to signal the begin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    School Bus Crashes Into House in Northwest Dade - UPDATED

    What are you doing in this house, school bus? School buses don't belong in houses. Go back on the street where you belong, school bus.Oh, it was all that asshole SUV's fault? You really are a jerk, SUV. Thankfully, you didn't cause any serious injuries to humans, SUV. Updated. 

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    Brandon Marshall Accused of Punching Woman This Weekend

    ​Brandon Marshall is no longer a Miami Dolphin as of about 4 p.m. yesterday, and perhaps this is part of the reason why: Marshall is accused of punching a woman in the face this weekend after getting into a scuffle at a New York City nightclub.

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    FAMU Scandal: Robert Champion's Death Officially Ruled Homicide by Hazing

    ​The autopsy of deceased FAMU marching band drum major Robert Champion has been completed, and his death has officially been ruled a homicide. Medical examiners ruled Champion's death was "the result of hemorrhagic shock due to soft tissue hemorrhage, incurred by blunt force trauma sustained durin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Fernando Villa, Half-Dressed Drunken Cop, Blamed His DUI on Old Baseball Injury

    ​Cops hear the stupidest excuses from people trying to get off the hook. Which is why it's surprising that Fernando Villa, the Miami-Dade police officer arrested Tuesday for allegedly falling asleep drunk behind the wheel of his squad car, couldn't come up with a better explanation for failing his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    Chad Henne is Out for the Season

    Be careful what you wish for Dolphins fans. Sure, a lot of us had hoped to have a Henne-less season, we just dreamed it would be because the team brought in someone better. Now we just have a gaping Quarterback void, because anonymous sources snitching to the Associated Press say Henne is out for th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    One Dead After Second Shooting Outside Secrets Strip Club This Month

    ​For the second time this month, gunmen have opened fire outside Secrets Strip Club at 11340 Biscayne Blvd. in North Miami. The latest incident happened early this morning and resulted in the death of one man. Another man was injured.

  • Calendar

    August 25, 2011

    Tell Everyone

    ​For the second time this month, gunmen have opened fire outside Secrets Strip Club at 11340 Biscayne Blvd. in North Miami. The latest incident happened early this morning and resulted in the death of one man. Another man was injured.

  • News

    August 18, 2011

    Student athletes suffer the stings of concussions while lawmakers fail to help

    ​For the second time this month, gunmen have opened fire outside Secrets Strip Club at 11340 Biscayne Blvd. in North Miami. The latest incident happened early this morning and resulted in the death of one man. Another man was injured.

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2011

    Dennis Jones, Florida Senator, Sabotaged a Bill That Could Have Saved Young Athletes' Lives

    ​Back in January, Florida was ahead of the curve on an important national issue. Yes, you read that right. That's when a bill designed to protect youth athletes from concussion passed the Florida House. The new law would require kids who had suffered a suspect head injury to be taken out of play ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    ATV Crash Victim to File Lawsuit Against Ex-Cop, Clevelander, and Miami Beach PD

    Kuilan is seen partying at the Clevelander the night of the crash. ​Ex-Miami Beach cop Derick Kuilan has hit the fallout trifecta after taking a drunk joyride on an ATV and hitting two citizens: he's been fired, he's been arrested, and now he's being sued.Victim Kitzie Nicanor is still in the hosp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    Landscaper Sues FPL After Power Line Blows His Eye Out

    Dwane Torres was hired to remove vegetation from around a power line in the back of a Key Biscayne house. The homeowners had called FPL repeatedly to take care of the overgrowth, but the utility company refused. Unfamiliar with the position of the power lines, Torres used a large saw-like tool attac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Fatal Crash Shuts Down US 1

    All of the north and southbound lanes of US 1 in Miami were closed Wednesday morning after a hit-and-run crash left one motorist dead. The driver of a silver-colored Honda, a women believed to be in her seventies, was killed when a white pickup truck struck her vehicle, causing her to crash into a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2011

    Don't Worry, Brandon Marshall, You Didn't Make Our Top 10 Stupidest Athlete Injuries of All Time

    miamidolphins.comBrandon Marshall, just the latest athlete to get injured under strange circumstances.​"If you prick a baller, does he not bleed?" -- William ShakespeareProfessional athletes are finely tuned machines: millions of dollars' worth of ESPN-highlight-generating speed, torque, power, an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    Cedric Williams, Suspect in Weekend's Fatal Car Crash, Arrested

    ​Police have arrested a man in connection to a horrific car crash early Sunday morning that killed three people and seriously injured a fourth.Cedric Levon Williams, 48, was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident. The crash occurred around 4 a.m. Sunday at NE 82nd Street and 2nd Avenue ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 25, 2010

    Tuna Melt

    ​Police have arrested a man in connection to a horrific car crash early Sunday morning that killed three people and seriously injured a fourth.Cedric Levon Williams, 48, was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident. The crash occurred around 4 a.m. Sunday at NE 82nd Street and 2nd Avenue ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Dolphins Pummeled, Shutout by Bears

    ​On a night where the NFL Network previewed an upcoming documentary on Bill Parcells and his football genius, the Dolphins team he built was busy rushing for 39 total-yards and throwing for 187 on their way to their first shutout loss in three seasons. The Dolphins were manhandled and dominated in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2010

    Dolphins Capture First Win at Home, Get Slammed by the Injury Bug

    TILT! ... TILT! ... TIL* ... ​It took three quarterbacks to do it, but the Miami Dolphins were able to pull off the 29-17 victory over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, earning the Fins their first home win of the season. That's the good news. The bad news? The entire starting roster is injured and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    Dolphins at the Packers on Sunday: Keys To Victory

    ​This week, the Miami Dolphins travel to Green Bay, Wisconsin, to face the Packers. Wisconsin, the state that gave us cheese, and Vince Lombardi, and cheese! Want to go to a place that makes Minnesota look exotic? Want to visit a place where the highlight of your trip is visiting the State Capitol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2010

    Top Ways Technology Will Change the Face of Football

    ​Here at Silicon Beach, we're always fascinated by the little ways technology tries to creep into our everyday lives. From the graphics in our retro video games to high tech ways to cheat, we're observing it all and basking in the glory of new technology, much like a kid in a candy store. The late ... More >>

  • Music

    August 5, 2010

    Aerosmith

    ​Here at Silicon Beach, we're always fascinated by the little ways technology tries to creep into our everyday lives. From the graphics in our retro video games to high tech ways to cheat, we're observing it all and basking in the glory of new technology, much like a kid in a candy store. The late ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2010

    15-Year-Old Boy Killed in Go-Cart Accident

    ​In today's roundup of all the horrible things that happened over the weekend: A teenage boy is killed while riding a go-cart on the street, an 18-year-old's body is dumped on the side of a road in Hialeah, a new law bans adults from playgrounds, and five people are injured in boating accidents.

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    Police Searching for Ex-Boyfriend of Marisol Ramon, After Her Remains Were Found in Everglades

    via NBCMiami​Today's wrap up of the sins of South Florida is a doozy: remains found in the Everglades have been identified as Marisol Ramon and police are searching for her abusive ex-boyfriend, one person is dead after a crash on an I95 exit ramp, a man was shot at a Metrorail station, and a woma ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 24, 2010

    Wild in the Streets

    via NBCMiami​Today's wrap up of the sins of South Florida is a doozy: remains found in the Everglades have been identified as Marisol Ramon and police are searching for her abusive ex-boyfriend, one person is dead after a crash on an I95 exit ramp, a man was shot at a Metrorail station, and a woma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2010

    Hialeah Murder Suspect Related to Two Major League Pitchers

    WikiCommons El Duque is related to shooter​Gerardo Regalado, the 38-year old man alleged to have shot and killed four women, including his girlfriend, before turning the gun on himself, is the half brother former New York Yankee pitcher Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez. El Duque, in turn, is t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 27, 2010

    Blood Brothers

    WikiCommons El Duque is related to shooter​Gerardo Regalado, the 38-year old man alleged to have shot and killed four women, including his girlfriend, before turning the gun on himself, is the half brother former New York Yankee pitcher Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez. El Duque, in turn, is t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2010

    Miami Heat vs. New York Knicks: Wade Beats the Knicks with One Hand

    ​Other than Twitpics of Dorell Wright's dong, it's the worst thing a Miami Heat fan can ever see: Dwayne Wade, grimacing in pain with team doctors checking his wrist. It happened last night after the first half of Miami's 111-98 win over the New York Knicks. But with playoff seedings still up in t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    News Roundup: The World Is Just Horrible

    An 11-year-old boy at Norland Elementary School has been charged with sexual assault after he had two friends lock a special needs student in a bathroom and forced the girl to perform oral sex on him. [WSVN]The wife of the man who was zapped with a stun gun after going on a rampage at MIA says his b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    Video: 80-Foot Yacht Goes Up in Flames at a South Beach Marina

    An 80-foot yacht known as the Patron went up in flames Monday at a marina off Alton Road and Third Street in South Beach.According to WSVN, fire crews arrived around 7:10 p.m. and took nearly two hours to extinguish the flames. Luckily, the blaze didn't spread beyond the boat, and no one was injure ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 24, 2009

    Hit ’Em in the Lone Star

    An 80-foot yacht known as the Patron went up in flames Monday at a marina off Alton Road and Third Street in South Beach.According to WSVN, fire crews arrived around 7:10 p.m. and took nearly two hours to extinguish the flames. Luckily, the blaze didn't spread beyond the boat, and no one was injure ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 17, 2009

    Even Odenless, Still Dangerous

    An 80-foot yacht known as the Patron went up in flames Monday at a marina off Alton Road and Third Street in South Beach.According to WSVN, fire crews arrived around 7:10 p.m. and took nearly two hours to extinguish the flames. Luckily, the blaze didn't spread beyond the boat, and no one was injure ... More >>

  • Music

    November 26, 2009

    Kreamy 'Lectric Santa

    An 80-foot yacht known as the Patron went up in flames Monday at a marina off Alton Road and Third Street in South Beach.According to WSVN, fire crews arrived around 7:10 p.m. and took nearly two hours to extinguish the flames. Luckily, the blaze didn't spread beyond the boat, and no one was injure ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2009

    Brisco Got Robbed at a Barber Shop Last Week

    via myspace.com/brisco305​This is a little late, but we just got word from the City of Miami police that Brisco got got last Wednesday, in the middle of the afternoon, while trying to get a haircut at a barbershop at NW Sixth Avenue and NW 63rd Street. Four men invaded the store at about 12:51 p.m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    Twelve Shot Near Lummus Park This Morning

    Two men dressed in black sprayed a crowd with bullets at Northwest 5th Avenue and Northwest 5th Street at 12:45 this morning. Twelve people were injured and three are in critical condition. A driver in a passing vehicle was also struck by a bullet. The group had gathered for a "festive event," says ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    Marlins' Meyer a Better Closer Than Kyra Sedgwick

    Dan MeyerWally Pipp was a good player and the first Yankee to ever win a home run title. One day in 1925, the New York manager benched Pipp and other veterans to shake up a slumping lineup and replaced the first baseman with a young Lou Gehrig. Gehrig never relinquished the position, playing 2,130 c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2009

    Olympic Speed Skaters File Miami-Dade Lawsuit, Win Settlement

    Miami's an unlikely place for a pair of winter Olympians to end up. Back in 2008, a glimpse of bronze medalist speed skater Jennifer Rodriguez with husband KC Boutiette was a lot like spotting a polar bear in South Beach. The couple, who recently divorced, was one of the city's rare claims to Wi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 8, 2007

    Fins Swim Homeward

    Let’s hope they can win on their own turf

  • Calendar

    October 18, 2007

    Swim for the Win

    Let’s hope they can win on their own turf

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2007

    Summer Means Strange Days on Bikes

    Let’s hope they can win on their own turf

  • Music

    September 22, 2005

    Beyond the Edge

    Erstwhile indie rock legend Kreamy 'Lectric Santa rebounds from tragedy and returns to a scene it helped create

  • Music

    April 21, 2005

    Garbage

    Bleed Like Me (Geffen)

  • News

    November 11, 2004

    Screwed If By Sea

    Cruise lines throw workers overboard when it comes to providing urgent medical care.

  • Calendar

    August 12, 2004

    Dread-less Dolphins

    A new reality dawns

  • Diversions

    May 13, 2004

    BEST HEAT HOMEBOY

    Udonis Haslem

  • News

    December 18, 2003

    Doctors and Deadbeats

    Jackson Memorial Hospital's foreign patients owe the county more than $85 million

  • Diversions

    May 15, 2003

    BEST MARLINS PLAYER

    Luis Castillo

  • Recreation

    May 11, 2000

    Best Place To Climb A Rock

    X-TREME: The Rock Climbing Center of Miami

  • News

    September 2, 1999

    Vanity Fire

    A group of hot firewomen raised big bucks posing for a sexy calendar. The intended charity got only a pittance.

  • News

    April 22, 1992

    The Corner of Calamity Avenue and Disaster Street

    The Florida Department of Transportation finally graduates from a three-year crash course in traffic-accident avoidance

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