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    April 26, 2012

    Five Reasons Ricky Rubio Is a Better Vice-President Choice Than Marco Rubio

    The political world has come down with a crippling case of Rubio-mania. A junior member of the glee club United States Senate, Marco Rubio is Latino, has Tea Partiers in his pocket, and represents Florida, the most important state in the 2012 presidential election. Name him as Mitt Romney's veep, th ... More >>

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    March 5, 2012

    Miami Mascot Madness Tournament: Vote For Your Favorite Sports Mascot

    ​It's an exciting time in South Florida sports. Both the Heat and Panthers appear to be making strong runs at the playoffs. The UM Women's Basketball team is sure to be a threat in the official March Madness (and the men might make it too). The Dolphins are in the midst of a critical off season. A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    Heat Beat Knicks and Jeremy Lin, Render Linsanity Utterly Linpotent

    ​For the past month or so, we've all had Jeremy Lin spewed on our faces, whether we wanted it or not. Turn on your TV: LIN! Tune into your favorite radio station: LIN! Log on to twitter: LIN! The Republican debates: LIN! Jump in the shower: LIN! Your morning cereal toy prize: LIN!And then Lin and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Heat Miss Roughly A Billion Free Throws, Lose Battle of Lob Cities

    ​In a game that was billed as Lob City East vs. Lob City West, the Heat lost mostly thanks to their inability to hit free throws, as well as some pretty shitty officiating, giving them their second overtime loss in two nights as they fell to the LA Clippers 95-89. It was also the second straight n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    Mike Miller Probably Won't Be With The Heat Next Season

    Say good bye to Mike Miller Heat fans. He'll likely be the team's biggest casualty following the new deal reached between players and owners. Miller made headlines earlier this month by putting his South Florida home on the market, and it's looking like that wasn't such hasty move.&nb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    Wade, James and Bosh to Host Charity All-Star Game at FIU

    Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh haven't played together since the last game of the NBA Finals, and with the lockout in full effect we weren't sure when it would happen again. That's about to change. The trio is expected to announce plan for a charity All-Star game at FIU on Octobe ... More >>

  • News

    September 22, 2011

    Shaquille O'Neal wages war against a Miami computer geek

    Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh haven't played together since the last game of the NBA Finals, and with the lockout in full effect we weren't sure when it would happen again. That's about to change. The trio is expected to announce plan for a charity All-Star game at FIU on Octobe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    Shaq's Wire-Wearing Mistress and the Extortion Claim

    Extortion, espionage, mistresses, and Delonte West's penis. Just how crazy is Shaquille O'Neal's personal life? Last February, local prosecutors met with Vanessa Lopez, a woman claiming to be O'Neal's former mistress, about an alleged extortion plot, according to a Florida Department of Law Enf ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    Kobe Bryant Sticks Up for LeBron: "Back off Him and Let Him Play"

    ​Last week, the Minnesota Timberwolves' Kevin Love, perhaps eager to have anyone paying attention to him, said that pretty much every player in the NBA was celebrating the Miami Heat's NBA Finals loss and LeBron's collapse. Well, turns out that LeBron still has some defenders in the league outside ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    Four Facts To Help You Fake Your Way Through an NBA Finals Conversation

    Wikimedia Commons user steenslagA clown cries after getting mocked for asking what time the Celtics game was on.​The Heat are down 3-2. Dwyane Wade has a busted hip. LeBron James had a triple-double and still, somehow, looked horrible. It was a bad night.But it doesn't have to be a bad day, too. C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    Dwyane Wade to Host $12,500 Fantasy Basketball Camp at Fontainebleau

    ​Want to play basketball against Dwyane Wade? Well, an average guy has a pretty good shot at getting on the roster of the Minnesota Timberwolves at this point, but if you don't want to commit to a full NBA season, you can shell out $12,500 to sign up for Dwyane Wade's fantasy basketball camp to be ... More >>

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    March 10, 2011

    New-Look Nuggets

    ​Want to play basketball against Dwyane Wade? Well, an average guy has a pretty good shot at getting on the roster of the Minnesota Timberwolves at this point, but if you don't want to commit to a full NBA season, you can shell out $12,500 to sign up for Dwyane Wade's fantasy basketball camp to be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2011

    Miami Heat's Ineptitude in the Clutch, As Set to Souljah Boy

    ​The good news is, since their infamous crying episode over the weekend, we finally have found a nickname for the revamped Miami Heat. The bad news is we're starting to wonder whether these John Boehner Boys will ever win a game again.

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    Zydrunas Ilgauskas Wants to Make Carmelo Anthony His Tenant

    "Oof! You like granite countertops, CP3?"​Big Z demands that you pay him two months in advance if you want to come into his house. That's not some strangled And 1 axiom. Zydrunas Ilgauskas-- the 7-foot-3 totem pole at the end of the Miami Heat bench-- has a beautiful townhouse he wants to re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Prunk TV's Greatest Hits: David Banner, Rick Ross, Carmelo Anthony, Mack Maine, and Lil Jon

    via SF WeeklyDavid Banner wilding out at SXSW.​First off, I want to congratulate David Banner (featured in this week's episode of PrunkTV after the cut) on his induction into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame, alongside Elvis, B.B., and Muddy! David Banner was one of my favorite i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2011

    Shakey Situation: Krop High Shouldn't Have Escaped Disqualification

    Steve SatterwhiteBernard Wright (center, standing) flanks coach Shakey Rodriguez during their FIU days.​This news story will appear in Wednesday's issue of New Times. It includes reporting that was published last week on our news blog, and which was referenced without attribution in this weeke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    Ricky Rubio Wants to Play for the Heat, Maybe

    ​Known for his creative Pistol Pete Maravich playing style, shaggy haired Spanish phenom Ricky Rubio was the youngest player to play for the Spanish ACB League when he debuted at the age of 14. Then in June of 2009, when Rubio was 19, he declared himself eligible for the NBA Draft where the Minne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2011

    LeBron-less Heat Trounced by Nuggets

    ​The Miami Heat suited up against Denver last night without LeBron James and his karma-fucked ankle. This was also the last game before the Heat return to the east coast where when it's 7:30, it's not actually 10:30. Mix in a dash of Mario Chalmers bricks and a Mike Miller who suddenly treats the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 13, 2011

    Two Jordans are Better Than One

    ​The Miami Heat suited up against Denver last night without LeBron James and his karma-fucked ankle. This was also the last game before the Heat return to the east coast where when it's 7:30, it's not actually 10:30. Mix in a dash of Mario Chalmers bricks and a Mike Miller who suddenly treats the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    Heat Take Down Jazz, Extend Win-Streak to Six

    ​The Miami Heat overcame a raucous Salt Lake City crowd and a few relentless Utah Jazz rallies and came away with the 111-98 victory against the vaunted Jazz last night. It was the team's sixth straight victory after their much ballyhooed loss to the Dallas Mavericks three weeks ago when LeBr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2010

    Heat Fall to the Celtics, Drop to 5-4

    ​"It's reality now. The chemistry isn't at the level of these good teams." So said LeBron James following the Heat's 112-107 loss the Boston Celtics Thursday night at the American Airlines Arena. The Heat have now dropped 13 of the last 14 regular season meetings to the Celtics, have fallen t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    As Heat Prepare for Celtics Tonight, Hater Schadenfreude Blows Up The Internet

    Let's hate these three with everything we got. Ready? 1, 2, 3... HATE!!!​The Miami Heat host the Boston Celtics tonight at the American Airlines Arena. But did you know Miami is 5-3 eight games into the 2010-11 NBA season? They are! And because they've turned into The Most Irrationally Reviled Tea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    2010 Election Results Live Blog

    ​Will Florida gets its first female Governor? Will the country's first female Speaker of the House be forced to turn in her gavel? Will Kendrick Meek somehow shock the world by winning? Did anyone bother to get to know enough about the CFO race to bother voting? Join us tonight as we live blog the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2010

    Computers: Miami Heat Has 100 Percent Chance of Making Playoffs

    ​The NBA regular season kicks off tonight with the Miami Heat taking on the Boston Celetics. Those 82 games seem to be just a formality for the Heat, because AccuScore's jocky computers have declared that without even 0.1 percent of a doubt, the team will make the playoffs. Though AccuScore&n ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 21, 2010

    Boo Beasely?

    ​The NBA regular season kicks off tonight with the Miami Heat taking on the Boston Celetics. Those 82 games seem to be just a formality for the Heat, because AccuScore's jocky computers have declared that without even 0.1 percent of a doubt, the team will make the playoffs. Though AccuScore&n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2010

    Carmelo Anthony (or a Twitter Hacker) Offers $5K to Smack Kat Stacks

    Slapping Kat Stacks has become America's new national past time. Now Denver Nuggets basketball star Carmelo Anthony apparently wants in on the action. Aventura resident Kat Stacks has made a bizarre career out of allegedly sleeping with Z-list rappers with Muppet names (think Gudda Gudda) and then ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    Even the Dolphins' Brandon Marshall Wants to Play for the Heat

    ​Brandon Marshall probably would have been the biggest accusation of the off season for a Miami team if it wasn't for that whole LeBron thing. Maybe he was worried we forgot about him, so he decided to say something ridiculous to garner some attention. See Marshall thinks there'll definitely be an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    Michael Beasley "Smoked Too Much Marijuana" While With the Heat

    ​Michael Beasley, once billed as the Heat's promising next star, is now playing for the lowly Minnesota Timberwolves, and the GM for that team offered an explanation for why Beasley never delivered on his promise with the Heat: He was smoking too much pot. But don't worry,  ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2010

    Miami Heat Lands the Prized Free Agent of 1996

    ​Even after 14 long years, Pat Riley is a man who gets what he wants. Why? Because he's Pat Frickin' Riley, that's why. The Miami Heat signed free agent forward Juwan Howard yesterday to the veteran's minimum of $1.4 million. Back in 1996, and with much fanfare, Howard signed a $101 million deal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2010

    Ex-Heat Star Antoine Walker Files for Bankruptcy

    via Wiki CommonWhile his ex-fiance Evelyn Lozada is living it up on the hit show Basketball Wives, former Heat star Antoine Walker has filed for bankruptcy. The forward helped the Heat secure their 2006 NBA championship, but his professional life has faltered ever since.The bankruptcy was filed last ... More >>

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    March 4, 2010

    Punch the Magic Dragon

    via Wiki CommonWhile his ex-fiance Evelyn Lozada is living it up on the hit show Basketball Wives, former Heat star Antoine Walker has filed for bankruptcy. The forward helped the Heat secure their 2006 NBA championship, but his professional life has faltered ever since.The bankruptcy was filed last ... More >>

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    February 18, 2010

    Sometimes No Move Is the Best Move of All

    via Wiki CommonWhile his ex-fiance Evelyn Lozada is living it up on the hit show Basketball Wives, former Heat star Antoine Walker has filed for bankruptcy. The forward helped the Heat secure their 2006 NBA championship, but his professional life has faltered ever since.The bankruptcy was filed last ... More >>

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    February 11, 2010

    Cooking Up Some Suck

    via Wiki CommonWhile his ex-fiance Evelyn Lozada is living it up on the hit show Basketball Wives, former Heat star Antoine Walker has filed for bankruptcy. The forward helped the Heat secure their 2006 NBA championship, but his professional life has faltered ever since.The bankruptcy was filed last ... More >>

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    January 7, 2010

    All Aboard the Energy Bus

    via Wiki CommonWhile his ex-fiance Evelyn Lozada is living it up on the hit show Basketball Wives, former Heat star Antoine Walker has filed for bankruptcy. The forward helped the Heat secure their 2006 NBA championship, but his professional life has faltered ever since.The bankruptcy was filed last ... More >>

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    December 24, 2009

    The Other O’Neal

    via Wiki CommonWhile his ex-fiance Evelyn Lozada is living it up on the hit show Basketball Wives, former Heat star Antoine Walker has filed for bankruptcy. The forward helped the Heat secure their 2006 NBA championship, but his professional life has faltered ever since.The bankruptcy was filed last ... More >>

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    December 17, 2009

    Even Odenless, Still Dangerous

    via Wiki CommonWhile his ex-fiance Evelyn Lozada is living it up on the hit show Basketball Wives, former Heat star Antoine Walker has filed for bankruptcy. The forward helped the Heat secure their 2006 NBA championship, but his professional life has faltered ever since.The bankruptcy was filed last ... More >>

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    December 17, 2009

    To Booz or Not to Booz?

    via Wiki CommonWhile his ex-fiance Evelyn Lozada is living it up on the hit show Basketball Wives, former Heat star Antoine Walker has filed for bankruptcy. The forward helped the Heat secure their 2006 NBA championship, but his professional life has faltered ever since.The bankruptcy was filed last ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2009

    News Roundup

    Hurricane Ida is heading for the Gulf of Mexico. [CBS4]A pilot is dead after crashing his small plane in the Everglades last night. [NBCMiami]PoliticsMarco Rubio's record in the State House isn't nearly as conservative as he'd have you believe. It's almost like it's difficult to be a true conservati ... More >>

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    March 12, 2009

    His Blood Is Like Gatorade

    Hurricane Ida is heading for the Gulf of Mexico. [CBS4]A pilot is dead after crashing his small plane in the Everglades last night. [NBCMiami]PoliticsMarco Rubio's record in the State House isn't nearly as conservative as he'd have you believe. It's almost like it's difficult to be a true conservati ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 12, 2009

    Duel of the Guards

    Who will be the last man standing, um, dribbling?

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    February 7, 2008

    Jaded Fan, Meet Dwyane Wade

    Despite a season of horrors, his greatness is still worth watching.

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    January 17, 2008

    Standing Pat

    Can Riley’s statements take the Heat?

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    December 20, 2007

    Bottling Boozer

    Can Riley’s statements take the Heat?

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    March 8, 2007

    What a Difference a Year Makes

    Can Riley’s statements take the Heat?

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    February 2, 2006

    Young Sparks of the NBA

    Can Riley’s statements take the Heat?

  • News

    December 1, 2005

    Unofficially Worthy

    Basel is the original fair, but that means NADA to this crowd

  • News

    March 5, 1998

    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.

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