Subject: National Basketball Association

• Ball to the Future

  March 26, 2009

• Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat Overcome Slow Start, Giant Chinese Guy

  November 11, 2008

• What if Rush Limbaugh Bought The Miami Herald?

  The wingnuts at the Free Republic were prematurely dancing on the grave of The Miami Herald yesterday. There's some predictable, irrational bitching about bias in the mainstream media, and then they settle on the idea that, ha ha, Rush Limbaugh should buy The Herald. Which is exactly what you would want to see happen if you were truly concerned about bias. Now, like everything posted in the comments on this site, it is absolutely, 100% not based on any sort of rational fact, but let's just imagi

  December 9, 2008

• Sports World Horrified by New Sneaker

  After Chanel debuted its "Miami Vice" shoe, which came complete with a mini pistol in place of the heel, at this summer's Cruise collection, Miami is starting to gain a reputation for debuting controversial footwear. While Kobe Bryant is no Karl Lagerfeld, he's following in the Kaiser's footsteps by debuting his new Nike signature sneaker when the Lakers play the Heat at the Triple A December 19. A controversial sneaker? See, we're not sure how to break it to you, but Bryant's latest show is ...

  December 12, 2008

• News Roundup

  Someone pinch me. Is this really happening? The Dolphins came back from a half-time deficit to eek out a win over the Chiefs in the coldest game in franchise history. [NFL]Even better, the Jets crashed to the lousy Seahawks. The Fins will still have to beat the Jets for a playoff birth next week, but momentum is now definitely on their side. [ESPN]Mayor Carlos Alvarez's son was released from jail in October, after serving 13 1/2 years for various sexual crimes. He lives a cou

  December 22, 2008

• Will the Heat's Turnaround Be as Miraculous as the Fins'?

  There really is something in the water lately that makes our pro sports teams stop being such gawd-awful municipal embarrassments. Last year, the Heat had its worse season since its inaugural year, which didn't help to ease the pain we were experiencing after the Fins' 1-15 season. Things have turned around, and not even halfway into the season, they've won six more games then they did all last season. They have a strong bench and a reinvigorated Dwyane Wade. Of course they're stuck at third in

  January 16, 2009

• News Round Up

  Bill Clinton dropped by Miami on Friday night and helped Kendrick Meek raise $300,000 for his Senate race. [Naked Politics]That thing we posted about the 2014 Governor's race already having front runners is legit. Boy wonder Republican Congressman Adam Putnam announced he'd give up his legislative seat and run for Agriculture Commissioner in 2010. [Ledger]What? A local former priest caught with dirty picture of little boys on his computers? Next you're going to tell me their are Republican polit

  February 2, 2009

• Heat Trade Marion for Another O'Neal

  In 2008 Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks was traded from the Suns to the Heat for Shaquielle O'Neal, barely a year latter the Heat are trading him out again for another O'Neal, according to AP. Jermaine O'Neal that is, along with his Toronto Raptors teammate Jamario Moon. Marion, a four time NBA all-star, never found his footing in Miami and missed time for injuries. Though, his last mast minute, game winning dunk against the Bulls last night will always make us wonder what could have been. [AP: AP

  February 13, 2009

• News Roundup

  LocalA policeman sped through an intersection and hit a young mother's car, ramming it into the side of a house. The woman died, and a lady inside the house was taken to the emergency room. The officer was following a car whose driver was wanted for speeding. [Herald]Michelle Spence Jones is playing hardball with the stadium deal. But hey, we had it first. . [CBS4]If you didn't think HIV/AIDS was still a problem, which surprisingly a lot of people don't, well NEWS FLASH: It's still a problem. [H

  March 2, 2009

• Shaq Returns, Has Not Yet Twittered from Miami

  via TwitPicSo far, it has to have been a strange week for Shaq. Perhaps not as weird as the first week shooting Shazam, but strange nonetheless. Scheduling has forced the man to do an impromptu tour of his former teams. On Saturday, Shaq and the Suns beat Kobe and the Lakers at home; then last night, they lost to Orlando. Today, the big man returns to take on the Heat, and will play in the AAA for the first time since he was traded. The Heat, with one of only six winning recods in the Eastern Co

  March 4, 2009

• Even After A Beating, Bulls Fans Still Want Some Wade

  via NBA.comThere are a lot of Bulls fans out there who salivate at the idea of Dwyane Wade in their red, white, and black jersey. To them, signing Wade is a right, considering the guy was born in Chicago and idolized Michael Jordan as a kid (then again, who didn't?). Even after Wade single-handedly lifted the Heat to a thrilling win against the has-been team last night, there's no hard feelings. They want him more than ever. There was a considerable amount of buzz that the Bulls wanted to draft

  March 10, 2009

• News Roundup

  LocalThe race-based deal for the Marlins Stadium has crumbled before our eyes. [SFLTimes]USA Today notices that San Francisco, Miami, Minneapolis or Cleveland may soon be without a daily newspaper. This is sad because then they'll have to read USA Today. There's always the fine Village Voice Media products in three of those cities. [USA Today]A bunch of cruise ship execs got together in Miami to discuss the state of their industry. Like every other industry, it's not so good. [Crusie Critic]An o

  March 18, 2009

• News Roundup

  Local Donte' Stallworth surrendered to police. [CBS4] The Miami planning board approved the permit for the Marlins stadium. [SFBJ] Miami-Dade Transit has no money, so it's trying to skim a little off the top of stimulus money that belongs to municipalities. [MiamiToday] HSBC (a bank) just signed a five-year deal with MIA (an airport) to be able to advertise the hell out of itself. [BuffNews] Yo, Bernie Madoff, where are your boats? "They are in federal custody -- thanks for asking." [NBCMiami]S

  April 2, 2009

• It’s All About the Seeding

  April 9, 2009

• His Blood Is Like Gatorade

  March 12, 2009

• Forward Thinking

  March 5, 2009

• Beware the Midseason Jinx

  February 19, 2009

• The Inexorable One

  February 5, 2009

• Streak Busters

  January 22, 2009

• Kicking the Nets in the Balls

  January 1, 2009

• Jordan Bobcats

  December 4, 2008

• With the 25th pick, the Miami Dolphins select...

  April 23, 2009

• Prunk TV with Melo (a.k.a. Carmelo Anthony)

  Carmelo Anthony spoke with Prunk TV recently at a party in Miami. He was promoting his hip-hop label, Krossover Entertainment. Melo won a gold medal in Beijing last year, but who really cares, when the Miami Heat crushed the Atlanta Hawks like a bunch of grapes on Saturday. Dwayne Wade is really one of the greatest basketball players of all time. Doesn't Beasley look awesome with his new cornrows? Lil Wayne was at the Nuggets/ Hornets playoff game on Saturday, and I was

  April 27, 2009

• The Heat Is Done. Now Can We All Agree the Team Drafted the Wrong Guy?

  The Heat's season ended yesterday pretty much the same way it played out all year long -- as a one-man D-Wade show. via Wikimedia CommonsOops. Wrong pick.Unfortunately for the Heat, Sunday's game was one of those "Wade can't possibly carry these clowns all by himself" duds, instead of those "Holy crap, Wade is carrying these clowns all by himself!" masterpieces like #3 somehow crafted all year while leading the NBA in scoring.In hindsight, this was a nice bounce-back year for a team that sucked

  May 4, 2009

• Sunburns and Vibrators: Highlights From The Aqua Girl Pool Party

  There's a tall tale about female lobsters -- one that's supposed to serve as a grim analogy for womankind. As it goes, two things happen when you're boiling a pot of live lobsters. (1) If the pot is full of males, they will scramble to form a ladder with their bodies and help one another escape. (2) If the pot is full of females, they'll grab and claw, and hold one another down until they drown. It's an urban legend, one of those pop-feminist "facts" that has spread across the internet like a ca

  May 11, 2009

• Head Spins: DJ NVS Styles

  May 7, 2009

• Daddy, I Love Ya

  June 18, 2009

• Dwyane's Disaster

  July 9, 2009

• Charity Done Right

  July 9, 2009

• Letters from the Issue of July 23, 2009

  July 23, 2009

• News Roundup

  Manny Diaz is going to try bringing Miami 21 before the commission again, and is confident it will pass this time. [Herald]Miami, along with 27 other cities, has made the shortlist US's shortlist to host World Cup Games. All that needs to happen now is for the US to actually win the World Cup bid. [SFBJ]Here's the first sentence from an actual article: "Key Biscayne police is guarding Colombian singer Juanes' home after he filed a police report saying he had received life threatening messag

  August 21, 2009

• The Kitchen Sink: Lifefood Gourmet, Konexpress, Seafood and Summer Soirees, Monday Delights, and Mango Cafe

  Michael Schott It's not a burger, it's piece of mind on a plate (that tastes good, too)​Fresh from our inbox to your computing devices, we're serving up some local food news you can chew.  Digest these restaurant announcements and offers as you make Labor Day plans:Lifefood Gourmet now open Sundays: The place that put an end to second guessing vegan is now open from noon to 6 p.m. on the day of rest. To celebrate its inaugural Sunday service, Lifefood Gourmet is slashing your bill

  September 2, 2009

• News Roundup

  My least favorite things in the world: Britto art and parking meters. Somehow they are coming together to raise money for the homeless. [WSVN]Some corporate thing I have never heard of has given the Miami Heat lots of money to make sure we all hear about it. Yep, the Heat has a new presenting sponsor. [CP]The art market sucks right now. But some Miami artists and collectors aren't too bummed about it. [OceanDrive]President Obama says Chicago is "the most American of American cities." Of course,

  October 2, 2009

• It’s Fall, Time to Ball

  October 8, 2009

• Dwyane Wade Gets Owned

  Oh, this is not good. We already had our star power-or-maybe-small forward of the future in a rehab facility for a full month; Lamar Odom waffled for three weeks and then chose L.A. over us (BTW: Notice how decisive he was when it came to marrying a Kardashian. We sent the wrong negotiating team! Lamar, if we'd have known, we would have sent Khloé with a basket of M&M's!). And now, in the first preseason game of the year, Dwyane Wade gets completely owned by a rookie. Cue the brown bags (Lo

  October 7, 2009

• 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 of his hoops practice to teach him some fiscal advice, especially when it comes to your strip club budgeter, or he might end up like Rumeal Robinson. Julia Yarbough retired from TV and said "

  October 9, 2009

• News Roundup

  Stocks soared yesterday (over 10,000!), but not for Miami Herald owner McClatchy. Revenue is down 23 percent from a year ago. [Bloomberg]Jaclyn Torrealba's mom pleas with youngsters to listen to their parents. [Crimesider]You know what just sounds so appetizing right now? A gator burger. Thankfully, one of the largest gator-processing plants in the state is in Hallendale. [CBS4]Norman Braman, brave hater of baseball, lost yet another appeal in his fight against the Marlins stadium. It might be t

  October 15, 2009

• Don’t Sit in the Balcony

  October 29, 2009

• Three-Feat

  October 29, 2009

• Taking the Temperature of The Heat: Luke Warm at Best

  Is this the last year in Dade for Dwyane Wade? Can Michael Beasley overcome his Twitter and TMZ problems to prove that he deserves that starting slot? These are the questions on the minds of Heat fans on the day of the season opener. Not, noticeably, "are we going to win another championship? How about the division?" Who's ready for another lukewarm season of Heat basketball? Luckily they kick things off tonight at home against the New York Knicks, who are still, against all odds,

  October 28, 2009

• Taking the Temperature of The Heat: Luke Warm at Best

  Is this the last year in Dade for Dwyane Wade? Can Michael Beasley overcome his Twitter and TMZ problems to prove that he deserves that starting slot? These are the questions on the minds of Heat fans on the day of the season opener. Not, noticeably, "are we going to win another championship? How about the division?" Who's ready for another lukewarm season of Heat basketball? Luckily they kick things off tonight at home against the New York Knicks, who are still, against all odds,

  October 28, 2009

• Taking the Temperature of The Heat: Luke Warm at Best

  Is this the last year in Dade for Dwyane Wade? Can Michael Beasley overcome his Twitter and TMZ problems to prove that he deserves that starting slot? These are the questions on the minds of Heat fans on the day of the season opener. Not, noticeably, "are we going to win another championship? How about the division?" Who's ready for another lukewarm season of Heat basketball? Luckily they kick things off tonight at home against the New York Knicks, who are still, against all odds,

  October 28, 2009

• Taking the Temperature of The Heat: Luke Warm at Best

  Is this the last year in Dade for Dwyane Wade? Can Michael Beasley overcome his Twitter and TMZ problems to prove that he deserves that starting slot? These are the questions on the minds of Heat fans on the day of the season opener. Not, noticeably, "are we going to win another championship? How about the division?" Who's ready for another lukewarm season of Heat basketball? Luckily they kick things off tonight at home against the New York Knicks, who are still, against all odds,

  October 28, 2009

• Taking the Temperature of The Heat: Luke Warm at Best

  Is this the last year in Dade for Dwyane Wade? Can Michael Beasley overcome his Twitter and TMZ problems to prove that he deserves that starting slot? These are the questions on the minds of Heat fans on the day of the season opener. Not, noticeably, "are we going to win another championship? How about the division?" Who's ready for another lukewarm season of Heat basketball? Luckily they kick things off tonight at home against the New York Knicks, who are still, against all odds,

  October 28, 2009

• Taking the Miami Heat's Temperature: Lukewarm at Best

  Is this the last year in Dade for Dwyane Wade? Can Michael Beasley overcome his Twitter and TMZ problems to prove he deserves that starting slot? These are the questions on the minds of Heat fans the day of the season opener. Not, noticeably, "Are we going to win another championship? How about the division?" Who's ready for another lukewarm season of Heat basketball? Luckily, the team kicks things off tonight at home against the New York Knicks, who are still, against all odds, r

  October 28, 2009

• 305 Photo of the Day: Lil Wayne, Heat Fan, Reproduced in Cake Form

  ​Here we have  a cake made to look like the head of popular rap artist and Miami resident Lil' Wayne, apparently made for the daughter of Kim Bassinger and Alec Baldwin, complete with licorice dreads and chocolate sunglasses.We're not sure if Ireland is a Miami Heat fan, but the Dwyane Wade shout out on the band aid wasn't lost on us. In fact, we think we found the actual picture the cake was modeled from: it's from when Wayne was front row at a Heat game.Pic from Flickr via Pitchfork.

  October 29, 2009

• Top Five Dream Miami Heat Lineups for 2010

  Photo by Keith Allison, via Flickr​Running off the pure optimism of Wednesday night's opening beat-down of the New York Knicks, I present to you the top five Miami Heat starting lineups for the 2010-2011 season.As most fans know, the Heat will have perhaps the best cap space situation in the league next summer to lure free agents, thanks to Pat Riley's admirable discipline in not throwing a bad contract to some schlub this summer just to calm the moronic fan base. Some of that $20-22 million

  October 30, 2009

• News Roundup

  A county program that helped low-income people pay their utility bills will be shut down because the county was overwhelmed by the amount of applications that came in. [CBS4]Whiney Fidel Castro says America is infecting Cuba with swine flu, but not intentionally. [CBS4]For the 21st time this year, a slaughtered horse was found in South Florida. [Herald]Gas prices in South Florida have hit a high for 2009. The average is now $2.72 a gallon. [CBS4]PoliticsOnly 22 percent of Republicans would vote

  November 2, 2009

• Off to See the Wizards

  November 5, 2009

• News Roundup

  In order to move forward on that wonderful "Slot Machines in the Airport" idea, the County Commission ok'd the Airport's pursuit of getting a horse racing permit. [SFBJ]Burn Notice star Jeffrey Donovan traveled to Tallahassee yesterday to ask that the government facilitate the filming of more television shows and moves in Florida and specifically Miami. [NBCMiami]Crime Stoppers always offer rewards for information in big cases, but one man claims that he never received his $250,000 pay out. [CBS

  November 4, 2009