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University of Miami Receives NCAA Notice of Allegations and Donna Shalala is Still Pissed

The University of Miami finally received its Notice of Allegation from the NCAA today, and University President Donna Shalala sent a statement to students and alumni tonight detailing the NCAA's findings. Though, Shalala did not specifically mention it, the AP reports the school has been charged wit ... More >>

NCAA VP of Enforcement Fired Over University of Miami Investigation

While the NCAA's investigation into allegations made about the University of Miami athletic department by convicted Ponzi schemer Nevin Shapiro has lagged for about two years, the NCAA's investigation into itself over botching the Miami investigation has come to a relatively swift end.The NCAA's vic ... More >>

The University of Miami NCAA Investigation Is a Witch Hunt

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 gives his take on the latest developments in the NCAA probe of the Miami Hurricanes.The NCAA is finally wrapping up its investiga ... More >>

Reports: University of Miami Will Receive NCAA Allegations in Days

The nearly two year drama involving the NCAA's investigation of the University of Miami stemming from allegations made by convicted Ponzi schemer Nevin Shapiro may soon be coming to an end. According to the Associated Press, sources say the NCAA is close to wrapping up its investigation and may pres ... More >>

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Peter Rosello, Real Housewives Son, Turns Himself in for Nut Slapping a Bum

It just got real for Peter Rosello, son of former Real Housewives of Miami star Alexia Echevarria. He has surrendered to police after he posted a video of himself online in which he assaults a sleeping homeless man by punching him in the groin and then running off.

Uncle Luke: Nevin Shapiro's Assistant Sean Allen Needs to Stop Spinning His Story

Nevin Shapiro's Former Assistant Needs To Stop Talking About Canes

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 vents about one of the central players in the Nevin Shapiro University of Miami football scandal.With quarterback Stephen Morris s ... More >>

Rick Scott Finally Caught a Foreigner Voting in Florida: A Damn Canadian

Gov. Rick Scott's Department of State recently amassed a list of 180,000 possible non-citizens who were registered to vote in Florida. Eventually that list was whittled down to 2,600, and even many on that list were found to be actual citizens.Turns out so far only a single person on that list of re ... More >>

Lips Drag Show Paying Tribute to Dead Divas, Whitney Houston and Donna Summer

When Whitney Houston died, we were "So Emotional." And when Donna Summer danced her "Last Dance" a few months later, we went into full breakdown mode, eating nothing but the leftover crumbs in our beard and salty teardrops. It was tough, still is. But that's life. The (drag) show must go on. And n ... More >>

Chris Paciello, Former SoBe Kingpin, Beats DUI Charges

Ever notice how some of Miami's most connected, bold-faced names always manage to get their DUIs reduced to reckless driving charges? It was a recurring theme in our rundown of celeb mugshots.Well, controversial South Beach nightlife icon Chris Paciello is the latest to join the club. He's escaped D ... More >>

Ex-Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina's Uncle Arrested for Ballot Fraud

A second arrest has been made in a now expanding case of absentee ballot voter fraud, and the latest suspect has some interesting family connections.Sergio Robaina, the 76-year-old uncle of former Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina, has been charged with two felony counts of voter fraud and two misdemeanor ... More >>

Former Florida GOP Chair Says Party Tried to Find Ways to Get Blacks Not to Vote

In a recently released deposition from his ongoing criminal trial, Jim Greer, the former chair of the Republican Party of Florida, claims the party actively tried to find ways to get African Americans not to vote. He claims the party also squashed efforts at minority outreach, as they were not a goo ... More >>

Florida Republican Rep Whose Underwear Pics Leaked Online Explains He Was Just Proud of His Weight Loss

Let's be honest. The first instinct most people have when a Republican politician's seminude photos emerge online is that a sex scandal is about to unfold. Probably a gay sex scandal. So when pics of state Rep. Peter Nehr leaked online in, of all places, the political blog of the Tampa Bay Times, we ... More >>

Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Go Hairless, Allegedly Prep Unicorn Sex Tape Sequel

Kim Kardashian's pubic preference is no secret. If you've watched her home movies with ex-boyfriend Ray J, you're fully aware that the middle Kardashian sister likes to keep things virtually hairless. However, it wasn't until earlier today that Kim's preferred method of personal grooming was broug ... More >>

Golden Beach Town Manager Alexander Diaz Starts Trial for Epic Midnight Escapade

Connie Mack IV Links Bill Nelson to Monkeys on Cocaine

Florida's 2012 Senate election is shaping up to be as ridiculous as ever. Connie Mack IV, whom you might remember has been characterized by his Republican opponents as "the Charlie Sheen of Florida Politics," released a web ad today linking incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nel ... More >>

George Zimmerman Dropped By His Lawyers After He Went Rogue

George Zimmerman has just lost his attorneys. Well, acutally his attorneys have lost track of him. They haven't heard from him in days, but know he's been making recent moves against their advice. So basically they held a press conference today to say they've withdrawn from the case.  

Chris Paciello ratted on mob bosses, new documents show

SoBe Entertainment record head accused of toe-sucking, sexual assault in performer's lawsuit

Pop Star Phyllisia Ross Claims SoBe Records CEO Cecile Barker Licked Her Foot, Groped Her

What do an aspiring pop star, a South Beach music mogul, Florida's most powerful lobbyist, and Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade have in common? They're all involved in one of the most bizarre, sordid recording-industry lawsuits ever filed in Miami-Dade County, complete with allegations of backstabbi ... More >>

Nate Dogg's Posthumous Porno: Wanna Watch?

​Prior to his untimely death last March, "G-Funk's most melodic homie" had several "hoes in different area codes." And on at least one occasion, he and his "Bad Girls" kept it "G-A-N-G-S-T-A" by shooting a homemade porno. According to TMZ, there is a Nate Dogg sex tape that's being "shopped arou ... More >>

After Joe Paterno: Enough Already With Child Sexual Abuse Hysteria UPDATED

With news this morning that Penn State coach Joe Paterno has died of lung cancer, I am reposting this column from last November. The scandal, it's now clear, killed the master at age 85.Enough already. This lunacy is past crazy.Joe Paterno, an icon of sport, was fired as coach of the Penn State foot ... More >>

Tower Heist: Brett Ratner's latest is fleet and funny

Pastor Jose Campos Jailed for Allegedly Sexually Touching 11-Year-Old

​Jose Campos, a local pastor more comfortable behind the pulpit, finds himself behind bars this morning. Campos stands accused of sexual battery of a minor after an 11-year-old girl told a teacher about the abuse. Campos has admitted as much to police, but says that the touching happened by accide ... More >>

Phil Hinkle: Miami Porn Company Cashes in on Latest "Republican Caught With Gay Hooker" Scandal

​We know it's hard to keep track of all the various scandals involving anti-gay Republican politicians being caught in gay sex scandals, but maybe you remember the tale of Indiana state Rep. Phil Hinkle. He promised to pay a teenager he met on Craiglist $140 for a "really good time." Yeah, well, t ... More >>

Miami Hurricanes Likely Lose First Recruit, Keith Brown, Because of Impending NCAA Sanctions

​The attention has shifted somewhat back to the Miami Hurricanes losses on the field, but NCAA sanctions are still looming for the school's massive off-field failure to keep its players away from douche king sports booster Nevin Shapiro. It took a surprisingly long time, but it seems that one of t ... More >>

Al Golden Feels Duped by University of Miami

​When Al Golden was plucked from college football obscurity as head coach of the Temple Owls to take over the Miami Hurricanes, a storied program that needed just a bit of fine tuning to be competitive again, it seemed like -- pardon the pun -- a Golden opportunity. Now, if an NCAA investigation p ... More >>

Pulitzer-Winning Newspaper Publicly Congratulates Sex Tape Star on Engagement

​Today, The Miami Herald, a newspaper that has won 20 Pulitzer Prizes in its history for covering things such as voter fraud, the Haiti earthquake and U.S. Iran-Contra affair, took to its Twitter to publicly congratulate Kim Kardashian, a basic cable reality television star who rocketed to fame af ... More >>

Archdiocese of Miami Sued Over Alleged Sexual Abuse by Coral Springs Music Teacher

Michael MillerArchbishop of Miami Thomas Wenski gives a press conference after a recent trip to Cuba​The Archdiocese of Miami is getting hit with yet another lawsuit claiming sexual abuse by an employee of the Church.A lawsuit filed this morning in Miami-Dade Circuit Court alleges that Miguel Cala ... More >>

Miami Police Department Thinks Jay-Z Looks Like a Gangbanger

Click to see screenshot of the MPD's website.​Jay-Z is on the cover of this month's Forbes. But the Miami Police Department still thinks he looks like your typical member of a street gang. The department's website is currently featuring a large mural-esque banner depicting five tough-looking char ... More >>

Supermodel Joanna Krupa Sues Miami Beach Club for Putting Her Image on Party Flyer

Joanna Krupa is about to unleash the legal hounds​Note to all club promoters out there: You can't just browse through Google Image Search and put pictures of any sexy lady you find on your flyer. See, sometimes that sexy lady will find that flyer and sue your ass for using her image to promote you ... More >>

Eva Mendes Releases "Sex Tape"

​Near the top of any perv's dream wish list of celebrity sex tapes is probably one featuring Miami-born, Cuban-American hottie Eva Mendes. Well, she's well aware of the internet's demands, and the actress, who stars in the upcoming The Other Guys, has finally giving into the demands. She's release ... More >>

305 Live: Flo Rida, Iceberg, Mayday and More in Local Hip-Hop News

Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​Flo-Rida teams up with the ultra-trendy David Guetta to releases his latest single off his upcoming album The Only One. The song is also featured on the Step Up 3D soundtrack. The song is called "Club Can't Handle Me" where Flo handles the main vocals and David Guetta ... More >>

Colombian soccer legend El Pibe hits Grove Liquors

Kendrick Meek Saves the Life of Fellow Rep from Dreaded Turkey Sandwich Threat

​Democratic congresspeople Kendrick Meek and Jan Schakowsky both come from the kind of heavily left leaning, big city districts they could hold for life. Of course, Meek is cutting his tenure short to run for Senate, and Schakowsky almost saw her term --and life-- ended Mama Cass style. Thank ... More >>

Scott Storch raked in hip-hop millions and then snorted his way to ruin

Suge Knight sues Kanye West and the Shore Club

Rumors: Miami Clubs Won't Host Chris Brown's Birthday Party

​Chris Brown isn't even 21 and he's already seen his career go down the drain. That's what happens when you let your fists do the thinking and get convicted of assaulting your now ex-girlfriend and one of the biggest recording stars in the world.Page Six reports today that Breezy is having a hard ... More >>

The Circus is in Town: Suge Knight Brings Lawsuit Against Kanye West, Shore Club, to Miami Court

MTV.co.uk​Back in January 2009, bankrupt hip-hop chieftain Marion "Suge" Knight filed a lawsuit against Kanye West, claiming the rapper should be financially responsible for an unsolved 2005 shooting at a South Beach Shore Club party West hosted that left Knight capped in the leg. Among Sug ... More >>

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The Shooting of Estefano

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Miami's Catholic leaders covered for a priest who drugged and sodomized at least a dozen boys.

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