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Pro Bowl in Miami Next Season?

Since 1980, the Pro Bowl has been played in Honolulu, Hawaii, the week after the Super Bowl, but buzz during the past couple of years has indicated NFL bigwigs aren't happy with the status quo. They nixed a plan to move this year's Pro Bowl to a week before the Super Bowl at the big game's site, ... More >>

Pro Bowl Will Be In Miami in 2010

Some football rumors we pick up on Riptide never come true. Usain Bolt never did make his start with the Dolphins. Others are actually legitimate it seems, as the 2010 Pro Bowl will indeed be played at Dolphin Stadium a week before the Super Bowl according to AP sources. The NFL has thought about ... More >>

Dolphins Super Bowl Odds: Not So Good, Actually

First off, sometimes I wish our Miami NFL teams had a different animal as its mascot. Dolphins only have one expression, and that is "I am so friggin' happy at the moment!!!!" This is why there will never be LOLCat-like ROFLFins, and this is why I can never illustrate a post about bad news for the M ... More >>

Super Bowl XLIII Makes Us Only a Little More Bitter About Cam Cameron

The thought in the back of my mind last night while watching the game was "Hmmm, how do I recap this for Riptide tomorrow with some sort of Miami Dolphins peg." Something of a challenge, considering the Dolphins weren't playing, if you weren't aware.When the Cardinals went scoreless for the first qu ... More >>

It Was Fun While It Lasted: Dolphins Have the Hardest NFL Schedule in 2009

All the naysayers (me included, often) think the Dolphins' roller coaster 2008 season ought to come with a few caveats: "Yeah, yeah, but Tom Brady was out the entire season... Sure, but the Jets had that old guy... Well, the wildcat won't be as effective next year... Whatever, you had an easy schedu ... More >>

Peter Max = Front-Runner

Somewhere in a factory in Candyland, there's a giant grid of John McCain portraits, casting 44 slightly insane smiles into the pinkish darkness

Navel Maneuvers

A fat guy who swam in Jell-O, a Grand Canyon of female cleavage, and enough Wesson oil for a fried-chicken cookoff. We watched it all so you wouldn't have to.

Next Stop: Carnage

The suddenly resurgent Dolphins take on the hated Patriots.

Flapjack Flip-Off VI

A quintet of unwitting participants grapple for the Holy Grail of griddlecakes: the Mrs. Beeton Flapjack Flip-Off Trophy

We’re Ready for Some Football

It’s a Thursday-night party going on

It’s Dolphin Season

It’s a Thursday-night party going on

We Like to Win

It’s a Thursday-night party going on

Confide, Receiver

NFL legend Jerry Rice shoots from the hip

Football for Wannabes

Play pretend at the NFL Experience

Boobs, Butts, and Balls

South Beach has got ´em all

Super Bored

How the world's biggest game spawned the world's worst halftime show

Of Gridirons and Gunshots

The Greater Miami Pop Warner Football League struggles to control itself

Coming of Age on the 50-Yard Line: The Epilogue

The Gwen Cherry Bulls' 80-pounders reach Pop Warner's pinnacle -- and stumble

Coming of Age on the 50-Yard Line

Most of the boys who play in Gwen Cherry Park's pop warner football program live in the Scott Projects, but they do their growing up on the gridiron

The Huddle Just Got Hotter

Most of the boys who play in Gwen Cherry Park's pop warner football program live in the Scott Projects, but they do their growing up on the gridiron

New Orleans Will Woo Away 2013 Super Bowl With Sexy iPods

via Wiki CommonsMiami already has the 2010 Super Bowl on lock down, but we just can't get enough of hosting the damn thing. So of course we're in the running to host the 2013 game along with Phoenix and New Orleans. The New Orleans Saints and the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation are reportedly ... More >>

A Look Back at Gloria Estefan's Sports History

Today, Gloria and Emilio Estefan officially announced their minority ownership of the Miami Dolphins. And while some people may scoff at the Estefans' acquisition, Gloria herself has had some previous sports-related endeavors. So come on everybody let's do the conga as Riptide takes a trip back in t ... More >>

The Guys From the Gah-den

Today, Gloria and Emilio Estefan officially announced their minority ownership of the Miami Dolphins. And while some people may scoff at the Estefans' acquisition, Gloria herself has had some previous sports-related endeavors. So come on everybody let's do the conga as Riptide takes a trip back in t ... More >>

Man vs. Food's Adam Richman Filming at Shula's Thursday

​My colleague Jake mentioned the airing of the Super Bowl-themed Man vs. Food Miami episode on February 3, but what he didn't mention is that a big portion (ha ha) of the show is going to be filmed tomorrow on Miami Beach. That's right, everyone's favorite hipster gobbler Adam Richman will be chow ... More >>

Our Balls Are Oblong

​My colleague Jake mentioned the airing of the Super Bowl-themed Man vs. Food Miami episode on February 3, but what he didn't mention is that a big portion (ha ha) of the show is going to be filmed tomorrow on Miami Beach. That's right, everyone's favorite hipster gobbler Adam Richman will be chow ... More >>

Who Do We Want Coming To Miami: Colts vs. Jet; Vikings vs. Saints

​It's Conference Championship weekend, meaning the teams that get to pack their bags for Miami are decided on Sunday. For a depressing 16th year in a row our Miami Dolphins aren't in the running, and as Gus mentioned yesterday we could really care less about who wins. But we will have to ... More >>

Pray Ball

​It's Conference Championship weekend, meaning the teams that get to pack their bags for Miami are decided on Sunday. For a depressing 16th year in a row our Miami Dolphins aren't in the running, and as Gus mentioned yesterday we could really care less about who wins. But we will have to ... More >>

One Down; Last Man Standing

Chicano Joe Kapp lead Vikings to the Super Bowl​Remember Joe Kapp? The famous Latino quarterback long before the NFL was courting Latino viewers? With the Jets and Mark Sanchez out of the picture, Latinos won't have much  to root for come Super Bowl Sunday.  Colts wide receiver Anthony G ... More >>

The Miami Caliente shows blood, sweat, and lace in the Lingerie Football League

Chicano Joe Kapp lead Vikings to the Super Bowl​Remember Joe Kapp? The famous Latino quarterback long before the NFL was courting Latino viewers? With the Jets and Mark Sanchez out of the picture, Latinos won't have much  to root for come Super Bowl Sunday.  Colts wide receiver Anthony G ... More >>

Miami Will Probably Lose Out on Hosting Super Bowl XLVIII Today

​Miami has hosted the Super Bowl ten times, more than any other city, and we do a pretty good job of it if we do say so ourselves. Today at the NFL owner conference the site of the 2014 Super Bowl will be determined, and along with New York and Tampa, Miami is in the running. We probably won't get ... More >>

Super Bowl Host Curse: Is There Good News To Losing Out on Big Game Hosting Duties?

​If we were conspiracy theorists we'd have some half-formed theory that whenever Miami played host city to the Super Bowl there is some secret plan to make sure the Dolphins don't make it to the big game. It would ensure that other team's fan bases travel down in droves with all their out-of-town ... More >>

Dolphins Rank Near Bottom of "Most Successful" NFL Franchises for 2009

via KillustrationsSad dolphins. ​What makes an NFL team successful? For the coach, players and fans it means winning games. For the owner and front office it also means making lots of money. According to a new analysis from Portfolio.com, your Miami Dolphins ranked near the bottom in both&nbs ... More >>

Dolphins Player Lost His $50,000 Earring at Practice, But Ochocinco is Coming to the Rescue

​The NFL season hasn't even begun yet, and the Dolphins are already embarrassing themselves on the field. Defensive end Kendall Langford lost a 2.5 caret diamond earring (honey, those must be fierce) and had about nine fellow Fins searching the ground for the bling.If only the Fins would work so h ... More >>

The Miami Dolphins Hit All-Time Low in Popularity According to Poll

The Miami Dolphins are the 21st most popular NFL team this year, or if you want to be more negative about it they're the 12th least popular. That's the lowest point the Dolphins have ever found themselves in the ratings since Harris Interactive began keeping track of such things in 1998. The good ne ... More >>

If Tony Sparano Gets Axed, Should the Dolphins Go After a Superstar Coach? History Says No

​It's not official yet, but another Florida football team may soon be on the hunt for a new head coach. Following the Fin's friggin' seventh home loss of the season, speculation is brimming that Tony Sparano may soon be sleeping with the fishes, professionally anyway. Which means rampant replaceme ... More >>

The Debauchery Bowl

​It's not official yet, but another Florida football team may soon be on the hunt for a new head coach. Following the Fin's friggin' seventh home loss of the season, speculation is brimming that Tony Sparano may soon be sleeping with the fishes, professionally anyway. Which means rampant replaceme ... More >>

Dave Duerson, Double Super Bowl Winner, Found Dead in Miami Home

​Dave Duerson, a former superstar Safety who took four trips to the Pro Bowl and had two Super Bowl rings on his fingers, was found dead in his Miami home last night. So far, though, no cause of death have been given.

Top Five Weird and Perverse Cheese Sculptures

via Flickr Joe ShlabotnikThe cheese lady. Today in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Sarah the Cheese Lady will present a monster cheddar cheese sculpture at Lambeau Field as a salute to the Super Bowl-winning Green Bay Packers and the United States National Cheese Championship.Ahhh, cheese. Just the word makes ... More >>

Seven Reasons the Miami Heat Deserve to Finish off the Boston Celtics

​The Miami Heat travel to Boston tomorrow to try and begin finishing off the Boston Celtics in round two of the NBA playoffs. Yet, the team still can't shake it's perception of the villains, and lots of Heat haters will be rooting for the Celtics to pull off a comeback out of spite. Yet, the histo ... More >>

Once Undefeated

​The Miami Heat travel to Boston tomorrow to try and begin finishing off the Boston Celtics in round two of the NBA playoffs. Yet, the team still can't shake it's perception of the villains, and lots of Heat haters will be rooting for the Celtics to pull off a comeback out of spite. Yet, the histo ... More >>

Miami Dolphins Are the 13th Most Popular NFL Team, Highest Ranking in Years

Despite the weekly disaster show on the field, the Miami Dolphins are at their highest level of popularity in years. That's according to a Harris Interactive poll that ranks the 32 NFL teams from America's most favorite to least. The Dolphins are America's 13th favorite team. Unlucky number as ... More >>

Don Shula Says Packers Can Match '72 Dolphins' Perfect Season

​The members of the '72 Miami Dolphins haven't gotten a chance yet to pop champagne, as the Green Bay Packers have remained undefeated with little signs of slowing down. Could Perfectville soon have a population of two?These are dark days in Dolphinland, as they have been for much of the past deca ... More >>

In Jason Taylor's Final Game, Dolphins End Jets' Season

​Jason Taylor played in the final game of his career yesterday. And what better way for him to go out than to bang the New York Jets' season right in its ear hole, and send them back home with nothing. The Jets, needing a win (and a little help) to get into the playoffs, came into SunLife Sta ... More >>

Cam Newton Could Become the Black QB Role Model That Michael Vick Never Had

Alex IzaguirreLuther Campbell, 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, Campbell addresses why African-American NFL quarterbacks don't have any heroes to look up to. In baseball, African ... More >>

Black quarterbacks have no role models in the NFL

Alex IzaguirreLuther Campbell, 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, Campbell addresses why African-American NFL quarterbacks don't have any heroes to look up to. In baseball, African ... More >>

WSVN Still Fighting with DirectTV, but Subscribers Will Get to See American Idol and NFL

If you're a DirectTV subscriber in South Florida you haven't been able to see Fox since last weekend. That's because Sunbeam Television Corp., the owners of Fox affiliate WSVN, are locked in a battle with DirectTV over the amount of money the satellite provider pays the station. That means ... More >>

The Super Bowl prostitution hoax

Indianapolis mobilizes for an epic battle with an urban legend.

Miami Super Bowl: Six Coolest Places to Watch the Big Game

Ritz-Carlton Key BiscayneCome on, isn't this better than a sports bar?​Watching the Super Bowl in Miami does not have to mean going to a sports bar and having your $700 Prada loafers stick to the floor. This is Miami, after all. The home of excess.Sure you want to pay attention to the game (you ma ... More >>