Aside from Senator Bill Nelson, former CFO Alex Sink is the only Democrat to get elected statewide in Florida in recent memory, which makes her one of the party’s highest profile pols. She ran a close race with Rick Scott for governor in 2010, opted out of a rematch, and…
Hey Basketball Press, How you doing? Remember us? We’re the ones who told you to stop picking on Miami Fans (as well as some other gripes we might have aired over the years). Listen, we know this kind of seems nitpicky, but we’re heading into year four of this and…
Through a number of rumors, chatters andunsourced reportsits seemed kind of all-but-official by now, but, hey, now the Associated Press is reporting that David Beckham has officially decided to exercise his option to own an MLS team by plopping it right down here in Miami. Though this one comes with…
Up until this morning Florida’s Bill Nelson was one of just three Democrats left in the Senate who didn’t support the Employee Non-Discrimination Act. After Equality Florida launched a “twitterbomb” on him last week though, Nelson announced he’d sign on as a co-sponsor…
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City of Miami residents won’t be given much of a choice when it comes to exercising their right to democracy during the November 5th mayoral elections. Despite an early fund-raising lead, commissioner Francis Suarez dropped out due to some minor campaign hickups and his wife’s pregnancy, leaving the city without…
If you visited dolphinscheerleaders.com on a smartphone or tablet anytime in about the last 24 hours, you got a bit more than you bargained for. The site was hacked and forwarded mobile device users to a hard-core porn site…
The Miami Hurricanes have had to come from behind to secure wins against lesser opponents in their last three games. The Florida State Seminoles, meanwhile, made former No. 3 Clemson look like an FCS team in its own stadium. So maybe it’s not much of a surprise that according to…
LeBron James’ participation in Miami’s monthly Critical Mass bike ride is well documented, and it appears that it even helped inspire his latest Nike ad. In the video, James take a 200-plus strong bicycle gang of kids through some of his favorite places in Miami, including Calle Ocho, South Beach…
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This is about as adorable as airport security breaches get. After workers heard weird noises coming from a ceiling in Terminal J at Miami International Airport, firefighters investigated and found three newborn kittens trapped inside…
Just an hour after losing to the New England Patriots, Dolphins center Mike Pouncy was served with a subpoena in the Aaron Hernandez case. The two were teammates at the University of Florida and remained good friends. Pouncy had earlier courted controversy by wearing a hat with the words “Free…
Hialeah Police made a ghastly discovery early this morning: a burned-out car in an industrial area parking lot with human remains inside. Even more disturbing: The fire caused such extensive damage that police couldn’t immediately tell how many bodies were inside the car…
Kevin McKenzie, a 13-year veteran of the Pinecrest Police Department, finds himself behind bars today after being charged with carrying on a sexual relationship with an underaged girl. The charges came to light when the 16-year-old girl told her mother about the affair. She said that she had McKenzie four…
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Tonight’s meeting between two of South Florida’s most storied high school football teams has been canceled. The reason: apparently, gang violence…
If there’s any doubt that former Republican governor Charlie Crist will challenge Rick Scott as a Democrat next year, Crist’s new online ad released with the relaunch of his website should erase that uncertainty. It’s not technically a campaign ad, because Crist hasn’t officially announced his candidacy, but it sure…
Mike Miller was one of three Heat players to get swindled by con man Haider Zafar, and now he’s considering suiting the team for responsibility. The suit is drawn up according to The Herald, but Miller hasn’t officially filed it yet. In the suit Miller would seek $1.7 million, the…
One need only look at the Marlins player payroll for evidence that owner Jeffrey Loria is cheap, but news that the team is under federal investigation for wage violations have nothing to do with anything on the field. According to FairWarning, a Labor Department spokesman confirmed that along with the…
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We’ve already told you about plans to bring a college football bowl game to Marlins Park. Well, the plans were officially announced today with one major surprise. The name of the game: the Miami Beach Bowl. Now for those of you not familiar with local geography, Marlins Park is located…
There’s no denying that three years ago, LeBron James was the biggest villain in sports. Hell, Heat fans themselves were treated as rouges just for daring to root for him. But after two back-to-back championships, LeBron’s public image has recovered. Of course, the sports media always needs a villain, and…
