The Miami Herald reported Wednesday that there’s a Chad Pennington imposter tweeting on Twitter. The quarterback’s supposed account talked about various meals and get-togethers with teammates, according to the story. Pennington said he isn’t a member of any social networking websites.But what about other prominent South Florida athletes?Dolphins defensive end Matt…

The University of Miami swim team is a mini United Nations with girls hailing from seven countries speaking eight different languages. These cosmopolitan swimmers not only toppled numerous school records and recorded their best season under third-year head coach Christie Shefchunas, but they also helped the community by building homes…

The Miami Hurricane baseball team traditionally wears white baseball cleats at the College World Series in Omaha. But in this year, the Canes will save the money needed to purchase 31 pairs. On Sunday, the Florida Gators ended the team’s season with a 16-5 win in Gainesville. Starting pitcher Iden…

Westminster Christian right fielder David Thompson can’t legally drive or grow facial hair all that well. But the high school freshman is no longer a boy. He became a man when he led his team on May 26 to a state championship on a sprained ankle that required a cortisone…

The image of Miami Hurricane reliever Rene Guerra’s glove getting knocked off of his hand by a crushed line-drive à la Charlie Brown perfectly summarized the Florida Gators’ crushing victory Saturday. Briefly, and it was very brief, the Canes held a 2-0 lead, but the Gators rallied and never looked…

Maybe it was a natural let-down after thoroughly dominating the 12th ranked Florida Gators over the weekend. Perhaps it was the fact that Qdoba provided the pre-game meal, which can’t possibly be good per-game chow. Or maybe URI pitcher Eric Smith is just that great. Whatever the reason, the Rhode Island…

It was supposed to be Chris Hernandez’s night. When the preseason All-American took the mound Friday before a sold-out crowd in newly renovated Mark Light Stadium, fans were ready for him to nail the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.After all, the sophomore lefty was a perfect 11-0 last season. But Hernandez was…