Dolphins in Playoff Hunt After Sneaking Past Terrible Jets Team

It may not have been the prettiest win Miami Dolphins fans have ever witnessed, but it came against the Jets, so we’ll take it! J-E-T-S SUCK! SUCK! SUCK! The Dolphins beat the Jets 16-13 Monday night and would find themselves in the not-so-familiar position of being in the playoffs if…

Ten People in Sports Miami Is Thankful For

Ah, Thanksgiving. The day our nation sets aside every year to give thanks, stuff our faces with amazing food, and watch football. God bless America! Here in South Florida, we have so many things to be thankful for: the weather, the surroundings, the lifestyle, and, of course, our sports. Beyond…

Brent Grimes: Heart of the Dolphins

In this week’s Miami New Times, we profile 30 of the most interesting characters in town, with portraits of each from photographer Stian Roenning. See the entire Miami New Times People Issue here. Glance at Brent Grimes’ resumé before he joined the Dolphins last year and you’d be hard-pressed to…

Dolphins Attempt Worst Onside Kick in History, Lose to Broncos

Just when you think the Miami Dolphins have embarrassed themselves in every possible fashion, they invent new and peculiar ways to make you face-palm. Following a late touchdown and subsequent two-point conversion to cut the Broncos’ lead to 39-36, Dolphins kicker Caleb Sturgis lined up for an onside kick. Just…

Ten Best Moments in the Miami-Florida State Rivalry

Welcome to Hurricanes-Seminoles Week 2014, the latest installment in one of college football’s most recognizable rivalries. When it’s UM-FSU, shit goes down — it’s science. Canes-Noles is a game that garners attention around the nation regardless of the stakes, and rightfully so — the matchup has produced multiple memorable moments…

Dolphins Brent Grimes Had the Interception of the Year on Sunday

Brent Grimes is the most un-Dolphinsy Dolphins player to ever Dolphins. In the second quarter of the Dolphins’ super-Dolphinsy 20-16 loss to the Detroit Lions, Brent Grimes made headlines on all the sports shows with his jaw-dropping, high-flying, acrobatic interception of a pass by Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford…

Five Reasons UM-FSU Is College Football’s Greatest Rivalry

The University of Miami and Florida State University face off for 59th edition of college football’s greatest rivalry next weekend. Oh yeah, I went there. The greatest. There are longer-running rivalries than Miami-FSU, rivalries that include schools geographically closer than Coral Cables and Tallahasse, and rivalries that involve schools that…

Is Ryan Tannehill Actually Good? Quarterback Rolls As Fins Crush Bears

It’s always nice when the good Dolphins show up. Most important, good Ryan Tannehill. Good Ryan Tannehill showed up Sunday. Tannehill was laser-accurate, completing 25 of 32 passes for 277 yards and two touchdowns in a better-than-the-score-indicates-yet-still-booty-clenching-at-times 27-14 Miami Dolphins victory. Tannehill didn’t do anything overly explosive in the game…

Randy Shannon Was a Better Coach Than Al Golden and Here’s the Proof

The Miami Hurricanes dropped their third game of the season against Georgia Tech this past Saturday, all but assuring that the 2014-15 campaign will be just another dead-end. The frustrating loss to the Yellow Jackets has even caused some of Al Golden’s most loyal supporters to reconsider their allegiances. If…

Fifteen Signs You Might Be a #HeatLifer

The time has come to find out who the real Miami Heat fans are. Now that the team has moved on from the Heatles Era, fans will be able to look around at one another and find out who’s been down from day one. The Miami Heat rolled out its…