Late last week on I-75 near Naples, a Florida Highway Patrol trooper spotted a blue 2012 Ford Focus going 87 mph in a 70 mph zone, and inside was all the crazy. The driver, Leyla Denise Aykin, realized she was being pulled over and promptly slowed to 40 mph –…
Two people were injured in St. Petersburg last night when a batch of hashish oil they were making exploded. The blast was powerful enough to blow out an exterior wall and cause heavy damage to an interior wall, police said. No arrests had been made as of Monday night, but…
Dyron Dye was dismissed from the University of Miami football team on Monday, ending the collegiate career of the last of 38 Miami players and recruits who had alleged received the improper benefit of partying at the home of Ponzi-scheming booster Nevin Shapiro. Dye, who suffered an Achilles injury that…
It’s only a matter of time until you see “LeBron James Escort-Gate” as the title of a upcoming topic on Around The Horn. LeBron James was running just a tad late to see his good buddy Jay-Z in concert this weekend at Sun Life Stadium, so he did what any…
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NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport has confirmed today that Miami Dolphins tight end Dustin Keller tore his ACL, PCL, and MCL and also dislocated his kneecap in Miami’s 24-17 loss to the Houston Texans Saturday night, ending his season and putting the 29-year-old’s career in jeopardy…
Taylor Hardy was arrested over the weekend after refusing to stop filming the production of a LeBron James commercial taking place in the Allapattah neighborhood. Hardy, who gave his account of the arrest to Carlos Miller of Photography Is Not A Crime, said he was standing on a public street,…
William Joseph Eitel was recently booked into Okaloosa County Jailon charges of with loitering and prowling stemming from a fire he allegedly set inside a Destin bar called the Freaky Tiki. Eitel had quite an excuse for setting the blaze, though: He was trying to keep the bar up to…
When Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez warned that 22 of the county’s 49 libraries could be closed due to budget cuts, the news was met with loud resistance Dade’s bibliophiles. Well, Magic City readers can breathe a small sigh of relief, as the number of closures has been reduced to just…
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Linda Perez walked into the Coral Gables Cosmetic Center Monday prepared to undergo a routine breast augmentation, a surgery performed over 400,000 times a year in the US — and within hours she was unconscious in Mercy Hospital’s intensive care unit, with likely brain damage. CBS Miami is reporting Linda…
According to Phys.org the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District is evaluating how realistic it could be to use drones aka “unmanned aerial vehicles” in the battle against Mosquitoes. Hell yeah, science! The battery powered war machines would weight less than two pounds and be equipped with tiny infrared cameras, apparently…
60 Minutes is reporting this morning that Alex Rodriguez may have done quiet possibly the most Alex Rodriguez thing ever to cover his own ass. The report indicates that in the weeks after Miami New Times broke the Biogenesis story, Alex Rodriguez’s inner circle obtained and leaked documents that implicated…
“We’re watching one of the greatest right-handed hitters who ever lived.” That’s what an AL scout told ESPN’s Jayson Stark this week for his new piece, titled “We are witnessing greatness,” incidentally, about slugger Miguel Cabrera. The article details just what a ridiculous thing Miguel Cabrera has become, ridiculous as…
Ahhhh Alex Rodriguez, such an easy target these days. Love him or hate him, you gotta admit the hometown slugger just makes poking fun at him so effortless. With A-Rod still dominating every tabloid in the nation thanks to a certain newspaper (ahem ahem) blowing the lid on a certain…
With the 2013 Miami Hurricanes season just around the corner now is as good a time as any to take a step back and reflect on what the team stands for. What represents Miami Hurricanes football? What defines the program best? Every program or team has an identity, one of…
With the Miami Dolphins hitting the heart of their training camp schedule this week, it’s the perfect time to look into that vintage Marino promotional beer mirror hanging in your man cave and decide once and for all: What type of Fins fanatic are you? Here are just a few…
The storm formerly known as Dorian looks less likely to ruin your life but hey, you never know. Hurricane season is upon us, so you darn well better be ready for everything from a temporary power outage to a Sharknado. From the minute a storm jumps off Africa and starts…
With the 2013 Miami Dolphins football season nearing, fans of all shapes, sizes, and attitudes are readying themselves for the return of the NFL. Some of us are 75 years old and lived through a time when this franchise was second to none. Others are in our mid-30s and for…
Be honest with yourselves, Dolphins fans: After watching two straight ticker-tape parades down Biscayne Boulevard by that other pro team in town, it’s gotten harder and harder to get jazzed up for preseason Fins games that basically amount to flag football contests. But this is 2013, and for the first…
The NBA off-season is less “off” and more a whole different full season as teams frantically try to keep up with the Joneses during a down time that begins just days after the finals. This week, free agency opened and teams began signing the players they think could put them…
Miserable Mascots: Mocking the Worst High School Team Names in Florida
