Heat Buries Bucks 88-77, Sweeps First-Round Series in Four Games

The Miami Heat minus an injured Dwyane Wade closed out the Milwaukee Bucks Sunday afternoon with an 88-77 victory, sweeping the best-of-seven series four games to none. As was a theme in this series, the Bucks lulled the Miami Heat to sleep for three quarters, hanging around until the Heat…

Road To the Finals: Your Miami Heat White Hot Playoffs Primer

If you’re anything like me, you already have butterflies. The Miami Heat are ready to defend the throne, in what should be another fantastic few weeks of some of the best sports entertainment this town has ever witnessed. The Miami Heat enter the NBA Playoffs as the clear-cut favorite to…

Heat Beat Magic 105-93, Finish Season With Franchise-Best 66-16 Record

The Miami Heat concluded their 25th and most successful regular season ever on Wednesday night with another reserve-fueled victory, this time over the Orlando Magic, 105-93. The win finishes off a stellar, record-breaking 66-16 campaign.Dwyane Wade did a little polishing up on the night, starting and scoring 21 points in…

Five Sports Owners Worse Than Jeffrey Loria

Marlins fans can be forgiven for thinking, “It can’t possibly get any worse than this.” Two weeks into the season, the Fish have broken records for terrible attendance and horrible offense. No doubt: Jeffrey Loria is the worst current owner in sports. But is he the worst of all time?…

Heat Breaks Franchise Record for Home Wins, Beats Bulls 105-93

LeBron James scored 24 points and Dwyane Wade had 22, leading the Heat to a 105-93 victory over the Chicago Bulls Sunday. The win moved Miami to 36-4, breaking the prior record of 35-6 set by the 2004-05 Heat.Chalmers and Birdman Andersen both scored 15 in the win, while Carlos…

305 Photo of the Day: Skyliner

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Mugshots Friday: When an Octupus Attacks

Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that…

Five Sports Owners (Maybe) Worse Than Jeffrey Loria

Marlins fans can be forgiven for waking up every morning and thinking, “It can’t possibly get any worse than this.” The team has the worst record in baseball, the franchise is a rather un-hilarious joke and Loria is less popular than Castro. But oh, it can get worse. The consensus…

305 Photo of the Day: Sunrise on South Beach

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Meet the Florida Man Who Wants To “Become” a Disposable Maxi-Pad

When Riptide first saw headlines about “Pad Gardner,” our initial thought process went like this: “Please don’t be from Florida, please don’t be from Florida … CRAP!” Then, we thought, “Please be a joke, please be a joke … CRAP!”Yes, Pad Gardner is from Panama City, Florida, and no, his…

Florida Leads Nation in Foreclosures, Miami Tops All Cities

You’re first in the nation, Miami! Sadly we are not talking about the Miami Heat, we are talking foreclosures. Florida, during the first quarter, has been America’s foreclosure capital, while Miami leads all cities in Florida with a terrifying one in every 79 residences being involved in some sort of…