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…
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…
The 2013 Miami Heat is the winningest team in franchise history. Behind a solid performance from a lineup full of backups, the team beat the Wizards 103-98, winning for the 62nd time this season to surpass the 1996-97 Heat’s record. More important for this season, Miami also secured home-court advantage…
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Norman Braman told Miami politicians once they were making a mistake giving public money to a wealthy team owner, and now he’s speaking up again. Unlike his ultimately losing fight against the new Marlins Park, this time he’s pledging to kill any deal to renovate the Dolphins stadium with tax…
Ever get home and regret eating that gas-station hot dog earlier in the day? You got nothing on Norman Mosch. Or maybe you have a friend who always talks you into doing stuff you inevitably question later, like that extra shot of Patrón at LIV? Norman Mosch scoffs at your…
As the county commission meets today to consider a proposed deal to renovate Sun Life Stadium, news comes that the NFL has decided to chip in $150 million of the estimated $480 million it would cost to Flip This House, leaving the county and the Dolphins with $350 million to cover…
In a game that featured two teams seemingly just going through the motions, the Miami Heat pulled out its franchise-record-tying 61st win of the season, equaling the 1996-97 squad that finished 61-21. LeBron James was the sole member of the Big Three to suit up, and he led the Heat with 28…
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Breaking news: People want Jeffrey Loria to sell the Marlins. So much so, in fact, that someone has started an official White House petition to pass legislation that would force Loria to sell the team and allow him to get right back to selling artwork full time…
Ever think about uploading that sex tape you made with your ex to the Internet? Well, you might want to think twice about it if you live in Florida, because victims of “revenge porn” soon may not have to take it, uh, lying down anymore. There’s a bill working its way…
Eusebio Diaz Acosta made it all the way to Tamarac with his stolen tractor-trailer full of soup, but that is where his dream of soup-filled days would end — until soup day in jail, that is. In the most un-Goodfellas heist ever, Acosta is charged with stealing a tractor-trailer full of $75,000…
North Miami mayoral candidate Anna Pierre needs your prayers because someone has opened a can of voodoo on her ass. On Easter Sunday, Pierre says, she discovered what appeared to be your typical “Voodoo Starter Kit” in front of her campaign headquarters’ doors. Over the past few months, this twisted…
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Monroe County Deputy Jaime Miranda pulled into a Winn-Dixie parking lot Saturday night and left with a whole lot of beef — the kind of beef that will get you a crapload of time in the joint. Miranda is accused of buying drugs from an informant, all while in uniform…
How does one best celebrate the 500th anniversary of Ponce de Leon’s discovery of Florida? By retracing his epic journey via Jet Ski, of course! Álvaro de Marichalar, a man already famous for pulling off a Rome-to-New York trip via Jet Ski, is trying to do just that.After a reception…
Kimberly Noelle Martin just wanted to use the bathroom, but the strong arm of Kangaroo Gas station attendants had different plans. Police were called by an observant Kangaroo employee who noticed Martin pulling into the station all Crazy Taxi-like with three kids in the backseat.Martin later blew .210 on a…
Miami voters are one step closer this morning to getting the chance to weigh in on whether their tax dollars should go toward another big-ticket stadium project. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Giminez announced that the city and the Miami Dolphins have agreed on a basic “framework” for a deal that would…
2013 Miami Marlins Lineup: A Position-by-Position Analysis
Heat fans tuning in for a possible Eastern Conference Finals preview Tuesday night were instead treated to another helping of the Miami Heat “B-Team” with an extra-large side of Carmelo Anthony ass. Anthony sizzled all night long, finishing with a career-high-tying 50 points as the New York Knicks pulled away…
Backups? We ain’t got no stinkin’ backups! San Antonio seems like a good place to take a nap, and indeed rest is what the Miami Heat did while visiting the city Sunday, sitting LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Mario Chalmers with various minor injuries. Sending out a starting lineup of…
Step right up, meet your 2013 Miami Marlins, same as the 2012 Miami Marlins — only completely different! If you’re anything like me, you’re angry, you’re hurt, and you may or may not say to yourself during a jog, “Hey, that’s a good place to hide a body named Jeffrey…
