Last night, the Heat toyed with the Pelicans for a half, pulled away in the third quarter, and ultimately cruised Usain Bolt-style to the finish line for a 107-88 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. LeBron James had a game-high 32 points, 16 coming in the decisive third period. Dwyane…
Former Miami Police Sgt. Raul Iglesias is serving his four-year prison sentence for dirty deeds done under the badge, but now he’s been charged with more crimes after he posted phone calls on YouTube and a police-centric message board in an attempt to intimidate and harass witnesses in his case…
Sure, it’s a blatant merchandising grab, but we’ve been pretty excited about the idea of Miami Heat players wearing special-edition nickname jerseys. We’ve already received news that Ray Allen would wear “J. Shuttlesworth” and that LeBron would sport “King James,” but today the team unveiled the full list of nicknames…
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Ron Oneal Morris, the transgender woman convicted of illegally pumping back-alley patients with all sorts of substances to enhance their derrières, turned herself in this morning to begin her sentence. Morris pleaded guilty last October to practicing health care without a license and was sentenced to 336 days in prison…
Despite widespread local approval in the legal community and a surprising show of support from religious leaders, Miami-Dade Judge William Thomas will not receive a promotion to the federal level with a spot in U.S. District Court for the Southern District. Thomas would have been the first openly gay, black…
If you’re a working stiff like us, you might have noticed a slight change in your routine this morning. You hopped out of bed ready to take on the day, your planned outfit of cut-off shorts and flip-flops neatly arranged atop your dresser. Next, you sat at your computer and…
Jameis Winston passes to Kelvin Benjamin, and the FSU Seminoles win the national title. What a game Winston had, and what a comeback! FSU trailed virtually the whole game but came back with a 100-yard kick return and then the pass to the six-foot, 234-pound Benjamin to put the team…
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It’s been over nine months since former Lt. Gov Jennifer Carroll resigned in disgrace, and Rick Scott has still not picked a replacement. Sure, it’s not like the lieutenant governor, and as long as Scott doesn’t bite the dust, Florida can run pretty smoothly without one. But new lawsuit claims…
Did you hear the one about how a LeBron James walks into a bar? The punchline is he got carded. Despite being one of the most famous athletes in the world, despite his beard, and despite (sorry, sorry) that hairline, James was still asked for ID to prove he was…
Raymond Rivera needs to take the bus. Say what you will about Miami’s byzantine public transportation system, but this 39-year-old Army veteran uses it to take his daughter to school, attend VA appointments and buy groceries. With the Patriot Passport, Rivera resident should be able to ride for free. Last…
Perhaps the most surprising part of the City of Miami being named the fourth worst-run city in America is that it was higher in the rankings than Hialeah. However, both cities made the top ten. 24/7 Wall Street decided to start off the new year by ranking America’s 100 biggest…
While you were watching the NFL playoffs all weekend, the Miami Heat players were busy getting the taste of that Warriors ass-kicking out of their mouths by gargling with the Orlando Magic and Toronto Raptors on back-to-back nights. Following a 110-94 win in Orlando Saturday night, the Heat held off…
Only a city like Miami could spawn a woman like Jenny Scordamaglia. The five-foot-four 25-year-old has chestnut eyes, velvet-smooth skin, Beyoncé’s curves, Joan Rivers’ histrionics, and Miley Cyrus’ sensibilities. But in one way, she’s outdone them all: She’s perfected the nip slip…
Update: Over the weekend, Al Golden said he will stay at the University of Miami. Buckle in for a tense night, ‘Canes fans. To give you an idea of what the hell is going on in the wider sports internet rumorville, here’s what we got when we typed “Al Golden”…
Sounds the alarm, Hurricanes fans. ESPN’s Joe Schad reports that Al Golden has agreed to meet with Penn State representatives and that it could come as early as today. In the past, when his name has come up in other coaching searches, Golden has loudly denied interest. He’s kept tellingly…
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While Beyoncé and Jay Z were strolling around Wynwood earlier this week, they stopped by Jugofresh. Beyoncé popped herself up on the restaurant’s counter and posed, intentionally or not, in front of an image of Jesus on the restaurant’s Last Supper-themed wall paper. Well, now the American Family Association has…
Florida already has alligators, panthers, and all sorts of crazy snakes. We don’t need other continent’s weird animals running lose. Yet we’re only three days into 2014 and there’s already been a rash of weird animal escapes in the state. On New Year’s Day a kangaroo was found hopping through…
A $100 million wrongful death lawsuit filed against Fontainebleau Hotel owner and Elle Macpherson’s husband, Jeffrey Soffer, has been dropped. The suit, filed by the widow of Soffer’s longtime friend, attorney Lance Valdez, claimed Soffer was responsible for the 2012 helicopter crash that killed Valdez. See also: Miley Cyrus, Dubai…
Is Walter White overtaking Tony Montana as Florida’s iconic drug-dealing antihero of choice? Earlier this month, police in Florida found a stuffed Walter White doll in a car parked outside a meth house, and now a Florida man who won a fan contest to watch the series finale of Breaking…
