Devonta Freeman grew up running through the thick mud on the riverbanks in Georgia. By the time he was a teenager, he was sprinting for cash on the street corners of Little Haiti.Now the 18-year-old running back is lighting up South Florida defenses as one of the stars of the…
Just about everyone has an opinion on the Miami Heat, including the president. In an interview with Barbara Walters scheduled to air tonight, Barack Obama tells fans to remain patient. Though that doesn’t mean Obama is necessarily a Heat fan. He’s still a little irked that neither Dwyane Wade nor…
With the Miami Dolphins apparently in the midst of a total implosion, it was only a matter of time before someone began whispering about the future of head coach Tony Sparano. Well, today Greg Cote dropped the bomb that a source tells him Sparano’s job might be in trouble, but…
Dennis Rodman called into Jorge Sedano’s 790 The Ticket yesterday for an interview. Sedano, of course, wanted to talk about the Heat, but it seems that Rodman had something else on his mind. When Sedano asks him what he’s doing at the beginning of the interview, Rodman replies with “you…
With the supposed-to-be-bigger-than-God Miami Heat looking ugly on the court and sputtering to an 8-6 record, the calls for doofy coach Erik Spoelstra’s professional head have reached a fever pitch…
So much for avoiding a quarterback controversy. Despite reports that Jacory Harris is healthy and cleared to play, a source close to the Hurricanes tells NBCMiami that freshman QB Stephen Morris will start against the USF Bulls this Saturday. Are the Harris days for the Hurricanes over? …
Like any good conspiracy, it started with a post on an obscure message board in the dead of night. “Apparently these are the designs for the 2012 season,” a poster named Xohmin wrote casually before dropping dozens of links to legit-looking but mostly batshit crazy uniform prototypes for every NFL…
When Darius Rucker sang the line, “I’m such a baby ’cause the Dolphins make me cry,” on Hootie & the Blowfish’s 1995 breakthrough song, “Only Wanna Be With You,” he may have been referring to the team’s 1994 heartbreaker against the Chargers. Then-kicker Pete Stoyanovich missed a 46-yard field goal…
Buy your tickets early: this one’s sure to be a sellout.Northwestern’s dramatic come-from-behind victory over Columbus last night set up a potential high-powered rematch against arch-rival Miami Central next Friday. The Rockets beat the Bulls in the playoffs last year for the first time in school history.But the Liberty City…
On a night where the NFL Network previewed an upcoming documentary on Bill Parcells and his football genius, the Dolphins team he built was busy rushing for 39 total-yards and throwing for 187 on their way to their first shutout loss in three seasons. The Dolphins were manhandled and dominated…
Last night, in perhaps the most dire example of the Marino Curse ever, the Miami Dolphins suffered only their second shutout on their home field in the past 40 years in a 16-0 pummeling by the Chicago Bears. Yes, with Brandon Marshall went out with a hamstring injury. And, yes,…
Let us now praise soon-to-be-famous men, before their college careers, NFL contracts, reality TV shows, and pet pigeons get in the way.Miami high school football playoffs begin tonight with a juicy rematch between Northwestern and Columbus. The Explorers (10-0) routed the Bulls 29-8 earlier in the season, knocking out Northwestern’s…
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday: The annual Ford 400 takes place at the Homestead Miami Speedway. It’s the final race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup and the NASCAR champion will be crowned following the event. We’ve got tickets to both the race and passes to the Coke Zero Fan Zone,…
Sorry haters, the Miami Heat very much is the three-headed monster you all feared. Following a viral video poking fun at his lake of success so far in Miami and some commentators wondering how long it will be until he’s traded, Chris Bosh had an absolute monster of a game…
We know everyone hates Chris Bosh. People hate him so much that he’s already inspired a brand new exciting turn of phrase in the English language: “Like a Bosh.” The Basketball Jones defines the idiom as, “When someone or something desires the limelight only to wilt under the new-found pressure.”…
The Miami Heat continue to take pages right out of the Hugo Chavez playbook when it comes to working with members of the press. If you write anything the organization doesn’t particularly like you’re pretty much banned. New Times itself has suffered such a fate, and now we welcome Esquire…
Do people not understand how the NBA works? What is with all these supposed fans throwing up their hands in disgust and haters flying onto proverbial supercarriers and hoisting a “Mission Accomplished” banner? Yeah, the Heat are sitting at 6-4. It’s not a great record by any means, but it’s…
Miami has become the land of great quarterback uncertainty, but unlike a certain professional team we’ll have some deserved faith in who will be starting for our college team in their next game. True freshman Stephen Morris will make his third straight start for the ‘Canes against Virginia Tech this…
The PR beauty of the local buzz created by the Heat is that Miami is an event town. We’re star-fuckers to boot. So when D-Wade brought LeBron and Bosh to town, the star-fuckers came out in force. Hell, let’s be honest, most of the people who showed up to the…
Remember how LeBron James’ was included on Time magazine’s teaser poll leading up to their annual “Person of the Year” honor? Well, he just found out about it and he’s absolutely humbled. “I just heard that. It’s pretty cool. It brings a smile to my face,” he told reporters. That smile…
Considering the uncharacteristic mediocrity of Sunshine State college football this year it’s sort of a hollow achievement, but following the Hurricanes 35-10 dismantling of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets they’re once again the highest ranked college football team in Florida. Fans can thank the surprisingly adept play of emergency quarter…
It took three quarterbacks to do it, but the Miami Dolphins were able to pull off the 29-17 victory over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, earning the Fins their first home win of the season. That’s the good news. The bad news? The entire starting roster is injured and out…
