World Cup 2010: The Cream Is Rising

The U.S. defeat at the hands of Ghana this past Saturday was the inevitable letdown after the euphoric last-minute victory over Algeria last week. There are a lot of questions looming now for this team, with the coaching staff, some of its players, and whether their Round of 16 World…

Who Should Replace Fredi Gonzalez? We Have a Few Ideas…

So last week, the Marlins canned manager Fredi Gonzalez for no clear reason, sort of like how they canned Joe Girardi for absolutely no good reason, and now they’re on a search for a new skipper. Former Mets manager Bobby Valentine was reportedly a candidate, but word on the street…

Dwyane Wade, FIU’s Garrett Wittels Nominated for Espy Awards

The nominations for ESPN’s annual attempt at putting on an awards show, The Espys our out. As if to underscore the city’s all-around sports mediocrity, players with Miami teams only got two nominations. The first is a given, the other is kind of surprise. The Heat’s Dwyane Wade is nominated for…

Bobby Valentine Might Not Be Marlins’ Next Manager After All

From a baseball standpoint, we still can’t make sense of the Marlins’ unceremonious firing of manager Fredi Gonzalez (dude did the best he could with that salary). From a Jeffrey-Loria-is-an-idiot standpoint, it at least added up. Loria has been keen on the idea of replacing Gonzalez with his buddy Bobby…

Watch Soccer With Cool Kids at Bar’s USA-Ghana Party

When it comes to hipsters, there’s a very short list of sports about which they give even the tiniest shit. (This whole phenomenon can be linked back to the punk notion that jocks are nothing but incipient fascists.) Really, you can narrow it down to skateboarding, drug hunting, and soccer…

Florida Marlins Win Two in Series With Baltimore Orioles

Your Florida Marlins last night finished their interleague series with the Baltimore Orioles. It was a series filled with ups, downs, stranded runners, bullpen implosions, and people getting fired. You know, just a typical week in the wacky world of Florida Marlins baseball! Here’s how it all went down:Game 1…

Dwyane Wade Is Officially Divorced

The former couple in happier times.Just days before Dwyane Wade become a free agent on the NBA market, he’s now free on the dating market. His eight-year marriage to high school sweetheart Siohvaughn Wade is officially done. A judge granted the divorce today after a prolonged and dramatic legal battle,…

ESPN Analyst Tweets LeBron James Leaving Cavs, Considering Heat

We have no idea how much to believe Jalen Rose, an ESPN analyst (read: not an actual reporter) and former player, but he Tweeted today that there’s no way LeBron James is returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers next season.#NBA BREAKING NEWS (research/sources say) It is almost CERTAIN that LEBRON JAMES…

World Cup 2010: U.S. vs. Algeria, Never Say Die!

Team USA is moving on the knockout round of the World Cup the only way America knows how – with drama and determination and come-from-behind heroics! After overcoming even more crappy FIFA officiating, an unyielding Algerian goalkeeper, England’s 1-0 win over Slovenia, goal differentials, and Koman Coulibaly’s asscrack call in…

Marlins Fire Manager Fredi Gonzalez and Two Other Coaches

Even after delivering a 10-4 win against the Baltimore Orioles last night, the Marlins have announced that they’ve fired manager Fredi Gonzalez and two other coaches: bench coach Carlos Tosca and hitting coach Jim Presley.”It is never easy to make a change in managers. Fredi has been with our club for…