“It can’t be bargained with. It can’t be reasoned with. It doesn’t feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop ever, until you are dead.” That was said about Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator, but it also applies to the US women’s volleyball team (except for the death…
Having won just five matches in 26 attempts againts the United States, Peru faced a challenge as daunting as trying to climb to Machu Picchu with one leg and a blindfold. But the scrappy 17th-ranked Peruvian squad gave the U.S. its toughest challenge of the tournament despite losing in three sets:…
On Sunday the number one team in the world; Brazil. The Brasileros were playing their most hated rival; Argentina. To put it in perspective, Brazil-Argentina is intense as Florida State-Miami, Biggie-Tupac, Alien-Predator, Emeril-Wolfgang Puck, etc. And on Sunday the the Brazilian supporters were drunk off their soccer team’s earlier triumph…
The top of the net in ladies’ volleyball is nearly seven and a half feet above the ground explaining the need for tall players. The US roster includes a player as tall as 6-foot-7 with eight others taller than 5-foot-10. Guatemala did not make the heights of their players available,…
Costa Rica is known for its beautiful scenery, coffee beans, and — now — for not practicing enough volleyball. A sparse crowd at the BankUnited Center watched the second-ranked United States team dismantle Costa Rica Friday night in the 2009 Women’s Volleyball Pan-American Cup in straight sets; 25-7, 25-6, and…
The Miami Heat made minimal moves in the NBA draft, but did pick up a few players, including Robert Dozier out of the University of Memphis. Earlier this month, ESPN reported that the organization that administers the SATs invalidated his score. Dozier score of 1260 didn’t match his grades or his PSAT score. When he…
Wally Pipp was a good player and the first Yankee to ever win a home run title. One day in 1925, the New York manager benched Pipp and other veterans to shake up a slumping lineup and replaced the first baseman with a young Lou Gehrig. Gehrig never relinquished the…
View Larger Map When MLB nailed Manny Ramirez with a 50-game suspension in May for using banned substances, several newspapers reported that he got his juice from a Florida doctor. Now, if ESPN’s investigative team is correct, we know his name: Dr. Pedro Bosch, a 71-year-old Coral Gables physician. ESPN…
Today, Gloria and Emilio Estefan officially announced their minority ownership of the Miami Dolphins. And while some people may scoff at the Estefans’ acquisition, Gloria herself has had some previous sports-related endeavors. So come on everybody let’s do the conga as Riptide takes a trip back in time:Superbowl XXVI Halftime…
One week ago, a lifelong Dolphins fan named Lionel Lightbourne called out Mr. Margaritaville himself, Jimmy Buffett, and demanded an Internet duel for the soul of the aqua-and-orange nation.Buffett had a new, corporate-approved anthem for the Dolphins, soullessly penned in exchange for renaming the stadium after his watered-down Budweiser-hawked beer…
How many Vontaes are there in the world? How many of those have the last name Davis? Well, if there happens to be more than one, Miami Dolphins first-round draft pick Vontae Davis wants you to know he wasn’t the Vontae Davis who was arrested earlier this month in Champaign,…
Last month, Riptide received a vague but alarming email invitation with this headline: “JIMMY BUFFETT, MIAMI DOLPHINS AND DOLPHIN STADIUM TO HOST MAJOR CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENT.”Riptide quickly RSVPed and was treated to one of the most disturbing displays in sports history: Jimmy Buffett playing to a crowd of Parrotheads and getting…
The Marlins’ recent cakewalk against the beasts of the AL East revealed that Josh Johnson is a Cy Young contender, Chris Coghlan is a talented lead-off hitter, and after going 6-3 against Toronto, Boston, and New York, the Marlins are actually pretty good. Oh, and Matt Lindstrom needs to be…
Some of the largest crowds of the season are expected at Land Shark Stadium when the Marlins take on the Yankees this weekend and the Marlins’ brass hopes to earn some serious coin. Fans interested in catching a glimpse of a 2003 World Series rematch will be subjected to big…
You already know the Marlins aren’t so hot at this whole baseball-playin’ gig. Last night, they went for 15 with runners in scoring position and tanked another game at Fenway Park.But even as they sink into the depths of the NL East, the Fish probably shouldn’t think about giving…
For the 500th consecutive game, Boston’s Fenway Park was sold out, and if the Red Sox continue to play like they did in Wednesday’s 6-1 victory over the Marlins, they will sell out 500 more. The Red Sox certainly weren’t spectacular, but they capitalized on every opportunity the Marlins handed…
Lionel Lightbourne lives just a few blocks from the Dolphins’ home field. When they win and fireworks explode over Miami Gardens, he watches from his front porch. Lightbourne has been a fan since the Fins’ perfect season in 1972 — the year after he was born.So when he heard the…
The Florida Marlins kicked off their AL East six-game gauntlet by losing to the Red Sox 8-2 in a brisk game that lasted just two and a half hours, but was over long before that. Starter Chris Volstad, who took the loss and fell to 4-7, threw well for three…
When fans at the University of Miami’s Mark Light Stadium heard the first ominous tolls of AC/DC’s “Hell’s Bells,” they knew closer Kyle Bellamy would soon appear to finish the opponent with a dizzying array of sinkers and sliders. By drafting him in the fifth round on Tuesday, the White…
Ten days ago, Riptide broke the story that Dwyane Wade had filed a $100 million libel suit against former business partner and current nemesis Baron Richard von Houtman. The reason: a series of inflammatory emails sent to Miami Heat coach Pat Riley alleging drug use and domestic abuse by the superstar.Once…
All team names are far from created equal. Some basic math: Celtics > Raptors; Red Sox > Devil Rays; Colts > Texans; and everyone on a field, rink, or pitch outside of Anaheim laughed their asses off at the Mighty Ducks until they wised up and lost the Disney adjective…
Most high school graduates are frantically searching for summer jobs or shopping for dorm room essentials. Chad James, Bryan Berglund, and Marquise Cooper won’t have to worry about selling popcorn at movie theaters or cutting grass for neighbors because they have the option to play professional baseball for the Florida…
