This is awkward information for fans of both the Miami Heat and the Miami Hurricanes.Turns out Urban Meyer, now head coach of Ohio State and formerly the head coach of the Florida Gators and wide receivers coach at Notre Dame, once offered LeBron James a scholarship to play football for…
According to voters in the just-released preseason Coaches Poll, the University of Miami Hurricanes are about on the same level as the Florida Atlantic University Owls: Neither team received a single vote in the poll. Every other Division I FBS team in Florida did, though. Even Florida International University received…
Chad Ochocinco Johnson promised he’d go back to his old loudmouthed, impulsive ways when he became a Dolphin, and he’s keeping that promise.Johnson says that if he doesn’t make the Dolphins’ final squad, he’ll consider a career in porn.Oh, and he also said he’s been hanging out with Kiss frontman Gene…
Read “Danell Leyva, Miami’s Olympic Prodigy Goes for Gold,” and “Danell Leyva, Team USA Fall Flat in Quest for Olympic Gold in Gymnastics.”Miami’s Danell Leyva won a spot on the medal stand today, but he will only be showing off bronze hardware.After his team’s disappointing finish in the men’s final…
Today, for better or worse, the Miami market has teams in each of the big four major leagues. It wasn’t always that way, though, and besides the Dolphins, Heat, Marlins, and Panthers, several other professional sports teams have called Miami home. In fact, the Magic City’s colorful pro sports history dates back…
Two years ago, the Miami market lead the nation in viewership of the World Cup, so you’d figure we’d be really into all international sporting competitions. Apparently not so much. NBC has released its ratings by markets, and the Miami market didn’t even crack the top 20. Which is odd,…
The MLB trade deadline is tomorrow, and Marlins fans fearful that the team would nuke its lineup can prepare to breath a sigh of relief. ESPN reports that star pitcher Josh Johnson probably will not be traded before tomorrow’s MLB trade deadline.But those of us who would like to be…
Read also: Danell Leyva, Miami’s Olympic Prodigy, Goes for GoldIt hasn’t been the best of days for Olympic gold-medal hopeful and Miami resident Danell Leyva. First, he and the U.S. men’s team floundered in the all-around team competition, finishing fifth in the field of eight in London. And just this…
Read “Danell Leyva, Miami’s Olympic Prodigy, Goes for Gold.”The U.S. men’s gymnastics team came into Monday’s medal round as the gold-medal favorites. They finished the day not even on the podium. Looking for the country’s first all-around gold in gymnastics since 1984, the men’s team instead finished in fifth place,…
By the time you read this, your favorite Miami Marlin has probably been sent packing. For the third time in franchise history, a fire sale is raging. The face of the franchise, Hanley Ramirez, is now a Dodger; the last Marlin to throw a no-no, Anibal Sanchez, and the best…
See also “Six South Florida Athletes To Keep Tabs On During the Games,” “Introducing Your Florida Athletes,” “London 2012 Olympics: South Florida Athletes (Photos)”The bad news for Team USA so far seems to be Michael Phelps’ embarrassing start at the London 2012 Olympics. But the good news is Florida athletes…
Last season, the Miami Heat tied with San Antonio to capture the best home record in the league, and next season they’ll be playing 14 of their first 22 games at home. So hopefully they’ll have no trouble getting off to a quick start.In addition to playing the first game…
See also “Six South Florida Athletes To Keep Tabs On During the Games” and “London 2012 Olympics: South Florida Athletes (Photos)”Something called “the Olympic Spirit” is in the air, and suddenly, we’re suppose to care about equestrian sports and whether or not China is sending 10-year-olds to destroy capitalism whilst…
Also read: “Logan Morrison is the Marlins’ tweeter-in-chief.”On Thursday afternoon, Miami Marlins outfielder and social-media savant Logan Morrison saw something at a local Nordstrom’s that shocked him to his core. No, not a two-for-one sale on Calvin Klein underwear. He chanced upon a mother breastfeeding her child in public. And…
Dun Dun Da Dun Dun Dun Da Dun Da Dun Da Dun. We are 24 hours away from the opening ceremony for the Games of the XXX Olympiad. While Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade aren’t joining LeBron James on the basketball court, we’ve still got some serious Team USA contenders…
For this week’s cover story about recently retired NFL superstar and purported spiritual healer Ricky Williams, I got on the phone with NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman. They’re linked besides being two of the weirdest dudes in sports who have been photographed wearing wedding dresses and who live in South…
Oh, thank Football Jesus! No, not you Tim Tebow. The real one. Whoever it is that answers our prayers.Chad Johnson may have changed his name back to something decidedly less crazy, but that doesn’t mean he’s all the sudden going to become the picture of maturity. He says that part…
Also read “Is Ricky Williams Foundation Funded By A Cult?” and “Ricky Williams: NFL Football Healer.”Earlier this morning, we followed Deadspin and other sites in examining the curious connection between Ricky Williams’ charitable organization, the Ricky Williams Foundation, and Access Consciousness, a self-help group.Ricky got in touch after the post…
Also read “Ricky Williams: NFL Football Healer.”When the Ricky Williams Foundation lost out on a $32 million investment in the spring, founder and former NFL star Ricky Williams thought his charity was finished. But along came Gary Douglas, the founder of a self-help group called Access Consciousness. He agreed to…
On The Franchise, Showtime’s series following the Marlins this season, GM Michael Hill recently had this to say about the team’s core, lead by Hanley Ramirez: “The veterans have crapped all over themselves.”That smack-down may not have been the best strategy for pumping up Ramirez’s trade value, but it was…
There was a time in May, when the Heat were on their way to a championship, the Panthers had won their first ever division title, and the Marlins completed the best record that month in MLB, when we had a glimmer of hope (albeit somewhat tempered by the Dolphins) that…
This week’s New Times cover story is a profile of enigmatic former Miami Dolphins superstar running back Ricky Williams, who retired from football for the second time at the end of last season. These days, he administers spiritual sessions in South Florida and around the world. I attended one of…
