Don’t expect Mark Buehrle’s four year, $58 million contract with the Miami Marlins to translate into a boon for Miami’s real estate market. That’s because Buehrle’s family is literally banned from living within Miami-Dade County. Well, one member in particular: “Slater” Buehrle, the family’s 18-month-old American Staffordshire terrier. Despite the…
Dwyane Wade, out with a sore left foot. LeBron James, out with a sprained left ankle. The Miami Heat, having to go into Atlanta undermanned, against a Hawks team that had just beaten them at home with James and Wade.Problem? Shit and no.Enter Chris Bosh. Bosh proceeded to trample any…
When reports surfaced Saturday that Florida Panthers enforcer Krys Barch was ejected from the game for using a racial slur against Montreal Canadiens player P.K. Subban, a Canadian-native with Jamaican parents, everyone just sort of assumed Barch had dropped a N-bomb or something equally vile. Barch quickly defended himself though,…
The Miami Marlins inked a deal last night for once-explosive, possibly still insane Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano. With Ozzie Guillen already signed on to manage the club, the two most unhinged personalities in baseball will call Little Havana home next season.Scientists contacted by Riptide are still unsure what might result…
LeBron James overcame not having Dwyane Wade by his side, as well as a badly rolled ankle, and dropped 33 points in the Heat’s 118-83 jack up of the Indiana Pacers last night.LBJ also added 13 assists and was two rebounds shy of recording a triple-double on the night. Chris…
Oh, those poor, poor white folks, always the victims of racism. Just ask Ohio State linebacker Tyler Moeller. He’s busy whining about being called a “cracker” by University of Florida players during the Gator Bowl…
The Miami Dolphins are ready to go all in on hiring former Titans coach Jeff Fisher. However, he has attracted the interest of other teams searching for a coach, including the St. Louis Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Fins owner Stephen Ross is ready to outbid any team for Fisher’s…
Jason Feifer, an editor at Fast Company and a lifelong Heat fan (despite, you know, being older than the franchise), had tickets to the Heat’s home opener December 27 against the Boston Celtics. Unfortunately for him, those tickets were for seats next to an overzealous and, from his perspective, annoying…
Maybe he should have tried to sweeten the deal with Heat tickets?Eric Scott Topalian, 23, of Boca Raton, was charged with possession of a controlled substance on Saturday, but tried to get out of the charges by bribing the arresting officer with a pair of tickets to Sunday’s Jets vs…
With John Gruden and Bill Cowher expected to stay off the NFL sidelines for at least another season, that leaves Jeff Fisher as just about the only experienced and somewhat proven former head coach up for grabs this offseason, and the Dolphins are expected to interview the former Tennessee Titans…
Jason Taylor played in the final game of his career yesterday. And what better way for him to go out than to bang the New York Jets’ season right in its ear hole, and send them back home with nothing.The Jets, needing a win (and a little help) to get…
Michael Jordan’s Charlotte Bobcats may have lost to the Miami Heat last night, but MJ has officially won something else that’s hot and from Miami: the hand of Yvette Prieto. According to Charlotte news station WCNC, Jordan asked Prieto to marry him on Christmas Eve. Obviously, she said yes…
Aside from that dark and confusing year he played for the Jets, Jason Taylor may be the most beloved Miami Dolphin since Dan Marino, but the 37-year-old is reportedly preparing to hang up his cleats for good after Sunday’s game against those New York Jets. Taylor put in 15 years…
Not many 6’2″ rookies can manage to steal the spotlight away from a collection of future Hall of Famers in their second NBA game ever. Not many 28th place draft picks manage to be the main man responsible for saving the defending East Conference Champs from an embarrassing fourth quarter…
2011 sucked for the average Miami sports fan. The Big 3 and the Miami Heat were bitched-slapped by the most annoying guest star on Entourage, a German white walker, a Puerto Rican hobbit, and the most overrated sixth man in the NBA. The Ex-Florida-Now-Miami Marlins continued to suck on the…
Shaquille O’Neal is officially retired from the NBA, but the former Miami Heat star may not have exhibited his last feat of athleticism in Miami-Dade just yet. Today, O’Neal confirmed rumors from a few months ago that he’s thinking about wrestling in a match when the WWE brings Wrestlemania to…
Amar’e Stoudemire has privately announced his intentions to hunt and kill LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, according to reports. The full details of the bloodlustful New York Knicks forward’s murderous plans are not yet known, but Stoudemire has told teammates that he has already assembled a cache of firearms with…
Breathe easy, Golden Panthers fans. Despite some murmurs that he was the frontrunner for the Pitt job, head coach Mario Cristobal isn’t going anywhere. ESPN reports that Wisconsin offensive coordinator Paul Chryst will take that job, while the Miami Herald reports that FIU is in aggressive negotiations with Cristobal to extend…
After last seasons’ crushing NBA Finals, LeBron James has already lost one title in Miami, but the King may be pleased today to learn he’s longer wearing one particular crown. The Heat star is no longer the most hated player in the NBA. Kris Humphries, Kim Kardashian’s soon-to-be ex, has…
The stadium that has had more name changes than Puff Daddy is about to begin the hunt for a new one. Sun Life Financial, the Canadian insurance company, has announced it will roll back its operation in the United States and as a result likely won’t renew its deal for…
On the day that sanctions were officially handed out to Ohio State, the University of Miami got the tiniest sliver of good news after talking to the NCAA. Basketball player DeQuan Jones can return to action immediately. He was suspended by the school for the entire season after his name…
Well, there were rumors that a Miami-area football coach could be leaving for a Pennsylvania school earlier this year, but Canes coach Al Golden squashed those Penn State rumors with a contract extension. Turns out those rumors may have been concentrating on the wrong Miami coach and Pennsylvania school.The Pittsburgh…
