They had to overcome overtime, bad officiating, the national media’s sudden infatuation with a one-armed man, “retarded-gate,” Chris Bosh’s supposed “softness,” LeBron James’ inability to close out games, a losing streak in Boston that’s lasted since 2007, and a building full of obnoxious fans, but the Heat took down the…
The word “retard”: America just doesn’t know what to do with it. True, we should probably retire it for good from our vocabulary, but lets be honest: Many of us normal, untelevised folk still use it pretty regularly. And the Black Eyed Peas had a hit song with “retarded” in…
After roughly 5,836 days in between games, the Miami Heat finally resumed their Eastern Conference semi-final series against the Celtics in Boston. The end result wasn’t as awesome as Games 1 and 2, in that the Heat got creamed pretty badly.But the good news is Erik Spoelstra finally went with…
Linebacker Travis Williams has announced that he will transfer from the University of Miami. Williams was one of four players believed to be suspended for infractions from the season opener, according to unconfirmed reports by subscription site InsideTheU.com. Three of the players were apparently suspended for an incident involving marijuana,…
The Miami Heat travel to Boston tomorrow to try and begin finishing off the Boston Celtics in round two of the NBA playoffs. Yet, the team still can’t shake it’s perception of the villains, and lots of Heat haters will be rooting for the Celtics to pull off a comeback…
True-aqua-blue Dolphins fans are probably torn this morning. Here they were hating Chad Henne and hoping their team would draft a quarterback and realizing they’d be stuck with the stinker from Michigan for another year when they didn’t, when their patron saint bequeathed them a parting message: You must believe…
In news that you probably already knew was coming, Sporting News has named Miami Heat president Pat Riley NBA 2010-11 Executive of the Year after he put together the biggest free-agent signings pretty much ever. Know who else saw this coming? Nearly everyone else on Earth.The NBA’s official award for top…
Dwyane Wade did a vicious Euro-step crossover on Kevin Garnett that transcended all time and space, and left KG a smoking heap of charred douche. Moments later, Wade crossed over Ray Allen so badly, Allen simply crumpled onto the court like his spine was removed from his body.Later on, LeBron…
For the third straight year not a single University of Miami player was selected in the first round of the NFL draft, which is a bit of a sore point for a team that still holds the record for most consecutive NFL drafts with at least one player taken in…
The last time the Heat was in the second round of the NBA playoffs, Udonis Haslem and Shaquille O’Neal were a big part of the team. Will history, though a bit altered, repeat itself tonight in Game 2 against the Boston Celtics? Update: Nope. …
What’s next, cretinous drug dealers? Betting on which baby pops out first at maternity wards? ESPN’s Outside the Lines spent some times in the stands watching South Florida Youth Football League games– which feature 30,000 kids aged 5 to 15 from Palm Beach to Miami– and emerged with a pretty…
Chris Bosh hand-delivered a giant turd sandwich against the Boston Celtics this weekend, shooting three of ten from the field for 7 points. But cut the guy some slack. He may have had other battles on his mind.Bosh filed a lawsuit yesterday against his ex-girlfriend and a TV company in…
At a news conference today, Boston University researchers announced that Dave Duerson, the former NFL player who committed suicide in Sunny Isles Beach and donated his brain for testing, was indeed afflicted with the brain trauma common in former players. Duerson, who won two Super Bowl rings in an 11-year…
And in other news…. Dwyane Wade is still pretty amazing.The Miami Heat took the 99-90 Game 1 win over the Boston Celtics in their Eastern Conference Semi-final hoedown.D-Wade dropped 38 points, James Jones added a career playoff high 25 off the bench, and Paul Pierce was ejected with seven minutes…
The NFL Draft was last night. And in keeping with the tradition of playing it safe, the Miami Dolphins used their fifteenth overall draft pick to select center Mike Pouncey from the University of Florida.It isn’t an especially noteworthy or exciting pick, unless you have a thing for spending your…
Liván Hernández, the Cuban defector who made his MLB debut with the Florida Marlins and pitched for the team for three seasons, is in hot water after an investigation has linked him to drug trafficker Angel Ayala Vázquez, AKA Angelo Millones.”…
Dwyane Wade scored 26, Chris Bosh added 22, and LeBron James finished two assists shy of a triple-double in last night’s 97-91 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.But more important, we finally have the answer to the question: Who should have the ball in his hands when the game is on the line…
Title IX is a wide-ranging law ensuring equality based on gender in all areas of education and other federally assisted programs, but it’s most controversial when applied to high school and college athletics. Many universities have tried some tricky tactics to make sure their athletics programs are in compliance with…
“If you prick a baller, does he not bleed?” — William ShakespeareProfessional athletes are finely tuned machines: millions of dollars’ worth of ESPN-highlight-generating speed, torque, power, and finesse. But behind the oversize egos and titanic Twitter followings, pro ballers are flesh and blood like the rest of us. Case in…
Their existence was as brief as their uniforms. The Lingerie Football League’s Miami Caliente (which was technically the best professional football team in town over the past two years — it actually made the playoffs) appears to have quietly folded. The Juice reports their website is gone, they don’t appear on…
Dhafir Harris, AKA Dada 5000, and his backyard fights circus gets put under ESPN’s microscope tonight. The sports network’s news magazine show E:60 is featuring the Don King of bareknuckle, no rules brawling tonight at 7 p.m.Even though it has been two years since New Times featured Harris and introduced…
Last month, Hurricanes coach Al Golden took a bit of Internet heat for posting a quote from former Canes star Michael Irvin all over the team’s facilities. After all, the guy’s past off-the-field trouble makes Brandon Marshall look like a Boy Scout. However, Golden seems enamored with the team’s legacy,…
