With three seconds left in the game and his University of Michigan squad trailing Seton Hall by one point, 22-year-old guard Rumeal Robinson lined up for two all-important free throws. The NCAA Division 1 basketball title hung in the balance. The Zen-like junior fluttered one and then another shot through…
Just last week we pretty much concluded, “Well, we might never get an Olympics, but at least we get to host tons of Super Bowls and BCS championships.”But now, according to The Herald, the NFL is calling into question our ability to host future NFL games, and rubbing it in…
What a day for South Florida sports news! First Dwyane Wade begins the season with a hand to the face, and now Marlins rookie pitcher Sean West — whose development this season was one of the bright spots in the organization — has had a night out in Philadelphia to forget…
Oh, this is not good. We already had our star power-or-maybe-small forward of the future in a rehab facility for a full month; Lamar Odom waffled for three weeks and then chose L.A. over us (BTW: Notice how decisive he was when it came to marrying a Kardashian. We sent…
Maybe Jeffrey Loria took Tim Elfrink’s advice and stopped acting like “a world-class moron.” Because according to an unnamed Associated Press source, Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez’s job is safe for now.The Marlins might not be ready to make the official announcement, but it seems all of yesterday’s hubbub might have been for…
Last week, Rio de Janeiro beat Chicago to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. Rio and Miami share many things, including tourism, beaches, and lots of South Americans. But here are five reasons the Magic City could never host the games: Public transportation: In a metropolitan area of more than 5.4…
Seems the Miami Hurricanes are well aware of everyone saying, “Well, let’s see how long this lasts before it goes to their heads and they screw up” — even though players and coaches alike are telling the media they still feel like underdogs.QB Jacory Harris has taken steps to ensure…
Somewhere in a New York penthouse right now, Jeffrey Loria is angrily straightening a Picasso on his wall, swigging a vintage Chianti, and cursing loudly.His Marlins have missed the playoffs yet again. And Loria has decided it must be his manager’s fault. Loria’s front office leaked his fury all over…
So the Miami Hurricanes — the ones that were unranked going into the season, the ones that some folks predicted would go 0-4 in one of the toughest opening schedules in recent history against four ranked opponents, the ones that were picked to finish fourth in their division — yeah,…
You might recall the Dolphins lately have been getting their asses dented on a week-to-week basis. This has directly led to an 0-3 start, a last-place standing in the AFC East, and Chad Pennington’s shoulder crumbling into powder before our eyes. Coming in to this week against the Buffalo Bills, all seemed lost…
We’ve had the worst luck with our quarterbacks since Dan Marino retied in 1999. And now, with Chad Pennington’s shoulder turning to shredded wheat last Sunday, it looks like the Chad Henne era is upon us sooner than anticipated. Henne comes with a rep for underachieving as a 4-year starter…
Both of our beloved South Florida football teams desperately need a win this weekend. One to get momentum back on track, the other to try and start some. Will Land Shark be the host of two upset victories, or the site of thousands of disappointingly hung heads? Let’s make sense…
Miami is in the business of hosting major sporting events, and it’s something we do pretty damn well. We’ve hosted more Super Bowl games than any other city, the Orange Bowl every year with the BCS, the Sony Ericcson Open, the final race of the NASCAR season, rounds of the…
Not so sure if this is cause for celebration in the Canes nation, but Heisman winner Sam Bradford won’t make his comeback at LandShark Stadium this Saturday in Miami’s game against the Sooners. Canes fans might be breaking out the party hats and applying that head-to-toe orange-and-green body paint with glee…
Football and fancy skin-care products go together like peanut butter and Liza Minelli. One’s an un-flashy pleasure of the no-nonsense proletariat, while the other is usually reserved for a certain type of, let’s say, discriminating “sophisticate.” Not to say football fans can’t enjoy “five-minute facials,” but for the love of…
In a surprise to no one who follows MMA, Miami’s own Kimbo Slice lost in the second round in a taped match last night to Roy “Big Country” Nelson as part of UFC and Spike TV’s show The Ultimate Fighter.Despite the fact that Nelson’s figure appears — shall we say…
The only thing surprising about Isiah Thomas coming in 20th on GQ’s list of the 20 most despicable coaches of all time is that the magazine somehow found 19 coaches more despicable than he is.GQ rounds up all of his greatest hits:Knicks fans learned of his complex views on race…
So Chad Pennington is out for the season, but the Dolphin Nation shouldn’t be too concerned. Chad Henne was supposed to assume starting QB duties sooner or later — it just turned out to be sooner.He was always the quarterback of tomorrow, and hey, if he didn’t work out, there…
Sorry Hurricanes fans. We’re really not trying to kidney-punch you this afternoon. (Virginia Tech already took care of that this weekend.)It’s just that we can’t resist feeding you Larry Coker updates. No 1., it gives us all the license we need to link to the greatest college football brawl of…
Dolphins QB Chad Pennington is done for 2009, according to ESPN. Sources tell the network he’s been “initially diagnosed with a torn capsule in his throwing shoulder and the Dolphins expect him to miss the rest of the season.”Pennington was injured early in the second half of yesterday’s loss to…
What’s it like to be a fan of the Miami Dolphins? All you need to do is look at the team’s very first drive of Sunday’s clustercrap of a game to know. That or have someone take a crowbar to your crotch, full Gillooly.The Fins opened things with a perfectly…
While we and others were trying to frame today’s game around the question “Is Miami Back?” others, including the ABC/ESPN commentary crew were wondering “Is Miami for real?” Well, if we’re talking matters of reality here, I guess the Hurricanes were proven to be the figment of some possessed 5 year old girl’s…
