Weekend Football: Miami Dolphins vs San Diego Chargers

​Miami Dolphins @ San Diego Chargers, Sunday at 4:15 p.m. CBS Right now the Dolphins are looking as lame as those dead, topless fish people in Bayfront yesterday. But, hey, that’s exactly how they looked going into their third game last year. History repeats itself, right? Problem is, they probably don’t have…

Weekend Football: Miami Hurricanes vs Virginia Tech Hokies

​Miami Hurricanes @ Virginia Tech Hokies, Saturday 3:30pm on ABCSo after every hater and their mother predicted the Hurricanes would go winless in their ruthless opening schedule, here they are 2-0 and #9 in the nation (and unlike some other teams in the top ten, have fought hard for that…

Ted Ginn’s In-Game Tweets from Dolphins vs. Colts

8:38 p.m. wish I was as fast as Dallas Clark…9:02 p.m. @chadaccurate nice pass buddy! Feel like the chemistry is there tonight!9:10 p.m. @ronniecat  whats it feel like to run over somebody?9:41 p.m. @chadaccurate  no defenders in sight. I’m literally lonely. take a shot in the endzone?9:42 p.m. @chadaccurate  oops!…

NY Times Tells Us What We Already Know: Marlins Stadium Deal Sucks

There’s nothing quite like waking up bleary-eyed and hung over to a swift kick in the balls from the Gray Lady. No, seriously, that’s why we subscribe to the New York Times. It’s better than a stiff colada.The Times delivered big-time this weekend, with a Messi-esque shot to the groin in the…

Hurricanes Welcome Yellow Jackets in Home Opener

​Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets @ Miami Hurricanes, Tonight at 7:30 p.m. on ESPNSomething kind of weird is happening: Oddsmakers have picked the No. 20 Miami Hurricanes as the favorites going into tonight’s game against No. 14 Georgia Tech. Even ESPN is predicting a Hurricanes win. Obviously, it’s a good kind of…

Miami-Dade Makes Push to Host WrestleMania in 2011 or 2012

Raw > Raw photos from Toronto (Sept. 14, 2009) > No Holds Barred Match_ Batista vs. Randy Orton.jpg” src=”http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/WWE_%20TV%20Shows%20%3E%20Raw%20%3E%20Raw%20photos%20from%20Toronto%20%28Sept.%2014%2C%202009%29%20%3E%20No%20Holds%20Barred%20Match_%20Batista%20vs.%20Randy%20Orton.jpg” height=”293″ width=”491″ />via WWE.comTwo men in latex briefs grappling each other is often the centerpiece of a WresleMania event. ​We weren’t aware WrestleMania was one of those things cities actually bid…

Dolphins vs. Falcons: Let’s All Remain Calm and Optimistic

​Miami Dolphins @ Atlanta Falcons, Sunday at 1 p.m. on CBS4. Not to say the Dolphins don’t have some well-deserved swagger, but let’s be real: Out of all the defending division champs, Fins fans’ optimism might be the most muted. We knew last season’s historic turnaround was thanks in no small part…

Canes Debut on AP Poll at 20, FSU Knocked Off

The AP poll is out, and the Miami Hurricanes are a ranked team once again, while the Florida State Seminoles have been totally knocked off from their former 18th spot. Meanwhile, the Hurricanes’ next three opponents line up one after another in the poll, with Oklahoma at 13, Virginia Tech at…

Miami Beats FSU in One Helluva Game

Forget Montu, the Incredible Hulk, and Space Mountain. Last night’s football game between the Miami Hurricanes and the Florida State Seminoles might have been the best roller coaster the state of Florida has ever had to offer. By the end of it, I wasn’t sure if I was more happy…

Will.I.Am Wants to Try Out for Dolphins

If you ask us, way too many of Will.i.am’s dreams have come true. The Black Eyed Peas’ resident shoddy producer has an ever growing ego, and now he has another modest dream: trying out for the Miami Dolphins. We say let him. Will.i.am took to some website called Dipdive… To brag…

Marlins Season Gets Uggla as Clubhouse Fight Breaks Out

You have to give the Fish some serious credit this year. For the 87th consecutive season, they rank last in the bigs in team salary. But somehow they’ve stayed in the Wild Card hunt.  (Quick fun comparison sure to add to the New York Mets fan base’s collective PTSD: If the Mets finished…

Willie Williams, What Is Wrong with You?

Perhaps, if things had worked out differently, Willie Williams could be sitting at an NFL training camp right now. Instead, he’s sitting in jail. Again. He’s behind bars in Lawrenceville, Georgia, after being arrested Thursday on charges of burglary and wreckless driving, according to the Miami Herald. Williams apparently had befriended a…

Dolphins Might Face Blackouts

Up to a dozen NFL teams this year might face game blackouts, including the Dolphins, according to the St. Louis Business Journal. Under NFL rules, any home game that doesn’t sell out within 72 hours of kickoff cannot be broadcast locally. Ten to 12 teams were mentioned as possible blackout…

Did the Hurricanes Return to the Studio for a New Rap Song?

Remember “The 7th Floor Crew,” the raunchy nine-minute rap opus dedicated to gangbanging ladies, recorded by members of the University of Miami football team? Boy, do we, and it’s with a bit of trepidation we report that some are speculating a new rap song recorded by current Canes players has…