The early rounds of the Sony Ericcson Open coincide with Winter Music Conference, and it was only a matter of time until the two events crossed paths in some sort of scandal. Sure enough, French tennis player Richard Gasquet tested positive for cocaine while in Miami. And whom does he blame? Bob Sinclar…
The Miami Herald reported Wednesday that there’s a Chad Pennington imposter tweeting on Twitter. The quarterback’s supposed account talked about various meals and get-togethers with teammates, according to the story. Pennington said he isn’t a member of any social networking websites.But what about other prominent South Florida athletes?Dolphins defensive end Matt…
The University of Miami swim team is a mini United Nations with girls hailing from seven countries speaking eight different languages. These cosmopolitan swimmers not only toppled numerous school records and recorded their best season under third-year head coach Christie Shefchunas, but they also helped the community by building homes…
Former EliteXC super-hyped, superstar Kimbo Slice sunk his career and the organization after suffering a knockout in 62 seconds to an unknown. Apparently, the brawler wants his Mixed Martial Arts stardom and credibility back, and is set to regain it on reality television. Slice has been announced as a cast member for…
For a few years, I’ve harbored a strange obsession with Major League journeyman reliever Jorge Julio. Not because he’s very good, mind you. In fact, the current Milwaukee Brewer is one of the most consistently awful players to make a big-league roster every year. His career is a testament to the…
Back in January, we brought you the story of Janoris Jenkins, the latest in a staggering list of football superstars to emerge from the small towns around Lake Okeechobee, about 80 miles northwest of Miami. Like Fred Taylor and Anquan Boldin before him, Jenkins joined the pantheon of football greats…
Hey, remember back in April when Dwyane Wade’s former business partner Richard von Houtman unleashed a Riptide smear tirade against the Miami Heat superstar?Von Houtman, one of Wade’s partners in the thwarted D Wade’s Place restaurant chain, cast Wade as a naive businessman, controlled by his entourage, who cheated on…
The Miami Hurricane baseball team traditionally wears white baseball cleats at the College World Series in Omaha. But in this year, the Canes will save the money needed to purchase 31 pairs. On Sunday, the Florida Gators ended the team’s season with a 16-5 win in Gainesville. Starting pitcher Iden…
Westminster Christian right fielder David Thompson can’t legally drive or grow facial hair all that well. But the high school freshman is no longer a boy. He became a man when he led his team on May 26 to a state championship on a sprained ankle that required a cortisone…
The image of Miami Hurricane reliever Rene Guerra’s glove getting knocked off of his hand by a crushed line-drive à la Charlie Brown perfectly summarized the Florida Gators’ crushing victory Saturday. Briefly, and it was very brief, the Canes held a 2-0 lead, but the Gators rallied and never looked…
One of the pros (or cons) for sports teams in Miami on both the professional and college levels is that they often attract players who want to make their home in South Florida year-round. Yeah, there are the guys who just enjoy the weather or have family here, but like…
OK, so maybe it wasn’t pure altruism, but Jose Canseco getting beaten down by a Korean giant almost saved Lindsay Lohan’s dad from the physical wrath of Riptide. Almost. In May, I wrote about Canseco’s boxing tour coming to South Florida, giving every resident with 50 bucks the chance to…
Being a Hurricanes fan is a bit tough at the moment, but there’s always baseball. Oh, there will always be the baseball team. One of the greatest programs in college baseball are perennial contenders, but things haven’t worked out that well this year. A 36-20 record is nothing to sneeze at, but it’s a…
Look, we know The University of South Florida is in Tampa, but it’s called The University of South Florida for Christ’s sake, so we’re claiming jurisdictional purview over the following video of an endless rain-delay danceoff that erupted yesterday between that school’s baseball squad and UConn. It’s Friday, Goddamnit…
Quick correction from yesterday’s post. This teal and aqua gadget is actually the thing Dolphin’s premium ticket holders will get to fidget around with during games. It’s the Gen III model of Kangaroo’s handset, with a 4.3″ lcd screen and specialized Dolphin’s branding. Sorry, no touch screen though. …
Keeping with his eventual plan to turn Dolphin LandShark Stadium into a luxury football destination, Dolphins owner Stephen Ross announced today that all premium ticket holders will be provided with free, wireless, hand held devices during games. The devices (Dolphin Pods?) will provide fans with HD replays, alternative camera angles,…
What do you call a 6′ 4″ basketball star who’s been eliminated from the playoffs, lost a long shot MVP bid, and is in the middle of a nasty divorce?Try SpongeBob SquarePants.The Heat’s own Dwyane Wade, clad in an ivory sweatsuit, used that pseudonym Tuesday (as if you could miss…
After the news that Jimmy Buffet had partnered with the Miami Dolphins to rename Dolphin Stadium as “LandShark” Stadium, a number of other notable musician with cult-like followings looked up and said, “Wait, you can do that? Like, if you have enough money you can just pay to have a…
Prized Basketball recruit John Wall reportedly informed University of Miami basketball coach Frank Haith that he won’t be coming to Coral Gables. Instead he’ll be packing his bags for Lexington, Kentucky to play for John Calipari and his Wildcats.So, there goes UM’s hopes next season. Hey, there’s always Brandon Knight season after.And,…
Miami sports fans may harbor passion for their teams, but there’s no love lost between the fans and the moneybags who actually own the franchises. Maybe it’s because thanks to Wayne Huizenga we forgot that all owners aren’t often detestable people, but Sports Illustrated points out that the current batch isn’t…
Buried deep in Barry Jackson’s Florida Sports Buzz column yesterday was the news that the embarrassed former MMA fighter known as Kimbo Slice will now switch his career aspirations towards boxing. Miami-based mixed martial arts star Kimbo Slice will become a pro boxer (as a heavyweight), with his first fight in late…
