Havana Skate Days Follows Young Cuban Skaters Fighting to Legitimize Their Sport

Skateboarding came to Cuba in the early ’80s, when Soviet soldiers, doctors, and students brought boards to the communist island. Intrigued, kids in Havana soon began riding, using boards handmade from plywood or smuggled in from abroad. Though the sport was seen as rebellious and countercultural even in America, and the Cuban regime frowned upon it, a small but vibrant skate scene took hold.

Five Reasons Marlins Fans Should Give Derek Jeter a Chance

The first Miami Marlins spring training of the Derek Jeter era kicked off last week at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter. That much we know happened. Who actually played in the tune-up games for the Marlins is largely a mystery we are still trying to solve. When a team trades the NL MVP…

The Dolphins Should Use Their Franchise Tag on Jarvis Landry

The Miami Dolphins and Jarvis Landry seem to have reached a stalemate in contract negotiations. The team seems unwilling to pay him the kind of money top wide receivers make in the NFL, even following a season in which he led the league in receptions. Landry appears dead-set on a contract that reflects the record-setting pace he has produced since being drafted by the Fins in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft.

Five Reasons Dwyane Wade Is the Greatest Athlete in South Florida Sports History

If you’re reading this, you’ve already read the headline and likely clicked this article for one of two reasons: You agree Dwyane Wade is the greatest athlete to ever play for a South Florida professional sports team, or you’re here to skim the article and leave a comment that says something to the effect of Umm, ever hear of Dan Marino, idiot?

Las Vegas Gives Dolphins Among Worst Odds in NFL for Winning Super Bowl Next Year

As hundreds of thousands of Philadelphians climbed greased poles and watched a fat man in a genie costume scream profanities to celebrate the Eagles’ Super Bowl win, the 2017-18 NFL season officially went in the books. Any news coming out beginning today will officially be next-year NFL news. And according to Las Vegas, for the Miami Dolphins, next-year news is likely to be bad news.

Dwyane Wade Traded to the Miami Heat

He’s back: Luke Babbitt has been traded to the Miami Heat in exchange for Okaro White! Rejoice, Heat Nation. Your prince has returned to Miami to pursue an NBA championship. Oh, and your king is comin’ home, too. Yes, Dwyane Wade is once again a member of the Miami Heat. No shit…

Miami Dolphins Fans Are Ecstatic That Tom Brady Lost

Because the Miami Dolphins have been terrible for decades, fans have needed to find new and exciting ways to derive joy from the pain-filled, quarterback-devoid hellscape that is Dolphins fandom. University of Miami football occasionally fills that emotional void. But there is one sure bet to make Fins fans happy…

Erik Spoelstra Is the Best Coach in the NBA

Just when you think Erik Spoelstra can’t possibly improve upon the incredible coaching career he’s had with the Miami Heat over the past decade, this year’s Heat squad punches all the predictions from the prognosticators in the face, even as they’ve dealt with more adversity than almost any other team…

Five Reasons Miami Dolphins Fans Hate the New England Patriots

Most people hate the New England Patriots a lot. Like, a healthy, normal, understandable amount that comes with all the winning they’ve done over the last 15 years. That hatred continued to rise as the Patriots clinched yet another Super Bowl appearance last weekend when they came back to beat…

Five Reasons the Miami Heat Can Make the NBA Finals This Year

Now that football is over, many South Florida sports fans have begun giving their full attention to the Miami Heat. Sure, you’ve caught most of their games, but with the Hurricanes and Dolphins out of your life now, it only makes sense that your favorite professional basketball team would get some extra love.