Jose Fernandez Deserves a Statue at Marlins Park

Everyone rightfully hates Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria, so it’s easy to immediately hate his decision to build a ten-foot bronze statue in honor of Jose Fernandez. And plenty of people did just that. The Miami Herald’s Fabiola Santiago accused Loria of “cashing in” on the ballplayer’s death, while Fox Sports Radio’s Ben Maller argued that anyone who killed two other people while high and drunk doesn’t deserve such a public honor.

Miami Heat Should Trade for Carmelo Anthony

New York Knicks President Phil Jackson made it pretty clear Friday that ten-time NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony is on the trading block when he told reporters that Melo “would be better off somewhere else.” Let the negotiations with teams that would like to acquire his services begin! Even though Melo and Jackson haven’t seen eye-to-eye, it was pretty stunning to see him straight-up announce that his best player and future Hall of Fame forward is a goner.

Lane Kiffin Already Has Florida’s Best Coaching Staff at FAU

The best college football coaching staff in Florida has just set up camp in Boca Raton, and that should concern University of Miami Hurricanes fans. Florida Atlantic University’s new head coach, Lane Kiffin, has brought in top-tier assistants who put the Owls on the ESPN highlight reel. The Owls’ spring practice shows that the Lane Train is moving fast to make FAU a respectable program.

Alonzo Mourning Helped Ben Carson With Miami Dog-and-Pony Show

Donald Trump’s token black friend Ben Carson came through Miami yesterday to tour public housing projects with two other token African Americans, Rep. Frederica Wilson and Miami Heat executive Alonzo Mourning. The highlight of the HUD secretary’s day came when and six other federal bureaucrats got stuck in an elevator…

Quick, Somebody “Saaave” Miami From Estrella Insurance’s Sexist Ads!

“Miami is an ass town.” Years ago, an American expat in Miami used that phrase to point out what I, a Cuban-American Miami native, hadn’t seen with my own eyes. ¿Que se se habrá creído el gringo comemierda este? I thought he was full of shit. But he was right. And Estrella Insurance’s ongoing sexist ad campaign is the latest in a long line of proof.

Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Miami’s Top Prosecutor, Is a Disgrace

Miami-Dade County has had the same prosecutor since Bill Clinton was president. Beginning in 1993, through the Clinton, Bush, Obama, and now Trump eras, she has not once charged a police officer for an on-duty killing. What Katherine Fernandez Rundle, age 67, has done instead is make decades’ worth of excuses for public officials accused of corruption and murder.

This Might Be the Most Fun Miami Heat Season Ever

The Miami Heat are a fun team. How much fun? The most fun? Probably not, because LeBron James and winning championships and stuff was peak fun, but this season has been really dang fun. The fact that the word “probably” had to be placed in front of “not” in the previous sentence should be enough reason to question if the past two months of Heat basketball are real life.

Give Heat Fans Credit for Sticking by Their Team This Season

Miami Heat fans are a spoiled bunch. They should know — most are also Dolphins fans who have waited nearly five decades for another Super Bowl win, so they are well aware that getting three titles in 11 years is legit good. Being a spoiled Heat fan, however, doesn’t mean you’re a bandwagon jumper. In fact, there’s a good argument that being spoiled makes you a better fan. This season is the proof.

Liberty City Shed Tears After Moonlight Win

When film director Barry Jenkins and playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney took the stage to accept the best adapted screenplay Oscar for their movie, Moonlight, they let the world know where they came from. “Thank God for my mother who proved to me through her struggles, and the struggles that Naomi…

No, the Miami Dolphins Shouldn’t Sign Jay Cutler

It’s that time of year again, when disgruntled quarterbacks and high-priced free agents are linked to the Dolphins because the Fins are always looking to throw money at a problem. But not this year, and definitely not at quarterback. Not with Ryan Tannehill’s knee declared fully healthy…

Pat Riley’s Five Greatest Miami Heat Trades

Pat Riley is fishing for a whale with his hands tied behind his back. Just imagine Riley strapped to a fishing chair, grasping a fishing rod between his toes, and trying to hook the biggest fish in the sea. Those are essentially the odds the Miami Heat president is faced with today if he’s to acquire a big-time NBA player before Thursday’s trade deadline.

Erik Spoelstra Is the Best Coach in the NBA This Year

Toss this hot take into the ever-growing pile of takes about the Miami Heat hitting the web over the past week that would have seemed downright senile just three weeks ago: Erik Spoelstra has delivered the best coaching performance of his career in 2017. The fact that this take didn’t just burn a hole through your computer screen, drop onto your keyboard, and roll into your lap is reason enough to call this one of the oddest Heat seasons of all time.