Opinion & Commentary

It’s award season, so we here at New Times decided now was as good as any to acknowledge the performances of a select few Miami Dolphins this past year. To be clear: This probably isn’t the sort of award Jada Pinkett Smith would be angry about her husband missing out…

Hello, Adam Gase, and welcome to South Florida. I’m sure this is a chaotic time for you, you’re probably trying to figure out where you’re going to live, where the kids are going to go to school, and what the hell a Publix is. With all that going on, you…

Jaquan Lenard did not deserve to die on a Liberty City street corner. The 21-year-old Miami Northwestern Senior High alum was one of two young African-Americans shot dead this past weekend; another is in critical condition. Just a couple of years ago, he was among the most dedicated players on…

It’s January, so you know what that means, Miami Dolphins fans; Introductory press conferences! Ah yes, a tradition like none other. Backdrops and promises. It’s like our own little holiday.  If you’ve been a Dolphins fan for long enough, you’re starting to look at press conferences in a different way…

Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross does not speak often — but when he does — people listen. Sometimes that is not such a good thing. Since he purchased the team in 2009, Ross has made a habit of saying stupid things when swerving outside his lane and talking NFL or…

Miami-Dade County leaders are ramping up the propaganda to justify gentrification of Liberty City, one of Miami’s oldest black neighborhoods. At a news conference last week addressing a string of shootings at the complex, county Commissioner Audrey Edmonson used the opportunity to lobby for a new plan to redevelop the…

The Miami Dolphins are officially on the clock. The Dolphins’ season-ending, 20-10 win over the New England Patriots was totally pointless — except that it means come April 28th, the Fins will occupy the eighth slot in the NFL Draft. Before the game, they had a chance to pick as…

The Miami Dolphins have a history of racism. During the team’s 1972 perfect season, African-American running back Mercury Morris would carry the ball down the field until the team was just a few yards from the goal line. Then Jim Kiick would come in to score the touchdown. Later, amazing…

Well, 2015 was a crazy year, but 2016 will be even wilder. Here are my top five stories to look out for in the next 12 months: 1. The David Beckham soccer stadium controversy is far from over. The international football star may have secured the land to build his…

Let’s be honest; there won’t be any books written about the past year in Miami sports. Big picture, 2015 was an undeniable donkey of a year for our teams. But that doesn’t mean there weren’t some spectacular joy-filled moments sprinkled in with all the disappointment. Much like the five-dollar old…

The past 12 months have been dramatic for Miami and the nation. Donald Trump is leading the Republican presidential field by being a demagogue. Mike Huckabee and Ben Carson may be even crazier. Police body and dashboard cameras are finally providing evidence against officers who kill unarmed black men in…

After failing three times to get public land for his soccer stadium, David Beckham and his partners have settled on buying a private site in Overtown to build a Major League Soccer dream. While Miami and county mayors are praising Miami Beckham United for finally securing a home for the…

Sabrina Cohen was only a sophomore at Beach High when the car, barreling down Alton Road, crashed at 90 miles per hour.  There were six kids inside, she recalls, “but I was the only one who didn’t walk away.”   That was two decades and several nearly lethal surgeries ago…

It happened again. That thing where you’re scraping together the last unidentifiable remnants of your Thanksgiving turkey for one last sandwich, go to untangle Christmas lights, and wellllllppppp the Miami Dolphins are already out of the playoff picture. You’re dead inside, and you have so many questions. How can this…

Last week, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings spoke up for Syrian refugees fleeing their country, which has been ravaged by civil war and the Islamic State. He’s keeping it 100. During an interview on MSNBC, the Democrat said, “I am more fearful of large gatherings of white men that come into…

It is now safe to say another mediocre Dolphins football season has successfully completed the circle of life that is NFL in Miami; from consumption, to indigestion, to eventual painful, horrid, regret-filled evacuation of the system. There was nothing special about the Dolphins 24-14 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on…

As the Miami Hurricanes football team putters toward the merciful finish of what has been an exhausting year, it’s time for everyone involved to pull up their big boy pants, remove their faces from their palms, and take a gander at how to fix this mess. Fans wanted Al Golden…

Trick Daddy blew up the internet last week with his appearance on the nationally syndicated morning radio show The Breakfast Club. People were hitting me up to talk about it. “He’s so outspoken, just like you, Luke,” one said. Well, yeah. I did discover him. In fact, all of my…

The Miami Dolphins were well on their way to getting their asses handed to them again on Sunday against the Eagles when a funny thing happened on the way to getting Rousey’d by the Eagles — things actually started going their way. It was weird! After digging themselves a 16-3 hole the…