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…
“Hmmmm, I wonder what happened to that unremarkable but sturdy backup catcher that played for the Fish through the turn of the millenium?”Ponder no further, friend. Mike Redmond spent twelve years with the Florida Marlins organization, including seven- from 1998 to 2004- with the big team. He’s the consummate backup,…
It’s kind of a shame the Miami Hurricanes don’t have a regular series with the Tennessee Vols, because if we played them next season it would be one of those games shaped with dramatic backstory. Even football fans love a good soap opera once in a while. On the surface you have two…
Well, earlier today we wrote about Jason Taylor and the Dolphins flirty romance, and look what happened while we were out to lunch: they slowly embraced, looked deep into each other’s eyes, and realized they belonged together! Cue fireworks, soft focus, and the Postal Service’s “Such Great Heights!” (The freckles in…
For the benefit of all the middle-aged lady fans Jason Taylor picked up during his stint on Dancing with the Stars, let’s break down his current free-agent situation in Romantic Comedy terms. See, basically Jason Taylor and the Dolphins (played by Cameron Diaz) are soul mates. They had some really good…
A prized high school athlete who is drawing out his college decision and has a bit of legal trouble in his past? Why of course University of Miami is in the running to recruit him. John Wall, one of the top high school point guards in the nation, has yet…
French Tennis player Richard Gasquet tested positive for cocaine during the Miami Masters. He ended up not playing in the tournament anyway due to a shoulder injury, and the result was only announced on Saturday. Do you think it was just a mere coincidence he happened to have cocaine in his…
