Duane Starks Goes Out In Style

Duane Starks started his football career at the age of eight in a local optimist club program, he became a star quarterback for Miami Beach Senior High, briefly attended Miami-Dade Community College and then played as a starting cornerback for the University of Miami Hurricanes. He entered the NFL, and…

Report: Manny Ramirez’s Doc Based in Miami

It’s like deja vu. Alex Rodriguez, a baseball superstar, got caught in a banned substance scandal and tried to claim that he didn’t know exactly what he was putting in his body, but some guy in Miami told him to do it. Now, Manny Ramirez, a baseball superstar, gets caught in a banned…

University of Miami Wants to Go Toe-to-Toe with Isiah Thomas

After the infamous 2006 brawl, the University of Miami and Florida International University decided to call it quits on their burgeoning rivalry. The football teams haven’t played each other since, the baseball teams won’t meet this season, and a match in December 2008 between the basketball teams was supposed to…

From the Desk of Patrick James Riley

Dear Chicago, please trade us Derrick Rose for Michael Beasley…Dear Memphis, please trade us O.J. Mayo for Michael Beasley…Dear New Jersey, please trade us Brook Lopez for Michael Beasley…Dear Minnesota, please trade us Kevin Love for Michael Beasley…Dear L.A. (no, the other L.A.), please trade us Eric Gordon for Michael…

Themed Stadiums are Just like Themed Parties: Kind of Lame

I think it’s been proven by now that LandShark Stadium is the dumbest name for a stadium ever, probably by science. But a stadium by any other dumb corporate sponsored name is still a stadium. More concerning is Stephen Ross’s plan to South Florida-up the feel of the stadium, because apparently a stadium…

Selena Roberts’s 272-Page Blog Post About A-Rod Released Today

Oh, Selena Roberts. The Sports Illustrated writer unleashed the biggest sports story of the year by revealing Alex Rodriguez had tested positive for steroid use during his Major League Baseball career. And then, to quickly capitalize, she wrote a book, A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez. It was originally slated…

Will the Marlins ever win again?

We were on the top of the world, and getting everybody’s attention. Regis Philbin inserted the Marlins into his daily Senile Round-up. Philadelphia sportswriters were warning fans that the Phillies had more than the Mets to worry about. “They’re not a mirage and they’re not going away,” wrote the Daily…

Isiah Thomas Already Acting Like a Bit of a Dick

Just a couple of weeks into his new gig as Florida International University basketball coach, Isiah Thomas is already beginning to exhibit his world-famous people-person charm.High school forward and Jacksonville native Chris Rozier had been offered a b-ball scholarship to FIU before Thomas got there. But apparently the new coach…

Dwyane Wade’s “Jilted” Former Business Partner Unloads

Richard von Houtman does not like Dwyane Wade. Today, von Houtman and business partner Mark Rodberg filed a federal antitrust suit against Wade and right-hand man Marcus Andrews for pulling out of their D Wade’s Sports Grills franchise after allegedly demanding a larger share of the venture in return for…

NFL in Serious Talks to Host Super Bowl in London

The Super Bowl has been held in the Miami area more often than any other city. In fact, with next year’s game, the total will be ten, nearly a quarter of all Super Bowls played. Let’s not get it twisted — we’re the Super Bowl’s main chick. Sure, he might…

Jeffrey Loria Officially Got the Marlins for Free

Remember this moment the next time you hear Jeffrey Loria whining about how much he needs a new stadium to keep the Marlins profitable. Remember it next year, when Loria sells off Hanley Ramirez, Dan Uggla, Josh Johnson, and any other Marlins player who might command more than a few…