Opinion & Commentary

Even today, it’s impossible to think about the Miami Dolphins for more than five minutes without the name Dan Marino popping into your head. There are Dolphins fans who watched their child age from birth to high school graduation all while Marino was under center. Dan Marino is treated like…

The 2016 election may be the most Miami in history — two Cuban guys and a Communist. So Pepe Billete, the city’s most profane Cuban puppet, just had to get involved.  Last night, the little man with the big voice tossed his half-smoked puro  into the street, stamped on it, and…

Chris Bosh’s latest bout with blood clots has us seriously spooked, because less Chris Bosh is always a terrible thing. We aren’t just talking basketball here, we’re talking about in life. Miami needs more Bosh, everywhere, always.  Whether it be in ten years, or ten months, one day Chris Bosh is…

Until February 5, Pepe Billete — the nation’s best-known profane Cuban-American puppet — was the top gun on Cristina Radio, a satellite station that launched on Sirius XM in 2011. Then he got a pink slip. Pepe Billete Uncensored was a funnier-than-hell conglomeration of “political satire, sports, and pop culture…..

Last week, Miami Jackson Senior High hired Lakatriona Brunson, a physical education teacher and star of the reality TV show South Beach Tow, as the first female high-school football head coach in Florida history. I was also brought on board as defensive coordinator and associate head coach. I have always…

Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez has no respect for Liberty City’s residents and the people who work tirelessly to help them. Last year, he unveiled a plan to demolish the Liberty Square public housing project and build a new community that would mix low-income apartments with market-rate rentals. The mayor and…

Now that the Super Bowl is over it’s time to face the cruel reality Dolphins fans have been dealing with for what feels like forever: football is gone, and it’s not coming back for a very long time. That sucks. We love football. We love football so much, that the…

After only his second season, Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman was named captain of his squad in the Pro Bowl last month. Also on the team were Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David, two Miami Northwestern Senior High alums. In the year that…

At some point over the last week — as Hassan Whiteside dropped three-straight Drake diss-track-games on New Times and other “haters” Meek Mill-asses — I realized I somehow had become the “they” DJ Khaled so often warns his fans of. I most definitely played myself.     Recently when asked…

Don’t be alarmed by that smoke you see on the horizon — it’s just the result of thousands of Heat fans overworking their ESPN Trade Machines. Because it’s officially nonsense season, the time of year where every fan talks themselves into believing their team can find a trade partner thirsty…

The Heat have done everything possible to co-exist with the phenomena that is Hassan Whiteside. They’ve coddled him in ways they’ve rarely done for any player. They’ve structured contracts — including that of their franchise star — to ensure that they could remain in a position to break the bank…

Lets not beat around the bush here — unless something big changes, the Miami Heat aren’t going to be playing basketball late into the NBA playoffs. As of right now, we aren’t even sure they will be in the NBA playoffs. Thankfully, the season is young, and there is still…

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are the last people who should be leading a protest against the Academy Awards. All of a sudden, they want to fight for more minority representation at the Oscars because not a single black actor or director was nominated in any of the major…

Bill Cosby’s fall from grace is a lesson for all black celebrities who want to forget their origins. Last month, the 77-year-old comedian was arrested and criminally charged in Pennsylvania for allegedly raping a Temple University employee in 2005. In the past two years, more than 50 women have accused…

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…