Retailers across South Florida are joining the FIFA World Cup craze — and hoping to bank off it, too. While the normal hotels, bars and stores are doing their part, some unexpected events — think poetry readings on South Beach and soccer-themed makeovers — have cropped up as well. Even though Miami is thousands of […]
Chris Bosh was wide open in the corner and the most unselfish player he has ever played with had the ball. Bosh knew exactly what to expect. The Spurs did not. After a Herculean performance in which he had already scored 35 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, LeBron James lowered his head and drove […]
The Miami Heat are headed back to the NBA Finals for a fourth straight year after their 117-92 blowout win over the Indiana Pacers on Friday. The Heat completely dominated the Pacers in the first half and carried a 60-34 lead into halftime. LeBron James finished the first half with 15 points on 6-8 shooting […]
On this week’s Sports Update Monday, I will be giving you a weekly sports round-up. I will spotlight the major stories or events that happened last week in South Florida sports. (Pictured: Jessie Brown/Photo credit J. Patrick Rice) Dolphins Draft Fills Needs But Will It Succeed? There are various opinions on the Dolphins’ first draft […]
On this week’s Sports Update Monday, I will be giving you a weekly sports round-up. I will spotlight the major stories or events that happened last week in South Florida sports. Heat Look to Start Fresh Against Nets After Rough Regular Season Having advanced to play Miami by ousting Toronto in seven games, Brooklyn enters […]
On this week’s Sports Update Monday, I will be giving you a weekly sports round-up. I will spotlight the major stories or events that happened last week in South Florida sports. Heat Look To Close Out ‘Cats Entering Sunday’s set of games, the Heat was the only team in complete control of its first-round series. […]
Since 2010, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James have made plenty of history together, and they were eager to make more. With the arena washed in its customary postseason white, the Heat defeated the Bobcats 99-88 to take a a 1-0 lead in its first-round playoff series. It was the Heat’s first postseason victory against the […]
On this week’s Sports Update Monday, I will be giving you a weekly sports round-up. I will spotlight the major stories or events that happened last week in South Florida sports. Marlins Struggle After Hot Start Nothing seemed to go right for the Marlins all week. They lost starting pitcher Jacob Turner to a shoulder […]
When 21-year-old phenom Jose Fernandez fires the first pitch for the Marlins shortly after 7:10 p.m., he will become the youngest National League pitcher to make an Opening Day start since Dwight Gooden in 1985. Fernandez acknowledged he’ll likely be dealing with butterflies beforehand. Heck, Fernandez even confessed he had trouble falling asleep on the […]
Florida, tried and tested, capped the greatest run in Southeastern Conference history with its biggest defensive stop of the season, holding off Kentucky’s splendid second-half surge for a dramatic 61-60 win and its first tournament title since 2007. Trailing by as many as 15 points in the second half, Kentucky battled back to within one, […]