Heisman Trophy

Five More Unethical NCAA Ethics Investigations

The NCAA is learning that it's hard swing around the morality stick when you're own ethics are under question. After the organization dropped official allegations on the University of Miami athletic program last week, head Hurricane Donna Shalala came out with some choice words of her own, calling o ... More >>

BCS Championship: Why We're Not Rooting For Either Alabama or Notre Dame Tonight

The BCS title game is happening tonight. And there is not one single, solitary fuck we give about it.  Because, as it turns out, the Football Gods deemed it necessary that two of South Florida's most reviled college teams should be playing for all the marbles in our own back yard. The Alabama C ... More >>

Ricky Williams: NFL Football Healer Begins His Next Chapter

Tim Tebow More Popular in Florida Than God is Nationwide, According to Poll Results

broncogator15.com​Tim Tebow is quite possibly more popular than God Himself -- at least, he may be in Florida.The former Florida Gator, Heisman Trophy winner, two-time BCS national champion, and current Denver Broncos quarterback is viewed favorably by 59 percent of Floridians, according to su ... More >>

Reggie Bush Reportedly Headed to Miami Dolphins

reggiebush25.comReggie Bush, likely to become the newest Miami Dolphin.​Fox Sports' Jay Glazer says the New Orleans Saints have worked out a trade to bring running back Reggie Bush to the Miami Dolphins, as long as Bush agrees to a new contract with the Fins.UPDATE: The deal has reportedly gone th ... More >>

Ricky Williams Says the Dallas Man Suing Him Is Not His Father

Photos by Patrick MichelsRoss Williams says he just wants Ricky Williams to know what great relatives he's got in Dallas. And $2.5 million.​Through the Miami Dolphins' media relations, Ricky Williams says there is no truth to a Dallas man's claims that he is the running back's estranged father.But ... More >>

Denard Robinson Now a Legit Heisman Contender

FlickrPhoto by John Peckham​He had a big game last week against UConn, but Michigan Wolverine (and Deerfield Beach native) Denard Robinson needed to wax Notre Dame this past weekend to establish himself as a Heisman Trophy candidate. How about 502 yards total offense and three touchdowns? Yep, tha ... More >>

New Ricky Williams Documentary Run Ricky Run Will Premiere in April

flickr.com​Of all the sports-related documentaries in ESPN's series "30 for 30," none looks as intriguing as Run Ricky Run, the profile of Dolphins running back Ricky Williams.In the trailer, Herald columnist (and ESPN personality) Dan Le Batard has the best quote on the enigmatic Williams: "I sti ... More >>

Presenting This Year's Banned Super Bowl Commercials

As the host of this year's Super Bowl, some South Florida blog owes America the chance to see the commercials that were deemed too hot for the big game. Or to put it another way, these are commercials that were ditched in the same year that Tim Tebow and his mom were given permission to make a bunch ... More >>

Former Football Player Provides Top South Florida Sports Highlight of the Weekend

Esther Lin/StrikeforceFormer Heisman trophy winner, 47-year-old Herschel Walker, pounded 26-year-old Greg Nagy for 12 minutes before the TKO.​The Pro Bowl is inarguably the worst event in professional sports. The game of football, replete with epic playbooks, chemistry that takes years to build, a ... More >>

Why South Florida Should Be Rooting for Texas and NOT Alabama Tonight

flickr.comNick Saban lied to, then abandoned South Florida.​There are dozens of reasons South Floridians should be cheering for the University of Texas in tonight's BCS National Championship game. Now, I'll admit I'm not completely objective on the subject, but I want to convince you, South Florid ... More >>

Top Five Orange Bowl Moments of the Decade

flickr.comTebow's finest hour came at the BCS championship game in 2009.​Since Bucknell beat Miami in 1935, the annual Orange Bowl has provided some of the best moments of every college football season. Starting in the '90s, the game also provided a few national championships. Though the game hasn ... More >>

Herschel Walker Will Make MMA Debut In Sunrise

flickr.com​Herschel Walker may be the greatest athlete of our lifetimes, a modern-day Jim Thorpe of sorts. Now Walker, who will turn 48 next year, is bringing that athleticism to South Florida. And by "athleticism," of course I mean some blend of Muay Thai, Tae Kwon Do, and ballet ass-kicking abil ... More >>

Tonight: Live Blogging from the BCS National Championship Game

If you happen to have an extra grand or so to blow on a football game, you probably won't need to come here for my bitter blog posts, live from the BCS Championship. But if you live in the same country as the rest of us non-yacht owners, you can get everything you need right here. A bit of backgrou ... More >>

Royal Flushed

Becoming a pro poker player isn't as sweet as it sounds

What Is the Meaning of Football?

With the right combination of pharmaceuticals, Grasshopper, it's the path to happiness

Au-burned?

Comeback Kid

Johnny Mitchell gave up football for his tiny, disabled daughter. But the dream dies hard.