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Dwyane Wade: Phil Jackson Wants to Coach the Heat (Video)

​The Miami Heatles have certainly had an exciting first half of the season: "The Decision" drama, the rough start, the stretch of total domination (winning 21 of 22), the lessons in karma, the onslaught of injuries, and now another losing stint. (Last night's loss to the Knicks makes five losses i ... More >>

The LeBrons: Can LeBron James' New Cartoon Change His Karma?

​After dominating the NBA for all of December, the Miami Heat has fallen back to Earth. Since LeBron James' now-ironic "Karma" tweet -- and subsequent injury -- the team has lost four straight games -- and 13 for the year. (That means 70 wins is now out of the question.) Yes, LeBron's popularity i ... More >>

Five Better Things for LeBron James to Bump Into

Photo Courtesy of Wikipedia CommonsLeBron in Hulk mode​LeBron James caused a ruckus last week during the Heat's November 27 game against the Dallas Mavericks. A video surfaced shortly after showing LeBron bumping into Head Coach Erik Spoelstra -- perhaps on purpose.C'mon, LeBron, violence isn't th ... More >>

The New Jordan Rule: Shut Up!

Photo Courtesy of Wikipedia CommonsLeBron in Hulk mode​LeBron James caused a ruckus last week during the Heat's November 27 game against the Dallas Mavericks. A video surfaced shortly after showing LeBron bumping into Head Coach Erik Spoelstra -- perhaps on purpose.C'mon, LeBron, violence isn't th ... More >>

Did Wade Sabotage the Bulls in Free Agent Frenzy?

Flickr: ballerbloggerThings are looking up for Dwyane Wade.​All's fair in love, war, and NBA free agency. Hundreds of millions of dollars up in the air, along with countless NBA titles. Dwyane Wade is nothing if not competitive -- and ruthless. Wade has long known that the Chicago Bulls are h ... More >>

Local Tea Partiers Diversify, but Black Preacher Has Radical Anti-Female Views

It's been hard for tea partiers to diversify their ranks, adding to the perception that they're all white people who aren't just mad about taxes; they're mad about being taxed by a black president for social programs that benefit the black community.Nothing if not image-conscious, the tea partiers ... More >>

Nobody Knows Where LeBron's Going... Except Us

Flickr: NBA PhotosA dynasty in the making?​In the hunt for the signature of LeBron James, South Florida has suddenly (briefly?) vaulted into the lead. Apparently, there was a "summit" last weekend in Miami, hosted by Dwyane Wade, with Chris Bosh and LeBron James himself in attendance. ESPN is repo ... More >>

Scrap Heat

Flickr: NBA PhotosA dynasty in the making?​In the hunt for the signature of LeBron James, South Florida has suddenly (briefly?) vaulted into the lead. Apparently, there was a "summit" last weekend in Miami, hosted by Dwyane Wade, with Chris Bosh and LeBron James himself in attendance. ESPN is repo ... More >>

Lauderdale's Scottie Pippen to Avoid a Jordanesque Debacle in Hall Speech

At the end of this weekend's interview of former Chicago Bulls Star Scottie Pippen, he's asked about whether he's prepared his Hall of Fame induction speech. "I think I'll call my guy Michael Jordan up," he began -- a moment when all basketball fans should have held their breath or said, "No!!" Beca ... More >>

Cooking Up Some Suck

At the end of this weekend's interview of former Chicago Bulls Star Scottie Pippen, he's asked about whether he's prepared his Hall of Fame induction speech. "I think I'll call my guy Michael Jordan up," he began -- a moment when all basketball fans should have held their breath or said, "No!!" Beca ... More >>

Scottie Pippen Hall of Fame Bound?

FlickrScottie and Michael: Basketball gods, South Florida snowbirds.​Scott Rothstein neighbor, cartoon cameo-maker, and victim of midget violence Scottie Pippen is close to earning induction into the Hall of Fame for that other thing he did: play basketball.According to an ESPN report, Pip is one ... More >>

Oasis of the Seas Can't Lift London Fog for Weary Brits

Flickr: RCI Genesis / Photo by STX Europe​The colossal Oasis of the Seas has been bathed in glowing publicity. The reviews from VIPs and journalists who toured its decks during its November debut were almost universally positive. And yesterday was an occasion for a feel-good story, as the ship inv ... More >>

Fall Means Ball

Flickr: RCI Genesis / Photo by STX Europe​The colossal Oasis of the Seas has been bathed in glowing publicity. The reviews from VIPs and journalists who toured its decks during its November debut were almost universally positive. And yesterday was an occasion for a feel-good story, as the ship inv ... More >>

Basketball Grim Reaper to Coach FIU

Flickr user: VediaAs rumors go, it was far too good to be true, and then it happened: Isiah Thomas is coming to South Florida, to coach Florida International's basketball team. Oh, but this will make some good blog!Thomas, of course, is as brainless as a coach/GM as he was brilliant as a player. Bei ... More >>

Sunday Reading: The Wayne Huizenga Story

I just happened on this classic written by Steve Almond in 1994 about South Florida's hard-driven, complicated, and sometimes brutal mogul.  Uh, it jumps.   Citizen Wayne - The Unauthorized Biography A college dropout and the product of a broken home, H. Wayne Huizenga rose ... More >>

Florida's "Mt. Rushmore of Sports" Is Shaky

At 21-years-old, Tebow beat out legends like Emmitt Smith, Deion Sanders, Roy Jones Jr., and Shaq.It started around Presidents' Day. ESPN has been picking the "Mt. Rushmore of Sports" in every state, then choosing the top five states. This week, it decided Illinois had the best mountain, with ... More >>

Do You (Not) Believe in Miracles?

The Miami Dolphins beat the Jets Sunday to win the division and make it to the playoffs. It's a great achievement for a team that went 1-15 last year and a nice gift for the fans. But a miracle? That's what a headline on the the Sun-Sentinel's front page called it this morning -- a " ... More >>

Riled

Miami’s coach wants to suit up? What if …?

K-Dur?

Miami’s coach wants to suit up? What if …?

Freaks Come Out at Night

Grandmaster Dee cuts a wide swath on the comeback trail

Wednesday Walkup

Grandmaster Dee cuts a wide swath on the comeback trail

Swimming With the Fishes

The $8 million man will lead the Dolphins out of the desert. Honest.

High Steaks

Strip House has the beef.

Dr. Cuban and Mr. Hyde

Strip House has the beef.

Winning Is Everything

Strip House has the beef.

Dollars and Sex

Can Luther Campbell still cash in on 2 Live Crew?

First Condoms, Then The House

Can Luther Campbell still cash in on 2 Live Crew?

Letter Perfect

Akeelah spells out a fantasy that feels wonderfully real.

That Funny Hat Trick

When it comes to dealing with hardship, the boys from Buffalo just grin and bare it — all!

Swept Away

Skin Powder Bulletin!

Slam Dance

It's getting hot in heeerrre

Cirque du Xtreme

Tony Hawk's traveling tricksters wow Sunrise

Dining Like Divas

At Trina, everybody is a star

Tailpipe

Show Me the Moolah

What Killed Junior?

Raymond Sterling's death spurred a shakeup in the fire department. His family claims the cops too are to blame.

Rafer Madness

Why not let the Heat's "legend" give us a show?

Behind the Hedge

At the nation's premier polo grounds, a row of ficus separates rich from poor

A Queer Law

Florida's ban on gay adoption is not only unjust; it's downright homophobic

Among the Living

With a whisper, not a bang, Living Colour blazes back

Hoopus Maximus

Michael Jordan to the Max

Collect It and They Will Come

The Sports Immortals Museum and Memorabilia Mart

Short Cuts

311, Harry Chapin, Santana

Dead Man Waiting

Billy Elledge brutally raped and murdered a woman in Hollywood 25 years ago. He has sat in prison since then, evidence that Florida's death penalty isn't working.

Saturday Night Dead

Billy Elledge brutally raped and murdered a woman in Hollywood 25 years ago. He has sat in prison since then, evidence that Florida's death penalty isn't working.

Letters

Billy Elledge brutally raped and murdered a woman in Hollywood 25 years ago. He has sat in prison since then, evidence that Florida's death penalty isn't working.