Subject: NFC South Division

• Homeland Security Finally Pays Off

  January 18, 2007

• The Michael Vick Mea Culpa

  August 27, 2007

• Pulp Football Picks

  September 21, 2007

• T.I. Still Behind Bars

  October 18, 2007

• '80s Icon Will Be Immortal As Long As the Former Greg White Is Alive

  Yeah Juicians, Teen Wolf is the best thing to ever happen in American cinema. That's a given. And apparently, when Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Greg White legally changed his name to Stylez G. White as a tribute to the buddy character in the 1985 Michael J. Fox Rupert "Stiles" Stilinski vehicle Yesterday afternoon, Jerry Levine, the actor who played the original Stiles told ESPN's First Take that he thought the name change is "the greatest thing I ever heard. It's fantastic. It's my privil

  December 18, 2008

• Undercurrents

  February 4, 1999

• Best Dolphins Player

  May 17, 2001

• 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 "miracle turnaround." That's right, this season was authored not by the Big Tuna, our local newspaper tells us, but by the the Big Guy himself, God almighty. Of course, I'm adhering to the st

  December 29, 2008

• Saints Drop a Deuce; Dolphins, Headline Writers Could Benefit

  Deuce McAllister that is. He was released yesterday by the New Orleans Saints. He might be a good fit with Miami, though the Dolphins' 11-5 record puts them near the bottom of the waiver priority list.  Still, this is a day for immature headline writers across this nation to celebrate.

  February 18, 2009

• 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 to become the King Midas of South Florida. His formula for success? A dash of hard work and perseverance, and a lot of hitting below the belt. by Steven AlmondMiami New Times Vol. 9, No. 33 (Decemb

  March 1, 2009

• Joey Porter Is No Daniel LaRusso

  flicker.com Joey Porter and Jason Taylor may karate chop an opposing QB or two. Joey Porter knows a thing or two about fighting. He also knows about carrying a gun in South Florida and getting shot in the ass in Colorado. Now Bill Parcells has called in a team to teach Joey Porter (and Jason Taylor and a few other Dolphins) a little bit of karate. Seriously. I'm picturing a lot of crane kicks. Since Mr. Miyagi wasn't available, Parcells hired former NFL linebacker (and onetime Un

  June 5, 2009

• Letters from the issue of November 27, 2008

  November 27, 2008

• Dirty, Sexy, Fins

  August 7, 2008

• Living for the Funk

  February 21, 2008

• A Drunkard's Prayer

  Will this couch go with my salvation? A South Florida operation moves furniture and damp souls.

  November 22, 2007

• Are You Ready For Some Football?

  September 6, 2007

• CSI: Dolphins Stadium

  August 23, 2007

• Swimming With the Fishes

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

  September 7, 2006

• Allah Drops In

  The Christian right tries to muscle a Pompano Beach Islamic congregation.

  August 17, 2006

• Pat Down

  November 10, 2005

• Slam Dance

  November 3, 2005

• No Touchy

  October 20, 2005

• A Good Start

  September 22, 2005

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  September 1, 2005

• Buc the Trend

  August 25, 2005

• Stargazing

  March 17, 2005

• Celebs Hold Court

  December 2, 2004

• Comeback Kid

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

  May 13, 2004

• Wah!

  Your team got its ass kicked, little baby

  April 22, 2004

• Georgia in the Pines

  A suburban mom terrifies an anchorwoman and shakes up a town

  October 16, 2003

• The Last Governor

  February 27, 2003

• The First Team's Last Stand

  With four professional teams in South Florida, sports radio should be big business. It isn't.

  November 29, 2001

• Poverty's Paradise

  Staggering unemployment, city hall ablaze, ashes falling like snow -- it must be South Bay

  November 2, 2000

• The Real Sugar Bowl

  That would be Glades Central versus Pahokee, a fierce high-school rivalry that's become a bigtime game

  November 18, 1999

• Louisiana Purchases

  Shuck-N-Dive Cajun Sports Café

  August 12, 1999

• Total ConFusion

  In barely two seasons, the management has run the Miami Fusion into the ground. The fans are not pleased.

  June 24, 1999

• BankAtlantic Seduced by Lingerie, Not Lacrosse

  Flickr User: misterand3rsonFor the attention of sports fans, lacrosse must compete with her.When I heard that there would be a lingerie football franchise in South Florida, the Miami Caliente, who would be playing their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, my first thought was of the terrifying possibility of a game marred by a wardrobe malfunction. My second thought (well, third if you count throwing down dibs on the New Times press pass) was of another sport: lacrosse.Specifically, Kev

  May 5, 2009

• LandShark: Oh God It's Real

  Sun-Sentinel Ted Hutton at the Sun-Sentinel shot this photo after a Marlins game -- it's the new LandShark Stadium logo on the big board. I've decided that I'll never embrace this thing. Sharks and dolphins fucking hate each other, okay? What maniac would ever put Jaws and Flipper in the same tank? Sharks eat dolphins and dolphins sometimes headbutt sharks to death to save little Timmy (or something). One is a cold-blooded ancient predator that silently stalks the seas. The oth

  May 7, 2009

• Cat Fight

  August 20, 2009

• Morning Juice: On Back to School Day, a Lesson From the Supercool Beas

  ​It's Monday, and this week you can concentrate on your own "tropical depression."Especially if you're a South Florida student, where according to the Miami Herald's Patricia Mazzei, you can look forward to a "no frills" school year, due to budget cuts at school districts. Not in Broward, though, where according to Pulp, Heron Heights Elementary never needed to be built, meaning that it's a $30 million frill. A man was shot dead outside El Toro Loco in West Palm early this morning. So early th

  August 24, 2009

• Gregg Easterbrook on Michael Vick and Animal Cruelty

  ​Two weeks ago, former Atlanta Falcon's superstar Michael Vick appeared on 60 Minutes to give his first interview after his release from jail. For those of you living under rocks and sustaining yourselves on grubs and nightcrawlers, Vick was charged in December 2007 with running an illegal dogfighting operation out of a Virginia property where, in addition to staging bloody fights between dogs, he and his cohorts killed dogs through electrocution, shooting, drowning, and hanging. During the in

  September 2, 2009

• Binge and Purge: Retired NFL Lineman Hooked on Painkillers, Tweets From Lake Worth Rehab

  nfl.comGrimes​Florida football fans may remember Randy Grimes, the long-time offensive lineman for the Tampa Bay Buccaneer who retired in 1992 after a 10-year career. This week, Grimes is back in Florida, but it's a less than triumphant return. The opening paragraph in the New York Daily News story:It had been almost 24 hours since Randy Grimes arrived at the Fort Lauderdale airport and downed two dozen pills in the baggage area, one last fling with painkillers before he climbed into the black

  October 6, 2009

• New Trial to Begin in Boynton Beach Dogfighting Case

  October 22, 2009

• Because Your Skin Should Look Like Pigskin

  October 22, 2009

• Frankly, My Dear, This Rhett Gives a Damn

  Flickr: BruceFloydErrict Rhett (left) poses with a Gators fan.​Broward County's a popular place for retired athletes -- for better, and in Jim Leyritz's case, for worse. Count Errict Rhett in that former category. The former Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back, who starred at the University of Florida and, before that, at McArthur High School in Hollywood. Recently, Rhett gave an expansive interview to a fan website of his alma mater, GatorCountry.com, in which discussed his memories from the un

  October 21, 2009

• Dinner at Bash Wine Cafe & Catering in Sunrise

  John Linn​ I really enjoyed my grilled, bone-in pork chop basted in Coca-Cola sauce and apple chutney at Bash Wine Cafe in Sunrise. The chop could've been a touch less done, but the Cola sauce was wonderfully balanced -- not overly-sweet like I'd expected -- and the chutney was soft and tangy. As I savored a bite, I glanced up at the flat-screen TV above Bash's lacquered bar and watched as Saints cornerback Tracy "I'm Not Joey" Porter intercepted Chad Henne and streamed into the endzone for th

  October 26, 2009