NFC South Division

The Stripper Mobile Rolled In to South Florida on Super Bowl Weekend, and No One Noticed

A Heavenly Super Bowl Party

​Football, babes, booze and food. . . are we talking Guy Heaven or what?  Best of all, you don't have to die to get to Il Bacio's Ultimate Celebrity Super Bowl Party. All you have to do is show up at the Delray hotspot at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 7, and fork over $20. (General admission is firs ... More >>

Morning Juice: Foreman Family Hits Jackpot in Davie; Palm Beach Sheriff Tracking Rapist

​The local news this morning:In a deal that looks like a politically motivated rip-off, the town of Davie fast-tracked a $12.5 million purchase of the Foreman family's vacated Palma Nova mobile home park. It took a fat chunk out of the city's rainy day fund. [Sun-Sentinel]Broward Judge Susan Lebow ... More >>

Lauderdale Digs Give Colts Pre-Game Edge

Flickr: DarrinsThe Marriott at Fort Lauderdale's Harbor Beach​A prominent hotel industry blog has declared the Indianapolis Colts the Super Bowl champions in their pre-game hotel match-up against the New Orleans Saints. Credit goes to Fort Lauderdale's Harbor Beach Marriott Resort, which in a side ... More >>

Hand Puppets and Sweaty Canadians: Photo Lowlights from Super Bowl Media Day

Photo by Tim Elfrink The world's sweatiest Canadian TV reporter gets funky with the Saints.To the unitiated, Super Bowl Media Day must sound like some outrageous backstage fantasy. Media and players partying together! Celebrities around every corner! Free buffet lunch! Well not to worry, ign ... More >>

Morning Juice: Senseless Deaths in Both Counties; Colts Star Carries Haitian Flag

​A look at what happened over the weekend in South Florida;Neal Jacobson, the Wellington man who on Saturday admitted to murdering his wife and two sons, was still hospitalized Sunday, either from the complications of swallowing a bunch of pills or from the car crash that occurred after the murder ... More >>

Super Bowl Parties Around South Florida

​Now that we know it's going to be the New Orleans Saints against the Indianapolis Colts, the official buildup to Super Bowl 44 is on. After yesterday's amazing NFC Championship game, the game on February 7 has a lot to live up to. But where can you go where you can not only watch the Big Game but ... More >>

Top Five Dolphins of the Decade

flickr.comPennington may have been the best Phins QB of the decade, but he only played one year.​Without a doubt, this has been the worst decade on record for one of the winning-est franchises in league history. It started with Jimmy Johnson retiring and Dan Marino following suit not long after. T ... More >>

Louisiana Governor Is the Latest to Learn Curse of the '72 Dolphins

Flickr: dsb nolaJindal​The New Orleans Saints are having a splendid season, but despite their 12-0 record, they're still a long way from the kind of immortality enjoyed by the '72 Dolphins. But it seems no one bothered to tell Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who in public remarks today claimed that h ... More >>

Morning Juice: Old Dolphins Learn New Tricks; Train Barrels Into Car in Fort Lauderdale

​Here's what's churning in Friday's local news cycle:Parents of students at Pioneer Middle School in Cooper City are furious over proposals by the Broward County School District to bus students out of that school to relieve overcrowding. But what are they complaining about? Local 10's Janine Stanw ... More >>

What Ricky Williams Does for Veteran's Day

courtesy of the Miami DolphinsRicky Williams, Ronnie Brown, and wounded warriors​Despite some public relations issues in the past, I think Ricky Williams is a pretty kickass guy. And no matter what you think of him, yesterday he did a kickass thing:Ricky took fellow Dolphins running back Ronnie Br ... More >>

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 ... More >>

New Trial to Begin in Boynton Beach Dogfighting Case

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 Flori ... More >>

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 stor ... More >>

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 dogfigh ... More >>

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, ... More >>

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 J ... More >>

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 sam ... More >>

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 terrify ... 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 >>

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. ... 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 >>

'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 vehicl ... More >>

Letters from the issue of November 27, 2008

Living for the Funk

A Drunkard's Prayer

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

T.I. Still Behind Bars

Pulp Football Picks

The Michael Vick Mea Culpa

Homeland Security Finally Pays Off

Swimming With the Fishes

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

Allah Drops In

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

Pat Down

Slam Dance

It's getting hot in heeerrre

No Touchy

Keep Your Blood, Bud

A Good Start

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Buc the Trend

Stargazing

Celebs Hold Court

Comeback Kid

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

Wah!

Your team got its ass kicked, little baby

Georgia in the Pines

A suburban mom terrifies an anchorwoman and shakes up a town

The Last Governor

The First Team's Last Stand

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

Best Dolphins Player

Lamar Smith

Poverty's Paradise

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

The Real Sugar Bowl

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

Undercurrents