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Never Bet On Trent Green -- UPDATED IN COMMENTS

Pick Six (New Kiddie Version!)

Last Night: Second Annual Jamaican Vintage Music Festival

And the Football Gods Said, "Let There Be Tailgating!" And it Was Good.

Miami Dolphins: Hope Or Nope?

Nope. Fact is, this team isn't nearly as good as its record suggests. Overrated? Maybe, but you can't really over-rate a team that spent the previous season flirting with a record for professional football futility. So let's try this: If next week the Dolphins defeat the New York Jets, then the Dolp ... More >>

Best Drill-Sergeant Workout

Muscle Beach Gym

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 >>

Winners Go Home and Boink the Prom Queen

Watch the Fins try to seal the deal at their final home game

Next Stop: Carnage

Watch the Fins try to seal the deal at their final home game

Back Down to Earth

Watch the Fins try to seal the deal at their final home game

Pray to the Football Gods

And hunker down for the big game.

Not Down, Just Underground

Baby, if you ever wonder whatever happened to Ray — stop by the Underground

Gang Tackled

Football star Jarvis Hicks couldn't resist the undertow of gang violence

Swimming With the Fishes

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

Pat Down

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

Is It a Cult?

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

Big Bowl

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

Playoff Parties

Just 'cause there's no Fins doesn't mean there's no fun

Keeping Dania Diverse

Deep in the forest of Motel 6, an elusive tribe of vervets

You Move, You Lose

No matter which way South Florida sports fans look these days, the W's are down and the L's are up

New Uniform, Same Team

Dolphins get defensive -- but not in a good way

Teed Off

See tomorrow's greatest golfers today

Wanna Rassle?

More fun than an elbow in the eye

A Taste for Sports

Duffy's sports bar offers so much good food, you won't care who's playing

Dolphins Top (the Middle of) NFL Power Rankings

Flickr.comThey got Jason Taylor back, and they got two big corners, filling the biggest needs from last year. But still, when NFL.com came out with the latest power rankings earlier this week, the division-champion Miami Dolphins were right in the middle of the league: number 17. Surely this ... More >>

Jets Player May Be Guardian of Child Whose Father Perished in Miramar Crash

NFL.comBrown: A big man, with a big heart​I know we're supposed to hate all things connected with the New York Jets, but it'll be hard not to pull for Kareem Brown. He's a native South Floridian who suited up for the U. and then -- through no fault of his own -- was drafted by the odious New Engla ... More >>

Vietnam Vet From Lauderdale Lives to See Son in the NFL

Photo: kcchiefs.comCorey Mays​Cletis Mays hasn't been quite the same since he shipped off to Vietnam. The adventure left him with some memories he won't revisit and it cost him his legs. But Mays, who lives in Fort Lauderdale, survived. He then had a son. And now Corey Mays is a linebacker for the ... More >>

Footin’ the Bills

Photo: kcchiefs.comCorey Mays​Cletis Mays hasn't been quite the same since he shipped off to Vietnam. The adventure left him with some memories he won't revisit and it cost him his legs. But Mays, who lives in Fort Lauderdale, survived. He then had a son. And now Corey Mays is a linebacker for the ... More >>

In Honor of Tim Tebow: 10 Great Football Careers Ended By Concussions

flickr.com No pressure, Tim, it's only your brain. ​Though the University of Florida and coach Urban Meyer have been nothing but careful with their words, I don't think there was ever really a doubt that Tim Tebow would play in tonight's big game against LSU. This, just two weeks rem ... More >>

The Guys from the Gah-den

flickr.com No pressure, Tim, it's only your brain. ​Though the University of Florida and coach Urban Meyer have been nothing but careful with their words, I don't think there was ever really a doubt that Tim Tebow would play in tonight's big game against LSU. This, just two weeks rem ... More >>

One if by Landshark, Two if by Sea

flickr.com No pressure, Tim, it's only your brain. ​Though the University of Florida and coach Urban Meyer have been nothing but careful with their words, I don't think there was ever really a doubt that Tim Tebow would play in tonight's big game against LSU. This, just two weeks rem ... More >>

Morning Juice: Pats Sent Packing; Palm Beach Commissioner's Daughter Gets County Business

​News from over the weekend:These Fins have some fight in 'em! Yesterday in Land Shark Stadium, they knocked off the Patriots, 22-21, thanks to New England's two turnovers in the red zone. Now the Dolphins have playoff hopes and the Pats have a losing streak. [NFL.com]Former Palm Beach prosecutor ... More >>

Dolphins Coach Tony Sparano Is a Risk-Taking Conservative

​News from over the weekend:These Fins have some fight in 'em! Yesterday in Land Shark Stadium, they knocked off the Patriots, 22-21, thanks to New England's two turnovers in the red zone. Now the Dolphins have playoff hopes and the Pats have a losing streak. [NFL.com]Former Palm Beach prosecutor ... 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 >>

Weekend of Mixed Emotions for South Florida Steelers Fans

flickr.com​Sunday morning was full of hope for plenty of South Florida football fans. For Dolphins fans, already jaded by an up-and-down season, that hope was dashed early in the day. For another brand of football fan, however, the day was a nail-biting, runaway mine train of emotions. Aside from ... More >>

Super Bowl-a-Rama

flickr.com​Sunday morning was full of hope for plenty of South Florida football fans. For Dolphins fans, already jaded by an up-and-down season, that hope was dashed early in the day. For another brand of football fan, however, the day was a nail-biting, runaway mine train of emotions. Aside from ... More >>

Video: Deerfield Beach's Jason Pierre-Paul Doing Backflips Over Draft Status

In this video, University of South Florida defensive end (and Deerfield Beach product) Jason Pierre-Paul is challenged by another USF player in -- of all things -- a back-handspring competition. Pierre-Paul does 16. Then he (understandably) stumbles around for a bit.It's a feat of pure athleticism. ... More >>

Chef Comes Home to Sky309

​For chef Marc Henderson, the recent debut of Sky309 as a dining destination is something of a welcome-home present.  The top floor of Roxy's Pub (309 Clematis St., West Palm Beach; 561-296-7699, ext. 222) opened late last year, touting its party-friendly bar, open-air "island" vibe, and pano ... More >>

Bill Parcells May Have Been Fired, and He May Have Deserved It

flickr.com​This week brought news that Bill Parcells is leaving his post as vice president of football operations for the Dolphins. Upon closer inspection, it sure seems like the Tuna was given the hook. And though he's nothing short of a football legend -- and it might sound almost sacrilegious t ... More >>

Five Reasons the Dolphins Should NOT Go After Randy Moss

Randy Moss would make a bad Dolphin.​All the talk in the NFL this week is about troubled wide receiver (and Fort Lauderdale resident) Randy Moss, who was waived by the Minnesota Vikings only four games after they traded to get him -- in part because of a disturbing rant he unleashed against a loca ... More >>

Carpetbagger Needs Home

The Florida Ethics Commission received state Rep. Jim Waldman's financial disclosure form this past on July 1 listing his official district address as 4509 Carambola Circle. That's the little condo in Coconut Creek owned by Ronald Sherman where Waldman -- a millionaire (barely) ... More >>

RIP, Leslie Nielsen

Some of the best moments from one of Fort Lauderdale's finest.   -- Stephanie Kraft's path: Lawyer. PTA mom. School Board member. Tool for special interests. Corrupt tool for special interests. Scandalous politician. Criminally charged politician. Jailbird for a day. Suspended S ... More >>

Nevin Shapiro Is the Caligula of South Florida's Ponzi Empire

Some of the best moments from one of Fort Lauderdale's finest.   -- Stephanie Kraft's path: Lawyer. PTA mom. School Board member. Tool for special interests. Corrupt tool for special interests. Scandalous politician. Criminally charged politician. Jailbird for a day. Suspended S ... More >>

Five Worst Moments of the Miami Dolphins Season

​We can all agree this has been an awful season for the Miami Dolphins. Even the thoughtful sage and conscience of the team has admitted he's angry at the way the year went. And now the franchise has all sorts of question marks going forward: the coach and general manager who might be gone, two ru ... More >>

Five Quarterback Options For the Miami Dolphins

flickr.comCould Vince Young be the QB of the future in Miami?​A lot of things are up in the air for the Miami Dolphins this off-season. There are serious question about the general manager, the head coach, the starting running backs, and, of course, the quarterback position.For a little while, it ... More >>

Which NFL Team to Root for in the Playoffs? Let Your Food Cravings Decide.

nfl.com​Perhaps no one is truly shocked that the Miami Dolphins have failed to land a spot in the playoffs, leaving South Floridians without a team to support this weekend. It's been ten years since our last Divisional Playoff game, for Christ's sake. I suppose we will have to dry our tears on our ... More >>

Are You Ready for Some Fraudball?

nfl.com​Perhaps no one is truly shocked that the Miami Dolphins have failed to land a spot in the playoffs, leaving South Floridians without a team to support this weekend. It's been ten years since our last Divisional Playoff game, for Christ's sake. I suppose we will have to dry our tears on our ... More >>

Russell's Blue Water Grill Super Bowl Battle: New England Versus New York

Charles CoeChares Coe is hosting a food fight on Sunday.​Who's it gonna be -- New England, with its creamy chowders, lobster rolls, and clam bakes? Or New York, home to hot dogs, pizza, and wings?Oh, sorry. You thought we were talking about the Patriots and the Giants?  We're looking forward ... More >>