For Miami Heat Fans: Five Steps to Stop Hating LeBron James

After four straight seasons of watching the Miami Heat play basketball deep into the month of June, it’s now been two years in a row of a large majority of Heat fans filling that space with rooting against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals. The latter is…

Kimbo Slice, MMA Fighter, Dead at 42

MMA fighter Kimbo Slice (real name: Kevin ferguson) has died at age 42 in Coral Springs due to undisclosed reasons, according to reports.  The CEO of Bellator MMA gave a statement: “We are all shocked and saddened by the devastating untimely loss of Kimbo Slice, a beloved member of the…

Adam Gase Can Turn the Miami Dolphins Around

Whether their stadium will be ready or not, the Miami Dolphins are nearing a return. Every year, we see the signs: Hurricane season starts, summer begins, July 4th passes. When the dollar store starts selling those autumn colored placemats, we have officially passed phase one. You should probably buy some bottled…

Is This the Year Ryan Tannehill Finally Puts It All Together?

Since the Dolphins selected Ryan Tannehill with the 8th overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, he has been something of an enigma. At times, he looks like the next Aaron Rodgers; other times he looks closer to the next Chad Henne. As is tradition around these parts, Dolphins fans are…

Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat Don’t Want to Bicker

What a difference a year makes. Last summer, the Miami Heat and Dwyane Wade had an uncommon falling out over the future of the Hall of Fame guard. Wade wanted to stay in Miami, but he wanted more years and more money than the Heat were comfortable handing out at…

Marlins Sue Their Own Fans Over Season Tickets

Mickey Axelband may be the Miami Marlins’ biggest fan. Ever since the baseball team’s first game in 1993, the 59-year-old, bald veterinarian with lively green eyes has been a season ticket holder. He’s attended every single home opener and final game of the season. He sweated through thousands of brutal…

How to Cope With the End of Miami Heat Season

The Miami Heat are done playing basketball until the Dollar Tree starts selling Halloween decorations… How is a South Florida sports fan even to deal right now? It’s always a bitter reality-pill to swallow when the Heat seasons ends, but because of the way that injuries robbed the team of…

Five Great Things About the 2016 Miami Heat Season

Less than three weeks ago the Miami Heat found themselves in a similar situation; on the verge of elimination headed into Game 6, unsure if this would be the last day of their 2015-16 season, and a shell of the former revamped team that thunder-punched opponents post-All Star break. There…

Drone Racing Becomes a Major South Florida Sport

Approach and the first thing you hear is buzzing. It’s like a swarm of food processors flying overhead. Look up. In the twilight sky, Tron-like flashes of neon turn circles, some stopping midair before diving close to the ground at breakneck speed. They’re like tiny comets or steroid-stoked fireflies. Suddenly,…

The Florida Panthers’ 2016 Playoff Run: Everything You Need to Know

It’s NHL Playoff time! (Imagine a red goal light wildly rotating to the sounds of sirens blaring.) A few months back, as the Florida Panthers were improbably becoming a white-hot team after years of lukewarm performances, we provided an explainer about the team’s customs for bandwagon fans, So, no excuses —  you…

Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park: Your Turn to Wear a Ridiculous Hat

The Florida Derby is the highlight of the horse racing season at Gulfstream Park and the most important race in South Florida, with three-year-old thoroughbreds competing for a $1 million prize. It doesn’t quiiiite rival Kentucky Derby day in Louisville, but, boy, it’s looking like race day tomorrow will be a…