Billy Mitchell Dethroned As Donkey Kong King…for Now

C. StilesMitchell and his wife at home in 2007.​The video game champion framed as the dark-headed villain in the epic battle for Donkey Kong supremacy has been dethroned again. At least temporarily.Billy Mitchell, the veteran videogamer and owner of Rickey’s Restaurants in Hollywood and Pembroke Pines (and a brand of…

Denard Robinson Now a Legit Heisman Contender

He had a big game last week against UConn, but Michigan Wolverine (and Deerfield Beach native) Denard Robinson needed to wax Notre Dame this past weekend to establish himself as a Heisman Trophy candidate. How about 502 yards total offense and three touchdowns? Yep, that’ll do.Robinson wasn’t on anyone’s Heisman…

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 to…

Suspending Player Two Games for Obscene Gesture? What Bullshit!

Nick O’Leary’s middle finger also helped him make this sensational catch.​Dwyer Palm Beach Gardens lost this past weekend’s nationally televised game because of a bullshit call. And now Florida’s high school athletic association has added insult to that injury, suspending star tight end Nick O’Leary for two games because he…

New Chris Evert Documentary Unmatched Will Premiere Next Week

There has never been an individual sports rivalry like the one between Chris Evert, from Fort Lauderdale, and Martina Navratilova. Ali and Frasier fought three times. Borg and McEnroe played 14 times. Evert and Navratilova played 80 times, including 60 tournament finals and 14 grand slam finals. Next Tuesday, ESPN…

Bill Parcells Out as Dolphins VP of Football Operations

The Miami Dolphins just issued a statement to the media saying that Jeff Ireland will “assume full control over all aspects and decisions in regard to the Miami Dolphin football team and support staff.”Ireland, who had some trouble this offseason, was always slotted to take over for Parcells, according to…

UPDATED: LeBron James Jersey Donation Derailed by “Politics”

The Summer of LeBron just got weirder.In July, a group of guys in Northeast Ohio launched a campaign to collect LeBron James’ old Cleveland Cavaliers jerseys and send them to homeless people in Miami. It seemed like a wholesome idea. Clevelanders were so pissed off at the King’s betrayal of…

Chad Henne Outplayed by Backups — His and the Cowboys

Earlier this week, as the Dolphins were getting ready to play the Cowboys in last night’s exhibition game, starting QB Chad Henne described to the media what he hoped to do.Well, I mean, I definitely want to come out with a lot of pluses. I mean, I have a really…

LeBron Consults Celeb Rabbi Pinto, Becomes True SoFla Mogul

If TMZ is correct and LeBron James paid Rabbi Yishayahu Yosef Pinto to sit in on a business meeting yesterday, then the Heat star is officially courting South Florida mogul status.What better way to ingratiate himself to his new hometown than meet with a celeb rabbi known for providing business…

Harriette Gubel Celebrates 96 Years With a Seventh-Inning Stretch

Last year, the Juice brought you a feel-good story about Harriette “Hattie” Gubel celebrating her 95th birthday. The Fort Lauderdale lady is a big baseball fan, as it turns out, an even bigger fan of the Philadelphia Phillies, and an even bigger fan of Phillies Manager Charlie Manual.Although it would…

Top SoFla Spots for LeBron James’ Homeless Jerseys

The homeless people of Cleveland don’t want them, and average citizens are tempted to burn them. So boatloads of LeBron James’ former Cleveland Cavaliers jerseys will soon be shipped to unsuspecting homeless shelters in Miami.This presents a number of issues. First, what self-respecting man would wear such an outdated piece…

Cleveland Breaks Up With LeBron, Sends Jerseys to Miami Homeless

No more burning jerseys. The good people of Cleveland are packing garbage bags full of those tainted LeBron James relics — No. 23 jerseys, shoes, homemade T-shirts that proclaimed the King’s name in puffy paint — and donating them to a worthy cause.A group of ad designers and other creative…