That video’s from an all-star game in January. These days, Demar Dorsey doesn’t have nearly as much to smile about. The Boyd Anderson star, who originally gave a verbal commitment to the Florida Gators, then switched to the Michigan Wolverines, now finds himself without a destination after the school released…
Jozy Altidore, the Boca Raton-born forward for the United States World Cup team, survived his first full practice since an ankle sprain and now will be available Saturday when the Americans open tournament play with a match against England.He’s one of two key players with health concerns — the other…
It’s the second day of the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft, which must bring a wave of nostalgia for a Weston retiree named Jeffrey Hammonds. Eighteen years ago, he was the Stanford University outfielder selected as the fourth pick in the draft. Two picks later, the New York Yankees picked…
We recently learned that Michael Vick could be facing a possible lawsuit over his Memorial Day weekend no-show at the MI-VI nightclub at Gulfstream in Hallandale Beach. The protesters outside the club that night wondered why they never saw his entourage or never saw any news coverage of the controversial…
The U.S. Soccer Team is hoping that the Landon Donovan/Jozy Altidore combination on display this weekend against Turkey will stay sharp with just 11 days before the team opens World Cup play with a match versus Great Britain.Being a talented, charismatic young player who plays a glamorous position, it’s no…
Guess which Florida high school has produced the most Parade All-American football players.Miami Northwestern? Nope.St. Thomas Aquinas? Wrong.It’s actually Blanche Ely in Pompano Beach.Yes, Blanche Ely has had a bad week, what with the allegations of holy water assault. But Parade magazine just came out with a list of the…
Baseball’s a funny sport. If you steal a bunch of bases, they put you in the Hall of Fame. But if you steal $15 million, they slap you with a felony indictment — even though Vincent Mazzuto sent some of that wealth to the Yale baseball team.According to today’s story…
The University of Michigan today announced that its football coaching staff violated NCAA rules for the amount of athletics-related activity its players could perform and the number of coaches who could be employed. Although the investigation concluded that the violations were far less severe than portrayed in local media accounts,…
Last week, former Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Dale Tallon was hired for the same position by our humble Florida Panthers. Tallon’s stock is high, if only because the Hawks team he assembled is now on its way to the NHL Stanley Cup Finals, having completed a sweep Sunday of the…
It’s been hard to conjure sympathy for Hanley Ramirez, what with his reputation for being stingy with apologies. Even after he finally said he was sorry for “dogging it” on that pop fly he kicked against the Dbacks, this article came out, with details of Ramirez getting a locker room…
The Marlins open a series tonight in St. Louis, and manager Fredi Gonzalez sounded an optimistic tone that his star shortstop would finally form the word that the team’s been waiting for: “Sorry.”ESPN quoted from an interview Gonzalez gave today to a local radio station:”It’s going to get resolved one…
Eric Hosmer and Deven Marrero starred at first base and shortstop, respectively, for a 2008 American Heritage School team that won a state and national title. They were separated by a year, but both players were heavily recruited by the nation’s elite baseball programs, including Arizona State.But in Hosmer’s case,…
That’s Jozy Altidore, the U.S. striker whose Haitian-born parents brought him up in Boca Raton. Of course, this ad’s a way for ESPN to show it’s hip to this summer’s World Cup. Altidore is one of the sport’s leading American ambassadors. Let’s hope that this video is Google-friendly enough to…
This time last year, we had a cover story about Jailamony, a greyhound with a broken leg, and the national fight over greyhound racing. While Florida, with 13 tracks, remains the mecca of dog racing in this country, other states continue banning live racing. Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri signed…
According to an NBA general manager who spoke to ESPN, Dwyane Wade will join LeBron James and Chris Bosh in Chicago next season. I wonder if that unnamed GM is the Chicago Bulls’ own Gar Forman, and if he’s high.Theoretically, that scenario could work only if the Bulls prove to…
The state of Florida has produced some of the world’s finest athletes; and so it’s hard to believe that in the history of the National Hockey League there have only been three Florida natives — and none of them from South Florida.Andrew Yogan from Boca Raton is going to try…
Yesterday concluded the tryouts for the 2010 Miami Dolphins cheerleaders. After eight hours of competition — mostly in the middle of the Aventura Mall — 42 women were chosen from the field of 77. More than 10,000 online votes, 5,000 text messages, nine judges, and 8,000 mall viewers participated in…
When Brandon Knight committed to the University of Kentucky earlier this month, he did not do so in the usual way that high school athletes do, by signing a letter of intent. Rather, the Pine Crest School point guard, regarded among the top few players in this year’s senior class,…
At last night’s South Florida premiere of his new documentary, Run Ricky Run, the Dolphins running back told a crowd of family, friends, fans, teammates, and coaches that he is “reconsidering” his decision to retire at the end of the 2010 season.”My coach and general manager are here, so I…
UPDATE: Youtube’s taken down the video above, and we couldn’t immediately find a new one. When we locate it, we’ll update this post. Jozy Altidore, the Boca-born son of Haitian parents, is one of America’s best soccer players, but an ugly scene during an English Premier League match on Saturday…
It’s true, after all the debate and speculation, Florida’s favorite son and future governor, Tim Tebow, was drafted in the first round last night. He was the 25th overall selection, taken by the Denver Broncos.Now the Denver Post is holding a Tim Tebow Haiku contest to see who can write…
The Dolphins are probably going to try to fill some holes in the defensive line or the linebacking corps in tonight’s NFL draft. In anticipation, coaches, executives, draftologists, and fans with nothing better to do will pore over notes and highlight reels from players all over the country, but it’s…
