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Suddenly Surging Panthers Must Keep Early Momentum

Suddenly Surging Panthers Must Keep Early Momentum

/ / Ice Hockey, South Florida
The surging Florida Panthers (4-2-3, 11 points) seek their third straight win Thursday when they visit the Calgary Flames. Florida now has points in six consecutive games, led by Jonathan Huberdeau who has points in four out of his last five outings. Gameday in Calgary! 👏#FLAvsCGY 📍: @YYCSaddledome ⏰: 9 p.m. ET 📺: @FOXSportsFL 🎙: ...
Josh Richardson Claps at Heat Fans in Postgame Presser

Josh Richardson Claps at Heat Fans in Postgame Presser

On Wednesday the Miami Heat opened their season with an impressive home win without Jimmy Butler. His former team the Philadelphia 76ers did the same, dispatching the Boston Celtics 107-93. Josh Richardson had 17 points and six rebounds in his debut for Philly, but his performance afterwards garnered more attention. “They were on time. That ...
Get Used to Kendrick Nunn

Get Used to Kendrick Nunn

You'll have to get used to Kendrick Nunn. Maybe we've been hyping the wrong rookie. Well, not entirely. Tyler Herro is 19. He will have much better nights than he did in Wednesday's season opening 120-101 win for the Miami Heat against the Memphis Grizzlies, when he was often squeezed off his spots and tried ...
Jimmy Butler out for Season Opener

Jimmy Butler out for Season Opener

The Miami Heat announced late Wednesday afternoon that Jimmy Butler would be out for the season opener against Memphis. #HeatTwitter Jimmy Butler will not be playing tonight for "personal reasons". He was in shoot arounds this morning. Everything is fine, according to Erik Spoelstra. "The truth will come out😄", was his only comment about the ...
Miami Dolphins

Miami Dolphins partner with GENYOUth and Miami Super Bowl Committee to battle food insecurity

If there's one thing the Miami Dolphins are good at, it's making an impact off the field. That's precisely what they did on Tuesday morning, as the Miami Dolphins teamed up with GENYOUth and the Miami Super Bowl Committee to provide 100 grab and go breakfast cart systems to South Florida school districts. The event ...
Charles Barkley loves Dwyane, Herro & Heat?

Charles Barkley loves Dwyane, Herro & Heat?

What's happening in the sports media world tonight? Dwyane Wade told us on Twitter that he got some good news Monday. But no one could have anticipated this. Joining forces with Charles Barkley on TNT? Is everyone forgetting the way that Barkley has treated Dwyane Wade over the years, to the point that even Wade's ...
Dolphins Select LSU QB Joe Burrow in Latest Tankathon Mock Draft

Dolphins Select LSU QB Joe Burrow in Latest Tankathon Mock Draft

Another week, another Tankathon mock draft For those keeping track at home, each week I continue to document the latest draft order and mock draft at Tankathon.com. And although the Miami Dolphins have not had the first-overall pick in quite some time, the fine folks at Tankathon continue to make things interesting, to say the least ...
Manny Diaz: Kicker Camden Price is "in the mix" vs. Pittsburgh

Manny Diaz: Kicker Camden Price is “in the mix” vs. Pittsburgh

/ / Football, South Florida
The cliche that is used for quarterback competitions is now relevant for the Miami Hurricanes when it comes to kicking. If you have three kickers, you have none. The last three Miami offensive drives against Georgia Tech ended with a missed field goals. The worst part is that none of them were longer than 35 ...
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Preston Williams: ‘We believe in Fitz’

/ / Football, South Florida
DAVIE  — Preston Williams’ expression immediately brightened Monday at the mention of veteran quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick’s hell-bent dash to the end zone the previous day in Buffalo. Fitzpatrick capped his 11-yard touchdown run by lowering his right shoulder and plowing into the final defender to cross the goal line. “We believe in Fitz. We love Fitz,” said ...
Christian Wilkins

Dolphins rookie Christian Wilkins remorseful over emotional outburst

Football is an emotional game. When your team is 0-5 and desperately trying to hang onto any semblance of hope, that emotion can be amplified. That was the case with rookie defensive tackle Christian Wilkins, who found himself ejected from the game almost the moment it started. christian wilkins tossed after one play. perfect. pic.twitter.com/HP8EpGQYEM— ...
Do you believe in FitzMagic?

Do you believe in FitzMagic?

FitzMagic Believes he's the 'Perfect Man' to Help Lead Young Dolphins Through Rebuild When Ryan Fitzpatrick joined the Dolphins earlier this year, he was just thankful for an opportunity to start.  And although it hasn't been all sunshine and roses, the 36-year old QB continues to show the world why he was given the nickname ...
Miami Heat suspend Dion Waiters before zero tolerance season

Miami Heat suspend Dion Waiters before zero tolerance season

"I let the culture slip." With those words -- spoken after last season by Miami Heat president Pat Riley -- you knew the next season would be different. Riley felt burned after he gave much-criticized lucrative long-term contracts to non-stars in 2016 and 2017 and then those players returned the reward by slacking on their ...
Herro and the Miami Heat Heels

Herro and the Miami Heat Heels

Tyler Herro’s meteoric rise has captivated the Heat fans and the national media. His elite shotmaking ability, a valuable skillset put on display throughout summer league and NBA preseason has the rest of the league taking notice. However, on October 17th vs the Orlando Magic it was his toughness and his WWE heel-like trash talk ...
NBA GMs love Spoelstra, like Miami Heat a little

NBA GMs love Spoelstra, like Miami Heat a little

The NBA's general managers have spoken. The annual polling of teams' primary decision-makers was released today on NBA.com and, as usual, there are some surprises. What comes across most is how balanced the league is this season, compared to recent seasons. We'll get to thoughts on other teams and players in a minute but, first, ...
Should the Dolphins Trade RB Kenyan Drake?

Should the Dolphins Trade RB Kenyan Drake?

Heading into the 2019 season, it seemed as though Dolphins’ RB Kenyan Drake was in-line for a bigger workload in Chad O’Shea’s offense. Unfortunately, that did not happen. And despite playing second-fiddle to Kalen Ballage throughout much of the offseason, he still remained the most explosive player on Miami’s offense. Truth is, he was not ...