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BSTEVR Sims Super Bowl LV

BSTEVR Sims Super Bowl LV

BSTEVR stands as one of the new and exciting tools online for sports fans. This innovative concept brings to life some of the long-standing and long-argued what-ifs in football history. These days, the BSTEVR simulator tackles Super Bowl LV. The concept itself is simple: to help sports fans get more out of what they love. Using ...
A Breakdown of Miami's Fourth Quarter Collapse

A Breakdown of Miami’s Fourth Quarter Collapse

The Miami Heat had a tough loss on Monday night against the Charlotte Hornets, after they blew a 10 point lead with 3 minutes left. The reason for this late-game collapse had mostly to do with the defensive end, but there were also some offensive issues that led to relying on their less average defenders ...
5 Takeaways from Heat’s Loss to Hornets

5 Takeaways from Heat’s Loss to Hornets

The Miami Heat finally had a full roster on Monday night against the Charlotte Hornets, and fell short in overtime. A Max Strus scoring display into a Jimmy Butler closing display wasn’t enough after Miami slowly lost their 10 point lead with 3 minutes to go. Anyway, here are five takeaways from the game.... #1: ...
Diaz makes another outstanding hire with former Auburn LB coach Williams

Diaz makes another outstanding hire with former Auburn LB coach Williams

/ / Football, South Florida
Miami head coach Manny Diaz has made a string of key changes on the defensive side of the ball during this offseason and on Monday, the Canes confirmed another A+ hire that should pay huge dividends next season.  It was announced that former Auburn LBs coach Travis Williams will be joining the Miami staff as ...
Super Bowl Primer: GOAT vs. Successor

Super Bowl Primer: GOAT vs. Successor

It’s not too much of a surprise that the best quarterback to ever play is making his 10th Super Bowl appearance this year. Tom Brady is ready to go to the Super Bowl again, except this year, he is with a different team. It’s also not that much of a surprise that the next face ...
Miami Marlins May Flop in Stacked NL East

Miami Marlins May Flop in Stacked NL East

The Philadelphia Phillies re-signed their two stars J.T. Realmuto and Didi Gregorious this past week. Not to be overdramatic, but this almost certainly feels like the nail in the coffin for the Miami Marlins in the upcoming 2021 season. They now find themselves in a division of 3 highly competitive teams: the Mets, Braves, and ...
A Breakdown of Jimmy Butler's Return

A Breakdown of Jimmy Butler’s Return

Well, Jimmy Butler returned on Saturday night in a way that not many people could have expected. 30 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 0 turnovers. One of the most impressive parts about his offensive display was the ability to get to the free throw line, going 14/16 from the stripe, which I won't highlight here ...
5 Takeaways from Heat's Victory Over Kings

5 Takeaways from Heat’s Victory Over Kings

The Miami Heat went down to the wire with the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night, and finally came away with a win. Jimmy Butler and Andre Iguodala returned tonight, while Goran Dragic and Avery Bradley were still out. Here are five takeaways from this game... #1: Jimmy Butler is back, and looks like Jimmy Butler ...
Marlins DFA Jordan Yamamoto

Marlins DFA Jordan Yamamoto

/ / Baseball, South Florida
It seemed as if Jordan Yamamoto’s days in Miami were numbered after that fateful night in Atlanta when he allowed 12 earned en route to a 29-9 stomping in Atlanta. He had struggled before then as well, as his average fastball dipped below 90 MPH for the first time in his career. The DFA makes ...
Miami's Biggest Upcoming Adjustment Involves Precious Achiuwa

Miami’s Biggest Upcoming Adjustment Involves Precious Achiuwa

I've spent a lot of time diving into Precious Achiuwa's games this season, since his individual play has been so outstanding in these circumstances. For one, coming into the NBA after a long layoff, and being thrown right into the rotation on a team that just made the finals says enough about him as a ...
5 Takeaways from Heat's Loss to Clippers

5 Takeaways from Heat’s Loss to Clippers

/ / Basketball, South Florida
Well, the Miami Heat fall late in the game yet again, this time to the Los Angeles Clippers. The Miami Heat were without many key players, but so were the Clippers. The only issue was that the best player on the floor didn’t play like it. Anyway, here are five takeaways from this loss.... #1: ...
QB Martell, RB Burns enter transfer portal

QB Martell, RB Burns enter transfer portal

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On Wednesday afternoon, it was discovered that two now-former Miami Hurricanes have entered the transfer portal.  The biggest name is QB Tate Martell, who was one of the first big-name transfers that Manny Diaz landed as he began his reign as head coach in January of 2019.  Martell was in contention for the starting QB ...
5 Takeaways from Miami’s Loss to Denver

5 Takeaways from Miami’s Loss to Denver

The Miami Heat drop yet another game tonight, this time to the Denver Nuggets. The Heat were without Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro, and Goran Dragic tonight, which gives you a sense of the way this game went. Miami will be playing tomorrow night as well on a back to back, against a depleted Los Angeles ...
Five Takeaways from Florida Panthers' win over Blue Jackets

Five Takeaways from Florida Panthers’ win over Blue Jackets

The Florida Panthers came out on top of a wild comeback thriller against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night. This was Florida’s first game in a week after their two game series against Carolina was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak within the Hurricanes organization. Florida looked like the stronger team tonight but it ...
KZ Okpala "Has a Bright Future in this League," But What Is Next?

KZ Okpala “Has a Bright Future in this League,” But What Is Next?

After the Covid and contact tracing incidents that broke out on this Miami Heat team, opportunities occurred for many young players at the end of the roster. But the most intriguing player that has gotten minutes as of late is KZ Okpala. He had a pretty big ask these past two games against Brooklyn, since ...