South Florida Voices
Mateo’s Hoop Diary: Grading Angel Reese’s rookie season
One of Angel Reese’s top games of the season unexpectedly became her last. She punished the Los Angeles Sparks at close range on rim rolls, putbacks, and face-up moves but hurt her wrist on a fall, prematurely closing a historic rookie year. Her absence will make it harder for the unit to maintain the eighth ...
It’s Time for the Dolphins to Pay Jevon Holland
It’s time to give Jevon Holland his due. In a moment that could have sealed Miami's fate, Dolphins safety Jevon Holland delivered a game-altering play when the Dolphins trailed 17-7 against the Jacksonville Jaguars in their home opener. With Jacksonville's offense knocking on the door inside the red zone, QB Trevor Lawrence handed the ball ...
Pressure Point: Tyreek Hill, Dolphins shed cuffs in time for dramatic win over Jaguars
Getting this Miami Dolphins season off on a winning note was an adventure like never seen before. Certainly there was no precedent for an opening day that began with a star receiver in handcuffs on the way to the stadium who then went on to help spark a dramatic comeback victory with an 80-yard touchdown ...
Mateo’s Hoop Diary: Jamal Murray’s contract extension plus other Nuggets notes
The Denver Nuggets extended Jamal Murray’s contract. It’s a hefty four-year, $208 million deal at age 27. While never receiving All-Star honors, he may be the no.1 veteran player in the NBA without it on his résumé because of his Playoff work. He has been one of the most accurate snipers over the past five ...
Breaking Down Miami’s Blockbuster 2024 Offseason Extensions
The Miami Dolphins made waves this offseason with a series of massive contract extensions that lock in their core talent for the foreseeable future. Jalen Ramsey This morning, the Dolphins extended Jalen Ramsey’s contract to a three-year, $72.3 million deal, securing him as the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL for the second time. This contract ...
Miami Dolphins 2024 predictions: The 5RSN Fins Team
Here are the predictions from some of the members of the Five Reasons Sports Network (5RSN) Dolphins coverage team, across our platforms.... @CKParrot (3 Yards Per Carry podcast) “My official prediction for 2024 is 11 wins, which is a step back from last year’s projection of 12 wins. I think the early schedule sets up ...
5 Key Miami Dolphins for the 2024/2025 Season
As the Miami Dolphins open Sunday at home against the Jacksonville Jaguars, here are five of the most important players for their upcoming season. 5: Terron Armstead Terron Armstead's impact on the Dolphins is undeniable, even if injuries have been a recurring issue. When he's on the field, Armstead is a cornerstone of Miami’s offensive ...
Atlantic Division teams take page out of Panthers’ book this offseason
To be the champs, it’s not a bad idea to learn from the champs first. Quite a few Atlantic Division teams took that same approach when building their teams this offseason. For the past two years, the path to the final in the East has run through Sunrise as the Florida Panthers made back-to-back Stanley ...
Mateo’s Hoop Diary: Greg Oden’s sit-down with The OGs
Former Miami Heat backup center Greg Oden stopped by Udonis Haslem and Mike Miller’s studio for the latest episode of The OGs podcast. It was another bitter-sweet stroll down memory lane. The 2007 Big 10 Freshman of the Year and NBA’s first overall pick is one of the “what-if?” stories. His work at Ohio State ...
Mateo’s Hoop Diary: Notes for the Connecticut Sun, Angel Reese, A’ja Wilson and Kelsey Mitchell
The WNBA is in the final phase of the regular season as teams have seven or eight games left. The MVP race is likely over, courtesy of A’j Wilson’s historical campaign. Rookie of the Year was decided months ago- Caitlin Clark is one of the best in the league and better than any perimeter player ...
Mario Cristobal Isn’t the Hurricanes’ Question, He’s the Answer
20 years of false starts, false hopes, false dawns. The Hurricanes' fan base has been subjected to more scandals (real or imagined) than wins of significance since Terry Porter's egregious pass interference flag in the 2002 National Championship game forever altered the trajectory of the program. And yet here we are, still standing. If perseverance ...
Mateo’s Hoop Diary: Hassan Whiteside’s chat with Udonis Haslem and Mike Miller on The OGs podcast and more
Pat Riley tried to break Hassan Whiteside. His method was having him run up and down the floor, dunking on each hoop until he gave out. Whiteside said he jammed about “127” times and that it was the toughest workout he’s ever had. The session was in 2014 after the Memphis Grizzlies cut him. Riley ...
Mateo’s Hoop Diary: The player best suited to be Bam Adebayo’s next partner plus other Heat notes
The Jimmy Butler experience is entering year six and he will be a free agent in 2025. He wants to stay. The team wants him back barring a slow down in production or a toxic environment with the unit below a .500 record. The end of an era can arrive unexpectedly, but thinking of the ...
The Bad Blood between Tua & Flores, and Where Fault Lies
It’s clear from this past week that Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa still has strong disdain for his former head coach Brian Flores. A disdain that may never leave him. And to be clear, Tua is right to have this disdain. Flores made a lot of mistakes while handling his starting quarterback situation with the ...
Mateo’s Hoop Diary: Anthony Edwards does the NBA a disservice by disrespecting past labor
NBA legends and pioneers caught an undeserved stray from Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards when interviewed by the Wall Street Journal: “I didn't watch it back in the day so I can't speak on it. They say it was tougher back then than it is now, but I don't think anybody had skill back then. [Michael ...
Mateo’s Hoop Diary: Five objectives for the Miami Heat’s 2024-25 regular season
The Miami Heat have a path to defy expectations for a strong regular season by hitting five marks. Following an unceremonious first round exit in five games to the eventual champions Boston Celtics, the squad is arguably worse. The crew lost Caleb Martin to the Philadelphia 76ers and Delon Wright to the Milwaukee Bucks. The ...