Just Call Him "Dr. O'Neal"
Pretty soon, you'll be able to call former Miami Heat player Shaquille O'Neal "Dr. O'Neal." The retired NBA superstar will graduate Saturday with a doctoral degree in education from Barry University in Miami Shores.
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Pretty soon, you'll be able to call former Miami Heat player Shaquille O'Neal "Dr. O'Neal." The retired NBA superstar will graduate Saturday with a doctoral degree in education from Barry University in Miami Shores.
The National Football League has dropped the hammer on four players for the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal that rewarded players for intentionally trying to injure other players. The longest punishment came to a former University of Miami linebacker.
The Randy Shannon era at the University of Miami is long gone, but Shannon and UM are back in the spotlight again after the former coach filed suit against UM for allegedly firing him "without cause."
Pro sports often gets a bad rap for the number of arrests and bad behavior of the players and teams. But sometimes, a team does something that has the potential to inspire millions.
Matt Cain used to be San Francisco's hard-luck loser, seemingly never getting the run support he needed. He had finally begun to shed that stigma this season and had a nice new contract as a vote of confidence — not to mention 18 straight scoreless innings over his first two home starts.
Amare Stoudemire had a small muscle repaired Tuesday and will not play for the New York Knicks in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series against the Miami Heat.
Florida International University will leave the Sun Belt Conference and join Conference USA next year, according to CBSSports.com.
The Miami Marlins came into the season confident the roster that had been constructed in the offseason could not only pitch well, but also smack the ball around pretty well in the new Marlins Park.
When the New York Knicks walked off the court Monday night, the team had suffered another debilitating loss to the Miami Heat. Then Knicks power forward Amar'e Stoudemire decided to inflict another loss on the Knicks.
As the Miami Heat expected, the New York Knicks were much improved in Game 2. Better, yes — but not good enough.
The Miami Heat will look to continue building on their impressive domination of the New York Knicks when they take the floor at the AmericanAirlines Arena for Game 2 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs.
The Miami Marlins continued their April misery Monday when they lost again to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 9-5.
Now that the NFL Draft is behind them, the Miami Dolphins will hold their first rookie mini-camp Friday to give those draft picks and undrafted free agents their first taste of the NFL.
The Miami Dolphins went into the 2012 NFL Draft with a litany of needs including quarterback, wide receiver, defensive end, and tight end. When Mr. Irrelevant was finally called and the draft ended, the Fins walked out with an impressive haul that met most of the team needs.
The Miami Marlins have been awful over their last eight games and that sparked the team to make some roster moves to try and spark the team.
