NBA Free Agency Just Hours Away And All Eyes Are On Durant
Free agency has returned to the NBA, and this July 1 is unlike any other.
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Free agency has returned to the NBA, and this July 1 is unlike any other.
With the NBA draft over, the summer of Durant has officially begun.
With free agency set to start next week, six of the NBA's most elite teams are rumored to be in the running for the season's most-coveted player, Kevin Durant.
The Top 5 Sports Callers of the week is a weekly installment from CBS Local Sports that will bring you the wildest callers from across the nation.
Yahoo's The Vertical's Michael Lee joined Orlando Alzugaray on The Big O Show on Miami Sports Radio 560 WQAM Tuesday to discuss the Miami Heat's offseason. Lee questioned the legitimacy of Miami being a realistic destination for upcoming free agent Kevin Durant.
CBS Sports NBA Writer Zach Harper joined Orlando Alzugaray on the Big O Show Wednesday on 560 WQAM to discuss the Dwyane Wade, the Miami Heat, Kevin Durant's pending free agency and the NBA playoffs.
Alex Kennedy from Basketball Insiders.com joined the Big O Show on 560 WQAM.
Sports teams in South Florida haven't been particularly kind to their fans in recent years.
It's one of the most time honored traditions in the National Basketball Association.
Dwyane Wade scored 28 points, including two free throws with 1.5 seconds left that put Miami ahead to stay and the Heat topped the Oklahoma City Thunder 97-95 on Thursday night in a wild back-and-forth game that featured 38 lead changes and 11 ties.
The Miami Heat are looking to bounce back from a home loss to the Boston Celtics earlier this week.
LeBron James can't seem to avoid finishing second.
It didn't take long for one of the newest NBA coaching vacancies to be filled.
Russell Westbrook recorded his 10th triple-double of the season, torching the Heat for 12 points, 10 rebounds and 17 assists in a 93-75 Oklahoma City Thunder victory over the Miami Heat on Sunday.
The Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder are two teams that seem to be trending in different directions lately.
The collective reaction from the NBA to Derrick Rose's latest injury news was simple: "Not again."
In the past three weeks we've seen Steph Curry go for 51, Kevin Durant have his 43rd career 40 point game and Klay Thompson pour in 37 in one quarter. These kinds of performances are what we like to call "Stop and Watch games." As in stop what you're doing right now and get to a television immediately.
The Miami Heat are returning home after a lengthy road trip having won three of their past four games.
The offensive concept of pace-and-space was nearly an unbeatable combination for the Miami Heat, the plan of surrounding LeBron James with multiple shooters good enough to net two straight NBA titles.
Residents in Broward and Miami-Dade are cleaning up after afternoon storms flooded streets in Hollywood and scattered tree debris across Miami Gardens neighborhoods.
Miami-Dade officials take action against a car repair shop after residents' complaints, prompted by CBS News Miami coverage.
The Florida Department of Education is developing rules to adopt enrollment requirements that bar undocumented students from attending CTE programs.
The Justice Department argued that the Jan. 6, 2021, rioters had until Jan. 6, 2023, to sue the federal government under the Federal Tort Claims Act, missing the deadline to file a lawsuit by over two years.
Nearly 40 years after an 85-year-old woman was assaulted in Deerfield Beach, Broward Sheriff's Office detectives have linked Gregory Rollison to the crime using advanced DNA technology.
Residents in Broward and Miami-Dade are cleaning up after afternoon storms flooded streets in Hollywood and scattered tree debris across Miami Gardens neighborhoods.
Some of the key Florida races this year include the race for governor and U.S. senator.
Miami-Dade officials take action against a car repair shop after residents' complaints, prompted by CBS News Miami coverage.
The Florida Department of Education is developing rules to adopt enrollment requirements that bar undocumented students from attending CTE programs.
The Justice Department argued that the Jan. 6, 2021, rioters had until Jan. 6, 2023, to sue the federal government under the Federal Tort Claims Act, missing the deadline to file a lawsuit by over two years.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The Justice Department argued that the Jan. 6, 2021, rioters had until Jan. 6, 2023, to sue the federal government under the Federal Tort Claims Act, missing the deadline to file a lawsuit by over two years.
Some of the key Florida races this year include the race for governor and U.S. senator.
Rising premiums forced many people in Affordable Care Act plans to give up their coverage. But the Trump administration claims a huge drop in enrollment is almost entirely due to its fraud crackdown.
The order came after Republican Senators Thom Tillis and John Cornyn threatened to block Blanche's confirmation for Attorney General if the fund was not rescinded in writing.
Detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement set a monthly record high for the second Trump administration in July, internal agency data obtained by CBS News shows, as ICE widened its crackdown.
On Sunday, Collins spoke about the ruling on this week in South Florida and explained why he believes he is trailing the Republican frontrunner, Byron Donalds.
Months after leaving TV news, Rodriguez is competing against former prosecutor Robin Peguero for the CD-27 nomination.
As Florida attorney general, it was Moody and her office that approved the diversion of $10 million of taxpayer money to the Hope Florida Foundation
CBS Miami's Jim DeFede spoke to former Republican State Senator Jeff Brandes, president of the Florida Policy Project, who is behind one of those lawsuits.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Two Michigan residents who had "significant underlying health conditions" have died after contracting cyclosporiasis, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said.
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting one expert to call this summer's outbreaks "a national wake-up call."
The case accuses OpenAI of practicing medicine without a license and failing to safeguard users seeking health advice.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Ariana Grande had been due to star alongside her "Wicked" co-star Jonathan Bailey in a production of "Sunday in the Park with George" in 2027.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
Four women say Hollywood star Jared Leto committed sexual crimes against them when they were teenagers, in interviews with the BBC.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.