Shane Battier To Sign With Miami Heat
Free agent forward Shane Battier announced Thursday morning on Twitter that he will sign with the Miami Heat on Friday.
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Free agent forward Shane Battier announced Thursday morning on Twitter that he will sign with the Miami Heat on Friday.
Miami Heat swingman Mike Miller's future with the team has been in doubt due to his numerous injuries in the past year, including the latest hernia surgery that will cause him to miss the start of the season. But he still may be on the roster for the full season.
First it was the Big Three coming together with the Miami Heat. Now, the Miami Marlins are going all-in to try and establish a winner in South Florida. All of it has turned South Florida into arguably the professional sports capital of the country, with the exception of the Miami Dolphins.
Former NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal returns to Miami Monday night to sign copies of his autobiography, "Shaq Uncut: My Story."
Thursday morning was the first day that NBA players could finally rejoin their teams and being practicing at team facilities; and the Heat welcomed in at least three players, including star power forward Chris Bosh.
The first member of the Big Three of the Miami Heat to show up for informal workouts for next season was Chris Bosh. The power forward arrived at the AmericanAirlines Arena Thursday morning and was thankful to finally be back on the court.
Heading into the 2011-2012 NBA season, Miami Heat President Pat Riley has a tough decision ahead of him that could reshape the team's roster and anger many fans.
It's a Miami Heat homecoming at the AmericanAirlines Arena in downtown Miami. For the first time since the NBA lockout ended, players will return to the triple-A for a voluntary workout and physicals.
The best measure may be what we look for online.
Both sides have yet to finalize the agreed upon collective bargaining agreement, but that hasn't stopped the odds makers from declaring the Miami Heat as the team to beat in 2012.
The Miami Heat stood just two games away from capturing an NBA championship last season. Now, the Heat is looking for some help to finish off a championship run and the team has plenty to choose from in free agency.
It was suppose to be our year. The year the Miami Heat was posed to compete for an NBA championship. Instead, the American Airlines Arena is dead.
As the NBA lockout shows no signs of ending anytime soon, several NBA players are looking for new ways to spend their free time.
Last Thursday, as the NBA negotiations seemed to be making progress, owners submarined any possible deal. Now, the owners are preparing to hit the players, and fans, again.
The Big Three of the Miami Heat are expected to headline a world tour of exhibition basketball games in the next month.
Miami Heat superstar LeBron James has been subjected to some vicious vitriol since he joined the Miami Heat. But a new biography by Scott Raab is set to take LeBron hatred to a sad, new level.
NBA Commissioner David Stern canceled the first two weeks of the season Monday after owners and players were unable to reach a new labor deal and end the lockout.
The South Florida All-Star Classic has finally released the rosters for this weekend's charity game you can see live exclusively on MyTV 33 and here on cbsmiami.com.
MIAMI (CBSMiami) - It you were not one of the lucky few to snap up tickets to the South Florida All Star Classic game Saturday, featuring Miami's big 3 and a host of other NBA greats, you're not out of luck. MyTV33, CBSMiami have struck a deal to show the game live on television and online, making it available anywhere in the world.
Fans have been lined since the early morning hours Monday to try and snag a ticket to this Saturday's NBA celebrity all-star game on the campus of FIU.
Plans were finalized Friday for an charity game that will feature James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and a host of other standouts on Oct. 8 at FIU — the school where Thomas, the Basketball Hall of Famer, is a coach. Tickets go on sale Monday .
The 2011-2012 NBA season may hang in the balance when labor talks resume Friday in New York.
With the prospects of a full NBA season looking increasingly grim, the Big Three of the Miami Heat are set to bring an All-Star atmosphere to South Florida for a charity game.
For the first time in several years, the National Basketball Association has postponed training camps indefinitely and canceled 43 preseason games as the owners' lockout of the players continues.
Heavy rainfall left Hallandale Beach underwater Wednesday, with residents frustrated by recurring flooding as the city pointed to intense rain and King Tide conditions.
Florida gubernatorial candidates Byron Donalds and David Jolly laid out contrasting positions during a Fort Lauderdale summit.
Friends of 25-year-old Melvin Diaz Cepeda are questioning why the aspiring DJ was described as an intruder after he was shot and killed in Miami.
A Broward woman faces multiple charges after investigators said she stole a BSO patrol vehicle before she was arrested in Port St. Lucie.
A person was taken into custody after reports of shots fired at Miami International Airport, where authorities said there is no ongoing threat and no injuries.
Florida gubernatorial candidates Byron Donalds and David Jolly laid out contrasting positions during a Fort Lauderdale summit.
A person was taken into custody after reports of shots fired at Miami International Airport, where authorities said there is no ongoing threat and no injuries.
Heavy rainfall left Hallandale Beach underwater Wednesday, with residents frustrated by recurring flooding as the city pointed to intense rain and King Tide conditions.
Friends of 25-year-old Melvin Diaz Cepeda are questioning why the aspiring DJ was described as an intruder after he was shot and killed in Miami.
A Broward woman faces multiple charges after investigators said she stole a BSO patrol vehicle before she was arrested in Port St. Lucie.
One Cuba resident said there is "no way to know" when power will be restored to the island nation.
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has reappeared in public at a military event celebrating an army branch's anniversary.
Diario Las Américas, a Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper, reported Tuesday that Castro is seriously ill, citing a confidential source in Cuba close to his inner circle.
A sign referencing Cuba was visible in surveillance footage of a gas pump fire at a Bird Road Chevron station.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is accused of developing and directing the plot to crash hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado tried 3 times to enter her country "by air and sea but has been turned away each time," her team says.
Many Venezuelan immigrants are shunning Florida and turning instead to communities in places like Utah.
Alex Saab, 54, was deported in May by Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez to the U.S.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
The deal involves developing 17 strategic oil fields in Venezuela, an undertaking that experts said could take years.
The Democrat says rapidly advancing technology requires Congress to act before safeguards fall behind.
Families say months without court-ordered treatment can worsen psychiatric crises behind bars.
A former Republican Congressman turned Democrat, Jolly is running as a moderate voice, arguing that it is time for change after decades of Republican rule in Tallahassee.
Scott Singer, the former mayor of Boca Raton, discusses winning his primary and what's next in the race.
Former prosecutors question why a grand jury found $10 million misappropriated but charged no one.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
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.
An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.
Nike-owned Converse acknowledged that an ad for its Chuck Taylor sneaker is "deeply upsetting."
Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27, a family spokesperson has confirmed.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.