Sports Agenda for Tuesday (6/2/12)
It's finally here…the Miami Heat return to the Finals starting tonight in Oklahoma City. The Marlins finally get a win by opening the roof. And the Ochocinco News Network comes to Miami.
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It's finally here…the Miami Heat return to the Finals starting tonight in Oklahoma City. The Marlins finally get a win by opening the roof. And the Ochocinco News Network comes to Miami.
After a labor related splintered season, the NBA Finals is quite the perfect storm. In a battle of epic meteorological proportions, the Thunder takes on the Heat. But more importantly, this is the matchup that seems to be the one most of the basketball universe wants to see.
The headlines leading into the NBA Finals have been about the matchup of the two best players in the game, Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant and Miami's LeBron James.
The Miami Heat will be pilgrims in an unholy land when they enter the arena in Oklahoma City Tuesday night and will also find themselves in the unusual position of being the underdogs in the NBA Finals.
It's NBA Championship or bust for the Miami Heat now. They face a VERY TOUGH Oklahoma City Thunder team. Plus, tragedy strikes the Auburn University campus. And, watching the Marlins lately has been a tragedy too. All in the agenda!
Miami Heat fans clamored to get their hands on the latest White Hot merchandise Sunday, just hours after the team clinched a spot in the NBA Finals.
After Saturday's nail biter win by the Miami Heat over the Boston Celtics 101-88, Heat fans are now looking forward to the NBA Finals where their team will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder.
While thousands of fans filled the American Airlines Arena to watch Saturday's Game 7 win by the Miami Heat over the Boston Celtics 101-88, some had prior commitments.
Miami Heat fans descended from all over the world on the American Airlines Area to watch the Heat take on the Boston Celtics for game seven of the Eastern Conference Championship.
The celebration for the Heat's win in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals sent fans into the streets at the American Airlines Arena but even as fans celebrate the 101-88 victory over the Celtics the Heat turn their attention to an even bigger nemesis in the NBA Finals, the Oklahoma City Thunder.
No matter the outcome of Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, South Florida businesses will be celebrating.
Game 7. The simple mention of it strikes fear in some fans and ignites others to cheer louder than they ever thought they could. Saturday night, the Miami Heat and 20,000 of their closest friends will face the Boston Celtics at the AmericanAirlines Arena for all the marbles in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals.
The Miami Heat know that they'll get everything that LeBron James has in him in Game 7 against the Boston Celtics Saturday night. But it's the player who has defined Heat basketball recently who will also need to step up to get the Heat back to the NBA Finals.
The Miami Heat need Chris Bosh on the court to have any shot of winning Game 7 and the NBA Finals. But Bosh isn't worried if he's starting or not, as long as he gets to play.
Over the last 48 hours, Miami Heat fans have been through a roller coaster of emotions that often hit South Florida sports fans.
After a phenomenal performance from LeBron James and the rest of the Miami Heat resulted in a Game 6 victory, the series will return to Miami for an all-out battle for a ticket to the NBA Finals and Heat fans can be there to witness it.
Miami Heat superstar LeBron James went over, around, and through the Boston Celtics during an epic performance in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Apparently, Boston fans couldn't take getting thumped by the Heat.
LeBron James had 45 points and 15 rebounds, overwhelming the Boston Celtics and leading the Miami Heat to a 98-79 victory Thursday night that forced a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference finals.
It was just two years ago when Miami Heat superstar LeBron James walked off the court in Boston and removed his Cleveland Cavaliers jersey for the final time after suffering an ugly series ending loss at the hands of the Celtics. So a game that is for all the marbles for the Miami Heat is not without a large degree of irony.
The Miami Heat have their proverbial back against the wall as the team makes final preparations for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics.
Miami Heat fans are preparing for the worst as the team heads back to Boston to try and stave off elimination in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Miami Heat head back to Boston trying to stave off elimination in an arena that has proven to be kryptonite to the Heat's supermen.
As the Miami Heat stand on the verge of elimination from the Eastern Conference Finals, many are starting to ask is this the swan song for the Big Three if a championship can't be won this year?
As the Miami Heat walked off the court after Game 5, the reality began to set in for the players and the fans; it looks like another season full of promise is going to come up short of even the NBA Finals this year.
The NEXT Weather Team is tracking a significant arctic blast as it approaches South Florida in the course of the next few hours.
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee's inquiry said the panel has questions about why the Department of Justice released only half of the estimated pages of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
"I was there. I saw everything," Jose Huerta Chuma, who remains in hiding, told CBS News.
Ramesses Vazquez Viana still has a long road ahead of him, but one year after the deadly Northeast Philadelphia medical jet crash, his recovery has been nothing short of a miracle.
Danish veterans are furious at the White House's rhetoric, which disregards Greenland's right to self-determination, a territory of NATO ally Denmark.
The NEXT Weather Team is tracking a significant arctic blast as it approaches South Florida in the course of the next few hours.
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee's inquiry said the panel has questions about why the Department of Justice released only half of the estimated pages of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
"I was there. I saw everything," Jose Huerta Chuma, who remains in hiding, told CBS News.
Ramesses Vazquez Viana still has a long road ahead of him, but one year after the deadly Northeast Philadelphia medical jet crash, his recovery has been nothing short of a miracle.
Records contradict earlier public statements as the resident at the center of the inquiry says the exchange raises broader concerns.
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 U.S. House Judiciary Committee's inquiry said the panel has questions about why the Department of Justice released only half of the estimated pages of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Funding for many federal agencies expired on Saturday after Congress failed to pass half a dozen spending bills before the deadline, prompting a partial government shutdown.
President Trump announced that an IndyCar race, the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, will be held through the streets of Washington, D.C., as part of America's 250th birthday celebrations.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado weighs in on her political future in a new interview with "Face the Nation."
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Justice Department is releasing millions more records related to its probe into Jeffrey Epstein.
For more than a year, Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he wants to do away with all homesteaded property taxes, arguing homeowners should not have to pay rent to the government.
Raquel Pacheco said she has "hope" after seeing the worldwide reaction to the video she posted of two Miami Beach police detectives showing up at her house because she had posted a critical comment on Facebook about Miami Beach Mayor Steve Meiner.
Jim DeFede discusses Governor Ron DeSantis' eighth and final State of the State address with House Speaker Danny Perez.
On Facing South Florida, Jim DeFede spoke with Miami Herald Latin America reporter Antonio Maria Delgado about Delcy Rodríguez's growing control in Venezuela.
On Facing South Florida, Jim DeFede speaks with former interim Venezuelan president Juan Guaidó about Nicolas Maduro's capture.
One patient reports getting stuck with a $2,418 "facility fee" after seeing her doctor. "I didn't even know such a thing existed," she said.
Jimmy Carter made eradicating the Guinea worm a top mission of The Carter Center. Now it could soon become the second disease eradicated in history.
The House's Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee approved the bill which also changes multiple laws and restrictions involving nursing homes, dental hygienists, and registered nurses.
Carlos Migoya announces his retirement as CEO of Jackson Health System after serving the public hospital system for over a decade.
U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024 - the highest mark in American history. But the U.S. still ranks below dozens of other countries.
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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.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Catherine O'Hara was best known for her comic performances in projects including "Home Alone," "Beetlejuice," and "Schitt's Creek."
Alexander Volkanovski faces Diego Lopes in the UFC 325 main event on what's expected to be an action-packed fight card.
Skiing great Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final downhill before the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
Rong Niu, known as "Red Panda," fell off her unicycle during her performance at the WNBA Commissioner's Cup final.
"CBS Mornings" reveals Jennifer Jimenez, a longtime high school band director in Miami, is the winner of the prestigious 2026 Music Educator Award.