Sports Agenda For Tuesday (1/31/12)
It's election day, so I nominate my dunk of the year winner; it's Super Bowl week, so time for predictions, and previewing National Signing Day. When I get dunked on by Blake Griffin, I'm buying the poster.
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It's election day, so I nominate my dunk of the year winner; it's Super Bowl week, so time for predictions, and previewing National Signing Day. When I get dunked on by Blake Griffin, I'm buying the poster.
Twenty years ago, the music pulsated through the crowd every time Miami Heat player Rony Seikaly made a basket. Now that his basketball days are behind him... he's the one cranking the sounds of music at top tier clubs around the world.
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade each scored 22 points, Mike Miller added 14 off the bench and the Miami Heat shook off a slow start to run away from the New Orleans Hornets 109-95 on Monday night.
For the third time in as many weeks, Miami Heat forward LeBron James has been named the NBA's Eastern Conference Player of the Week.
The Heat survived last night's game against the Bulls, which was about as horribly officiated as I've seen lately; Brandon Marshall's pretty good when he has a quarterback to get him the ball; and FIU may have to go coach hunting right after signing day.
LeBron James scored 35 points, while reigning NBA MVP Derrick Rose wasted two chances in the final 23 seconds and the Miami Heat escaped with a 97-93 win Sunday over the Chicago Bulls.
A Sunday matinee matchup, with the top two teams in the Eastern Conference rekindling their playoff rivalry from a season ago.
As Miami Heat star guard Dwyane Wade sat on the bench watching his team win without him, some began asking how good the team was without Wade. Friday night, Wade showed the world just what he means to the Heat.
The horrid season the New York Knicks have put together will get tougher Friday night when they walk into the AmericanAirlines Arena to face the Miami Heat.
LeBron James scored 32 points, including the game's last six from the free throw line, to lead the Miami Heat to a 101-98 win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.
The business of running an NBA team can get very complicated, as small market teams over the years have found out. Even for teams like Miami, turning a franchise into a money-maker is tough.
Miami Heat fans heading down to Sunday afternoon's game against the Chicago Bulls better be ready for some possible traffic headaches.
Chris Bosh saved the day last night, the Panthers can't get out of their own way in overtime, and the Marlins continue to go all in at the free agent table.
Chris Bosh scored 17 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter, LeBron James added 18 and the Miami Heat survived another shaky offensive night to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 92-85 on Tuesday night.
A pair of bills making their way through the Florida legislature could have local homeless sleeping on the 50-yard-line of Sun Life Stadium or up in the rafter of the AmericanAirlines Arena.
The Heat hit the court again Tuesday night after getting a desperately needed day of rest Monday; the Panthers play their final game in January; and the Dolphins begin to try to put together a coaching staff in a hurry.
It was a bad night at the AmericanAirlines Arena for the Heat as the Milwaukee Bucks snapped Miami's three-game winning streak with a 91-82 victory on Sunday night.
Chris Bosh scored 30 points, James added 28 points and nine rebounds and the Miami Heat remained unbeaten without Wade in the lineup this season, defeating the Philadelphia 76ers 113-92 on Saturday night.
Heat guard Dwyane Wade missed his third straight game Saturday night with a sprained ankle, while Philadelphia center Spencer Hawes sat out his third straight contest because of a left Achilles' strain.
Last year, the biggest flaw for the Miami Heat was the lack of depth behind the Big Three. After Thursday night's domination of the Los Angeles Lakers, it looks like the Heat has taken a flame-thrower to that flaw.
Well, that's what you call a good ol' fashion whuppin the Heat laid on the Lakers last night. The Panthers continue their Marlins impersonation tonight against Chicago. And the Dolphins, well, they're still the Dolphins.
The Los Angeles Lakers pay a visit to Miami this evening; the Panthers keep losing, and the Dolphins keep bumbling the head coaching hire.
When Mike Miller returned to the lineup Tuesday night; it left just one big player on the Heat's bench yet to play, center Eddy Curry.
Lost amidst the celebration of the Heat's resounding victory over the San Antonio Spurs Tuesday night was the return of a fully healthy Mike Miller to the lineup.
The big question coming into Tuesday's night game for the Miami Heat was whether the team could right the ship after a three game losing streak without Dwyane Wade in the lineup. As NBA announcer Marv Albert would say, "Yes!"
A man barricaded himself inside a South Florida home on Friday, according to police.
Repair work is underway in Hollywood after a water main break occurred on Thursday night.
The suspect, Brian Cole, has not yet entered a plea to the charges stemming from two bombs found near Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters nearly five years ago.
House Democrats will also be holding a hearing on the five-year mark of the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.
A man was injured in a shooting in Pompano Beach on New Year's Day, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.
Repair work is underway in Hollywood after a water main break occurred on Thursday night.
The suspect, Brian Cole, has not yet entered a plea to the charges stemming from two bombs found near Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters nearly five years ago.
House Democrats will also be holding a hearing on the five-year mark of the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.
A man was injured in a shooting in Pompano Beach on New Year's Day, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.
A Miami-Dade man has been charged with attempted murder after attacking a man with a metal object on New Year's Day, according to police.
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 American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
The suspect, Brian Cole, has not yet entered a plea to the charges stemming from two bombs found near Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters nearly five years ago.
House Democrats will also be holding a hearing on the five-year mark of the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.
In a pretaped interview on state TV, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro evaded a question about a U.S. strike at a docking area that the Trump administration believed was used by drug cartels.
The Trump administration is aiming to move a planned 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom through the federal government's review process at a rapid clip, with final approvals as soon as early March.
"In retrospect, it's too bad I took it because it gave them a little ammunition," President Trump told The Wall Street Journal.
Jim Defede's guest this week on Facing South Florida is James Fishback, a Republican candidate for the Florida governor's office.
Guest host Lauren Pastrana is joined by Ron Book, chairman of the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust.
Guest host Laura Pastrana talks with one of the big winners from Tuesday's runoff elections, Miami Beach Commissioner-elect Monica Matteo-Salinas.
Jim Defede goes in-depth on the second vote by the Miami Dade College Trustees to donate land for the proposed Trump Presidential Library.
Jim DeFede investigates the millions of dollars in state funding cuts for meal programs across South Florida.
If you don't feel well, particularly if you have a fever and worsening symptoms, Dr. Glazier says, skip the get-together.
Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
A California digital health company and a Florida medical practice have been indicted in an alleged $100 million scheme to illegally distribute Adderall over the internet to patients across the country who didn't need it, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Physicians and educators spoke out against the proposed repeal of vaccination requirements for diseases such as chickenpox during a Department of Health workshop in Panama City Beach, while vaccine critics applauded Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration for advancing the plan.
"I don't know how I'm going to pay for this," said one person with an Affordable Care Act plan that will cost her $1,100 a month starting in January.
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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.
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Here's what to know about the lineup of performances scheduled for New Year's Eve, as crowds gather in Times Square to ring in 2026.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
The Grammy-winning artist Beyoncé became the fifth musician to achieve the wealth milestone, Forbes said Monday.
French politicians were divided on Monday over how to pay tribute to the late Brigitte Bardot who, despite her screen legend, courted controversy in later life with her far-right views.
It marks the second lawsuit in recent months accusing the filmmaker and studio mogul of leveraging his power in Hollywood to make sexual advances.