Miami Heat Fans, Players & Businesses Losing In Lockout
Thursday night was supposed to be when South Florida sports fans could finally welcome back a team that is committed to winning, the Miami Heat.
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Thursday night was supposed to be when South Florida sports fans could finally welcome back a team that is committed to winning, the Miami Heat.
Another round of negotiations over the NBA lockout is set to take place in New York Thursday. But unlike past meetings, the meeting is amongst the National Basketball Player's Association as they seek to calm growing unrest in the ranks.
Miami Heat owner Micky Arison was fined $500,000 for his Twitter comments on the never-ending NBA lockout. But if some NBA owners had their way, Arison would have been hit in the pocketbook even harder.
Talks between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association broke down again on Friday. Just like last week, it looked like an agreement was in reach; then one side refused to budge and the talks disintegrated.
Fans of the Miami Heat may be closer than ever to seeing the best franchise in the state of Florida play again this season after a marathon negotiating session in New York Wednesday night.
While the prospects of seeing LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh take the floor for the Miami Heat remain slim; the NBA and the National Basketball Players association will meet in New York Wednesday.
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.
Guh. That's about all I can say about football in the state of Florida. Frankly it sucks harder than an Electrolux. Plus, the NBA may as well cancel the whole season, and conference realignment is still on hold while my beloved Mizzou Tigers make their decision.
Any Miami Heat fans hoping to watch basketball this season had better be ready to cheer on their favorite college team as talks collapsed Thursday night between NBA owners and players.
The NBA and National Basketball Players Association continue mediated negotiations in New York in hopes of salvaging another season and ensuring South Florida they will again see the Big Three on the court this year.
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.
Instead of sitting down at the table and negotiating, the NBA and NBPA have resorted to demagouging each other. For Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade, he's saying enough.
Nobody wants to earn the moniker of the Grinch who stole Christmas, but NBA commissioner may have done just that on Thursday.
The NBA owners' lockout of the players is showing no signs of ending after the league canceled the first two weeks of the season late Monday night. But there's collateral damage from the lockout that is impacting people who have no say at the table.
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.
Negotiators from the NBA and the National Basketball Player's Association restarted talks in New York with a Monday deadline to avoid cancelling the first two weeks of the season.
Many people who work in businesses close to the AmericanAirlinesArena fear the continuing NBA lockout will cost them cash they cannot afford to lose.
The NBA has canceled the remainder of the preseason and will wipe out the first two weeks of the regular season if there is no labor agreement by Monday.
Day 2 of Sparano Watch is in full swing as the Dolphins look to pick up the pieces from a horrendous 0-4 start. Plus, the NBA season is….no closer to happening than it was in July. And why South Florida sports fans should just give up and head to the beach.
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.
The National Basketball Players Association was supposed to gather in Miami on Tuesday for a union meeting to discuss the ongoing NBA lockout. Instead, the NBPA will be traveling to New York for another round of bargaining sessions.
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.
The NBA and the Miami Heat are coming off of the most successful season in years. But, other teams are not as lucky and NBA commissioner David Stern said after the lockout is ended with a new collective bargaining agreement, league contraction is on the table.
Dwyane Wade has decided he cannot take a year away from basketball and if the NBA goes that route, Wade has decided to go somewhere else.
The NEXT Weather Team is also monitoring tropical developments for next week.
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The mission to Venezuela is deeply personal for many members preparing to head to Caracas.
The Supreme Court's decision has drawn sharp criticism from local officials and raised concerns about the future of families in the region.
As humanitarian aid flows from South Florida to Venezuela following devastating earthquakes, local Venezuelan Americans are navigating a desperate search for news of missing family members.
The NEXT Weather Team is also monitoring tropical developments for next week.
Another duel on the pitch is set for Saturday night. Here's what you need to know.
CBS Miami, Neighbors 4 Neighbors and Global Empowerment Mission are collecting donations to help families affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.
The twin earthquakes that hit Venezuela killed more than 900 people, and that toll is likely to keep rising as frantic rescue and recovery operations ramp up.
The mission to Venezuela is deeply personal for many members preparing to head to Caracas.
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.
A judge on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to either release unredacted versions of several files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein or explain why it can't do so.
The president and his conservative allies have stymied other legislation as they unsuccessfully try to pass a voting regulations bill that lacks even simple majority support in the Senate.
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration can move forward with its efforts to strip more than 356,000 Syrian and Haitian immigrants of temporary protections.
The Trump administration on Wednesday sent Congress a long-awaited supplemental funding package to help cover the cost of the Iran war.
E15 is usually only available part of the year to help ease high gas prices under a waiver from the EPA.
More than two decades after voters were promised a new facility to treat people with mental illnesses, rather than warehousing them in the county jail, the Miami-Dade County Commission gave final approval on Tuesday to open the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery.
There are seven Democrats in the race and whoever wins the primary in August will almost certainly be elected to Congress, since this is the most Democratic district in the state.
Democratic CFO candidate Annette Taddeo says she is running to strengthen oversight of Florida's insurance industry and better protect homeowners.
Miami-Dade Commissioner Oliver Gilbert says his record of delivering results sets him apart in the Democratic primary to replace retiring Rep. Frederica Wilson.
Florida House Speaker Danny Perez denied claims his nomination as U.S. ambassador to Brazil was tied to Florida's recent redistricting effort.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
U.S. government plans to open a quarantine center for Americans exposed to Ebola on an air base in Kenya have been temporarily halted by a court order.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
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.
There appear to be new clues about the location of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."
Record producer Tay Keith was found dead in his Nashville home by officers performing a welfare check, police said.