305 Photo of the Day: On The Side
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Miami Hurricanes Basketball Ranked Third in AP Poll
The Miami Hurricanes men’s basketball team is now ranked third in the AP poll, the highest ranking ever in the team’s history. Last week, the Canes were ranked 8th.The team continued on its unbeaten path in the ACC this week by knocking off both Boston College and North Carolina in…
Man Sues Miami Police for Beating Him Up at Ultra Music Festival Over a Glow Stick
The Miami Police Department is facing a police brutality lawsuit after allegedly beating up a man at Ultra Music Festival in 2011 all because his girlfriend tried to bring a glow stick into the notoriously neon-tinged fest. That’s at least the story of plaintiff Jesse Campodonico, a 27-year-old fitness trainer…
Why Was Lil’ Wayne Kicked Out of Last Night’s Heat Game?
Leave to Lil’ Wayne to upstage the on court drama yesterday between the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers. The rapper was sitting courtside of the big game, until he wasn’t. No one’s really sure what happened. Weezy said he was forced out by Heat security. The Heat organization said…
Alonzo Mourning’s Wife Tracy Arrested on DUI Charges
Tracy Mourning, the wife of former Miami Heat star Alonzo Mourning and namesake of Alonzo & Tracy Mourning Senior High, was arrested early this morning on DUI charges. Mourning was pulled over near Old Cutler Road and San Servano Avenue after police observed her speeding and blowing past a red light…
Teen Who Flipped Off Judge Apologizes, Has Jail Term Vacated
Penelope Soto, the 18 year-old who became a viral sensation this week by flipping off a Miami-Dade judge, was back in court this morning to apologize for her behavior. In return, Judge Jorge Rodriguez-Chomat vacated the 30 day contempt of court sentence he had ordered. …
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305 Photo of the Day: Shocked Flamingo
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Blake James Named University of Miami Athletics Director
Congratulations Blake James, you’ve just secured the toughest job in college sports. The University of Miami announced this morning that its hired James as the new Athletics Director. James had been serving in the position on an interim basis since October, when former AD hightailed it out of there to take…
Marco Rubio Wants You To Know He is Not Hashtag Jesus
Marco Rubio continues to be everywhere this week, including peering out at you from the news stand on the cover of Time magazine. The last remaining major news weekly splashed “The Republican Savior” in big, bold yellow letters across the Florida Senator, but Rubio has taking issue with the characterization. …
Mugshot Fridays: P.I.N. Heads and Hair Don’ts
Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that…
Victoria Jackson Thinks Beyonce is Part of a Satanic Cult
We momentarily break our unofficial moratorium on Victoria Jackson-related content to bring you the very important news that Victoria Jackson thinks Beyonce and Jay-Z are part of some sort of secret illuminati Satanist cult. …
Florida Woman Caught Smuggling Xanax into Jail Inside Her Private Parts
If you actually are prone to panic and anxiety attacks, being booked into jail may actually be an appropriate time to drop some Xanax. Of course, the process of smuggling Xanax into jail may not actually be worth it. Casey Leigh Cranfield, a 28-year-old resident of Punta Gorda, Florida, was booked…
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305 Photo of the Day: Bombaxtic
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Al Golden is Mad As Hell at the NCAA And He’s Not Going to Take It Anymore
Following a mediocre signing days for the ‘Canes, University of Miami Hurricanes Coach Al Golden decided to tell the NCAA how he really feels. The coach, now preparing for his third season at the school, was hired by the program without being informed of the looming Nevin Shapiro sanctions. Today he…
The Perry, Formerly the Gansevoort, Will Soon Be Known as 1 Hotel
If at first you don’t succeed, try again … and again. The hotel once known as the Gansevoort South (and even before that the Rooney Plaza) and currently known as the Perry will close sometime this year and after some renovation reopen in 2014 as the 1 Hotel & Residences South…
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Arkansas Recruit Alex Collins’ Mother Is Holding His Letter of Intent Hostage Because She Wants Him to Be a Hurricane
Hurricanes fans may have been devastated when Alex Collins, a South Plantation High running back considered one of the best prospects in the nation, announced on Monday he’d instead be attending Arkansas next year, but no one was as disappointed as his mother. She’s so upset, apparently, that she’s now disappeared…
Florida School District Might Cut All School Clubs Rather Than Approve Gay-Straight Alliance
Florida’s Lake County School Board might ban all extracurricular clubs as a way to avoid having to approve the formation of a Gay-Straight Alliance. Yes, students may have to say bye-bye to their FCA, 4H, and Drama Club membership cards all because some school board members are stuck in the…
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305 Photo of the Day: Whatcha Thinkin’ ‘Bout?
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Jeb Bush Tried to Buy the Marlins; Jeffrey Loria Wouldn’t Sell
Everyone thinks Jeb Bush should have presidential ambitions, but apparently last summer he was more interested in another one of his brother’s old jobs: Major League Baseball team owner. According to the Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson, Bush put together a group of investors and tried to buy the Marlins from…
What Would Rick Scott’s Spotify Playlist Sound Like?
Yesterday, Sen. Marco Rubio released his Spotify playlist on the world. It got us thinking about the musical tastes of other Florida politicians. We don’t really expect Gov. Rick Scott to be dropping his mixtape anytime soon, so through the wonderful powers of satire, Riptide has imagined what that mixtape might include. …
Marco Rubio Says He Could Run for President, Discusses Tupac
In further a effort to prove he’s totally hip and with it, Sen. Marco Rubio sat down with Buzzfeed, a .GIF site with some political reporters, to discuss a wide ranging series of topics over beer with editor Ben Smith. Rubio discussed a number of issues, including his belief that gay…