There’s been a lot of interesting rumors about the job prospects of various former University of MIami head coaches this week, but man, oh man, this one just hurts.Randy Shannon is rumored to be in contention to become the next defensive coordinator for the Florida State Seminoles, and nothing is…
Raul Castro is your grumpy old neighbor who’s always yelling at you to “turn that crap down.”The Castro administration has banned “vulgar and banal” music with a direct eye towards reggaeton…
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Sometimes we get sick of being mean all the time. So, we’re going to pretend we have nice things to say about this. Miami’s premier artist Romero Britto has created a wonderfully beautiful and tasteful special edition Porsche roadster that will be roaming the streets of Miami this weekend. …
Sorry Golden Panthers fans, your team won’t be getting former Hurricanes coach Butch Davis. After the shocking firing of head coach Mario Cristobal, rumors emerged that Davis was the school’s top choice. Which made a certain amount of sense, considering Davis has a long history with FIU’s Athletic Director Pete Garcia. …
Alberto Diaz Gonzalez wasn’t just happy to see customs officials. Those actually were 16 birds in his pants.Gonzalez, who is 76 years old, was caught at Miami International Airport trying to smuggle in Cuban bullfinches in his pants after a trip to Havana…
Florida Senator Marco Rubio is unbelievably popular in his party. A full 62 percent of Republicans have a favorable opinion of Rubio. Just 8 percent have an unfavorably opinion. That’s a positive 54 point split. Perhaps some of that appeal comes from the increasingly common idea floating in Republican circles…
Like most high profile politicians, Florida Senator Marco Rubio has a leadership PAC. His is titled Reclaim America, and has the stated purpose of ;”supporting candidates just like [Rubio] all across the country that will go to Washington to make a real difference for America’s future.”Unlike most pol’s leadership PACs,…
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Invasive pythons continue to reek havoc through out Florida’s swampy ecosystems, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has come up with a novel way to help control the population: a hunting contest. Yes, the FWC is offering prize money for the most pythons bagged overall, and the longest snake killed. …
Do you have a college football team that’s little more than a couple JuCo rejects and a dream? Is it basically a hole in the ground? Well, freshly fired former FIU coach Mario Cristobal would like to remind everyone that he specializes in turning laughingstocks into semi-respectable players. Perhaps most…
A nursing student, so far only identified by police by her first name, Lupe, tried to ambush her supervisor this morning in Miami Gardens. According to CBS Miami, Lupe waited outside an office building until the supervisor arrived and then began shooting at the intended target…
In a tense interview on ESPN’s “First Take” today former NFL player Chad Johnson admitted that he the confrontation with his ex-wife Evelyn Lozada that lead to his arrest on domestic violence charges earlier this year stemmed from his own infidelity.”I made the bed. I’m going to lay in it,”…
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Perhaps FIU’s surprise firing of Mario Cristobal this morning makes a little bit more sense now. Butch Davis, the man who helped rebuild the Miami Hurricanes in the late ’90s, is rumored to be the top candidate for the job…
It’s a damn shame that pit bulls are banned in Miami-Dade County, because in the rest of the state they’re the hot new babysitting trend. Forget teenage girls with braces. A pit bull is never going to eat all your chips, charge pay-per-view movies to your cable bill, or sneak…
In the latest example of Marco Rubio giving confusing answers to basic questions that try to straddle the line between strict Bible bumpin’ and sane, the Florida senator says that his faith informs him that homosexuality is a sin. Though, he went on to clarify that lots of things are…
Just a season ago, FIU football coach Mario Cristobal’s name was being tossed around as a possibility for some very high profile coaching gigs at bigger schools. Instead he decided to stick with the Golden Panthers. Apparently loyalty doesn’t pay. The school fired Cristobal today after a disappointing 3-9 season…
Your kids’ ride to school every morning could soon be sponsored by Coca-Cola, Kendall Toyota or Disney Channel. A new bill introduced in the Florida House of Representatives would allow school districts to sell advertising space directly on the school bus…
Lincoln Road’s traditional seashell menorah was vandalized over the weekend when someone spray painted the words “You Killed Jesus” near the Holiday symbol. The giant menorah, which is displayed alongside a similar dreidel, was created by artist Roger Abramson and has become a Hanukkah tradition on Miami Beach…
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The Marlins have pretty much traded away every notable player on the roster not named Giancarlo Stanton, and it appears that Jeffrey Loria and his staff might be prepared to let the young slugger go, too. For the right price that is…
