The three-pointer that sent Game 6 of the NBA Finals to overtime might be well be the shot of Ray Allen’s career, but that doesn’t mean it will be the last big-game trey he knocks down for the Heat. Allen just exercised a $3.2 million option to stay with the…
Demetrius Jackson hasn’t actually played in a single high school football game yet, but next year he’ll be playing for the Miami Hurricanes. Jackson officially committed to the school today…
It’s been a decade since a University of Miami Hurricane went in the NBA Draft’s first round. But this year’s edition of the Canes made history by winning the ACC outright and rolling into the tournament’s Sweet Sixteen, so it’s appropriate that their star would land higher in the draft…
It’s almost as if the school isn’t in the midst of a never-ending NCAA investigation. According to 24/7 Sports’ composite rankings of the major recruiting services, Al Golden has amassed the fourth best recruiting class for 2014 in the nation. The team moved up nine places since the last standings…
People already want to know how the Miami Heat will go from “Re-Heat” to “Three-Heat,” something only three teams (L.A., Boston, and Chicago) have done. How will they keep the motivation at the same level it’s been during the past three seasons? How do they circumvent salary cap restrictions enough…
Talk about unsportsmanlike conduct. The Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens threw massive shade at the Miami Heat today on their official Facebook and Twitter accounts by posting some selective side-by-side shots of the Miami Heat’s championship parade and their own Super Bowl celebration. See also: Miami Heat Championship Parade 2013…
Oh, you didn’t think that the Miami Marlins payroll could get any lower? Well, multiple reports indicate that the team is looking to trade away pitcher Ricky Nolasco, who is by far the highest paid player on the team. In fact the $11.5 million he’s making this year makes up…
In Europe, it’s not uncommon to sign promising kids to pro contracts well before their voice changes. Real Madrid signed a 7-year-old prodigy a couple of years ago, and Arsenal supposedly talked about giving a youth contract to former star Robin van Persie’s 5-year-old kid, the spectacularly named Shaqueel Van…
What an incredible roller-coaster ride the Miami Heat took us on this season, filled with twists and turns, ups and downs, and in the end, utter satisfaction. It’s rare that a sequel out-awesomes the original, but the 2013 Miami Heat season did just that. It was The Dark Knight of…
Chris Bosh: intergalactic space prince, man of a million video bombs, certified velociraptor-ostrich hybrid, Aubrey Plaza’s own personal Jesus, two-time NBA champion, and just a dude who has a hard time with confetti…
Things began getting rowdy around 7:30 in anticipation of Game 7. Hordes of white-clad Miami Heat fans crossed Biscayne Boulevard en masse, pissing off the cops who tried in vain to control traffic outside the American Airlines Arena. Parents with strollers rolled up to outlandishly costumed men to Instagram awkward…
LeBron James’ phone number has leaked on the internet, and this morning he woke up to a bunch of random voicemails from people named Drake, Warren Buffet, Dr. Dre, and Coach K. Or at least that’s the conceit of his latest Nike ad…
Miami New Times staff went to American Airlines Arena last night on a mission: to show the world the passion, energy, and demonic Birdman costumes that Miami Heat fans were bringing to Game 7. Heat Nation didn’t let us down. See also: Miami Heat Fans Celebrate 2013 NBA Championship (Photos)…
You’re a freshly crowned, back-to-back NBA champ. The world is your oyster, and you’re in one of the greatest party cities on Earth. Where do you live it up? LeBron, D-Wade, Ray Allen, and Udonis Haslem all celebrated their new rings at Story Nightclub in South Beach, dancing onstage with…
Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnddddd STILL NBA Champions of the Woooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrlddddddddd. Your Miami Heat are once again on top of the basketball world, beating San Antonio in Game 7 of the NBA Finals 95-88. LeBron James takes home his second straight Finals MVP award, capping off the series with a legendary 37-point, 12-rebound performance…
These crazy finals are leaving fans on both sides praying before tonight’s Game 7, but the San Antonio Express-News took it to church in its pages today…
The past 24 hours have been a mierda monsoon for Miami Heat fans. Forty-nine states are rooting against our boys. Meanwhile, the national media love to portray us as a bunch of rich pingas in Porsches. Even Chris Bosh (rightly) tore into those weak-ass Lil Wayne-like fans who left Game…
“From nobody to upstart. From upstart to contender. From contender to winner. From winner to champion. From champion to dynasty.” — Pat Riley Game 7, the two greatest words in sports. Tonight the Miami Heat will stand 48 minutes from back-to-back championships, while at the same time standing just 48…
While today’s public sports fan debate centers on the quality of Miami Heat fans, The New York Times’ resident stats geek Nate Silver decided to focus on the quality and quantity of NHL fans last month. His conclusion: The Florida Panthers should either move to Canada or be eliminated…
Listen, America: We agree with you. Every single person who filed out of the AA Arena early last night and missed Ray Allen’s Planet Earth-shattering three-pointer deserves all the shame heaped upon them. Each and every Heat “fan” who then tried to elbow their way back into the arena when…
See you Thursday night. With less than three seconds left and the Heat down three, the ball found Ray Allen in the corner, and he buried it, sending the game into overtime and sending fans’ hearts into their esophaguses. Miami went on to win in overtime 103-100 in what might…
Despite the fact the Miami Heat are a hope, a prayer and two games away from their second championship of the LeBron James era, new pics of LeBron’s next Nike sneaks supposedly leaked on the Internet today. The shoes refer to him as a “two-time champion.”…
