LeBron James Wore a Pharrell Hat, Then Destroyed the Knicks

Just another lazy Sunday afternoon. Just another dominating performance by LeBron James. Just another Knicks loss. Like they say, all totally predictably awesome things come in threes. This past Sunday, LeBron James continued to put the shorthanded Heat on his back by scoring 38 points, along with five rebounds and…

Wait a Second, Are the Marlins Actually Good This Year?

Miami has the Dolphins Heat Marlins, the greatest baseball team? The Marlins 8-5 comeback victory over the Colorado Rockies Thursday afternoon means your favorite little local baseball club has started the season 3-1, their best start since they began the 2009 season 4-0. I don’t know what to do with…

Marlins Park Can’t Handle Crowds When People Actually Show Up

Something weird happened at Marlins Park on Monday. People actually showed up. The stated attendance was 37,116, though the actual butts-in-the-seat number was about 35,000. Still impressive by Marlins standards. But it appears that the team just isn’t ready when fans actually show up. The wait for concession food was…

Miami Heat Steals Home-Court Advantage Back From the Pacers

After last week’s loss to the Pacers, most people assumed the race for the first seed was over. Many predicted it would be very likely the Heat would just turtle into some sort of pre-playoff cocoon, content with the second seed in the East. Last Wednesday’s loss to the Pacers…

Marlins Opening Day: Meet Your New, Mildly Less Crappy 2014 Fish

Meet your new and improved 2014 Miami Marlins! Now with 100 percent less Logan Morrison but with the same great taste! As Marlins fans get ready for tonight’s home opener against the Rockies, they really should be used to the drill. The Ponzi scheme that was owner Jeffry Loria’s 2012…

Kobe Bryant Blasts Miami Heat’s Tribute to Trayvon Martin

Kobe Bryant is the subject of a sobering New Yorker profile that follows the basketball icon as he enters the waning days of his playing career. Bryant takes aim at the Miami Heat during an interview. Not for anything basketball related, but rather, oddly, for the team’s public tribute to…

Jesus Shuttlesworth Saved the Heat on Sunday

Who do you turn to when you’ve lost your way? Jesus. Because Jesus Shuttlesworth saves. It was Sunday after all. Ray Allen, AKA “Jesus Shuttlesworth,” held a come to Jesus meeting Sunday afternoon, scoring 14 of his Miami Heat career high 25 points in the decisive fourth quarter of the…