Hassan Whiteside gets triple-double off bench as Miami Heat nips ...
Welcome home, Hassan Whiteside.The Gastonia, North Carolina, native recorded a triple-double off the bench to help lift the Miami Heat to a 98-95 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night at Time Warner Cable Arena.Whiteside scored 10 points to go with 10 rebounds and 10 blocks. His 10th block was also his 10th rebound as he snatched a Marvin Williams shot out of the air.“When the ball is around my elbow, I’m going to try to catch it,” Whiteside said. “Then I’m going to get the ball to D-..>> view originalBurned out in Miami, Cortland Finnegan has a new lease on life with ...
Cortland Finnegan was done.Done with the football. Done with the marathon practices in August.And definitely done with the Dolphins.“That was the hardest time in my life, as far as how much work [former coach Joe Philbin] asked guys to do,” Finnegan told the Miami Herald this week. “It just didn’t make sense for a guy who’s older in years to be able to do what rookies were doing.”Finnegan added: “I knew Lou [Anarumo, the Dolphins’ defensive backs coach] would be back and the dynamics, it would ..>> view originalIrvin, Bethel and James — Miami's three legacy recruits — look to ...
There were countless mornings, so many mornings, he was dragged out of bed.And a young, sleepy Michael Irvin II would dutifully follow his father to the field, where together, they'd work out before school — the Hall of Fame father providing guidance while delivering the same message. "He would always tell me, even though we were working out, that I [didn't] have to play sports. I [didn't] have to do this," Irvin II recalled. "But he was getting me up in the mornings and getting me ready and m..>> view originalReport: Former Miami Dolphins QB Earl Morrall had brain disease ...
Earl Morrall, a key contributor in the Miami Dolphins perfect season, had been afflicted with the most serious stage of a degenerative brain disease when he died in April 2014 at age 79, The New York Times reported this week.Morrall’s family told the newspaper that Morrall had stage 4 CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) when he died.The disease has been diagnosed in the autopsy of numerous former NFL players over the past 14 years. It has been linked to repeated head trauma, including the ty..>> view originalBodies found in submerged car in southwest Miami-Dade identified
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - The bodies of two people found dead in a submerged car in southwest Miami-Dade County have been identified by the medical examiner's office to be that of Alexandra Picon and Brandon Arana."We lost her physical body, but now she's omni present," Picon's cousin, Sofia Bodniza said. "She's in the trees, she's in the wind, she's in your eyes."The couple, both 21, were last seen Sunday morning after meeting to have a drink.Miami-Dade police found the car Thursday morning in..>> view originalMiami-Dade joins effort to block Duran Duran concert
Duran Duran faces a new foe in its bid to play Key Biscayne: the government of Miami-Dade County. Miami-Dade’s Parks department this week sent a warning to the Miami Open tennis tournament that its planned concert with the 1980s new-wave group violated strict event rules governing Crandon Park. Crandon plays host to the for-profit tournament each year, and the 2016 program includes a nighttime Duran Duran concert to be held after Friday matches conclude. On Wednesday, Miami-Dade said the planne..>> view originalMiami Hurricanes announce Spring Practice Dates
Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports Canes Camp is coming up soon. Get all the details here. Courtesy UM CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami football team returns to the gridiron for 15 days during the months of March and April for the start of spring practice under the direction of first year head coach Mark Richt. The Hurricanes open their spring schedule with practice on March 14, beginning at 9 a.m. Thirteen of the Hurricanes’ 15 spring practices will be held at the Greentree ..>> view originalLife in prison for South Miami's Facebook killer
When South Miami’s Derek Medina shot and killed his unarmed wife, he shockingly posted a photo of her body on Facebook with a prediction he was “going to prison or death sentence.”“You foretold your future,” Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Yvonne Colodny told him on Friday.And with that, she swiftly sentenced Medina to life in prison for the August 2013 murder of Jennifer Alfonso, a killing that drew worldwide notoriety with one upload to the Internet.Before he was sentenced, Medina refused to apologi..>> view original10 Super Bowl ads everyone will be talking about
The big day is almost here.When the Super Bowl kicks off on Sunday, 40-plus advertisers will be vying for the attention of roughly 114 million viewers. After paying $4.5 million for a 30-second spot, advertisers are really hoping to have the ad everyone will be talking about Monday morning. Here are 10 Super Bowl ads you should watch out for: ▪ AUDI “Commander” Audi pulls at the heartstrings with its spot about an astronaut driving its R8 sports car to the tune of David Bowie’s “Starman” ▪ BUD..>> view originalSurgeon general: 14 Zika cases in Florida, all travel related
The number of people with confirmed Zika virus in Florida has risen to 14 as of Friday, said state Surgeon General John Armstrong, who now will issue a “daily Zika update” at 2 p.m. “in an effort to keep Florida residents and visitors safe and aware,” according to an announcement from the Department of Health.Armstrong’s daily updates follow executive actions from Gov. Rick Scott, who this week declared a public health emergency and called on the federal government to send more blood test kits ..>> view original
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