Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Heat center Hassan Whiteside says Portland was second free ... and other top stories.

  • Heat center Hassan Whiteside says Portland was second free ...

    Heat center Hassan Whiteside met with president Pat Riley and Heat representatives at midnight in New York City when free-agency began on July 1.After that meeting, he heard a pitch from the Dallas Mavericks, before ultimately deciding to rejoin the Heat.All of that made Whiteside’s response to a question about whether he was interested in joining Miami’s opponent late Saturday night — the Portland Trail Blazers — in free agency, intriguing.“Portland was my second option,” Whiteside said at th..
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  • 'Inspirational' FIU student shot dead in parking garage remembered ...

    'Inspirational' FIU student shot dead in parking garage remembered ...
    Michael Zaldua took photos “for the love.”As a fledgling freelancer, he shot concerts and festivals while attending Florida International University. His friends described him as spiritual and inspirational.“I wish to capture and expose to those in need of the feeling that art gave me,” he wrote on his website.He was shot and killed late Friday evening in the parking garage of a housing complex near FIU’s main campus. He was 21. Sweetwater police responded early Saturday morning at the 4th Stre..
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  • Miami Art Week 2016: The Best Things to Do During Art Basel on ...

    Miami Art Week 2016: The Best Things to Do During Art Basel on ...
    Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 8:05 a.m. EXPAND Courtesy of Miami Supercar Rooms Looks like we made it. Another Art Basel week in the books. But the party's not officially over yet. The fairs are still open, and plenty of events around town are hoping to lure stragglers in with promises of restoration and mimosas. If you can muster the strength to get out of your sweatpants and out the door, these are the best places to be.YogArt You're tired, you're hungover, and your body aches from wande..
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  • Dolphins' Ajayi on facing vaunted Ravens D: 'We feel like we can ...

    Dolphins' Ajayi on facing vaunted Ravens D: 'We feel like we can ...
    There are two schools of thought regarding the Baltimore Ravens’ otherworldly run defense:1. This might be the best collection of run-stoppers ever.2. The Ravens are getting fat on some of the worst running backs in football.Both could be true. Neither could be true.Where do the the Dolphins weigh in? We’ll know more around 4 p.m. Sunday.The Dolphins on Sunday will be the latest to try their luck against a Ravens defense that leads the NFL in rushing (74.9 yards per game), rushing touchdowns (f..
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  • How Adam Gase has helped lift Dolphins' Tannehill

    How Adam Gase has helped lift Dolphins' Tannehill
    Ryan Tannehill has moved up to 24th on the NFL’s all-time passer rating list, and do you know with whom he’s tied? None other than Dan Marino, with Andrew Luck and Brett Favre just behind them. And though that reflects flaws in the passer rating system – after all, Tannehill is no Marino – it also speaks well of how far Tannehill has come. I asked two longtime general managers this week if Tannehill is past the prove-it stage and can be considered a quality long-term quarterback.“You would like..
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  • Miami Hurricanes Football: Final Bowl Projections for 2016

    Miami Hurricanes Football: Final Bowl Projections for 2016
    Last week, I had our first look at bowl projections. Missed it? Get caught up. Now, where do things stand on Championship Saturday? Let’s take a look Canes likely to stay in Florida for Bowl Season As this week progressed — after my initial piece on Bowl Projections — nearly every projection for Miami’s destination has been either the Russel Athletic Bowl in Orlando, or the TaxSlayer Bowl in Jacksonville. Here’s the entire projection rundown Projections for Russel Athletic Bowl SBNation CBS ..
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  • Multiple people shot in southwest Miami-Dade County

    Multiple people shot in southwest Miami-Dade County
    MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - Police are investigating after multiple people were shot in southwest Miami-Dade County.It happened Saturday in the 21500 block of Southwest 114th Court.Police said a group of people were gathered when shots were fired, possibly from a white vehicle.A man and two women were taken to a hospital. Police said one woman was listed in critical condition, and the other two victims were listed in stable condition.Police were at the scene investigating Saturday night.No other ..
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  • UM men's basketball team uses stifling defense in rout of Wofford

    UM men's basketball team uses stifling defense in rout of Wofford
    Ja’Quan Newton peeled off screens and peaked through vacant lanes, dominating at the point in the University of Miami’s 74-57 victory against Wofford on Saturday.The win came in the second game of the Hoophall Miami Invitational, put on by the Naismith Basketball Memorial Hall of Fame, at AmericanAirlines Arena.The Hurricanes (6-2) doused the Terriers’ (2-6) hot three-point shooting guards. They entered the game shooting a Southern Conference-best 43 percent from long distance but made just 21 ..
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  • 4th Miami International Children's Film Festival Announces ...

    4th Miami International Children's Film Festival Announces ...
    The Miami International Children's Film Festival, (MICFF) presented by the Coral Gables Art Cinema, South Florida's leading art house venue, will hold its fourth ...
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  • Fidel Castro's ashes interred in Santiago de Cuba

    Fidel Castro's ashes interred in Santiago de Cuba
    As a new day dawned Sunday in this city, the launching site for the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro was laid to rest in a private ceremony for family and friends.His ashes were interred in a crypt next to the 85-foot mausoleum of Cuban patriot José Martí in the Santa Ifigenia Cemetery. In contrast to Marti's towering mausoleum, which was completed in 1951, Castro's crypt was a simple, boulder-like structure. His ashes were slid into a niche in the stone, and workers sealed the entrance with a m..
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Man who yelled 'Trump!' in viral Starbucks video: 'I had a bad day' .Dolphins' Ajayi on facing vaunted Ravens D: 'We feel like we can ... .
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