#9 Michigan State 78, #8 Miami 58: 'We. Will. Be. Back.' and other top stories.

• #9 Michigan State 78, #8 Miami 58: 'We. Will. Be. Back.'

  

  A strong Hurricane start withered rapidly, as Michigan State pulled away and ended Miami's Big Dance hopes in the blink of an eye.

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• Strong February put Suarez campaign for Miami mayor over the $2 ...

  

  After slowing down a bit over the holidays, Francis Suarez’s campaign money machine kicked back into high gear last month, raising more than $250,000 to boost his quest to become Miami’s next mayor.Campaign records for February show that Suarez — who has yet to draw an opponent with a single dollar to his name — has cracked the $2 million mark. Despite the lack of moneyed competition, he says he’ll keep raising money, continuing Monday with a $1,000-a-plate breakfast at the Riviera Country Club..

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• Ethics probe clears Miami city attorney in Coconut Grove dispute

  

  Miami’s city attorney did not exploit her position when she helped a developer’s unregistered lobbyist overturn a zoning opinion placing restrictions on a controversial residential project in Coconut Grove, a county ethics investigator has found.Back in September, Victoria Méndez was accused by a city commissioner of helping Palmcorp Development Group pursue a plan to build five homes on a single lot in the tony South Grove by shopping for a friendlier legal opinion. At the time, Miami’s zoning..

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• NC State 5, Miami 3: Struggles Continue

  

  Miami lost game one of a 3-game series vs the North Carolina State Wolfpack 5-3 on Friday night. NC State struck first in the bottom of the second, when the lead ...

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• Heat moves into playoff spot with win over T'Wolves but loses ...

  

  The Miami Heat beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 123-105 and moved into a playoff spot on Friday night for the first time since it began its amazing turnaround.But the Heat lost Dion Waiters to a sprained left ankle in the process.Waiters, who has been as big a key as anyone to the Heat’s turnaround following an 11-30 start, had to be carried off the court by his teammates late in the first half when he landed awkwardly after being fouled by Andrew Wiggins on his way to the basket.The Heat said X..

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• Billions in drug dealers' illegal Amazon gold 'laundered' through ...

  

  In a zeal to hide cocaine profits, South American traffickers have funneled billions of dollars of illegally mined Amazon gold to a Miami metals refinery in what federal authorities say amounts to a massive money-laundering scheme.The man suspected of being in the middle of it all — NTR Metals director of operations Juan P. Granda — was arrested by federal agents this week at his mother’s Miami home after he flew back from Colombia and got fired from his job.Granda is accused of conspiring with..

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• State raises cap on potential Miami-Dade SMART plan investment

  

  It isn’t nearly as good as money.But when it comes to finding a solution for Miami-Dade’s traffic woes, a promise that more money could be on the way may feel like a start.The Florida Department of Transportation signaled Thursday that it would no longer apply a funding cap to projects under Miami-Dade County’s ambitious SMART plan to expand the county’s limited mass transit system by about 80 miles. District 6 Secretary Jim Wolfe, in a letter to Miami Commissioner Francis Suarez, said a Florid..

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• Miami Open official: 'We're never leaving Miami'

  

  The tennis world will descend and direct undivided attention on Key Biscayne for a glittery two-week run beginning Monday in the Miami Open, as it has every March since 1987.The tournament, which has seen its status as tennis’ “Fifth Major” challenged in an aging facility, seemed to be in danger of leaving South Florida after a court ruling last year derailed an ambitious plan to upgrade the venue at Crandon Park. Mark Shapiro, president of IMG, which owns and operates the Miami Open, said thi..

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• Warning to Miami-Dade's Airbnb hosts: You may risk tax fraud

  

  Miami-Dade homeowners frequently renting stays to Airbnb customers risk losing their homestead exemptions, according to a new advisory from the elected property appraiser — the latest example of the popular “home sharing” service dividing the county’s political establishment. A one-page flier prepared by the office of Property Appraiser Pedro Garcia carried the headline “Homestead Exemption Fraud and Airbnb” and warns that Miami-Dade property owners utilizing the property-tax discount may be vi..

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• Women's draw is wide open at upcoming Miami Open

  

  The golden era of men’s tennis is still shining brightly with the old guard hanging around and an arsenal of young guns aiming to crash their party of five. That’s not the case for arguably the most diluted women’s field ever to begin play in the upcoming 33rd edition of the Miami Open.After winning her 23rd Grand Slam at the Australian Open, 35-year-old Serena Williams, an eight-time Miami Open champion, temporarily abdicated her throne due to a knee injury and wedding plans. Although late-blo..

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