It had been 10 days since the No. 17 Georgetown women last played as the Hoyas took time off for final exams. Coaches usually like to schedule a lightly regarded opponent to ease their players back into the rigors of competition. Not Georgetown Coach Terri Williams-Flournoy. More >Sports
Howard picks Miami, giving ‘Canes class a boost
Feb 1st
Tracy Howard knows Miami’s future is uncertain. He also believes it’s bright. The nation’s top-rated cornerback announced his decision to play for the Hurricanes on Wednesday…. More >
Miami snatches Tracy Howard’s final visit
Jan 23rd
Miami didn’t get a commitment this past weekend but it managed to make the biggest splash when it was confirmed that Miramar (Fla.) four-star cornerback Tracy Howard will take his fifth and final visit to Coral Gables — just 25 minutes from his house. More >
Miami Beach to launch car share program
Jan 20th
Getting a car to drive on South Beach may soon be about as easy as ordering a pizza. The city of Miami Beach is launching a program that will allow tourists and residents to rent sedans, SUVs and eventually electric cars on an as-need basis for as brief and cheap as $9 an hour.
The service, provided through Hertz On Demand, kicks off Tuesday when 20 cars will become available in eight parking garages located mostly in South Beach. The city’s fleet could eventually reach 100 cars.
Miami Heat record dramatic win over Atlanta Hawks
Jan 6th
MIAMI’S Chris Bosh and Mario Chalmers stepped up in the absence of superstars LeBron James and Dwayne Wade to deliver the Heat a dramatic 116-109 NBA win over Atlanta on Thursday.
Bosh had 33 points with 14 rebounds, while Chalmers scored 29 points, including five in the third overtime, as the Heat pulled away for a gutsy victory on the road.
“Coach said I had to be aggressive,” said Chalmers, who erupted for 22 of his points after the third quarter.
Why Miami’s best offense is good defense
Dec 28th
There’s an old cliche in sports that says that a team’s best offense is a good defense. It might take some time to fully wrap your head around that idea. It may seem like a load of coaching hogwash. After all, aren’t offense and defense two separate entities on the playing field? More >
Georgetown women’s basketball crushes Miami
Dec 22nd
It had been 10 days since the No. 17 Georgetown women last played as the Hoyas took time off for final exams. Coaches usually like to schedule a lightly regarded opponent to ease their players back into the rigors of competition. Not Georgetown Coach Terri Williams-Flournoy. More >Miami Dolphins fire coach Tony Sparano
Dec 12th
The Dolphins on Monday fired coach Tony Sparano and will immediately begin a search for a successor.
Todd Bowles, the Dolphins’ defensive backs coach, was named the team’s interim coach for the final three games. More >
Miami Heat to be your NBA champions
Nov 29th
We in no way want to encourage you to gamble while in Las Vegas. There are so many fantastic restaurants — PBT personally recommends RM Seafood and B & B Ristorante — where you know you will get a certain return on your investment in the form of a great meal and atmosphere. More >
Miami-Maryland season opener shrouded in mystery
Aug 26th
A football game will be played Labor Day night between Miami and Maryland. Let me know if you have any feel whatsoever about how this game will play out. Better yet, let me know if you can remember the last college football game — whether Maryland played in it or not — you had less of a handle on.
Even without any off-field drama, the game promised to be shrouded in some mystery anyway because it is the season opener between two schools with new head coaches.Then add in the fact that Maryland is trying to preserve the element of surprise as much as possible with a tightly controlled preseason camp in which information about schemes, position battles and depth chart moves is limited. More >
Miami Dolphins : No identity crisis
May 4th
Since the moment Miami devoted a second-round pick to him on April 23, rookie linebacker Koa Misi almost immediately was linked to one of the most popular and talented defensive players in Dolphins history.
Fair or not, this was the player charged with the task of replacing Jason Taylor as the team’s outside linebacker — an assumption based purely on the position he plays, the early pick used to land him and the timing of his arrival.
