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Florida Gulf Coast University: This Year's Cinderella Story In 10 Shots

Mark Memmott — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:51:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MWGx0x25yo

FIU Begins Inaugural Season Of Beach -- Scratch That -- Sand Volleyball

Pete Pelegrin — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:01:20 +0000

South Florida May Be Source Of Banned Drugs In Major League Baseball

Arianna Prothero — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:00:00 +0000

South Florida may be a source for banned performance-enhancing drugs making their way into major league baseball.

At $17.5 Million A Year, LeBron James Is Underpaid

editor — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:14:40 +0000

LeBron James is arguably the best player in the NBA. His salary is $17.5 million a year. He's worth much, much more.

"He's getting hosed," says Kevin Grier, an economist from the University of Oklahoma.

James used to play for the Cleveland Cavaliers. When he left, the value of the team fell by tens of millions of dollars — and the value of his new team, the Miami Heat, rose by tens of millions. The economists I talked to said James should be making closer to $40 million a year.

James is profoundly underpaid because there is nothing resembling a free market for NBA players.

Miami Dolphins Ask Taxpayers To Go 'Halfsies' On Stadium Facelift

Christine DiMattei — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:37:53 +0000

The Miami Dolphins say they're willing to foot most of the bill for a badly needed facelift for Sun Life stadium -- and are hoping state and local funding will supply the rest. But lingering taxpayer anger over another stadium deal could be hanging over the proposal like a dark cloud.

Alabama and Notre Dame Show Their BCS Colors in Miami

Daniel Rivero and Daniel — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 23:14:36 +0000

Kickoff for the BCS championship game between Alabama and Notre Dame happens at 8:30 tonight. But fans from both teams have been showing their colors across Miami and South Florida all weekend.

Check out some of our favorite BCS tweets and trash talk below:

1972 Dolphins: Still Perfect After All These Years

Phil Latzman — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:00:00 +0000

The Miami Dolphins will be marking the 40th anniversary of one of the greatest feats in sports history this weekend.

Their perfect season remains intact, and that's cause for celebration.

In 1972, The Dolphins went a flawless 17 and 0 on their way to a title in Super Bowl VII, and four decades later they remain the last NFL team to make it through an entire season unscathed.

NEWSCAST: Miami Marlins Strike Out With City Leaders

WLRN Staff — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:54:30 +0000

The Miami Marlins' latest moves are striking out with city officials. They're reacting angrily to the team owner's latest plans to dismantle the team.

Five star players are set to be traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in what some are calling a fire sale.

Miami Marlins Trade Starters To Toronto Blue Jays

Steve Inskeep — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:52:41 +0000

The Florida Marlins have dumped much of their starting line-up, engineering a huge trade with the Toronto Blue Jays. The players include high-priced free agents the team pursued for its inaugural season in its new stadium.

SLIDESHOW: How The Soul Bowl Lost Its Mojo

Kenny Malone — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:11:26 +0000

Last Friday night, the Miami Northwestern Bulls defeated the Miami Jackson Generals 21-13 in one of Miami-Dade's most famous high school football rivalries. Known as the "Soul Bowl," the two historically black schools used to draw tens of thousands of spectators to the old Orange Bowl. But over the last decade or so, the rivalry has been losing steam.

NEWSCAST: Good Night For the Heat, New Rings and Victory Over Celtics

WLRN-Miami Herald News — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 11:20:51 +0000

The Miami Heat have begun defense of their NBA title in style as South Florida airports continue to deal with the aftermath of Sandy.

NEWSCAST: South Florida In The Running for Super Bowl 50

WLRN Staff — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:35:24 +0000

Is South Florida Super Bowl ready?

The region is a finalist to host the big game, but what will it take to secure that bid?

We explore that issue and more in WLRN Miami Herald News.

Erin DiMeglio's Big Year: South Plantation High Quarterback Is Also Homecoming Queen

Rick Stone — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:46:56 +0000

It's hard to imagine a more completely successful senior year. Here’s Christy Cabrera Chirinos' story in the Sun-Sentinel about how 17-year-old Erin DiMeglio got her homecoming tiara...during halftime. Click the Listen link to hear Phil Latzman's profile of the groundbreaking athlete.

From dreaming of touchdown passes to…sporting a tiara?

Girl Quarterback Turns Heads In Plantation

Phil Latzman — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:06:01 +0000

A high school senior in Plantation, Florida, is breaking a gender barrier in sports.