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The Two-Way
1:51 pm
Mon March 25, 2013

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

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The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles mascot picks up an Eagles cheerleader after the team's 81-71 victory against the San Diego State Aztecs on Sunday in Philadelphia.
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Sports
2:01 pm
Mon March 11, 2013

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

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FIU begins its inaugural sand volleyball season this month.
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By Pete Pelegrin

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Performance-enhancing drugs
6:00 pm
Mon January 28, 2013

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

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

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NBA Dreams
4:14 pm
Fri January 25, 2013

At $17.5 Million A Year, LeBron James Is Underpaid

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A bargain at $17.5 million a year.
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By Taylor Tepper

Originally published on Fri January 25, 2013 12:29 pm

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.

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Sun Life Stadium
6:37 am
Tue January 15, 2013

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

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An artist's rendering of a renovated Sun Life Stadium
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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.

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BCS Championship
6:14 pm
Mon January 7, 2013

Alabama and Notre Dame Show Their BCS Colors in Miami

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By and Daniel

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:

Miami Dolphins
8:00 am
Fri December 14, 2012

1972 Dolphins: Still Perfect After All These Years

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The Super Bowl ring worn by members of the unbeaten 1972 Miami Dolphins
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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.

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Newscast
7:54 am
Thu November 15, 2012

NEWSCAST: Miami Marlins Strike Out With City Leaders

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The Miami Marlins just moved into a new, mostly taxpayer-financed stadium in Little Havana this year.
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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.

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Miami Marlins
6:52 am
Wed November 14, 2012

Miami Marlins Trade Starters To Toronto Blue Jays

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Originally published on Wed November 14, 2012 8:06 am

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.

Jackson v Northwestern
6:11 am
Tue November 13, 2012

SLIDESHOW: How The Soul Bowl Lost Its Mojo

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The Soul Bowl used to fill up the Orange Bowl, this year the Traz Powell Stadium at Miami-Dade College's north campus was barely half full.
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The Miami Jackson Generals have lost every Soul Bowl since 2002.
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Star Power: Hip-hop icon Luther Campbell is the defensive coordinator for Miami Northwestern.
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Miami Jackson scores its second touchdown of the game, though eventually losing 21-13
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Alumni relations: Larry Williams, president of Jackson's alumni association said Jackson graduates have worked hard to keep their program thriving, "tried to make sure that our own children went back to the schools and helped support it."
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Shifting demographics: Historically black Jackson is now just 35% black and 63% Hispanic. "The major sport with many of those guys would be soccer," said Jeff Allen who played football for Jackson in the early 70s.
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Once known as the "marching 100," Miami Jackson's marching band has around 25 members now.
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Miami Northwestern kicks an extra point on the way to winning their 10th straight Soul Bowl.
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Miami Northwestern's cheerleading squad sporting their school's unique colors: "Old Gold & Royal Blue."
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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.

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News
7:20 am
Wed October 31, 2012

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

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The Heat beat their archrivals the Celtics Tuesday night 120 to 107.
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 The Miami Heat have begun defense of their NBA title in style as South Florida airports continue to deal with the aftermath of Sandy. 

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7:35 am
Wed October 17, 2012

NEWSCAST: South Florida In The Running for Super Bowl 50

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The Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts met in Super Bowl XLI which was held in South Florida in 2007.
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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.

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