Relaxed Miami Heat posied to keep win streak alive

Dwyane Wade talks about the mentality that goes into the Heat’s 9-1 record on the second game of back-to-back sets. Dwyane Wade had the devilish look of a first-grader who had just pulled off the most mischievous of pranks. The Miami Heat on Monday had just completed their 15th straight victory, the longest win streak [...]

Miami Heat looking to keep momentum going after break

MIAMI –— The NBA All-Star Game came at an ideal time for the Miami Heat. Then again, maybe it didn’t. While the players enjoyed a weekend away from the grind of an 82-game season, the break happened right when the Heat were playing their best basketball. The question now is will the intermission have any [...]

Parents fight to keep 2 special needs schools open

Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 3:50 p.m. EST, February 18, 2013 Parents at two special needs centers in Broward county are determined to convince the district to keep their schools open. Earlier this month, the district announced Sunset School and Wingate Oaks in Fort Lauderdale will shutter at the end of the school year due to [...]

Constant rotation moves keep Heat ready for adversity

MIAMI –— The notification comes early as the morning shootaround or late as during a timeout. The Miami Heat players are well aware of the constant rotation moves made by coach Erik Spoelstra. There is only way to prepare for this revolving door of change. Stay ready. “You get used to it,” forward Udonis Haslem [...]

Miami Heat prefer to keep focus on current roster

PORTLAND, Ore. — — Even Erik Spoelstra admits to at times losing interest. There are days Spoelstra, the Miami Heat coach, has had enough when discussing personnel moves with team President Pat Riley. “You’ve got to deal with all these other scenarios,” Spoelstra said. “[Riley] doesn’t stop, and that’s what awesome about Pat. I can [...]

Bike rides keep LeBron James in peak physical condition

MIAMI — LeBron James at some point lost count. Actually, he never started keeping track. At some point this season, he occasionally began riding his bicycle to practice instead of driving. Then it turned into riding to morning shootarounds. And then games. Suddenly, James was spending more time on the bike than driving around in [...]

Colds keep Mike Miller, Terrel Harris from Heat practice

By Ira Winderman South Florida Sun Sentinel 2:59 p.m. EST, December 11, 2012 MIAMI—   The flu bug going around the Heat locker room claimed forward Mike Miller and guard Terrel Harris, with both unable to make it to Tuesday’s practice.   Harris and power forward Udonis Haslem missed Monday’s victory over the Atlanta Hawks [...]

Heat take measures to keep LeBron James from cramping

MIAMI— Pat Riley has held the title of team president and head coach with the Miami Heatorganization. But air-conditioning repair guy? That’s a new one. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra joked Riley was tinkering with the air conditioning at AmericanAirlines Arena to prevent LeBron James from experiencing leg cramps in Thursday’s Game 5 of the NBA [...]

Broward School Board, keep your tweets, texts

By Cara Fitzpatrick February 13, 2012 11:50 AM My colleague, Andy Reid, wrote a story a week ago saying that government officials have to keep records of all social media used in their public position. That means tweets, Facebook status updates, text messages. On Tuesday, the Broward School Board is going to talk about updating [...]

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