Three years later, Bosh still Heat’s most key component

MIAMI — Nothing has changed since this whole thing started. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are still grabbing the spotlight for the Miami Heat, whether for their play on the court or attire off it. The other constant remains center Chris Bosh being the team’s overlooked but most but important component. It’s been that way [...]

Mike Miller makes most of chance; Ray Allen stumbles

Miami Heat center speaks after his team’s loss to the New York Knicks. MIAMI—    Mike Miller is halfway there. The Miami Heat swingman appreciates it is a step in the right direction.    In the first half of Tuesday’s 102-90 loss to the New York Knicks at AmericanAirlines Arena, Miller scored 18 points on [...]

LeBron James ranked as most powerful U.S. pro athlete

By Ira Winderman South Florida Sun Sentinel 1:05 p.m. EDT, March 15, 2013 The most powerful athlete in U.S. professional sports? The would be LeBron James, and for more than his powerful build. The 2013 Bloomberg “Sportfolio” Power 100 has the Heat forward at the top of the class, after being ranked fourth in the [...]

Heat homestretch: The five games that matter most

MIAMI—    The first 50 have put the Miami Heat in a good place, their 36-14 record leaving them four games clear of the New York Knicks for the top seed in the Eastern Conference.    While the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs could need all 82 to sort out the top seed [...]

Mike Krzyzewski calls LeBron ‘most unique player’ ever

MIAMI—    The embrace they shared Sunday in London after their gold-medal moment was heartfelt. So is the enduring impression LeBron James left with U.S. Olympic coach Mike Krzyzewski.    “He’s the most unique player to ever play basketball,” the Duke coach said Wednesday of the Miami Heat forward, “because he can play every position, [...]

Without Bosh: LeBron makes most sense at power forward

MIAMI— If nothing else, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra has been consistent when it has come to announcing his injury-altered lineups. At practices: “We’ll let you know tomorrow.” At game-day shootarounds: “We’ve got something in mind that we’re looking at.” During his pregame required media session 105 minutes before tipoff: “We’re still working on that.” About [...]

NBA PLAYOFFS: Pacers at Heat, 3:30 p.m., Sunday (TV-ABC) LeBron James to be named NBA Most Valuable Player

MIAMI—    As he works toward his first championship, Miami Heat forward LeBron James will receive his third NBA Most Valuable Player award Saturday.    Two independent sources confirmed the selection to the Sun Sentinel, with details on Saturday’s presentation yet to be released by the NBA.    James previously won the award while with [...]

Florida 45th most expensive, or 6th cheapest, for tuition

By Scott Travis October 26, 2011 04:02 PM If you want to move somewhere with cheaper in-state college tuition, you now have six choices. Florida, which a few years had the lowest tuition and fees in the country for public universities, now ranks 45th out of 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to [...]

Heat not on Forbes’ 50 most valuable sports franchises list

NFL owners have to be feeling pretty smug with a new collective bargaining agreement tucked away in their back pockets for the next 10 years. Not only did they walk away with a bigger slice of the $ 9 billion in annual revenues, they were already doing quite well indeed, despite claims to the contrary. [...]

LeBron, D-Wade drop off top 10 most marketable list

The nationwide disdain directed toward the Miami Heat as they lost the NBA Finals led to a steep decline in the endorsement potential of their biggest stars. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade have fallen out of the top 10 most marketable NBA players since the Finals, according to a Nieslen/E-Poll. Dirk Nowitzki, who led the [...]

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