MIAMI— After banging with the Chicago Bulls for five games that physically felt like twice as many, the Miami Heat spent Thursday recovering from their second-round bumps and bruises. But they also appreciate the fight has only begun, that there is a team looming as an opponent in the Eastern Conference finals that not only [...]
LeBron James rates Heat’s play at 7 out of possible 10
February 16, 2013 Leave a Comment
By Austin Laymance Correspondent 2:05 p.m. EST, February 16, 2013 HOUSTON— The Miami Heat entered the All-Star break with the best record in the Eastern Conference, but LeBron James believes the team’s best basketball is still ahead. The Heat are third in the NBA with a 36-14 record and have won seven straight. But on [...]
Police investigate possible weapon at Western High School
December 19, 2012 Leave a Comment
Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 3:13 p.m. EST, December 19, 2012 Davie Police say they are investigating a report that a student may bring a weapon to Western High School on Friday. They are increasing police presence at the Davie school and are asking anyone with information to contact the police department. A call made to [...]
Possible Heat solutions: Kenyon Martin, Delonte West?
December 5, 2012 Leave a Comment
MIAMI— No, the sky is not falling, even if this is the day after a loss to the Wizards. And, yes, there certainly is enough in place to make things right. For his part, none other than Micky Arison re-tweeted earlier today this quote from Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, “You can’t always make a shot. [...]
Wade discusses Union as possible ‘future Mrs. Wade’
September 5, 2012 Leave a Comment
MIAMI— Dwyane Wade’s Wednesday appearance on “CBS This Morning” offered more than mere basketball or even discussion of his just-released memoir, “A Father First: How my life became bigger than basketball.” In addition, co-host Gayle King broached the subject of the Miami Heat star’s extended relationship with actress Gabrielle Union, a relationship that [...]
Miami Heat’s Chris Bosh moves closer to possible return
June 5, 2012 Leave a Comment
MIAMI –— For the first since he was injured, there is a change in Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh’s status. Coach Erik Spoelstra said Monday Bosh has been upgraded from being out indefinitely to “day-to-day.” Still, Spoelstra said it’s too early to tell if Bosh will play Tuesday against the Boston Celtics in Game 5 [...]
Parkway Academy fights possible closure
March 15, 2012 Leave a Comment
By Cara Fitzpatrick March 15, 2012 11:17 AM Parkway Academy, a F-rated charter school in Miramar, plans to fight efforts by the Broward School District to close it down. I couldn’t reach school officials Wednesday for the story. But they forwarded me the letter Thursday that they sent to Superintendent Robert Runcie last month. In [...]
Full 82-game NBA season still possible amid new lockout hope
October 27, 2011 Leave a Comment
A marathon 15-hour negotiating session that did not conclude until after 3 a.m. Thursday has created optimism that a full, 82-game NBA regular-season schedule still could be salvaged from the lockout that has shut down the league since July 1. With negotiators scheduled to resume their talks at 2 p.m. Thursday in New York, both [...]
James Jones pessimistic on CBA, says Heat return possible
August 31, 2011 Leave a Comment
MIAMI— If the goal of Wednesday’s scaled-down negotiations regarding a new NBA collective-bargaining agreement was to reduce the pessimism in the room, then the session involving union chief Billy Hunter and NBA Commissioner David Stern may have achieved at least one objective. The meeting in New York amid the NBA lockout reportedly was limited primarily [...]