Sad state of South Florida sports never bleaker

How dare the sun shine on this bleakest of Mondays in South Florida sports. The background music all day on sports talk radio should have been a continuous loop of “Who’ll Stop the Rain.” Callers lamenting the Dolphins’ 0-4 start ranged from total despair to creatively cryptic, including phones relaying the sound of toilets flushing [...]

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. [...]

Choking in sports is more common than we like to admit

To choke or not to choke? That is the question for so many of our modern athletes. And if, perchance, to fail before the eyes of the world, what does it mean? Just last weekend, we saw the U.S. women’s soccer team become the latest to succumb to the massive pressure that often accompanies our [...]

Time for these sports name changes

What’s in a name? Plenty, if you’re a sports star who decides to pick a new one midway through his career. Or, better yet, near the end. Witness Lakers defensive ace Metta World Peace, formerly known as Ron Artest until filing for a legal name change last week. Celebrities: See who is courtside at the [...]

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