MIAMI— Thursday, Mario Chalmers joined the party. Sunday, Udonis Haslem had his breakthrough. So who’s next? For the Heat, it’s long been about LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, as Sunday showed, and, of course, Chris Bosh, when he’s available. But the deeper you go in the postseason, the more you might need. The Spurs are [...]
Dwyane Wade, Heat players offer ‘hoodie’ support in Trayvon Martin case
March 23, 2012 Leave a Comment
AUBURN HILLS, Mich.— On the day President Obama commented for the first time on the fatal shooting of unarmed Trayvon Martin in Sanford, All-Star guard Dwyane Wade and his Miami Heat teammates also injected themselves into the conversation. Martin, 17, was shot a month ago after a confrontation in a gated community with [...]
Support like this another gift to Wade
January 18, 2012 Leave a Comment
MIAMI – The Dwyane Wade 30th Birthday Bash just keeps on rolling. It wasn’t enough, apparently, for Wade to spend Sunday night partying with famous friends like Usher and Common. It wasn’t enough to get that unexpected weekend visit from his 91-year-old grandmother, Willie Mae Morris, who flew in from Chicago for the big occasion. [...]
Drumming up support for music education
November 4, 2011 Leave a Comment
By Anna Beach November 4, 2011 03:59 PM If you fancy yourself a Ringo Starr or just want the experience of performing in sync with 100+ other drummers, then roll out your drum kit to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Sunday afternoon. The Big Beat is presented locally by Hollywood-based Resurrection Drums, [...]
Gay-straight alliances get support from feds
June 17, 2011 Leave a Comment
By Scott Travis June 17, 2011 02:12 PM It just got a bit easier for students to form gay-straight alliances at their schools. U.S. Department of Education Chairman Arne Duncan issued a letter telling school district administrators that banning the groups is a violation of the 1984 Equal Access Act, which requires secondary public schools [...]