Archive for ‘March, 2016’

Miami Dolphins running back Lamar Miller (26), runs over New York Giants free safety Landon Collins (21), on second quarter action for his second touchdown of the first half during NFL game Monday December 14, 2015 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens. (Bill Ingram / The Palm Beach Post)

The Dolphins never really took the wrapper off Lamar Miller >

Lamar Miller averaged less than 11 carries per game during his four years with the Miami Dolphins. In college at Miami he averaged only 14.5. You…

Doral somehow draws Donald Trump and Marco Rubio together, even when they’re apart >

Drove to Doral last weekend to cover a golf tournament. Media parking was easy enough to find. Take NW 36th Street west to NW 87th Avenue,…

FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2016, file photo, Buffalo Bills defensive end Mario Williams leaves the field after an NFL football game against the New York Jets, in Orchard Park, N.Y. Defensive end Olivier Vernon's transition tag has been removed by the Dolphins, allowing him to become a free agent hours after the team signed Mario Williams as a replacement. Williams, a four-time Pro Bowl end, signed a $17 million, two-year contract a week after being released by the Buffalo Bills. (AP Photo/Bill Wippert, File)

Mario Williams is better than Olivier Vernon, at any age or price >

Mario Williams is better than Olivier Vernon. Even at 31. Even after collecting fewer sacks at Buffalo in 2015 than Vernon did in Miami. These are…

Workers paint the walls outside the Estadio Latinoamericano baseball arena in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, March 1, 2016. On the same week as the visits by Obama and The Rolling Stones, the Tampa Bay Rays are expected to play the first Major League Baseball exhibition game in Cuba since 1999, part of an extraordinary string of events in a country that spent the Cold War isolated from the United States and its allies. Cuba and its capital have been flooded with tourists, visiting dignitaries and celebrities more than a year after Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro announced on Dec. 17, 2014 that they were moving to normalize relations. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)

Major League Baseball returns to Cuba and the crowd both roars and growls >

Major league baseball’s return to Cuba for an exhibition game this month is going to be a real talker. Wouldn’t have taken much, though, to…

Miami head coach Jim Larranaga, left, talks with guard Angel Rodriguez (13) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Louisville, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, in Coral Gables, Fla. Miami defeated Louisville 73-65. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Jim Larranaga won’t make the mistake that FSU’s Pat Kennedy did in leaving ACC >

Don’t know if the Miami basketball team will win the ACC tournament next week but it has happened before, which still blows my mind just a…

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 24: Golf legend Jack Nicklaus accepts the Congressional Gold Medal during a ceremony in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda March 24, 2015 in Washington, DC. Nicklaus was lauded by family, friends and politicians for his many sports achievements and his philanthropy. Last month Nicklaus his wife, Barbara, pledged $60 million for the Miami Children's Health System through their Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Try Jack Nicklaus’ weight-loss plan by running between shots >

Jack Nicklaus was great during a Honda Classic interview session that lasted nearly an hour Sunday afternoon. Maybe you’ve already read what the Golden Bear said…

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