ASK IRA: Is mix of youth and veterans leaving Heat caught in the middle?

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/23 11:05P Ira Winderman

Q: Ira, I ve had it. This team is going nowhere, a middling play-in team. Bam Adebayo is not a superstar. He is who he is, a good defender and an maddeningly inconsistent scorer. Tyler Herro can t stay on the floor. Kel el Ware needs to play...

Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley talks coming coordinator hires, quarterback and more

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/23 9:15A David Furones

New Miami Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley was introduced , alongside new general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan, on Thursday. On Friday, he was up and running in making progress toward his most important initial tasks. Those would be to find his three...

Florida’s Todd Golden, Auburn’s Steven Pearl set aside friendship during pivotal SEC clash

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/23 9:07A Edgar Thompson

GAINESVILLE — This one is personal for Florida s Todd Golden . When the No. 16 Gators host Auburn on Saturday, Golden will square off with Steven Pearl — a one-time teammate, former co-assistant with...

Former Miami Heat security officer who stole millions in memorabilia gets 3-year sentence

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/23 8:13A Angie DiMichele

A retired City of Miami Police veteran and former Miami Heat security officer will spend three years in federal prison after admitting to stealing hundreds of game-worn jerseys and other memorabilia from the team to sell for his own profit....

Even amid the pain, Heat’s Mitchell vows to keep attacking screens, ‘just love doing it’

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/23 7:20A Ira Winderman

SALT LAKE CITY — For Davion Mitchell, even amid the pain, there are no second thoughts when it comes to attempting to run through brick walls. It is, the Heat point guard said, simply how he is wired. No, there was no pleasure taken in having to...

The next Eric Heiden? US speedskater Jordan Stolz draws comparisons ahead of Milan Cortina Olympics

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/23 7:03A Associated Press

By HOWARD FENDRICH, AP National Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jordan Stolz appreciates that people liken what he will be trying to do at the Milan Cortina Winter Games to Eric Heiden’s record five...

Chloe Kim rediscovers love for Olympics. Will an injury derail quest for a 3rd straight gold medal?

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/23 6:57A Associated Press

By EDDIE PELLS COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — Chloe Kim’s third run to the Olympics started with the usual questions: How will she handle the pressure? Can she enjoy the journey? How does being famous...

Italian expert’s manufactured snow will play big role at the Milan Cortina Games

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/23 6:46A Associated Press

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and PAT GRAHAM Davide Cerato will play a major role in skiing and snowboarding events at the upcoming Olympics, but he won’t be competing. Related Articles The next Eric Heiden?...

There is a massive demand for World Cup tickets and savvy resellers could be big winners

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/23 6:29A Associated Press

By JAMES ROBSON MANCHESTER, England (AP) — World Cup ticket prices are at exorbitant levels yet fans are still queueing up in their millions to attend soccer’s biggest tournament. Related Articles...

With Ware out and Jovic being called out, it’s become Bam or bust with Heat’s big men

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/23 4:15A Ira Winderman

SALT LAKE CITY — When it comes to the Miami Heat s middling record, concern at the moment arguably starts in the middle. No, not with center Bam Adebayo, who scored 32 points in Thursday night s 127-110 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers to follow...

Former Olympic snowboarder on FBI’s most-wanted list is arrested in Mexico, faces drug charges

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/23 3:17A Associated Press

By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, MIKE BALSAMO and AMY TAXIN, Associated Press ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) — Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, a top FBI fugitive accused of moving some 60 tons of cocaine from Latin America into the...

For Heat’s Gardner, NBA opportunity no laughing matter (well, with his spirit, actually it is)

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/22 3:23A Ira Winderman

PORTLAND, Ore. — The drudgery is real, even at this income tier, as the Miami Heat wind their way though this western swing of five games in seven nights, including Thursday night s matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center. But...

WATCH LIVE at 11 a.m.: Dolphins introduce new GM Jon-Eric Sullivan and head coach Jeff Hafley

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/22 2:53A South Florida Sun Sentinel

Watch as the Miami Dolphins introduce their new general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and head coach Jeff Hafley in a press conference on Thursday at the Baptist Health Training Complex. The conference is scheduled to begin at about 11 a.m. on...

Bianchi: If NBA billionaire Mark Cuban can help Indiana buy a national title, why can’t Magic owners...

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/22 2:48A Mike Bianchi

Far be it for me to spend other people’s money, but… if we’re already living in the golden age of college sports capitalism, we might as well lean all the way in.  Hey, if Indiana can win a national championship , in part, thanks to NBA...

Judge rules Duke star QB Mensah can enter portal, but his Miami future is still cloudy

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 1/22 2:31A Adam Lichtenstein

In the midst of a legal battle with Duke University, former Blue Devils quarterback and Miami target Darian Mensah has entered the transfer portal, according to multiple reports. Duke sued Mensah, who announced his intention to enter the portal...