ASK IRA: Could the Heat yet enhance their draft position?

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/18 11:05P Ira Winderman

Q: Ira, with whale hunting nearing extinction due to all the changes the NBA has made the past few years, will the Heat pivot and fully commit to building an elite team from the draft?  It would seem that this year s class is the best in over a...

Dave Hyde: How Jai Lucas resurrected Miami basketball, brought it to edge of March Madness

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/18 9:11A Dave Hyde

He mentioned the noise on this morning after. He mentioned the sound the University of Miami basketball arena made, as if it still echoed in his heart and mind, as if it was a soundtrack he’d like to replay over and over on basketball nights over...

Heat’s Herro, with only 11 games played this season, expected to return to practice Thursday

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/18 9:01A Ira Winderman

MIAMI — Sidelined since Jan. 15 with a rib injury, guard Tyler Herro is expected to return to the court Thursday when the Miami Heat resume practice at Kaseya Center amid their eight-day All-Star break, an NBA source confirmed Wednesday to the...

Loose dog makes Olympic cameo on the cross-country ski course at the Milan Cortina Games

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/18 6:46A Associated Press

TESERO, Italy (AP) — A surprise participant in Wednesday’s action at the Milan Cortina Olympics had four legs and zero concern for race times. As elite cross-country skiers pushed to the finish in the...

Vonn, Shiffrin and Brignone among the Olympic skiers voicing concern over receding glaciers

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/18 5:55A Associated Press

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Team USA skiers Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin , along with Italy’s Federica Brignone , are among the many skiers who have expressed concern...

Heat elevate Gardner to standard contract; Keels added on two-way deal

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/18 5:40A Ira Winderman

MIAMI — After bypassing personnel moves at the NBA trade deadline two weeks ago, the Miami Heat addressed their roster Wednesday with their first personnel move to their standard roster since the start of the season. In the wake of solid play as...

At the Olympics and beyond, women’s sports media outlets are writing their own playbooks

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/18 5:40A Associated Press

By CLAIRE SAVAGE and ALYCE BROWN Veteran sports columnist Christine Brennan remembers when male colleagues used to laugh at her for insisting on covering women’s sports back in the 1990s. Related...

Lindsey Vonn’s skis didn’t come off in her Olympic crash. A different binding system isn’t close

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/18 5:30A Associated Press

By ANDREW DAMPF and PAT GRAHAM CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The images of Lindsey Vonn down on the snow, screaming in pain and then being airlifted off the course by helicopter after her crash at...

Chris Perkins: These two players are essential to the Dolphins rebuild

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/18 5:28A Chris Perkins

MIAMI GARDENS — When the Dolphins were battling culture problems in 2024, and when they were struggling to find leadership and high-quality play in 2025, two players rose to meet the challenge — center Aaron Brewer and linebacker Jordyn Brooks....

Quirky curling has turned into a betting magnet at the Milan Cortina Olympics

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/18 4:42A Associated Press

By KEN MAGUIRE, AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Hockey is the top Winter Games sport among gamblers, but curling with its sliding stones , spirited sweeping and cheating allegations has surprised...

Jaden Rashada, Billy Napier and others settle breach of contract suit over $14M NIL deal

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/18 4:38A Associated Press

By MARK LONG GAINESVILLE — Quarterback Jaden Rashada’s lawsuit against former Florida coach Billy Napier and three other defendants regarding a failed name, image and likeness deal worth nearly $14 million has been settled. Court documents show...

Ukraine skeleton racer Heraskevych gets $200,000 gift to support his career after Olympic DQ

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/17 7:05A Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian skeleton racer who was disqualified from the Milan Cortina Olympics was given a gift of more than $200,000 on Tuesday to help him keep competing and advocating for...

Elana Meyers Taylor nearly lost hope. Her team, her husband and the Spurs helped her to Olympic...

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/17 7:02A Associated Press

By TIM REYNOLDS, AP Sports Writer CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — It was a couple of weeks before Christmas. Elana Meyers Taylor was in Norway, prepping for a World Cup bobsled weekend. Things were...

Russian woman carried Ukraine placard at Winter Olympics opening ceremony

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/17 6:54A Associated Press

By COLLEEN BARRY MILAN (AP) — Anastasia Kucherova, a Russian living in Milan, voiced her opposition to Russia’s war against Ukraine with a highly symbolic, if anonymous, act: Carrying the Ukraine team...

Madonna sends good luck message to American figure skater Amber Glenn at Olympics

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 2/17 6:29A Associated Press

By DAVE SKRETTA, AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — It wasn’t exactly a prayer that Madonna answered for American figure skater Amber Glenn. More like a wish and a dream. Just before Glenn performed her...