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Lee Elder, who broke down racial barriers as the first Black golfer to play in the Masters and paved the way for Tiger Woods and others to follow, has died at the age of 87. Read more

The best team in the state of Florida showed why it has several reasons to be thankful this season. In their first year as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), the Florida A&M Rattlers (9-2, 7-1 SWAC) finished on an eight-game win streak. Read more

Sam Jones remembers the NBA landscape in the 1960s being only marginally different from what he had experienced growing up in America’s segregated South. Read more

South Florida football was on full display this past week on all levels. As the temperature drops, the second half of the season is heating up in preparation for playoff and championship games. From Traz Powell to the Hard Rock stadiums, some incredible football was played this past weekend. Read more

Scottie Pippen would like you to know that Michael Jordan and the rest of his teammates on the Chicago Bulls didn’t win six NBA titles in the ’90s without him. The seven-time All-Star, two-time Olympic champion and recently minted member of the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team waited decades to w… Read more

The Miami Dolphins (2-7) defeated the Houston Texans (1-8) this past week, securing the team's first home victory of the season. The Dolphins defeated the Texans by a score of 17-9 in a turnover-filled battle. Read more

The NCAA is setting the stage for a dramatic restructuring of college sports that will give each of its three divisions the power to govern itself. Read more

One year after the cancellation of Florida A&M University’s last homecoming, the Rattler nation made its annual trip to Tallahassee, Fla., to visit the college that sits on the highest of seven hills. Read more

Hank Aaron’s imprint is firmly stamped on the World Series. Read more

The NBA tipped off its 75th anniversary season this past month and revealed its list of the top 75 greatest players in league history, which includes several former Miami Heat legends: Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Shaquille O’Neal, Ray Allen and Gary Payton. Read more

The NFL agreed to end race-based adjustments in dementia testing that critics said made it difficult for Black retirees to qualify for awards in the $1 billion settlement of concussion claims, according to a proposed deal filed last week in federal court. Read more

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant’s widow said she pleaded with the Los Angeles County sheriff to make sure no one takes photographs from the site of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed the basketball star, and he reassured that the area had been secured, court documents say. Read more

The home country to Queen Elizabeth and iconic landmarks such as the London Eye, Westminster Abbey and Big Ben hosted the Miami Dolphins this past weekend as the team made its way across the pond to London. The Dolphins went to England to face upstate rival the Jacksonville Jaguars as part o… Read more

The booming, iconic voice uttering his familiar catchphrases over the public address system at Nathaniel Traz Powell Stadium during Miami-Dade County Public Schools high school football games – including “Say NO to drugs and YES to education!” and “Another tackle by the turf monster!” – is t… Read more

Washington State fired football coach Nick Rolovich and four of his assistants on Monday for refusing a state mandate that all employees get vaccinated against COVID-19, making him the first major college coach to lose his job over vaccination status. Read more

Miami quarterback D’Eriq King needs surgery to repair his right shoulder and will miss the remainder of the season, a major blow to the reeling Hurricanes and their hopes of contending in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Read more

There are 23 states in the U.S. with at least one professional NFL team. There are only two states with three NFL franchises: California (the Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Chargers and San Francisco 49ers) and Florida (the Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jacksonville Jaguars). This … Read more

The hottest ticket to find in Miami this past week was not for the Miami Hurricanes or the Miami Dolphins game. It was a ticket to Traz Powell Stadium – aka “The Mecca” – to watch Miami Northwestern face off against the Miami Central Rockets. This game is also called the Commissioner’s Cup b… Read more

This is not déjà vu, but the Miami Dolphins are 1-3 for the second year in a row. Not to say this is a time to panic, but several things need to be corrected in order for the team to even consider competing for a chance at the playoffs. Last year the Dolphins started 1-3 and went on to finis… Read more

The hard part wasn’t dodging his way around a crash and then driving to the front of the field at Talladega Superspeedway. That was just instinct for Bubba Wallace. Read more

The lights will be back on at Traz Powell Stadium – aka “The Mecca” – this Friday, as the Miami Northwestern Bulls (4-1) take on rival the Miami Central Rockets (3-2). Teddy Bridgewater (Miami Northwestern/Denver Broncos), Dalvin Cook (Miami Central/Minnesota Vikings), Amari Cooper (Miami No… Read more

The first practices of the season in the NBA are here, with teams set to formally begin getting ready for the 2021-22 campaign. Read more

High school football is back in South Florida. As the season unfolds, many athletes aspire to make it to the next level at college and potentially the NFL. It’s no secret that the area is a football hotbed, and many NFL players once played against and with each other during high school. The … Read more

LSU defensive end Andre Anthony is expected to miss the remainder of the season with an unspecified leg injury, coach Ed Orgeron said Monday. Read more

Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was carted off the sideline during the first quarter of Sunday’s game against Buffalo with a rib injury. Read more

Four months after the pandemic-delayed induction of the Class of 2020 into the Basketball Hall of Fame, including Kobe Bryant, the Hall community gathered to enshrine 16 more new members – its biggest class ever. Many in the crowd wore masks; three-time WNBA MVP Lauren Jackson wasn’t able to… Read more

Eddie George picked a good time for a career change. Read more

The Orange Blossom Classic (OBC) returned on Sunday after a 43-year hiatus, not including a few failed comebacks. In addition to the fanfare of the revitalized classic, this was the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) debut of the Florida A&M University Rattlers (FAMU) coached by Wil… Read more

Georgia jumped three spots to No. 2 behind Alabama in The Associated Press Top 25 released Tuesday, giving the Southeastern Conference the top two teams in the country for the 30th time in the 85-year history of the college football poll. Read more

Shedeur Sanders scored the only touchdown of the game and the Jackson State defense got two fourth-down stops in the closing minutes to help the Tigers beat Florida A&M on Sunday in the Orange Blossom Classic at Hard Rock Stadium. Read more

College football is back this weekend and Hard Rock Stadium will see large swaths of orange and green in the stands with a game on Sunday. But those colors won’t be from the University of Miami – they’ll be representing the Florida A&M University Rattlers. Read more

The New England Patriots released Cam Newton on Tuesday, clearing the way for the rookie Mac Jones to open the season as New England’s quarterback, according to a person with knowledge of the move. Read more

As summer winds down and school reopens for the fall semester, one thing for sure is that Miami football is back. Read more

The 2021 college football season holds the promise of a return to normal after a pandemic-wrecked fall led to cancellations, postponements and headache after headache. Read more

“The Captain” is returning for at least one more season. After signing a veteran minimum contract, Udonis Haslem will remain with the Miami Heat for his 19th NBA season. Haslem currently holds the NBA record for active players who have played the most seasons with one franchise. He’s in elit… Read more

The Philadelphia 76ers have kept their trust in Joel Embiid. Read more

The Atlanta Falcons have become the first NFL team to have all of its players complete COVID-19 vaccinations. Read more

Robert Griffin III has not totally shut the door on his NFL career, but he is taking the next step toward his future beyond the playing field. Read more

Allyson Felix knows the way to the Olympic medals stand better than any runner alive. Read more

Team USA women’s basketball won a seventh straight gold medal over the weekend, matching the country’s men’s program for the most wins in a row. The men’s team did it from 1936-68. Read more

It’s a new day in Miami. The Miami Dolphins franchise has relocated its training complex from Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Fla., to Miami Gardens – literally walking distance to Hard Rock Stadium where they play on Sundays during football season. The move was strategic. Read more

American Raven Saunders took silver in the shot put on Sunday and drew controversy by crossing her arms at the podium to form an "X" with her wrists, which was not understood in the moment.  Read more

Elaine Thompson-Herah broke Florence Griffith Joyner’s 33-year-old Olympic record in the women’s 100 meters, pointing at the scoreboard even before crossing the line in 10.61 seconds Saturday to defend her title and lead a Jamaican sweep of the medals. Read more

Maria Taylor has joined NBC less than a week after her contract with ESPN expired. Read more

The delay of the XXXII Olympiad – taking place in Tokyo – is over after the Games were postponed for more than a year due to COVID-19. They began with tennis player Naomi Osaka lighting the Olympic cauldron during opening ceremonies last week in her native Japan. Read more

Over the summer, Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban urged his fellow Alabama residents to get vaccinated against the coronavirus in a public service announcement. Read more

Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell, co-founder of the Liberty City Warriors Optimist Club, recently hosted his first youth football camp at Charles Hadley Park. Three hundred kids participated as several current and former professional NFL players led them in workouts across the park’s newly renov… Read more

“Win, Grow & Graduate.” That’s the motto that Jason Horn, the new athletic director of Florida Memorial University wants to follow. Read more

Police are investigation British police opened investigations Monday into the racist attacks on social media of three Black soccer players who failed to score penalties in England’s shootout loss to Italy in the European Championship final. Read more