Sports /tags/sports Sports en-US SA¹ś¼Ź“«Ä± Fri, 01 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT Ideas hit the drawing board as state seeks stability in Name, Image, and Likeness era /sports/2026-05-01/ideas-hit-the-drawing-board-as-state-seeks-stability-in-name-image-and-likeness-era Ken Jones, a member of the State University System Board of Governors and chair of the newly-created Task Force on Intercollegiate Athletics, said a student-owned trust fund for college athletes could be a driver for change in the multi-layered athletics environment. Fri, 01 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT /sports/2026-05-01/ideas-hit-the-drawing-board-as-state-seeks-stability-in-name-image-and-likeness-era Jay Waagmeester | Florida Phoenix JAM Arena hopes to modernize Jai-Alai for a new audience /arts-culture/2026-04-28/jam-arena-jai-alai-miami-florida Jai-Alai has a history in Miami spanning 100 years, but the sport never regained its old popularity after a 1980s hiatus. A Miami-based league wants to bring back the heyday. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2026-04-28/jam-arena-jai-alai-miami-florida Joshua Ceballos ā€˜Get in the Game’ at PAMM puts sports and art on a level playing field /arts-culture/2026-04-21/get-in-the-game-at-pamm-puts-sports-and-art-on-a-level-playing-field The exhibition aims to reconcile the athlete’s arena and the artist’s studio and serves as a reminder that whether someone wears a jersey or a museum wristband, the quest for excellence remains the same. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:30:00 GMT /arts-culture/2026-04-21/get-in-the-game-at-pamm-puts-sports-and-art-on-a-level-playing-field Jonel Juste | Artburst The Dolphins are releasing quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, resulting in a $99M dead cap hit /sports/2026-03-09/dolphins-tua-tagovailoa The Miami Dolphins are moving on from Tua Tagovailoa and starting over at quarterback. Tagovailoa has been the team’s primary starter for the last 5 1/2 seasons but the Dolphins said Monday he will be released. Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:02:08 GMT /sports/2026-03-09/dolphins-tua-tagovailoa Associated Press Miami Heat's Erik Spoelstra becomes longest tenured active coach in major US sports /sports/2026-01-14/miami-heats-erik-spoelstra-basketball-nba Erik Spoelstra is now the longest-serving coach among the four major U.S. sports leagues. Spoelstra, who has led the Miami Heat since 2008, expressed disappointment about the news. Wed, 14 Jan 2026 23:00:00 GMT /sports/2026-01-14/miami-heats-erik-spoelstra-basketball-nba Tim Reynolds | Associated Press Florida to honor legendary swimmer Diana Nyad with State Historical Marker /news-in-brief/2025-11-05/florida-to-honor-legendary-swimmer-diana-nyad-with-state-historical-marker Succeeding on her fifth attempt at age 64, Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba to the Keys without a shark cage — despite battling stinging jellyfish, nausea and other physical and mental challenges. She completed the historic feat in 2013. Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:00:00 GMT /news-in-brief/2025-11-05/florida-to-honor-legendary-swimmer-diana-nyad-with-state-historical-marker SA¹ś¼Ź“«Ä± News Staff Dick’s House of Sport pitched to replace Sears at Gardens Mall /business/2025-10-07/dicks-house-of-sport-pitched-to-replace-sears-at-gardens-mall More than a dozen years after an aborted attempt to add Dick’s Sporting Goods to The Gardens Mall, the mall’s owners have proposed bringing an even larger version of the national sports chain to the two-level space formerly occupied by Sears. Tue, 07 Oct 2025 19:30:00 GMT /business/2025-10-07/dicks-house-of-sport-pitched-to-replace-sears-at-gardens-mall Joel Engelhardt | Stet News Miami has a padel ā€˜obsession’ /south-florida/2025-09-09/miami-has-a-padel-obsession At least once a week, MarĆ­a Mercedes Ortega, a 32-year-old real estate agent and spa owner, puts on a stylish ensemble and meets up with her girlfriends. Not to go bar hopping or clubbing, diversions she says she left behind in her 20s, but to play padel, Miami’s trendiest sport. Tue, 09 Sep 2025 11:00:00 GMT /south-florida/2025-09-09/miami-has-a-padel-obsession Patricia Mazzei | The New York Times President Trump sits cageside at Miami UFC event in his latest appearance at a sports event /government-politics/2025-04-13/president-trump-sits-cageside-at-miami-ufc-event-in-his-latest-appearance-at-a-sports-event Trump shook hands with some supporters as he walked to his cageside seat Saturday night at Miami’s Kaseya Center while others waved his trademark red campaign cap. The Republican president, who stayed for several hours before flying back to his home in Palm Beach, said it was a ā€œgreat honorā€ to receive that recognition from the crowd. Sun, 13 Apr 2025 17:57:50 GMT /government-politics/2025-04-13/president-trump-sits-cageside-at-miami-ufc-event-in-his-latest-appearance-at-a-sports-event Stephany Matat and Darlene Superville | Associated Press Ground breaks on 'Orange Bowl Field' at Walt Frazier Park in Miami Gardens /development/2025-01-09/orange-bowl-field-walt-frazier-park-miami-gardens A $2.3 million renovation project for Walt Frazier Park’s football field has begun, led by the Orange Bowl Committee and Miami Gardens officials. Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:30:23 GMT /development/2025-01-09/orange-bowl-field-walt-frazier-park-miami-gardens Amelia Orjuela Da Silva | Miami Times