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Dwyane Wade Says The Lakers Getting A Bunch Of Stars Is Good For The NBA

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Superteam bro-love forever....

Your Marlins Team Photo, Complete With Both Of John Buck's Middle Fingers

Marlins utility man Donovan Solano tweeted a few team photos the other day, and the blog Strip Club With Stanton just discovered them. There's the serious image, which you can see by clicking here, and there's the one you see above, in which it looks like everyone was encouraged to have a little fun...

The Dolphins' team plane backed into another plane as it left Dallas. No one was hurt, but Hard Knocks filmed it....

Why Your Team Sucks 2012: Miami Dolphins

Some people are fans of the Miami Dolphins. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Miami Dolphins. This 2012 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read the other Why Your Team Sucks 2012 previews here....

The Marlins Are So Bad, Showtime Canceled <em>The Franchise</em> Early

The profanity-filled televised examination of a miserable baseball season that was The Franchise: Miami Marlins will come to a premature end Wednesday as Showtime airs its final episode of the series, one producers hoped might show the ins and outs of a pennant contender but ended up being organiza...

Guantanamo Detainee Wants LeBron James To Apologize To Cleveland

Afghan Muhammed Rahim, a former translator for Osama Bin Laden, spent a long time in a CIA secret prison before being moved to Guantanamo Bay in 2008. Which is to say, he hasn't had a lot of time to check in with NBA League Pass. But even Rahim couldn't let "The Decision" pass by without a comment....

Four Umpires, And Not One Knows The Count

Yes, the job of the men in blue can sometimes be a dangerous one. But most of the time, the gig is just a matter of calling what they see, while also keeping track of exactly where everything stands. Simple, right? Well, things got a bit confusing for all involved during Carlos Lee's ordinary at-bat...

Chad Johnson Getting Cut Made For A Devastating <em>Hard Knocks</em>

It's all falling apart for Chad Johnson. On Saturday, an arrest on domestic violence charges after allegedly headbutting his wife. On Sunday, he was cut from the Dolphins, possibly the last NFL team that was going to give him a chance. But undrafted rookie or 11-year veteran, the end always comes ...

Here's The 911 Call From Chad Johnson's Arrest On Domestic Violence Charges

The call was calmly placed by the next-door neighbor of the former Dolphins receiver and his new wife, Evelyn Lozada, on Saturday night. The caller makes it clear early on that Lozada has a cut on her forehead and that "she probably is going to need stitches" because "he hit her with his head." The ...

Report: Miami Dolphins Release Chad Johnson [UPDATE]

According to Jay Glazer, the Miami Dolphins have just released Chad Johnson following his arrest on charges of domestic violence. So much for all the drama on Hard Knocks. Looks like it'll be more of Ryan Tannehill's wife. ...

Chad Johnson Remains In Jail, Might Be There Until Tomorrow Morning [UPDATE: He'll Be Out Soon]

Chad Johnson was booked into Broward County Jail last night after being arrested on charges he head-butted new wife Evelyn Lozada after an argument over a receipt for a box of condoms....

Chad Johnson Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges [UPDATE]

The Dolphins' Chad Johnson was arrested tonight on domestic violence charges, according to the Sun-Sentinel....

Last Night On <em>Hard Knocks</em>, We Learned What NFL GMs Use As Their Version Of Facebook (And Got Ryan Tannehill's Cell Number)

HBO's Hard Knocks has to maintain a balance between access and secrecy. The fans get to spend a few hours with the players and coaches in unusual settings; the coaches go along with the cameras but still get to obscure their plays and play calls from the public. Everybody wins all the time. Well, al...

Matt Moore's <em>Bachelorette</em> Fandom And Chad Johnson's Sex Life: Highlights From Last Night's <em>Hard Knocks</em> Premiere

The seventh season of HBO's Hard Knocks premiered last night after an offseason of searching by producers for a team willing to be featured on the Emmy award-winning program. With the Miami Dolphins onboard—and newly un-renamed Chad Johnson signed to the team—the premiere was highly anticipated b...

Remembering When Bill Russell Played A Corrupt Judge On <em>Miami Vice</em>

I'd love to know the backstory behind this inspired bit of casting. Who is it that looks at a script calling for a corrupt Miami judge and says, "Get me Bill Russell on the phone now!" Indeed, in a second-season episode of Miami Vice, Russell makes a star turn as a crooked judge who pays off gambl...

The Braves Won Their First Monday Game In Nearly A Year

Looks like Garfield and Carl Crawford's heckler aren't the only ones who hate Mondays. The Braves had put together a mystifying, 0-16 streak in Monday games going back to last August. What's more, it hasn't been close: Atlanta only had three one-run losses over that span, all to the Marlins....

The Miami Marlins Are Getting The Bad Season They Deserve

Having now traded away infielder and former franchise cornerstone Hanley Ramirez, second baseman Omar Infante, and starting pitcher Anibal Sanchez, it appears that the Miami Marlins are in full fire-sale mode. This impression is further compounded by Josh Johnson's rumored residence on the trading ...

Major College Football Program Still Operating Like A Major College Football Program, Says Yahoo's Don Quixote

"Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up and he went completely out of his mind." [Yahoo, via]...

Jose Reyes Home Run Drills Wrigley Field Usher In The Back

The Marlins announcers were oddly impressed that Reyes was able to hit one out to right even with the wind at Wrigley blowing in, but a reader named Justin happened to notice where the ball actually lands. The best view is at the end of the clip below, beginning right around the 41-second mark. Yep....

Try To Look Surprised: Ozzie Guillen And Bryce Harper Have Beef

Ozzie Guillen is upset about something or other, bemused sources tell exhausted beat reporters. Also Bryce Harper did something with something and something something professional something something respect for the game....