Dolphins

Which of Florida’s teams are the mightiest of all?

October 18, 2016 general

Tuesday, 5 a.m. Three little teams. See how they plod. Three little teams, on their way to nowhere. Three little teams, someday’s children, the tadpoles of the National Football League. Things are looking up here in the state of Florida. Jacksonville has won two whole games in a row. Miami has won one. Tampa Bay […]

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The state of Florida is the state of chaos

August 5, 2016 general

Friday, 6 a.m. They share a state. And, if you want to know the truth, a certain amount of embarrassment. They are the Dolphins, who were good when TV was in black and white. They are the Bucs, who were nifty when we were all adjusting rabbit ears. They are the Jaguars, who were decent […]

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On her way to a laugh, Miko makes a misstep

July 13, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. Three letters, and it all could have been a laugh. Three letters, and we would enjoy watching another team squirm. Three letters, and it would have been a case of a critic from a perch that Roger Goodell couldn’t defend. If Miko Grimes has not retreated to the neighborhood of the small-minded, […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Dolphins, Miko, Racism

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Greene, Brindza show final arguments to make Bucs

September 4, 2015 general

Friday, 12:10 a.m. The final argument for Khaseem Greene was a good one. So, too, was the last appeal of Kyle Brindza. Rannell Hall and Adam Humphries were good at closing. So was Keith Tandy. So was Josh Keyes. Especially, so was Tim Jennings. The Tampa Bay Bucs heard the final arguments for roster spots […]

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Days of the Dolphins: Life on the Miami beat

September 3, 2015 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. The chair was black and beaten, a survivor of the wars. It stood in a corner of Don Shula’s old office at Nova University, weathered by time and worn by abuse. It was lined and faded, as if it had been stitched together from old leather helmets. There was nothing stately about […]

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Dolphins decide to give Freeman one more chance

April 2, 2015 general

Thursday, 7:44 p.m. Josh Freeman lives! Once again, he will slide a jersey over his head. Once again, he will throw passes. Once again, another team will ask him to show up on time. Who knows? This time, he may do it. Content beyond this point is for members only.

Tagged as: Bucs, Dolphins, Freeman, Morris, Schiani

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