With the news of Jason Collins' coming out, the backlash and commentary has been all over the map on both sides of the issue. And we knew some fellow pro athlete, somewhere, would say something dumb, while another praised Collins.

We just didn't know it would be from our very own pro sports teams.

And so, as it goes, Mike Wallace, star wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins, said something tragically dumb regarding the Collins news, while Dwyane Wade, star guard for the World Champion Miami Heat, said something good.

And, as it goes, both took to Twitter to express themselves.

More »

"I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay."

Washington Wizard -- and ex-teammate of the Heat's Mike Miller -- Jason Collins has just become the first active openly gay player in the four major American sports (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL).

See also:
- An Open Letter to LeBron James to Join the Nuggets' Kenneth Faried and Fight Against Homophobia

In an eloquent article penned by Collins himself for Sports Illustrated, the NBA center points to the Boston Marathon bombings as reason to not wait any longer.

More »

Miami Dolphins owner Stephen "Chad Henne Is The Next Dan Marino" Ross is bringing an international soccer tournament to South Florida which is kind of like the World Cup, but not at all like it in the least.

Ross is expected to announce that South Florida will host matches for what is being called the International Champions Cup in a press conference Tuesday. Fox Soccer Channel is expected to broadcast the tournament this year until it eventually folds and becomes a network for preteens or something.

More »

Jon van Woerden Photography

I'll say it: Soccer is the sport with the hottest athletes. (Is my U.S. citizenship revoked yet?)

It's true. They're fit without looking like a bank vault. They don't chew tobacco. They don't chase people with chainsaws. Maybe it's all that quality time with mom in the minivan instead of some sadistic basketball coach, but they're not -- seemingly for the most part -- macho jerks, either. And, according to Wired, they're probably smarter than the rest of us.

So everybody -- straight ladies, gay guys who want to leave the Wilton Manors buff-body zone, and straight men, because no one is going to see the Marlins this year -- should pack up the cooler of mojitos for a tailgate at Lockhart Stadium, where the Fort Lauderdale Strikers professional soccer team kicks off its season Saturday.

Before you go, you might want to acquaint yourself with the team. We've picked out five smokin' hotties, in no particular order:

More »

In what has become the perfect storm of face-smashing dunks, fearsome jumpers, and all-around hardwood awesomeness, Florida is right now, officially, the mecca of basketball.

Thanks to the Miami Heat, the Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team, and the rise of the mightiest of underdogs in Florida Gulf Coast University, all the world has its eyes on a place that has historically been known as a football state.

Also, Jim Larranaga dancing is probably the greatest thing ever.

More »

Noted pugilist?

For an athlete beating around the lower rungs of professional play, it doesn't get any sweeter than that first big-league appearance. Mom invites the girls from canasta over to watch the game. Dad brags it up to the guys at work. Grandma makes some T-shirts with your high school varsity headshot. Big happenings are on the wind. No doubt Eric Selleck's family and friends were feeling that way when he took the ice for his NHL debut with the Florida Panthers this week. But it all went embarrassingly downhill. More »

Miami Hurricane point guard Shane Larkin is having himself a breakout season. And as a result, the Canes are on the basketball map for the first time ever.

Larkin is averaging 13.7 points and 4.4 assists for the Canes Men Hoops Kickass Brigade and has the team poised for a serious run at the top of the March Madness Mountain, where only the likes of Blue Devils, Tar Heels, and Wildcats are allowed to roam.

That's the good news.

The even better news:

More »

A NCAA investigator inteviewing a possible witness?

The NCAA is learning that it's hard swing around the morality stick when you're own ethics are under question. After the organization dropped official allegations on the University of Miami athletic program last week, head Hurricane Donna Shalala came out with some choice words of her own, calling on the governing body to dump the tainted case. 

And it's hard not to give Shalala's request some thought. Right now, the NCAA has already admitted to out-sourcing legal work to a scumbag Miami attorney. But that's not the only shady practice possibly attached to the case.

If history is any key, the NCAA's enforcement gurus might have gone full-bore bad cop in Miami -- leaking allegations to the media, failing to interview key witnesses, putting others through every interrogation tactic short of a rubber hose.

"I would say speaking more in general that the NCAA investigations are something that for the most part have been running un-checked and a muck for many years," says Dr. David Ridpath, an assistant professor in the Department of Sports Administration at Ohio University who follows these investigations (and has personal experience inside them). "None of this is a surprise."

Here's a greatest hits of the low points in recent history NCAA investigations.

More »

The Miami Hurricanes are now the second-best college hoops program in the country. Better than Duke, UNC, Florida, Louisville, and all the other usual suspects, according to a hot-off-the-press AP poll. 

Does that sound weird to you? All season, Jim Larranaga's senior-hearty squad has been defying expectations, particularly on the home front, where the UM fan base seems more comfortable talking football prospects than discussing the prowess of the basketball team. But that seems to be changing quickly.

Today's new ranking follows a big win yesterday for the Hurricanes on the road at Clemson.

More »

It appears the Alex-Collins-Mother-Absconded-With-His Letter-of-Intent-gate is far from over.

Just this morning, we told you how the South Plantation High star running back recruit said he's still going to sign with Arkansas, even after his mom ran off with his letter of intent Wednesday.

See also:
-Mother of Alex Collins, Star Plantation High Football Player, Ran Off With His Letter of Intent
-Alex Collins Says He's Sticking With Arkansas, Despite Mother's Best Efforts

However, Collins' mother, Andrea McDonald, has retained attorney Jack Paris of the Cochran Firm while she contemplates signing the letter of intent that will decide where exactly Alex will be playing football.

More »