Bianchi: Is Lane Kiffin about to spark a $150 million Gators-Dolphins bidding war?

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/6 5:09A Mike Bianchi

Running off at the typewriter. … The question floating around Gainesville right now isn’t whether Lane Kiffin is the best candidate for the University of Florida’s head coaching job. It’s whether the Gators are actually willing to spend $150...

Cowboys’ Marshawn Kneeland found dead of apparent suicide at 24 after evading officers, police say

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/6 4:40A Associated Press

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Police in a Dallas suburb say 24-year-old Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland was found dead of an apparent suicide after evading authorities in his vehicle and fleeing the scene of an accident on foot. Frisco...

Florida-Kentucky predictions: Can Gators rebound from Georgia loss?

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/6 3:54A Keven Lerner

Florida (3-5) at Kentucky (3-5), Saturday, 7:30 p.m., SEC Network Latest line: Gators are favored by 3 1/2 points Mike Bianchi, Sports Columnist: Kentucky 20, Florida 17 As expected, the Gators put up a fight against Georgia last weekend in...

Heat already had math problem in the middle, with Adebayo’s ailing foot compounding the interest

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/6 2:00A Ira Winderman

MIAMI — The math problem was evident to almost all even before the subtraction of Bam Adebayo in the first quarter of Wednesday night s loss to the Denver Nuggets. When it comes to the center position with the Miami Heat, there previously wasn t...

Massive fire heavily damages home owned by Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/6 1:17A Staff And Wire Reports

CORAL GABLES — Fire destroyed a home owned by Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra early Thursday, with officials saying more than 20 units were dispatched in what became a futile effort to save the property. Spoelstra was not home when the fire...

Multimillion-dollar home believed to be owned by Heat coach engulfed in flames: report

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/6 12:15A Milena Malaver, Carl Juste

Miami-Dade firefighters on Thursday are working to extinguish a large fire at a home believed to belong to Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, the Miami Herald reports. Miami Herald news partner CBS News Miami says Spoelstra was outside the home as...

Who has the edge? Dolphins vs. Bills, two AFC East foes going in different directions

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/6 12:05A David Furones

Here’s a look at how the Miami Dolphins (2-7) and Buffalo Bills (6-2) match up in six key areas ahead of Sunday s Week 10 game at Hard Rock Stadium (1 p.m., CBS): When the Dolphins run:  If Sunday afternoon Miami shocks Buffalo with an upset, the...

ASK IRA: Could Congress intervention speed up an NBA salary decision with Heat’s Rozier?

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/5 11:05P Ira Winderman

Q: Regarding the NBA and how they decide to handle the Terry Rozier situation, why not just give us a $26.6 million trade exception and call it a day? – Aram, Raleigh, N.C. A: Because now that Congress has gotten involved, starting with Wednesday...

ASK IRA: Is there another level Heat’s Jovic can reach (it wasn’t there vs. Clippers)?

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/3 11:05P Ira Winderman

Q: Ira, it’s starting to look like once again Pat Riley has made a mistake signing one of his players (this time Nikola Jovic) to a large extension that will impact the ability to re-sign more contributing players or free agents. Joel, Fort...

Dolphins trade Jaelan Phillips to Philadelphia Eagles

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/3 12:58A Chris Perkins

MIAMI GARDENS — The Dolphins traded outside linebacker Jaelan Phillips to the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday morning in exchange for a third-round pick, the Sun Sentinel has confirmed. ESPN was the first to report the move. Phillips, the 2021...

Hurricanes’ Mario Cristobal explains heated discussion with Shannon Dawson

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/3 12:23A Adam Lichtenstein

Miami fans were not the only ones who were frustrated during the Hurricanes loss to SMU. ESPN cameras caught offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson yelling and gesturing at head coach Mario Cristobal. On his weekly Monday morning interview on WQAM...

ASK IRA: Is Pelle Larsson playing himself into a rotation role even when Heat are whole?

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/2 11:05P Ira Winderman

Q: Ira, I ve got the answer to all the Heat s problems, so hear me out: transplant Pelle Larsson s heart into Kel el Ware. Pelle leaves it all out there, as he did against the Lakers. Imagine Kel el diving all over the place. – Sprain. A: For a...

How Erik Spoelstra found his scoring savant and fueled the Heat’s offensive eruption

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/2 3:00A Ira Winderman

LOS ANGELES — Heat coach Erik Spoelstra has spent a career collecting people, or at least picking their brains. When Chip Kelly was reinventing college football with pace-and-space dynamic, Spoelstra visited with the Oregon coach during the 2011...

Dolphins midseason report card: Grades are terrible, same as the 2-7 start

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/2 2:30A Chris Perkins

MIAMI GARDENS — It was one year ago that the Dolphins checked in with a 2-6 record at the time of their midseason report card . Predictably, the grades weren’t good. The Dolphins have a 2-7 record for this year’s midseason report card. You can...

ASK IRA: Is it time for the Heat to again explore the Ja Morant possibility?

Latest Florida Sports Headlines Sun Sentinel 11/1 11:05P Ira Winderman

Q: Ira, it looks like Ja Morant has had enough of Memphis. No one is better at buying low than Pat Riley. What say you? – Anderson. A: What I say is that Ja Morant these days seems to be a shell of himself, not the explosive presence who...