Rio Olympics loaded with South Floridians
While LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Ryan Tannehill dominated the South Florida sports headlines over the past four years, 41 athletes with local ties toiled away — most of them in relative obscurity — with dreams of making the Rio Olympics.Cuban-American gymnast Danell Leyva of Homestead was perfecting his daring bar routines at a gym in West Kendall under the watchful eyes of his parents, who both competed for the Cuban national team. Judoka Angelica Delgado, whose father also defected from Cu..>> view originalLog InRegister
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The two-year old son of a Miami-Dade Police officer and a Hialeah Police dispatcher has been fighting the biggest battle of his young life. After finally going into remission from cancer in June, Alex Flores has relapsed and is back in the hospital. Now Alex needs a procedure his parents, Marvin and Venessa, hope the community may actually be able to help him with. “We were pretty much told, ‘hey, he’s doing great. We might even be ab..>> view original1 Dead, 2 Hospitalized in Deadly Jet Ski Accident on Biscayne Bay
Miami Fire Rescue responded to a deadly jet ski accident on Biscayne Bay Sunday evening.The news of Sunday's deadly accident near Picnic Island knocked loved ones off their feet."When they told me that my cousin died, I couldn't believe it," said Jorge Soto, cousin of the victim.Soto describes his cousin Jorge Rizo as fun loving and nice. The 25-year-old owned a barbershop in Hialeah."Today was the day I was going to go with him on the jet ski, but he didn't call me," said Soto.Family and friend..>> view originalFormer Heat center Amar'e Stoudemire reportedly headed to Israeli ...
Amar'e Stoudemire's retirement apparently will be short-lived, although not his retirement from the NBA.After spending last season with the Miami Heat before formally announcing his NBA retirement last week by signing a ceremonial contract with the New York Knicks, Stoudemire, 33, is poised to play for the Israeli League team in which he holds an ownership stake, Hapoel Jerusalem. Stoudemire, who considers himself a "cultural Jew," has spent time coaching youth in Israel as well as working with..>> view original2016 PREVIEW GUIDE: Mater Academy Lions Team Preview
Article Last Updated: Sunday July 31, 2016, 4:09 PM Mater Academy running some drills during spring practice (Photo Credit: Mater Academy Football) MATER ACADEMY LIONS Head Coach: Rocco Casullo District: 7A-4 2015 Record: 11-2 Offensive Formation: Multiple Defensive Formation: Multiple RETURNING ATHLETES • DB Latavious Brini, 6-2, 190, Sr. (55 tackles, 3 forced fumbles, 4 INT, 2 interception return TD) • RB Daniel Doriscar, 5-8, 185, Sr. (122 carries, 1,128 yds, 17 TDs) • WR Tyreek Benton, ..>> view originalQué ha cambiado en Cuba, y qué no, bajo el gobierno de Raúl Castro
Tras una década en el poder de Raúl Castro en Cuba, un isleño puede viajar con menos restricciones, trabajar por su cuenta y ver flameando la bandera oficial de Estados Unidos en La Habana, pero el país sigue bajo el dominio comunista como único partido, y pensar distinto es tan reprimido como lo fue hasta julio de 2006, bajo el gobierno de Fidel Castro. Después de medio siglo de poder absoluto de Fidel Castro, su hermano Raúl, jefe del Ejército y sostén del régimen, ha intentado reformar tímid..>> view originalHumor y exilio se combinan en los trazos de varios caricaturistas ...
“Lo que más risa le da a un caricaturista no son las caricaturas, sino cuánto pagan por ellas”, comenzó bromeando este sábado Ley Martínez, uno de los cinco caricaturistas invitados al quinto Festival del arte y la literatura independientes de Miami para hablar sobre el humor gráfico exiliado, sus vivencias y perspectivas. Los artistas gráficos Aristide (Arístides Miguel Pumariega), Garrincha (Gustavo Rodríguez), Pong (Alfredo Pong), Ley Martínez y Omar Santana, conversaron sobre su obra, ..>> view originalFlood help weighs heavily in West Virginia governor's race
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After deadly floods washed thousands of West Virginians out of their homes last month, about 700 victims bypassed the shelter at the high school gym and got rooms at a luxury resort fit for royalty. Jim Justice, billionaire owner of The Greenbrier resort and Democratic nominee for governor, closed his hotel for business and opened it as a free shelter after the June 23 floods that killed 23 people, including 15 in Greenbrier County. Shooing away election talk, Justice said h..>> view originalDid Trump go too far?
Just 100 days from the election, Trump has responded in his standard fashion -- dig in, claim he's being treated unfairly and attack back.But the swift condemnation of Trump's response raises questions about whether this controversy is different from the ones that came before it.This time, attacks from the Republican presidential nominee on the parents of a soldier who died defending America have put new pressure on GOP leaders to decide whether they will continue to stand by him. Already, the p..>> view originalBurglar dies after 68-year-old homeowner ties him to tree with 'multiple layers of masking tape'
Nathanial Johnson, 68, told investigators that he tied a burglary suspect to a tree after the man tried to break into his house. The person later died. (Courtesy of Fox affiliate WALA) Nathanial Johnson had grown tired of the burglaries at his mobile home in the small town of Leroy, Ala., about 60 miles north of Mobile. So the 68-year-old decided to take matters into his own hands Friday night by springing a trap, Washington County Sheriff Richard Stringer told Fox affiliate WALA-TV. In an a..>> view original
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