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| Larry Johnson signs with Dolphins |
NFL Football |
08/23/2011 |
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DAVIE, Fla. (AP) - Veteran running back Larry Johnson has signed with the Miami Dolphins after sitting out most of last season. Johnson gained 2 yards on five carries in two games before he was released by the Washington Redskins last September. The 31-year-old has rushed for 6,221 yards and 55 scores in his career, but has played in just 16 games in the past three seasons. In 2009 Johnson was released by the Kansas City Chiefs in November and finished the year with Cincinnati. His time in Kansas City |
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| At Miami, there's 1 big question: 'How?' |
Division I College Football |
08/20/2011 |
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| Bush - who lost his Heisman and saw his team stripped of a Bowl Championship Series title - even says something needs to change. ``Obviously a lot of things going on right now are terrible, moreso for the college players,'' said Bush, now with the Miami Dolphins. ``It's tough when you can take a college player's career and dream away from him at the snap of a finger. Something needs to be done.'' --- What remains baffling to many people, including some at Miami, is that when Shapiro was a big-wheel dono |
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| New Orleans Saints 2011 Season Preview |
NFL Football |
08/20/2011 |
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| that time teams had a chance to spend countless hours evaluating talent and determining what players fit, both financially and schematically. Running back Reggie Bush apparently did not fit into the long-term plans of the Saints and was dealt to the Miami Dolphins for safety Jonathan Amaya and an undisclosed draft pick. Bush was slated to earn $11.8 million this season with New Orleans, a large amount of cash for a man who played just eight games a season ago and has been injury-prone throughout his pro caree |
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| Serena's all the way back |
Womens Tennis |
08/15/2011 |
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| ll turn 30 next month, now owns 39 career titles, and that number would certainly be much higher if she played more tennis. Due to her multitude of off-court interests -- modeling, acting, rapping, peddling goods on HSN, partly owning NFL teams (the Miami Dolphins), nail technician, etc. -- and a series of injuries over the past decade, the Michigan native/Florida resident has played only sparingly in recent years, which were/are still prime ones in her brilliant career. Did You Know: Serena Williams is the a |
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| Miami signs LB Mitchell |
NFL Football |
08/15/2011 |
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| Davie, FL (Sportsbooks) - The Miami Dolphins signed linebacker Marvin Mitchell on Monday. A seventh-round draft pick of New Orleans in 2007, he spent his first four seasons in the NFL with the Saints, mostly on special teams. He has totaled 89 tackles, one sack and two forced fumbles over 55 games, including two starts. |
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| Jaguars sign Matt Roth |
NFL Football |
08/12/2011 |
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| Jacksonville, FL (Sportsbooks) - The Jacksonville Jaguars signed defensive end Matt Roth and waived punter Durant Brooks on Friday. Roth ranked second on the Cleveland Browns last season with 86 tackles and tied for second with 3 1/2 sacks. The Iowa product has started 45 of the 87 games he has played since being taken by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 2005 draft. For his career, Roth has compiled 274 tackles and 20 sacks. |
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| FAU's Schnellenberger to retire after 2011 |
Division I-AA College Football |
08/11/2011 |
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| not the first program Schnellenberger has helped to build, nor the first team he's helped to find success. He was part of Bear Bryant's coaching staff at Alabama, winning three national titles in the 1960s, and was the offensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins when they went 17-0 in 1972. Schnellenberger became Miami's head coach in 1979, taking over a program that had endured a string of losing seasons. He turned the Hurricanes into a contender, and in 1983 they beat Nebraska in the Orange Bowl and won t |
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| Former Dolphins LB Crowder announces retirement |
NFL Football |
08/09/2011 |
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| Miami, FL (Sportsbooks) - Less than two weeks after being cut by the Miami Dolphins, linebacker Channing Crowder called it a career on Tuesday. The 27-year-old Crowder announced his retirement on WQAM radio in Miami. "It's prideful. I retired as a Dolphin. I'm going to stay down here. I learned to love South Florida," Crowder said. Crowder was a starter for Miami since being drafted in the third round of the 2005 draft, but the Florida product drew criticism for failing to make more big plays. In 11 games |
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| Ricky Williams passes physical, signs with Ravens |
NFL Football |
08/09/2011 |
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| Owings Mills, MD (Sportsbooks) - Ricky Williams passed his physical Tuesday and officially signed a multi-year deal with the Baltimore Ravens. Williams, a former NFL rushing champion with the Miami Dolphins, will help shoulder the load as a backup to Ray Rice after the Ravens cut Willis McGahee, who in turn signed as a free agent with Denver. In a reserve role last year in Miami, Williams ran for 673 yards with two touchdowns and caught 19 passes for 141 yards with a score. He ran for 1,121 yards with 11 |
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| Ricky Williams passes physical, joins Ravens |
Headlines |
08/09/2011 |
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| king on a side field with a coach. Williams agreed to terms on a two-year deal Monday, pending him passing his physical. He is expected to serve as the backup to running back Ray Rice. The former Heisman Trophy winner played last season with the Miami Dolphins. He ran for 673 yards and two touchdowns while splitting time with Ronnie Brown. The 34-year-old Williams was wooed by the Ravens and Detroit Lions before finally choosing a team with more potential to reach the playoffs. He replaces Willis McGahe |
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