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Dan Le Batard

Dan Le Batard joined The Herald back in 1990 and is a graduate from the University of Miami. Recognized as one of the top sports columnists today, Dan has covered several of sports' top events and is also a regular correspondent for ESPN.

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ESPN commentator and former Miami Dolphins quarterback Bob Griese was suspended one week for making an 'inappropriate' remark on the air.

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IN MY OPINION

Taco hell: A bad week for former Miami Dolphin Bob Griese

Four words.

Six syllables.

That's all it takes to stain and scar your name. All the good work before it, all the good decades of good words and good syllables and good professionalism gets swallowed in a hiccup. How have we arrived in this place where so little dark can envelope so much light?

Should Bob Griese should have been fired by ESPN for his comment about Juan Pablo Montoya?

IN MY OPINION

The truth is, Alex Rodriguez has not been set free

Alex Rodriguez's year began with a confession that seemingly has set him free to turn around his October performance in the playoffs. So why does it seem the Yankees superstar is not finally at peace with himself?
IN MY OPINION

Former Miami Dolphin Twan Russell leaving a lasting fingerprint

Through his work as director of youth and community programs for the Dolphins, Twan Russell is making a difference for children in South Florida. His mother would be proud.
IN MY OPINION

No obstacle too great for triathlete

Try putting on socks with no arms. For Hector Picard, who lost his arms 17 years ago, that's easy. Picard competes in triathlons, celebrates the possibilities of life and hopes to be an inspiration to others.
A SOLDIER'S STORY

Tim James' journey from NBA to Iraq

Former Miami Heat player Tim James finds himself in the thick of war, not because he has to be there but because he wants to be there.
IN MY OPINION

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's methods not working

Roger Goodell? Good or evil? Well, not him. I'm sure he's a very nice man, although I do secretly wish for him to get in trouble with the law just to see if he would have to suspend himself with excessive force, too. Nothing major. Maybe just a couple of glasses of red wine at dinner that puts him at .09, results in a misunderstanding with police and ends with him being Tasered in the street.
Speculation on role of Taylor's past

Y ou remember him wrapped in so much armor. Muscles. Helmet. Padding. Distrust. The late Sean Taylor was known as one of the most menacing hitters in a violent game. But when the news organizations started putting his fresh face on TV screens in recent days -- no helmet, no scowl, no aura -- you couldn't help but notice this: My God, he looked like such a baby-faced child.