http://www.miamiherald.com/626/index.html http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/626/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2008 MiamiHerald.com Other Sports 60 Fri, 09 May 2008 11:58:40 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/527183.html http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/527183.html Fri, 09 May 2008 11:55 EDT Even though he's only 37 and in good health, Nathan Davis has already made out his will. In it, he bequeaths money to the University of Alabama athletic department and his ashes to Bryant-Denny Stadium. http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/526720.html http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/526720.html Fri, 09 May 2008 03:01 EDT Olympic gold medalist diver Laura Wilkinson is twice the age of some of her prime competition. But she proved that she is not fading or succumbing to the new wave of hotshot Americans. http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/526719.html http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/526719.html Fri, 09 May 2008 03:01 EDT In the past decade, USA Judo has made strides in terms of its size, legitimacy and competitive level. But on Thursday, it got a firsthand look at just how far it still has to go before it can catch the best in the Americas. http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/526525.html http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/526525.html Fri, 09 May 2008 03:01 EDT If the Cuban national judo team was competing in, say, Cleveland, few people outside judo circles would notice. But this is Miami, a place no Cuban national team of any sport had set foot in for more than four decades. So, when news spread that world judo power Cuba was in the heart of downtown Thursday competing in the 2008 Pan American Championships, a dozen passionate Cuban exiles -- members of the hard-line Vigilia Mambisa group -- showed up to protest outside the Hyatt hotel. http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/526718.html http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/526718.html Fri, 09 May 2008 03:01 EDT May is Melanoma Awareness Month, a time of year when University of Miami Miller School of Medicine dean Pascal J. Goldschmidt especially reflects. http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/526199.html http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/526199.html Thu, 08 May 2008 17:22 EDT World champion Tyson Gay will face Usain Bolt in a 100-meter showdown at the Reebok Grand Prix on May 31 on Randall's Island in New York. http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/525901.html http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/525901.html Thu, 08 May 2008 14:42 EDT The Jockey Club has formed a committee to study equine health, including track safety and the rules of racing, five days after the death of the filly Eight Belles at the Kentucky Derby. http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/524397.html http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/524397.html Thu, 08 May 2008 07:39 EDT Billy Knight says he's leaving the Atlanta Hawks "in much better shape than it was in when I took over." http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/525220.html http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/525220.html Thu, 08 May 2008 03:01 EDT Hundreds of athletes from 22 countries have flocked to Miami in the past two days in preparation for the Pan American Judo Championships, coming from as far south as Chile and as far north as the Yukon. http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/524268.html http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/524268.html Wed, 07 May 2008 17:39 EDT Kentucky Derby champion Big Brown returned to the track at Churchill Downs on Wednesday, four days after his 4 3/4-length win in the Run for the Roses. http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/523102.html http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/523102.html Tue, 06 May 2008 21:28 EDT The trainer of Eight Belles is certain the filly was never on steroids, and has ordered tests to prove it. http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/523044.html http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/523044.html Tue, 06 May 2008 17:44 EDT About 20 animal-rights protesters waved signs outside the offices of the state's horse racing regulators Tuesday in response to the death of filly Eight Belles after the Kentucky Derby. Nearly as many people showed up to defend the sport from their attacks. http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/523055.html http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/523055.html Tue, 06 May 2008 17:39 EDT A federal judge denied bond for former track star Tim Montgomery on federal heroin distribution charges. http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/521707.html http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/521707.html Mon, 05 May 2008 21:54 EDT The trainer of euthanized filly Eight Belles adamantly defended the way jockey Gabriel Saez handled the Kentucky Derby runner-up. In an interview with The Associated Press on Monday, Larry Jones said Saez applied the whip only to prevent Eight Belles from crashing into the rail. http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/521416.html http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/521416.html Mon, 05 May 2008 04:32 EDT Looks like Big Brown's resounding Kentucky Derby victory has scared away a lot of the competition. http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/521018.html http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/521018.html Sun, 04 May 2008 19:23 EDT A day after Big Brown blazed across the finish line, the snapshot of Eight Belles down on the dirt set off a raging debate that extended far beyond the Kentucky Derby: Is horse racing now facing an image crisis? http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/520962.html http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/520962.html Sun, 04 May 2008 19:03 EDT People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is seeking the suspension of Eight Belles' jockey after the filly had to be euthanized following her second-place finish in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/519999.html http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/519999.html Sun, 04 May 2008 17:08 EDT Big Brown gobbled up a few peppermints and did some leisurely laps around his barn Sunday while camera-snapping admirers gawked at the dominant winner of the Kentucky Derby. http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/520870.html http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/520870.html Sun, 04 May 2008 16:48 EDT The last thing NBC producer Sam Flood does at the production meeting on the day of a horse race is go over the plans to cover a potential tragedy. http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/520732.html http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/520732.html Sun, 04 May 2008 12:34 EDT Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt ran the second fastest 100 meters ever, finishing in 9.76 seconds at the Jamaica International Invitational.