SPORTS COLUMNIST

Barry Jackson
Barry Jackson has been working at The Miami Herald since he was a senior at Miami Beach High in 1986. A University of Miami graduate, Barry covered the Miami Heat during Pat Riley's first seven years with the franchise. He has written a sports media column since 1991 and the Florida Sports Buzz column since 2002.

Email Barry at bjackson@miamiherald.com

Top Story

In My Opinion

No shortage of story lines for reality show on Marlins

Media news and views from the couch:

Florida Sports Buzz

Miami Dolphins schedule draft visits with prospects

Ryan Tannehill put on an impressive show Thursday in a workout for 21 teams, including the Dolphins.
SPORTS MEDIA

UM-Notre Dame will get prime-time attention

This season’s UM-Notre Dame game, the schools’ first matchup since Notre Dame discontinued the series after the 1990 game, will get the prime-time forum it deserves.
FLORIDA SPORTS BUZZ

Miami Heat strong even when two of Big 3 on bench

With LeBron James and Dwyane Wade on the floor together, the Heat is simply better than last season, outscoring opponents by 14.4 per 48 minutes entering Tuesday’s game against Orlando, compared with 11.8 last season. The three stars clearly have developed more chemistry.
Sports Buzz

Miami Dolphins don’t use franchise tag before deadline

As expected, the Dolphins did not use their franchise tag by Monday's 4 p.m. deadline. Only 11 of the 32 teams did not use the tag.
FLORIDA SPORTS BUZZ

Options await in free agency as Miami Dolphins try to upgrade offense

Chatter on the Dolphins’ options and potential fits on offense when free agency begins March 13:
RADIO

WQAM-560 to launch sports show with Steve Goldstein, Adam Kuperstein

Also, Michael Irvin's talk show will move up two hours earlier and run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
SPORTSCASTERS POLL

Vote for your favorite sportscasters

The last time The Miami Herald conducted a sportscaster poll, Tony Segreto was anchoring local sports, Pat Summerall was calling NFL games with John Madden, and Hank Goldberg was venting on talk radio. So we figured it was time for another poll!