Early on, it appeared the spent and sore Chicago Bulls were going to take their medicine and go home for some well-deserved R&R.

David Boudia and Tom Daley have dabbled in TV as they get ready for an Olympic rematch of sorts in Fort Lauderdale.

The Miami Heat’s flaccid performance against the Chicago Bulls in Game 1 demanded a counterpunch.

The Miami Heat’s long nap between the first and the second round of the NBA playoffs was a manufactured cause of concern and cannot be used as a reason for the 93-86 loss to the decimated Chicago Bulls on Monday.

In the real world, Jason Collins’ declaration of self-determination is cheered, supported, trumpeted.

The man once feared as Iron Mike is still knocking them out, but not inside the boxing ring. Tyson is a hit with his one-man show that comes to Miami on Tuesday, and when he’s not on stage, The Baddest Man on the Planet only wants to be at home with his loving family.

Domingo Garcia is a loyal man.

Eddy Alvarez has persevered throughout a painful path that ultimately has put him on course to become the second Cuban-American from Miami to make a U.S. Winter Olympics team.

On Opening Day, Nationals Park was decked out in red, white and blue bunting as the Statue of Freedom atop the U.S. Capitol dome peered in from beyond the left-field wall. The place was brimming with optimistic fans wearing jerseys of the team’s stars: Bryce Harper, Stephen Strasburg, Jayson Werth, Ryan Zimmerman.

WThe eve of Opening Day was no time for Marlins rookie skipper Mike Redmond to pause and savor the magnitude of his impending major-league managerial debut.

Julian Gamble watched the basketball flirt with the net only to dance away so many times Thursday that he had to wonder if the inanimate object was harboring a personal grudge against the University of Miami during the team’s 71-61 undoing by Marquette.

A Sony Open without Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal as top seeds is a little like a day in Key Biscayne without sunshine.

The match between Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens was freighted with symbolism.

March Madness visited the Sony Open in the form of a three-hour rain delay, a 14-minute blackout, a lucky loser’s victory and an underdog’s upset of one of the tournament’s top contenders.

Amateur players, including Miami Herald columnist Linda Robertson, traded shots with the world’s top stars.

The University of Miami didn’t quite go from college basketball afterthought to anointed No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed on Selection Sunday, but the competition is just beginning. The road to the No. 1 ranking that really counts is wide open for the Hurricanes.

If you attended any of the six World Baseball Classic games at Marlins Park, you might still be experiencing a persistent drumming in your ears.

Early on, bacci were blowing on the warm breeze at Marlins Stadium.