MiamiHerald.com: Linda Robertson http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/index.html MiamiHerald.com: Linda Robertson http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2009 MiamiHerald.com Linda Robertson 60 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:09:34 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com A-Rod finally gets validation http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1319285.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1319285.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00 EST Alex Rodriguez began the year in shame. <p/> He stammered, red-eyed and red-faced, as he gave his forced confession to using steroids in 2001-2003. His teammates listened with arms crossed, looking none too sympathetic. A race marathon winner can't seem to win http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1317055.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1317055.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:46 EST Toward the end of his 26.2-mile journey through New York, Meb Keflezighi found the energy to point to the red letters on his singlet: USA. Wade can flee after season, so show him how much he's needed http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1303450.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1303450.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00 EDT If you see Dwyane Wade on the street, give him a hug.<p/> If you see him in a restaurant, pick up his tab. Linda Robertson | Borich case shows the damage hits can cause http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1297607.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1297607.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:00 EDT Mike Borich died among strangers. He met them at a bar. Later that night he passed out and couldn't be revived. He was 42. For victorious Miami Hurricanes, the possibilities are endless http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1288315.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1288315.html Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00 EDT ORLANDO -- The game with the most immediate impact on the University of Miami's football season occurred inside UCF's stadium, nicknamed ``The Trampoline'' for the way the stands jiggle under the weight of 48,453 bouncing fans who turn the place into a clean-cut mosh pit. Cuban gymnast is raising the bar on the competition http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1285320.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1285320.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:00 EDT Danell Leyva, who came to Miami with his parents when they fled Cuba, is fulfilling their aspirations as a U.S. medal hopeful on the horizontal bar at the world gymnastics championships. Linda Robertson | U.S. soccer team gaining identity on world stage http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1281748.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1281748.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:00 EDT The U.S. men's soccer team was ready to revel a little against Costa Rica. The team hoped to play with abandon and relief, having already clinched a 2010 World Cup spot -- an amazing sixth consecutive invitation for the country soccer supposedly forgot. Miami Hurricanes are a team to be reckoned with http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1265873.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1265873.html Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:00 EDT The University of Miami swerved, sprinted and spun through a four-game obstacle course to start the season. First, the Hurricanes had to dodge flaming spears in Tallahassee. Then came the buzz-saw running back, followed by a deluge in the mountains. An Olympic decision awaits IOC http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1260490.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1260490.html Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00 EDT While bicycling along the Lake Michigan shoreline, I took in the panorama, swinging my head to the right to admire Chicago's magnificent skyscrapers and to the left to watch sailboats tacking in the breeze. A lofty ranking for Miami Hurricanes disappears in mist http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1254038.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1254038.html Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT BLACKSBURG, Va. -- It was a bone-soaking rain. All day it drummed down from the gray sky. Mist filled the Blue Ridge hollows and shrouded the mountains and, by the fourth quarter, seeped inside Lane Stadium. Linda Robertson: UM coach Randy Shannon can sleep easier now http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1240860.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1240860.html Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT Randy Shannon doesn't sleep much during football season. Too many details, too much adrenaline and, lately, lots of late-night congratulatory phone calls. Miami Hurricanes' fortunes are in receivers' hands http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1239355.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1239355.html Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00 EDT It's a roll call that takes you on soaring flights of fancy: Michael Irvin, Lamar Thomas, Andre Johnson, Eddie Brown. Rants by Serena, Jordan epitomize decay of civility http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1237174.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1237174.html Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00 EDT Serena Williams would like to embrace the line judge she verbally assaulted in a ``big ol' hug.''<p/> Would the hug be any more sincere than the belated and orchestrated apology to the woman she humiliated on national TV, threatening to stuff the ball down her throat while spewing the F-word and thrusting her racket like a club? Miami Dolphins' Jake Long, offensive line struggle against Falcons http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1232258.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1232258.html Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00 EDT ATLANTA -- Jake Long was flattened into a 317-pound pancake by defensive end and human spatula John Abraham. Linda Robertson | One play in thriller changes fortunes of two exciting teams http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1223950.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1223950.html Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:00 EDT What if the football had been caught? What if Jarmon Fortson had rescued that burrowing pass instead of squishing it into the end zone grass? UM-FSU a spectacle well worth watching http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1221188.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1221188.html Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00 EDT For the University of Miami and Florida State football teams, there is no easing into the season. No warmup games against straw-man opponents. No tomato cans. No cupcakes. Booker T. dedicates season to slain player http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1218534.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1218534.html Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:00 EDT Eduardo Clements, 17, has attended six funerals for fellow teenagers in his young life. The most recent, for Booker T. Washington High football teammate Anthony Smith, was the most wrenching. Local speedskater ready for liftoff http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1215141.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1215141.html Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00 EDT As a kindergartner, Eddy Alvarez was known as ``Eddy the Jet.'' He would put on his inline skates and fly down the sidewalk. On weekends, he performed tricks and jumps to the delight of tourists on Ocean Drive. South African runner's gender test controversial, complicated http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1203887.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1203887.html Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:07 EDT Caster Semenya proved she is the fastest 800-meter runner in the world.<p/> Now she must prove she is a woman.<p/> The tests she undergoes will be vastly more difficult than anything she has confronted in competition, for her very identity is at stake. The gold medal she won in commanding style prompted the tests -- had she finished seventh, no one would have ordered sex verification. But by the time the results come out, the gold medal will be an afterthought, if it isn't already. Track worlds offer a shot for U.S. redemption http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1185621.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/linda-robertson/story/1185621.html Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:00 EDT Ayear ago at the Beijing Olympics, inside Bird's Nest Stadium, where the air was as thick as shark fin soup, four South Florida athletes ran for gold and came up short. Their performances mirrored that of the U.S. track and field team, the deepest but not the shiniest. The Americans were upstaged by Usain Bolt and Jamaica's sprinters.