Panthers ink first-round pick Lotulelei

The Carolina Panthers have signed defensive tackle Star Lotulelei, the club's first-round pick in the 2013 ...

David Haugh: No athlete since Jordan symbolized Chicago more than Urlacher

Whenever Brian Urlacher does something to confirm he hates attention as much as he loves football - grunt t...

Giants' Hynoski to have knee surgery

New York Giants fullback Henry Hynoski will undergo surgery on Friday to repair an injured medial collatera...

Brian Urlacher retires: Bears great says he's leaving NFL

Brian Urlacher, former Chicago Bears All-Pro linebacker, announced his retirement from the NFL via Twitter ...

Patriots claim Haslam off waivers from San Diego

The New England Patriots have claimed offensive tackle Kevin Haslam off waivers from the San Diego Chargers.

Bengals sign 2nd round pick Bernard

The Cincinnati Bengals agreed to terms with running back and second-round draft choice Giovani Bernard on T...

Brian Urlacher announces retirement via Twitter, but legacy on and off field will be lasting

Typical of how a giddy little brother of a probable Hall of Fame middle linebacker would react, Casey Urlac...

HEAT 103, PACERS 102 (OT)

LeBron James hits game winner to give Miami Heat 1-0 series lead over Indiana Pacers

In My Opinion

Greg Cote: Miami Heat’s Game 1 thriller signals real start of playoffs

In My Opinion

Linda Robertson: Chris Bosh needs to be more than an X-factor for Miami Heat

Heat | Dwyane Wade

Miami Heat’s hobbled Dwyane Wade makes his presence felt in Game 1

Pacers | falling short

Indiana Pacers own glass but fail to finish in stunning loss to Miami Heat

Heat notebook

Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade acknowledges knee is more painful

Dwyane Wade said before Wednesday’s game that his injured right knee is causing him more pain than the...

LeBron saves Heat at buzzer of Game 1

Phillies 3, Marlins 0

Miami Marlins silenced by Cliff Lee, Philadelphia Phillies

The Marlins were silenced by Phillies left-hander Cliff Lee, and Miami starter Kevin Slowey strained a side...

Marlins notebook

Miami Marlins’ injured Giancarlo Stanton takes live batting practice

When Marlins manager Mike Redmond finished his injury update before batting practice Tuesday, he smiled.

Buchholz goes to 7-0, Red Sox beat White Sox 6-2

Shields strong again in Royals' 3-1 loss to Astros

James Shields had another strong start for Kansas City on Wednesday night. Unfortunately for Shields and th...

Indians feeling soggy after 11-7 loss to Tigers

Padres' rally fizzles in 5-3 loss to Cardinals

Burch Smith's first stint in the major leagues was a short one.

Lyons leads Cardinals past Padres 5-3

Tyler Lyons pitched seven solid innings in his major league debut on the same day St. Louis lost Jaime Garc...

Blackhawks shuffle power-play lineup

The Blackhawks' power play has undergone yet another reconstruction and this latest incarnation will focus ...

In Game 4, Kings find Sharks' Joe Thornton an unstoppable force

LOS ANGELES-The one thing at which the Los Angeles Kings had been so skilled during their run to the Stanle...

Blackhawks' Shaw told to stay out of penalty box in Game 4

Some unkind, impolite words shouldn't be the catalyst for Andrew Shaw to go from mere agitator to teeth-cle...

Drew Sharp: Red Wings-Blackhawks series proves Presidents' Trophy has lost its luster

DETROIT - It's time the NHL retired the Presidents' Trophy.

Blackhawks' Hossa unfazed by Red Wings fans' booing

The split second the puck touches Marian Hossa's stick, a chorus of boos rains down from Red Wings fans. It...

Canucks fire Alain Vigneault as coach

The Vancouver Canucks have fired coach Alain Vigneault on Wednesday.

Penguins rout Senators 7-3, take 3-1 series lead

Sidney Crosby was careful not to get too far ahead of himself after helping the Pittsburgh Penguins rout th...

UM baseball

Miami Hurricanes baseball team ready for ACC tournament

The eighth-seeded Miami Hurricanes begin play in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament at 3 p.m. Thursda...

UM Baseball

The time is right for Miami Hurricanes to improve NCAA standing

The confident Hurricanes intend to seize the opportunity to go on a late-season run, beginning with the ACC...

UM FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK

DE Ricardo Williams officially off Miami Hurricanes football team

Chris Yandle, director of communications for UM athletics, confirmed that 6-5, 251-pound defensive end Ric...

UM notebook

UM tennis assistant earns national honor

The University of Miami’s Alex Santos was named the 2013 ITA National Women’s Assistant Coach of ...

QB Mitchell decides on North Carolina State

Former Arkansas quarterback Brandon Mitchell says he is transferring to North Carolina State to play his fi...

Kansas lands transfer Tarik Black from Memphis

Memphis forward Tarik Black is transferring to Kansas and will be eligible to play immediately.

Georgia Tech 10, UM 1

Miami Hurricanes routed by Georgia Tech in regular-season finale

UM’s offense fizzled Saturday in a loss to Georgia Tech to end the regular season. Next up is the ACC ...

ALL-DADE ATHLETIC AWARDS

Coral Reef captures first All-Sports Trophy during Herald’s All-Dade awards

Coral Reef won the Class 8A-5A All-Sports Trophy and Girls’ Major Sports Award during The Herald...

ALL-DADE AWARDS

Miami Herald All-Dade awards: List of winners

Courage Award| Davonte Pollard

Pollard doesn’t let eye disease derail his dream

Davonte Pollard didn’t let a debilitating eye disease stop him from returning to sports and running ...

Baseball | Class 6a semifinal: Archbishop McCarty 7, Orlando Edgewater 0

Archbishop McCarthy cruises into state title game

Looking to knock down the doors of history, the Archbishop McCarthy baseball team will get its chance on Th...

The Miami Herald’s Lifetime Achievement Award | Joel Furnari

Helping children was ‘a way of life’ for Furnari

Joel Furnari and South Dade High go back a long, long time — some 32 years.

Roundup

Emotions swell for Monsignor Pace after state title loss

The moment was a tough one for seniors of the Monsignor Pace baseball team.

High School Baseball

Monsignor Pace falls in extra innings in Class 4A state title game after rain delay

Heartbreak could not even begin to describe what Monsignor Pace baseball players were going through in the ...

Barry golf | Nancy Vergara

Breakthrough comes at perfect time for Barry’s Nancy Vergara

Sophomore Nancy Vergara rose up and earned a surprising individual national golf championship, the first fo...

Golf spotlight

Hawk takes up residence at Flamingo Lakes

Inaugural tournament cut to 54 holes

Stacy Lewis brings more value to the LPGA Tour that just her golf.

Zach Johnson always feels good at Colonial

Chapman set for Senior PGA title defense

Roger Chapman is in the spotlight at the Senior PGA Championship, a year after his breakthrough victory in ...

Column: Garcia will pay dearly for Tiger remarks

Sergio Garcia could have stopped after he whined about fans of Tiger Woods making too much noise on the gol...

Rory McIlroy: Still friends with Graeme McDowell

Rosberg quickest in both Monaco GP practice runs

German driver Nico Rosberg posted the fastest time in both practice sessions for the Monaco Grand Prix on T...

IndyCar owner Sarah Fisher hitting the books

Sarah Fisher is going back to school.

Family Ties: Jarrett, Petty enter NASCAR hall

NASCAR honored a pair of its most famous and successful families with inductions into the Hall of Fame on W...

Drag racer Brown steps into Carpenter's IndyCar

Antron Brown joked that he wouldn't mind making a couple of left-handed turns the next time he's on the tra...

Young drivers give IndyCar solid foundation

Graham Rahal and Marco Andretti have all the ingredients the IndyCar Series has been craving. They have fam...

Patrick staying positive amid struggles on track

Danica Patrick refuses to get down on herself even though her first full season on the Sprint Cup series ha...

Jim Harbaugh to drive Indianapolis 500 pace car

Jim Harbaugh insists he will coachable when it comes to the tricks of driving the Indianapolis 500 pace car...

Ocean not all that separates US, European fans

Imagine Derek Jeter leading the New York Yankees off the field because opposing fans were yelling racial sl...

UEFA introduces minimum ban for racist abuse

UEFA says its executive committee has agreed to introduce a 10-match minimum ban for racist abuse by player...

NYCFC tabs Claudio Reyna as director of football

After being introduced as Major League Soccer's 20th franchise, New York City Football Club made its first ...

Stoppage Time: Bayern ready to assume the throne

Bayern Munich has been by far the most dominant team in Europe this season, walking to the Bundesliga title...

Ex-US captain Reyna to direct NYC soccer team

A day after New York City FC was born, Claudio Reyna became the team's first employee.

Timbers sign D Rauwshan McKenzie

The Portland Timbers announced on Wednesday that the club has signed defender Rauwshan McKenzie, while also...

Yankees, Man City to co-own NYC MLS team

Hoping their baseball success will translate to titles in another sport, the Yankees are combining with Eng...

Tennis spotlight

Window opens in Paris for Wawrinka

Andy Murray is skipping the French Open with lower-back problems. Juan Martin del Potro withdrew on Wednesd...

Qualifier Pella advances in Duesseldorf tennis

Qualifier Guido Pella of Argentina advanced to his first semifinal match on the ATP Tour by beating seventh...

Querrey loses to Roger-Vasselin at Nice Open

American Sam Querrey was eliminated from the quarterfinals of the Open de Nice on Thursday, losing to Frenc...

Haas pulls out in Duesseldorf

Veteran German favorite Tommy Haas decided against playing his quarterfinal match Thursday at the $530,000 ...

Querrey beats Stakhovsky to reach quarters in Nice

American Sam Querrey reached the quarterfinals of the Nice Open, beating Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine 7-5, ...

Del Potro, Baker, Fish pull out of French Open

Seventh-ranked Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina has pulled out of the upcoming French Open because of a r...

Bouchard advances to Strasbourg semifinals

Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard reached the semifinals of a tournament for the first time by beating Ann...

Swamp Apes group gives war veterans missions in the Everglades

When 30-year-old Iraq war veteran Jorge Martinez left the Marine Corps, he suffered from post-traumatic str...

Fishing report

Fishing out of Bimini, captain Jimbo Thomas, friends and family fished aboard the Thomas Flyer north of Gre...

McQuaid: Panel to study UCI-Armstrong 'collusion'

An independent panel will examine allegations that cycling's governing body was complicit in Lance Armstron...

Kenneth ‘Kenny’ Noe Jr. | 1928-2013

Former Calder Race Course president Kenny Noe Jr. dies from heart failure

Kenny Noe Jr. inherited a course that was ‘all mud’ and transferred it into a racing showplac...

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

‘Bigfoot’ sighting: Antonio Silva braces for rematch with Cain Velasquez at UFC 160

Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva’s face resembled something out of a horror flick after his las...

Safety recommendations released for America's Cup

The America's Cup regatta director has released 37 recommendations made by a group of sailing experts inten...

Swimmer Cullen Jones on the road for water safety

In Beijing and London, U.S. Olympian Cullen Jones was fierce in the water, bringing home gold and silver an...