NEW YORK (AP) — Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier are among more than 30 people charged in connection with schemes involving illegal sports betting and rigged poker games backed by the Mafia, authorities said on Thursday. Rozier is accused in participating in an illegal sports betting scheme using private insider NBA … [Read more...] about Heat’s Rozier and Trail Blazers’ Billups charged in sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes
Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner score 24 points each and Orlando beats Miami 125-121
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner scored 24 points each, Desmond Bane added 23 in his Orlando debut, and the Magic beat the Miami Heat 125-121 on Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams. Norman Powell led Miami with 28 points, and Bam Adebayo had 15 points and 12 rebounds. The Heat led by seven points midway through the fourth quarter before … [Read more...] about Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner score 24 points each and Orlando beats Miami 125-121
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel is standing by Tua Tagovailoa despite QB’s recent struggles
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel met with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa several times this week, as he always does. They discussed what went wrong in Tagovailoa’s last start, when he threw three interceptions for the second straight game and was pulled in the fourth quarter for rookie Quinn Ewers. McDaniel has expressed overwhelming confidence in … [Read more...] about Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel is standing by Tua Tagovailoa despite QB’s recent struggles
Dolphins place TE Darren Waller on injured reserve with pectoral injury
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins placed veteran tight end Darren Waller on injured reserve Wednesday due to a pectoral injury he sustained in this weekend’s game at Cleveland. Waller was injured in the first half of Sunday’s 31-6 loss and did not return. Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said Monday that Waller was dealing with a soft tissue injury. “It’s a … [Read more...] about Dolphins place TE Darren Waller on injured reserve with pectoral injury
Dolphins host bridge-building 5000 Role Models event with local students and law enforcement
The Miami Dolphins are not just playing football at Hard Rock Stadium. The football team on Tuesday hosted students and law enforcement at the Miami Gardens venue in hopes of building bridges. Dozens of students with the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project sat down with hundreds of law enforcement officers. Participants took part in panel discussions and role-play … [Read more...] about Dolphins host bridge-building 5000 Role Models event with local students and law enforcement