No. 16/17 Hurricanes Host Florida Southern in Saturday's Opener Nov 15, 2008
Overall, the Hurricanes have won 15-straight season openers and nine-straight home openers, dating back to an 85-53 win over Florida Atlantic on Nov. 26, 1993, at the Miami Arena. THE SERIES. (Hurricanesports.com)
Steve AschburnerINSIDE THE NBA Oct 18, 2008
Eventful two decades for four NBA expansion franchises - Steve Aschburner - SI.com. Posted: Friday October 17, 2008 3:17PM; Updated: Friday October 17, 2008 6:20PM. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Next challenge for stadium could be bonds, updated costs Oct 3, 2008
The city of Miami plans to use $6 million in tourist tax dollars it receives annually, money originally tied to the Miami Arena, and about $7 million in parking fees, to be paid by the Marlins, to float a bond to cover the garage s construction costs. Spring said the city had already programmed street and sidewalk improvements as part of a transportation bond it has in the works. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
DeBoer part of Generation Next Sep 24, 2008
The Panthers made the playoffs in just their third season and then unexpectedly qualified for the Stanley Cup final that same year, behind John Vanbiesbrouck's goaltending, plus a shower of plastic rats from the boisterous crowds in the old Miami Arena. A fun time was had by all, but that was 1995-96, and since then the Panthers have qualified for the playoffs just twice and lost both times in the first round. (Globe and Mail)
Farewell to Miami Arena; demolished Sep 22, 2008
MIAMI (WSVN) -- The Miami Arena was once called an example of government at its worst, but in the end it went out with one spectacular show early Sunday morning ... The Miami Arena was auctioned off in 2004 to a private developer for $28 million. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Full Story Sep 19, 2008
The decrepit Miami Arena cost the city $2 million to build and went on the auction block for half the price. Sunday, the arena will be demolished. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Shift in site would delay Marlins stadium Aug 4, 2008
Responding to a last-minute suggestion from the Miami Arena owner that a new ballpark for the Marlins could be built on that site, Major League Baseball's President and Chief Operating Officer told MLB.com that a shift from land that once housed the famous Orange Bowl to the projected rubble of the old downtown arena would be a major setback ... "This could cost us an additional year, if not two years. Right now, time is not our ally because the Marlins' lease [at Dolphin Stadium] expires in... (MLB.com -- Florida Marlins)
The Greatest Hoop Season Without a Title Jul 4, 2008
Florida loved having the home state advantage when they faced in the Miami Arena. They also loved watching UConn star Donyell Marshall clang a pair of free throws, helping to send the game into overtime. (FightinGators.com)
Everything’s for sale, if the price is right Apr 14, 2008
The Miami Heat used to play in the Miami Arena. Now they play in an arena named for an airline. (Montana Standard, MT)
Can UM keep Frank Haith? Mar 20, 2008
UM s average attendance of 4,322 for 16 home games this season was the highest since the Hurricanes drew an average of 4,651 fans during the 2001-02 season when the team was still playing at Miami Arena. In case you re interested, Miami and St. Mary s have played four times, but not since 1969. (The Palm Beach Post)
Stadium won't solve all problems Feb 22, 2008
The Florida Panthers failed to load up the rats when their moving vans pulled up to Miami Arena in 1998, and they have never duplicated that asylum. The Heat's AmericanAirlines Arena gets points for the 2006 NBA Finals, but for pure atmosphere, we'll take Heat-Knicks, any year, in one place: Miami Arena. (The Palm Beach Post)
Hejduk scores in shootout, lifting Avalanche to win over Panthers Jan 14, 2008
The Panthers have not defeated the Colorado franchise since a 4-2 victory over the Quebec Nordiques on April 22, 1995, at Miami Arena. The Nordiques became the Avalanche the next season. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Will Overtown get its piece of Miami's pie? Jan 13, 2008
Will Overtown get its piece of Miami's pie. - 01/13/2008 - MiamiHerald. (The Miami Herald)
Tech Resumes ACC Slate at Miami Jan 13, 2008
The most recent meeting between the two schools prior to Miami's joining the ACC occurred in December of 1997 as part of the Orange Bowl Classic doubleheader at Miami Arena, the Hurricanes' home court until the team moved into the on-campus Convocation Center last year. The Yellow Jackets, led that year by senior forward Matt Harpring, won that game, 69-61. (Ramblinwreck.com)
Stories, photos, videos, tributes Dec 28, 2007
Hours after a woman and her 7-year-old daughter were discovered bound and shot to death in an idling SUV outside the Town Center mall, a homeless man in Overtown found the woman's cellphone in a lot near the Miami Arena and gave it to a Miami police officer, according to a source familiar with the investigation. More news. (The Palm Beach Post)
Help sought in finding 'evil' gunman Dec 22, 2007
On Tuesday, police described a development as a possible break in the case, but the information led only to a pair of homeless men, one of whom found Bochicchio's cellphone near the Miami Arena in Overtown. How it got there remains unclear, though the Town Center mall is barely a mile west of a southbound Interstate 95 entrance ramp. (The Palm Beach Post)
Eerie similarities between mall abduction and later killings Dec 21, 2007
Hours after the Bochicchios were discovered, Charles Jackson, 50, a homeless man, found the murdered woman's cellphone in a lot by the Miami Arena in Overtown. He gave it to a Miami police officer, according to a source familiar with the investigation. (The Palm Beach Post)
Notes: Talks ongoing for stadium Nov 10, 2007
Initially, the club and MLB favored a downtown spot just south of the Miami Arena. With that plan now off the table, the Marlins are seeking to lower their contribution, a move that has upset a number of Miami-Dade County officials. (MLB.com -- Florida Marlins)
Notes: Still looking for pitching coach Oct 20, 2007
The Marlins would prefer the stadium to be in downtown Miami just south of the Miami Arena, but that option now is a long shot. Ramirez progressing: Since undergoing shoulder surgery on Oct. 3, Hanley Ramirez's left arm has been in a sling. (MLB.com -- Florida Marlins)
Mailbag: Will Kim return to the Marlins in 2008? Oct 16, 2007
The team has made it clear it prefers the downtown spot, just south of the Miami Arena. But the Orange Bowl very much is an alternative. (MLB.com -- Florida Marlins)
Notes: Pitching prospects to get the call Sep 1, 2007
The two sites being mentioned are downtown, just south of the Miami Arena, and the Orange Bowl location, which just lost the University of Miami football program after the 2007 season. There is a belief that the Orange Bowl is the primary option, but that is not necessarily true. (MLB.com -- Florida Marlins)
Selig sees progress for stadium Aug 29, 2007
Two sites are under discussion: One is downtown, just south of the Miami Arena, while the other is at the Orange Bowl location. There is an urgency to the Marlins' stadium talks, as their lease agreement at 00001F22 Dolphin Stadium expires after the 2010 season. (MLB.com -- Florida Marlins)
Marlins mailbag: Is Ramirez the NL MVP? Aug 28, 2007
The team prefers a downtown location, just south of the Miami Arena. Relocation isn't an issue at this point, so discussing moving anywhere is moot at this point. (MLB.com -- Florida Marlins)
Marlins react to UM's move to Dolphin Stadium Aug 22, 2007
While the Orange Bowl grounds are certainly an option, the Marlins also are looking at a downtown Miami spot that is just south of the Miami Arena. Marlins officials had no comment on the Hurricanes' move to Dolphin Stadium other than releasing a team statement that said: "The Florida Marlins remain focused on building a retractable-roof baseball-only facility in South Florida. We will continue to work diligently with both Miami-Dade County and the City of Miami on this partnership. The urgency... (MLB.com -- Florida Marlins)
Fish notes: No state help for new park May 6, 2007
The team hopes to have it in downtown Miami, south of the Miami Arena. Local officials have been pushing to put the park next to the Orange Bowl. (MLB.com -- Florida Marlins)
Notes: Team cautious with Tankersley Apr 7, 2007
" Beginning Monday, Johnson will start throwing Monday and Tuesday, then take Wednesday off before tossing again Thursday and Friday. As a rookie in 2006, Johnson was 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA. Until recently, he had been playing catch with Logan Kensing, who is recovering from Tommy John elbow ligament transplant surgery. But Kensing, expected back around the All-Star break at the earliest, is now on a different throwing program than Johnson. Kensing is throwing at 120 feet. Downtown stadium push:... (MLB.com -- Florida Marlins)
Jennifer Lopez's First Spanish-Language Album is an Instant #1 on the Billboard Latin Chart Apr 6, 2007
In early March, she held a special performance to give fans a sneak peak of her album at a Miami arena show. Internationally, Jennifer performed on major TV shows including the Echo Awards in Germany and Operacion Triunfo and Mira Quien Baila in Spain. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Model mends after ATL crash Mar 12, 2007
A year later, Niki Taylor was divorced from Miami Arena football player Matt Martinez. The mother of twin 12-year-old sons, Taylor, now 32, is still modeling. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Mailbag: Slow spring worrying Fish? Mar 12, 2007
Now there is debate over whether the stadium should be in downtown Miami, just south of the Miami Arena, or if it should be next to the Orange Bowl. As for watching the Marlins on TV this spring -- it isn't scheduled t 00002956 o happen. (MLB.com -- Florida Marlins)
Marlins notes: Willingham comfy at cleanup Mar 11, 2007
Initially, negotiations have been ongoing to place the park just south of the Miami Arena. Local leaders, however, are leaning toward the site being on the Orange Bowl property. (MLB.com -- Florida Marlins)
Deal for new stadium in works for Marlins Mar 9, 2007
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Notes: D-Train 'in midseason form' Mar 8, 2007
The Official Site of The Florida Marlins: News: Florida Marlins News. Though he's likely to start Opening Day, Dontrelle Willis wants the other starters to battle for that nod. (MLB.com -- Florida Marlins)
Some push for Marlins at Orange Bowl Mar 7, 2007
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One man, 35 states, 161 gyms Mar 7, 2007
FLORIDA (5): Tropicana Field; Miami Arena; Jacksonville; Florida, O'Connell Center; Florida State, Donald Tucker Center. INDIANA (5): Indiana State; Butler, Hinkle Field House; Indianapolis, RCA Dome; Indianapolis, Market Square Arena; Notre Dame. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Hamilton Won't Be Looking To Help Friend Haith Today Mar 3, 2007
" Hamilton knows that all too well. When Hamilton was Miami's coach, the team played across town at Miami Arena. In his third season there, school officials showed him pictures of a proposed on-campus arena. When he left for the NBA in 2000, the 7,000-seat BankUnited Center was still three years away from completion. "We still had those same pictures," Hamilton quipped. "I was still showing them to recruits. " Hamilton is thankful Haith doesn't have to deal with the same challenges he did at... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
Notes: Officials unveil specifics of new stadium Mar 1, 2007
The proposed site would be a few blocks southwest of the Miami Arena, east of Interstate 95 ... The city, meanwhile, is in for $108 million in tourist development taxes and hotel bed taxes freed up when Miami Arena was sold in 2004. (MLB.com -- Florida Marlins)
Miami-Dade unveils plan for stadium Feb 28, 2007
The county would contribute $145 million in tourist tax dollars, and Miami would put in $108 million from new tourist tax dollars and from tourist tax money previously allocated to Miami Arena, which the city sold. Still, Burgess said, before boarding a flight to Washington with Mayor Alvarez, ``the intent of the report is to really show where we are. (The Miami Herald)
Ready for baseball? Feb 28, 2007
I knew a girl who worked for a promoter in South Florida and got us front-row tickets for a Depeche Mode show in about 1990 in Miami, at the old Miami Arena. Pretty cool show, from what I vaguely (very vaguely) remember. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
D-Wade gets creative off-court, too Feb 17, 2007
In the Gatorade ad, titled "Good Wade, Bad Wade," shot at Miami Arena last fall, Wade is playing with little Wade alter egos on each shoulder. One encourages Wade to take it slow; the other urges him to go for it. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Stanford buys arena entrance naming rights Feb 12, 2007
The team and the Miami arena call the area a V.I.P. entrance, where professional athletes and other celebrities are greeted at Heat games. The Heat said it is a multi-year agreement, but did not specify its length. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
'89 game in Miami a stolen Super Bowl Jan 29, 2007
Its game against the Phoenix Suns, scheduled for Tuesday night, was postponed indefinitely after a crowd of about 100 advanced on Miami Arena, breaking car windows. "I remember being in the building at 6 o'clock for a 7:30 game," then-coach Ron Rothstein says, "and a half-hour later (managing partners) Billy Cunningham and Lewis Schaffel were going around - there were maybe 100 people in the building - and shooing everybody out. "The city of Miami, without telling the NBA, telling anybody,... (The Palm Beach Post)
Churches get into Super Bowl spirit Jan 27, 2007
Trinity Church and Peacemakers in North Miami will perform gospel music with an 80-person choir during Superfest, an NFL-sponsored event expected to draw 15,000 to the Miami arena on the morning of of the big game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Chicago Bears. There's a great opportunity at this time because the eyes of the world are on Miami,'' said Rich Wilkerson, senior pastor of Trinity Church. (The Miami Herald)
INSIDE BOXING: Colon after second pro win Jan 25, 2007
The Tomasz Adamek-Chad Dawson light heavyweight title bout is still on for Feb. 3 on Showtime TV, but has been moved from the Miami Arena to the Silver Spurs Sports Arena in Kissimmee, Fla. Local fans remember New Haven's Dawson as a former stablemate of Dartmouth's Scott Pemberton and New Bedford's Ray Oliveira. (The Standard-Times, MA)
Silver Spurs Arena will host 3 title fights Jan 25, 2007
" But will it succeed? King and his employees are just starting their Central Florida advertising campaign. As recently as two weeks ago, the fights were scheduled to take place inside Miami Arena. But that deal fell through after a third-party investor bounced a $500,000 check to King's company. King ultimately chose Silver Spurs Arena after learning other sites in South Florida and Tampa were booked. But Silver Spurs Arena may never have been considered if not for a coincidental phone call.... (Orlando Sentinel -- Sports)
Glitzy plans often pushed with funds for renewal Jan 20, 2007
But Overtown's CRA-subsidized Miami Arena, built in 1988, is derided by many as a ''pink elephant'' -- abandoned by the two professional sports teams that once called it home, incapable of delivering the neighborhood turnaround its boosters promised. Spence-Jones, while an ally of the mayor, holds a somewhat different vision than Diaz about CRA spending. (The Miami Herald)
Officials optimistic of finalizing Marlins stadium deal in downtown Miami Jan 9, 2007
The deal is expected to include a contribution from the Marlins, hotel bed taxes from Miami-Dade County and property taxes generated by development in the city's Community Redevelopment Agency district near the stadium property, which is east of Interstate 95 and a few blocks southwest of Miami Arena. Although the proposed site is outside the district, city and county officials say the district could be expanded, if the city and county commissions agree. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
