Drew DixonMay 6, 2020
2min439
The new date is subject to change.
Tag: Miami MarlinsMike Johnson. Image via AP.
Drew DixonMay 6, 2020
Associated PressNovember 20, 2019
4min235
“Orlando keeps growing and sports needs to be a part of that."
Staff ReportsApril 15, 2019
6min573
The average team is worth $1.78 billion.
Associated PressJune 6, 2017
7min296
David Beckham is a big step closer to bringing Major League Soccer back to Miami. In a 9-4 vote Tuesday, Miami-Dade County commissioners decided to allow Miami Beckham United to buy three acres of county land, the final piece in a nine-acre plot on which a 25,000-seat soccer stadium is planned. It’s a big win […]
Bob SparksMay 31, 2017
5min195
The news began to break on Tuesday evening. Jeb Bush was reportedly no longer interested in purchasing the Miami Marlins, according to anonymous sources. Bush was yet another among the biggest names in Republican politics seeking to buy one of baseball’s worst performing teams. Others include President Trump’s family circle and a serious investor carrying […]
Associated PressMay 30, 2017
4min326
Jeb Bush has dropped out of the race for the Miami Marlins. The ex-presidential candidate and former Florida governor is no longer interested in buying the Marlins and has ended his pursuit of the team, two people close to the negotiations said Tuesday. One of the people said former New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter, […]
Associated PressMay 3, 2017
6min167
Jeb Bush says he is optimistic he can close a deal to buy the Miami Marlins despite stiff competition, and partner Derek Jeter would take charge of baseball operations. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says two groups remain in the mix. The second bid is led by Tagg Romney, son of former Republican presidential nominee Mitt […]
Mitch PerryAugust 15, 2016
Mitch Perry Report for 8.15.16 —Team USA Basketball team continues to barely get by in XXXI Olympiad
5min172
Time for sport, as they say on the BBC. Well, so much for those stories about how those dire predictions about how the Rio Olympics have been proven wrong: Yesterday in Rio, U.S. gold medalist Ryan Lochte said robbers posing as police pointed a gun at his head and took his money, while three other U.S. swimmers with […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 4, 2016
13min265
Whether it’s at the ballpark or the beach, setting off fireworks or firing up the grill, Floridians will celebrate the July 4 holiday in style. The National Retail Federation predicts Americans will spend $71.34 per household on average on food for barbecues. The organization — which has been conducting its annual Independence Day survey since 2003 […]
Mitch PerryMarch 26, 2015
6min202
With a Republican governor and overwhelmingly GOP-led Legislature, Florida is being well served by its legislators in Tallahassee, right? Not exactly. A new Public Policy Polling survey released Thursday shows that 58 percent of Florida voters want Medicaid expansion. Independents support it by 57 percent, while there is a 12-point difference among Republicans (33/45). Despite […]