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Marc Buoniconti, center, answers questions during a news conference Saturday, July 16, 1988 in Miami, the first since losing a lawsuit against the Citadelís team physician Dr. E. K. Wallace Jr. Buoniconti said he is disappointed with the juries decision absolving the doctor of any negligence stemming from a 1985 football injury that left him a quadriplegic. He had been seeking $22.5 million in damages. Surrounding Marc is Dr. Barth Green; Marcís neurosurgeon, left, his mother Teresa, and his father Nick. (AP Photo/Chris OíMeara)

Former Dolphins great Nick Buoniconti goes public about his failing health

May 11, 2019 at 12:45 a.m.

For years, several members of the 1972 Miami Dolphins battled privately with health issues that could be related to football, but Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti is going public...

The inaugural Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park. It's a record $12 million purse, with the winner taking hime $7 million. The Pegasus World Cup is based on a bold new concept in which twelve horse owners each pay $1 million for a spot at the starting gate, with all of the owners sharing in the profits from the race and one owner taking home the biggest purse in horse racing history. 1/28/16. Staff Photographer Jim Rassol.

Hyde: The richest day in racing had everything — but a close race | Commentary

June 1, 2019 at 9:26 a.m.

There was a moment before the start, a moment when the jockeys got on their horses that the money hit Mike Smith. He's rode horses for four decades. He's known...

Hyde: Steve Ross got his man in Adam Gase and now is reaping the benefits | Commentary

May 11, 2019 at 12:35 a.m.

He took no chances. Not this time. That's how Steve Ross figures it. So, there was the Dolphins front office searching for a new coach last winter by compiling names,...

Hyde: Marlins walk Jose Fernandez from ballpark one last emotional time | Commentary

April 24, 2019 at 8:37 a.m.

Barry Bonds leaned over the front hood of the hearse and said, in a soft voice that never reached the larger crowd, "Say something to him." All the Marlins walking...

Hyde: They were all Jose Fernandez this emotional night | Commentary

April 24, 2019 at 8:35 a.m.

The biggest Marlin spoke softly, so softly, as his teammates gathered around him beside the pitcher's mound. They were silent. Some of them, young and strong, teared up. This was...

Hyde: Sad day in South Florida as Wade’s era ends in a mess

May 13, 2019 at 4:42 p.m.

And so it ends, not with an on-court celebration or civic coronation, but the clashing of swords and tersely worded reports Dwyane Wade was taking his talents to Chicago. Gone?...

Hyde: Sad, unsettling, to see Doral golf tournament die

August 23, 2019 at 1:48 a.m.

The 18th hole at Doral always offered a front-row view to a confessional. Jack Nicklaus double-bogeyed it to lose the tournament in 1978 and 1980. Greg Norman and Nick Faldo...

Scenes from The Florida Derby, Saturday, April 2, 2016, at Gulfstream Park.

Hyde: West tops East — and earns million-dollar bonus at Florida Derby

June 1, 2019 at 9:22 a.m.

Perfect. East met West on the final turn. No. 1 caught No. 1-A as the crowd stood. Mohaymen threatened Nyquist as they came down the stretch Saturday in the most...

Jockey Victor Espinoza celebrates aboard American Pharoah after winning the Kentucky Derby.

Hyde: Bob Baffert and American Pharoah take one more victory lap at Eclipse Awards

June 1, 2019 at 9:21 a.m.

The story is done, the history all written. American Pharoah is retired in Kentucky now, pampered, spoiled, coddled and mounting three females a day for $200,000 a pop. Jockey Victor...

Mark Richt will be new Miami Hurricanes coach | Video

June 16, 2018 at 3:18 p.m.

In his final news conference at Georgia, former Bulldogs coach Mark Richt made it clear — if he was to coach football again, he wanted to be hands on, call...

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