Archive for August, 2009

Taylor Returns to Practice; Available for Saturday

Dolphins DE Jason Taylor returned to the team on Friday after attending to an out-of-town family illness, according to the Twitter page of Dolphins’ beat writer Edgar Thompson. Taylor is expected to be available for Saturday’s preseason game.

LB Roth Still Sidelined with a Groin Injury

Dolphins linebacker Matt Roth remains sidelined by a groin injury, and the team is prepared to start the regular season without him, coach Tony Sparano says. Roth has yet to practice since training camp began August 2nd. “You know, 27, 28 practices have gone by,” Sparano said Thursday. “Obviously you’re hoping on one hand, but [...]

Venus and Serena Williams to Own a Part of the Fins

Venus and Serena Williams have found a new sport: pro football. The tennis-playing sisters will become the latest celebrities to own a stake in the Miami Dolphins, a person familiar with the deal said Wednesday. The person didn’t want to be identified because the team plans an announcement Tuesday. Another person close to the negotiations [...]

Playoff Bound Sports Looking for Fins Writers

Hey guys, if you do not know, I am the lead blogger over at Playoff Bound Sports, which is a Miami Dolphins blog site. We are in the preliminary stages of getting out there, but have already established some pretty solid contacts within the Dolphins blogosphere! If you are a Dolphins fan, like me, and [...]

Daily Coverage and Live Game Threads This Season on Dolphins Gab

To celebrate the season, my blog site, Playoff Bound Sports, will be having daily coverage of the training camp happenings from here on out! We will also be having live game threads for every pre-season, and regular season games! To get these notifications for these threads, there will be links in a post here at [...]

Wilford’s Big Catch Leads the Fins Over the Jags 12-9

Ernest Wilford caught a 33-yard touchdown pass against his former team for the game’s lone touchdown, and Miami beat Jacksonville 12-9. It was only a preseason game, and Wilford’s big play came against reserves, but it suggested his recent move to tight end might work. He made only three catches for 25 yards as a [...]

Dolphins Gab Columnist Brant Hougton Sits Down w/ Dan Marino

Yeah, it’s true, Dan Marino is the not only the greatest quarterback of all time, but he is also the jedi master when it comes to leading his team to comeback wins. All these years some people everybody believed that John Elway, the great quarterback of the Denver Broncos, was the King of Comebacks. Well, [...]

Rookie Pat White Shines in Best Practice So Far as a Dolphin

The Palm Beach Post says that Pat White had his best practice as a pro Friday: Everyone knows rookie QB Pat White can run the ball. But he’s raised red flags every day whether he has the ability to pass at the NFL level. White completed a number of nice throws during Friday morning’s session, [...]