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With coach and QB set, Stephen Ross confident in Dolphins’ future

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Dolphins owner Stephen Ross says that for the first time since he bought the franchise five years ago, he’s confident that the team is heading in the right direction. Ross told reporters that first-year coach Joe Philbin and rookie quarterback Ryan Tann…

ESPN.com

Miami Dolphins fans are pumped for the offseason following a 7-9 record in 2012 and plenty of resources to improve. The Dolphins have 10 draft picks, including five in the first three rounds, and more than $40 million of cap room. The Dolphins have seve…

Jack Dickey, deadspin.com

Tonight, Nick Saban makes his triumphant return to Miami, where he coached the Dolphins for two largely unpleasant and unmemorable years in 2005 and 2006. Saban's clearly a good coach—he bookended his 15-17 Dolphins stint with a 48-16 record at LSU and …

Tom Haberstroh, ESPN.com

The Miami Heat have released center Josh Harrellson on Monday ahead of their game against the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night.

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Bills are “swinging for the fences” by hiring Doug Marrone as their next head coach. Dave Hyde of the Sun-Sentinel looks at the Dolphins legacy of Nick Saban. Recent playoff experience against the Jets should remind the Patriots that regular seaso…