Al Diaz

1 week ago | miamiherald.com | Al Diaz |Andre Fernandez

The best athletes have that intangible factor, which elevates their team in the toughest of moments. Some call it the “clutch gene.”Juanmarco Diaz has had that for years on Southwest’s boys’ volleyball team. And over at Reagan High, they hadn’t seen something quite like that in a player until Yeison Gonzalez donned a Bison uniform this season. The two talented and versatile outside hitters helped their respective teams overcome the odds and secure state runner-up finishes this season.

3 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Al Diaz

Ben Stille’s NFL career is returning to where it started. The 6-foot-4, 296 pound defensive lineman has signed with the Miami Dolphins, the team that began his NFL journey as an undrafted rookie from Nebraska in 2022. Stille didn’t make that Dolphins team out of training camp, but was added to Miami’s practice squad after cuts were made and played one game for the Dolphins before the Cleveland Browns claimed him off Miami’s practice squad that November.

3 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Al Diaz

The 2025 hurricane season is under way, but its start became a cringe-inducing moment for Floridians. Acting FEMA Director David Richardson, named in early May to run the crucial national disaster management agency, reportedly said he was surprised to learn that the U.S. has a hurricane season. That’s according news reports based on staffers present at a briefing on Monday to discuss the hurricane season, which runs from June 1-Nov. 30.

4 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Al Diaz

One was already the leading scorer in program history before putting together another big season this year. The other helped her school make history with its first district championship. As the top players for the top teams in Miami-Dade County, Gulliver Prep’s Sebastian Schnur and Westminster Christian’s Kiera Vanegas are the Miami Herald’s Miami-Dade County Lacrosse Players of the Year.

1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Al Diaz

Every hurricane season in Florida comes with uncertainty but there’s a surprising new source of questions this year surrounding the federal agency that responds to disasters and has historically helped pay for often massive cleanup and recovery costs.