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Miami Dolphins fan cruise set to sail in April

A chance to enjoy the Caribbean with a number of former Dolphins.

In the same year that the franchise celebrates the 50th anniversary of their 1972 perfect season, the party extends to sea in a memorable experience waiting for Miami Dolphins fans of all ages.

Not only will the cruise allow you to embark from Miami, but you will also be welcomed on the industry’s newest ship the MSC Seascape! In addition to some amazing amenities, ship features and activities, onboard will be a slew of 1972 Dolphins from the 17-0 “Perfectville” team.

Of course, when you see that word, you know the mayor of that town, Mercury Morris, will be on the cruise. The running back will be joined by his backfield-mate, the great Hall-of-Fame fullback Larry Csonka. Fellow champion Larry Little, another Dolphins Hall of Famer, will be on the Seascape as well.

In addition to the 1972 team, the most prolific Dolphin of them all, Dan Marino, will be there, as well as his top four all-time targets. The Marks Brothers, Clayton and Duper, as well as O.J. McDuffie and Nat Moore will all represent the aqua and orange on board. And, just in case anyone tries to get too, too close to No. 13, Richmond Webb and Dwight Stephenson will be there, so you know he’ll be protected from more than the sun.

If you’re of a certain age, and your Dolphins clock started in the 1990s, you’ll be thrilled to know that players like Louis Oliver, Terry Kirby, Shawn Wooden and Troy Drayton will be joining in the experience.

Fan favorites like special-teamer Larry Seiple and an original swiss-army-knife type in Jim “Crash” Jensen are among the 35 Miami Dolphin legends scheduled to be on the seven-night cruise. There will even be a Wildcat sighting with Ronnie Brown joining the fun.

Remember the famous “hook-and-lateral” play against the San Diego Chargers in 1981? You can watch Tony Nathan score in highlights, or you can get a chance to talk to him about it directly.

With outstanding food onboard, the culinary critics will be there making sure of it, as restauranteurs, Kim Bokamper and Bob Baumhower will be approving the menus. Bokamper and Baumhower are a few of the “Killer Bee” defensive players from the Dolphins’ 1980s teams, and throw in Bob Brudzinski, yet another owner of a sports restaurant, who’ll be taste-testing from deck to deck.

With the number of exclusive activities scheduled for the Dolphins Fan Cruise guests, on-ship and at certain destinations, you’ll have the opportunity to talk and vacation with heroes from players across the history of the Miami franchise that has seen five Super Bowls and two Lombardi Trophies.

Certainly, a likely pair to document parts of this trip will be Dolphin players turned broadcasters, Jimmy Cefalo and Joe Rose. Both were former receivers for Miami and are now popular media figures in South Florida. Rose is the host of “The Joe Rose Show” on WQAM 560 as well as the color man next to Cefalo, who’s the Dolphins’ play-by-play man on the radio. Bokamper is also part of the Dolphins broadcast team.

The cruise sails April 2-9, and, throughout the week, there will be countless activities, events and competitions with fellow fans and the Dolphins as you sail the turquoise waters of the Caribbean. The ticket price includes all the special events with the Dolphins players, activities and competitions.

Some of the features include a welcome aboard party, player introductions and highlight reels, photo opportunities, basketball shootouts, quarterback competition, karaoke competition, trivia contests, a Talent show, and more. There’s even an ambassador program that can gain you access to super-VIP events with exclusive time and access to the players.

With a private island stop at MSC’s exclusive Ocean Cay beach in the Bahamas, as well as a private beach party with the Dolphins at another port-of-call in Nassau, you’ll also have destinations to look forward to in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.

More legends are set to be announced in the coming days, so check the Dolphins’ website for the latest information.

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Jimmer Fredette, Team USA win FIBA’s 3×3 AmeriCup gold medal

Jimmer Fredette now knows what it’s like to win a 3×3 gold medal with USA Basketball. He’s hoping it’s the first of many. Fredette’s 2-pointer – that’s what beyond-the-arc shots are worth in the 3-on-3 game – with 1:07 remaining was the clinching …

Jimmer Fredette now knows what it’s like to win a 3×3 gold medal with USA Basketball. He’s hoping it’s the first of many. Fredette’s 2-pointer — that’s what beyond-the-arc shots are worth in the 3-on-3 game — with 1:07 remaining was the clinching basket in a 21-18 win over Puerto Rico in the title game of the FIBA 3×3 AmeriCup on Sunday night. “It’s amazing,” Fredette said. “How fun is that, to be able to win gold and bring it home for the U.S. against some really good competition, some really stout teams. These guys are good. They play well. They play hard. We had to play against some really good basketball teams. It was great to be able to come away with a victory.”

Source: Associated Press @ ESPN

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“We found a way to win,” Fredette said. “That’s what good teams do.” Fredette has played for five NBA teams, was The Associated Press college player of the year in 2011 as a senior at BYU and played internationally in Greece and China. He’s giving 3×3 a shot with the 2024 Paris Olympics in mind, and got quite the education on Sunday about how different the outdoor game is. -via ESPN / November 7, 2022
Then he dropped a bombshell and talked about the potential of the 2024 Olympics — not as part of the latest U.S. Dream Team — but as a member of the 3-on-3 team, a new Olympic sport that began in 2020. “I am doing some 3-on-3 basketball. Team USA asked me to come and see if it’s something I may be interested in, maybe looking to qualify for an Olympic run in the 2024 Olympics,” he said. “It’s been fun.” -via Glens Falls Post Star / October 28, 2022
Jimmer Fredette said he has had numerous offers to play “all over thew world,” but he plans to be home through the holidays and then he’ll decide if there is an option somewhere that makes sense — one that doesn’t keep him away from home for too long. “It’s more about lifestyle now than about the money,” he said. Then he dropped a bombshell and talked about the potential of the 2024 Olympics — not as part of the latest U.S. Dream Team — but as a member of the 3-on-3 team, a new Olympic sport that began in 2020. -via Glens Falls Post Star / October 16, 2022

Jose Alvarado was included on the …

Jose Alvarado was included on the Pelicans’ Summer League roster, but the team held him out of Saturday’s game. Alvarado has been playing with the Puerto Rican national team this summer, so the Pelicans felt he deserved a night off. Alvarado joined the Puerto Rican national team in April. Long-time NBA point guard Carlos Arroyo, Puerto Rico’s general manager, recruited him.

Thienna Huynh, Sara Im never trail in final match to win U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship in Puerto Rico

“Can you believe that we’re USGA champions?”

Kaitlyn Schroeder and Bailey Shoemaker carried their quest for a U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball to the final hole on Sunday at the Grand Reserve Golf Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, but came up just short.

Thienna Huynh and Sara Im defeated Schroeder and Shoemaker 1-up in the championship match despite a pair of late rallies. Schroeder, who will enroll at Alabama next year and Shoemaker, who has committed to USC, won the 16th hole when Shoemaker nearly aced it. But Huynh and Im halved the next two holes for the title.

“It obviously means a lot,” said Huynh. “It’s so surreal. (My mom) said on 18 green, ‘Can you believe that we’re USGA champions?’”

It was Schroeder’s second brush with going deep in a USGA national championship. She got to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Junior Girls last year before losing to Paula Miranda.

The duo was 31-under through their first four matches, counting concessions, and averaged seven birdies per round until the championship, when they combined for four.

“I don’t think there’s one highlight that stands out, just the clutch putts to win holes, to halve holes, to win matches,” Schroeder said. “It all just fits together as a great week and an experience that we will never forget.”

Schroeder also had her father, Scott, the University of North Florida golf coach, caddying for her throughout the tournament, UNF gave him permission to miss the first round of the Atlantic Sun tournament on Sunday in Athens, Georgia, where his team forged a 10-shot lead over Lipscomb.

Schroeder and Shoemaker won a morning semifinal match 2 and 1 over Amelia Guo and Grace Jin, while Huynh and Im beat Kary Hollenbaugh and Anna Ritter, 4 and 3.

Schroeder clinched the match when she hold out from a greenside bunker at the par-3 16th hole. She and Shoemaker were 8-under on 17 holes, with an eagle.

However, Im chipped in the first hole of the championship match and she and Huynh never trailed.

After Huynh-Im, the No. 7 seeds from stroke play, birdied the par-5 15th, Shoemaker delivered the most dramatic shot of the championship as she nearly aced the 135-yard 16th. The ball lipped out and the birdie was conceded. Huynh or Im were now just 1 up with two to play.

But they parred the last two holes to stay ahead.

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