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March 28 , 2024

Sports Roundup: Week of 4/8

News from Canes football's first spring scrimmage, an update on Miami's tennis teams and the results from the Hurricane Alumni Invitational.

Lonnie Walker IV announces he will turn professional

Walker, who stands 6 feet 5 and weighs 204 pounds, is projected to be a first-round pick in the draft, and in many mock drafts, he is expected to be a lottery pick – one of the top 14 selections.

Bruce Brown Jr. declares for draft but still has option for return to UM

Brown missed the last 12 games of the season after suffering a broken left foot at the end of January and undergoing surgery Feb. 1.

Miami’s season ends in heartbreak, last second 3-pointer sends Canes ...

The Hurricanes (22-10) had multiple opportunities to seal the victory, but the team's youth that coach Jim Larrañaga had stressed so heavily all season came back to bite them.

Miami Hurricanes earn No. 6 seed in NCAA Tournament, will play Loyola-Chica...

The Canes will play in the South region – the same bracket as No. 1 Virginia. This is the third-straight year UM has been invited to March Madness.

Miami goes scoreless in final minutes, falls to North Carolina in ACC Tourn...

Despite keeping the game close the majority of the second half and trailing by just four points with 3:50 remaining, the Hurricanes failed to score the rest of the way. Meanwhile the Tar Heels, led by Pinson, went on a 13-0 run to close the contest.

Miami basketball secures No. 3 seed in ACC Tournament

No. 11-seed Syracuse will face off against No. 14-seed Wake Forest at 7 p.m. March 6. The winner of that game will play No. 6 North Carolina the following night at 9 p.m. Then the winner of that matchup advances to play Miami in the quarterfinals at 9 p.m. Thursday, March 8.

Canes come back from 12 points down to defeat Hokies in regular season fina...

But the Canes kept their composure and closed the game out with a contested mid-range jumper by Lonnie Walker IV to tie it and then with the Lykes free-throw to win it with just three seconds left.

UM football finds replacement for Kuligowski, hires new defensive line coac...

Fewer than two weeks after defensive line coach Craig Kuligowski left Miami's football program for Alabama, the Hurricanes have already made the big move on the next man up.

Hurricanes advance to ACC Tournament quarterfinals after defeating Demon De...

The Hurricanes remained poised, however, and rode some solid defense and efficient free-throw shooting from seniors Erykah Davenport and Keyanna Harris to victory.

Isaiah Kim-Martinez

Isaiah Kim-Martinez can be reached on Twitter at @isaiah_km.