Spring game theatrics highlight Miami’s progress
Ominous clouds and torrential rain could not derail Miami’s spring game, as the skies cleared for kickoff and the Canes showcased their months of progress. The first team orange squad – led by senior quarterback Stephen Morris – emerged victorious on Saturday, 35-20, over the hard-nosed second team squad dressed in stark white jerseys. The...
Canes beat Boston College 7-0 for 10th home victory
The Canes couldn’t have picked it any better. Sunday’s scattered clouds and breezy 77 degrees at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center created a fine setting for the UM men’s tennis team to dominate Boston College in a 7-0 rout. Miami (13-8, 2-4 ACC) extended its winning record to 10-2 at home in Coral Gables with...
Focus on Fitness: The Five Best 5k’s for Spring
Whether you’re still going strong on your New Year’s resolution, feeling fresh off spring break, or just enjoying the South Florida sun, when the calendar turns to April road race season begins. Behold, a list of five challenging races around Miami to put your training to the test this spring. 1. Beach Beast 5K,...
Passion for tennis fuels Canes’ rising star
A typical week for the UM women’s tennis team begins at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center. The courts are drenched in blinding sunshine, but it’s nearly silent – the occasional sighs and grunts of hard-working players are the only sounds. Eighteen-year-old Clementina Riobueno, like her teammates, is clad head to...
Canes outlast Clemson after five hours on the court
There are some things in life you just can’t rush. After nearly five hours of play – and two hours of doubles competition alone – the University of Miami women’s tennis team proved that success does not come easily nor quickly. The No. 15 Hurricanes defeated the No. 23 Clemson Tigers 4-3 in Sunday’s ACC...
Focus on Fitness: Biking the Gables on Old Cutler Trail
Bored with that elliptical yet? Sick of the Stairmaster? There’s just only so much time you can spend on a treadmill before you start to feel like a hamster in a wheel. Take your workout outdoors and explore some of Coral Gables’ natural beauty on the Old Cutler Trail. The 11-mile paved path begins at...
Focus on Fitness: Vitality U promotes overall health, wellness
Hello all you 20-somethings out there! Yes, you! Give me one reason why we shouldn’t be living the best we can? At our age, why shouldn’t we make sure, that this prime physical condition should be utilized to the best of our ability? Vitality U just might have the answers we’re looking for. Vitality U...
Back-to-back victories frame weekend matches
The Miami men’s tennis team had its share of struggles in five previous matchups against Rice. Perhaps the most painful of all was last year’s 7-0 shutout loss when rain forced the match indoors to the Galleria Tennis Athletic Club in Houston. But back home on Sunday at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center, backed by...
Focus on Fitness: Yogis congregate on the Green
How familiar does this sound? Your cell phone alarm is the most dreadful sound attempting to wake you up for that morning class, that seems to come earlier and earlier each week. For five more minutes of delaying the inevitable, you’ll be racing to campus, with maybe enough time for your caffeine fix. If...
Focus on Fitness: Take a running challenge
When most South Beach revelers will finally head home from the clubs, a select group – or should I say a special breed of dedicated athletes – will hit the pavement. Hard. Sunday marks the 11th anniversary of the ING Miami Marathon and Half Marathon. What started as 3,400 runners in 2002 has grown to...
Rioters push for change amid Spanish economic hardships
MADRID — Amid dire economic crisis and the passage of new austerity measures, Madrid has attracted global attention as a city of social activism. Anti-government protests began Sept. 25, nicknamed “25-S” by organizers and proponents of the demonstrations. While several Eurozone nations such as Greece are suffering similar financial hardships, the protests and consequential police...
We’re not in Kansas anymore … or are we?
About 3,407 miles away (or, should I say, 5,482 kilometers) from my family in Boston, 4,145 miles from the U, a few time zones ahead, I emerged from the metro to the gleaming sunshine of a Madrid mañana. The Spanish capital city, home to sangria, tapas, y … Starbucks? To my left, Dunkin’ Coffee. To my...
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