Club hooks in newcomers, veterans
Sometimes you just want to punch somebody in the face. Dozens of students get that chance every week at the UM boxing club. In 1960, the NCAA dropped boxing as a sport, and it subsequently disappeared from campus. But in the last two years, UM boxing has returned as an official club sport with a...
Clubs set sights on gold medal, victory
University of Miami club volleyball players are gearing up for nationals. The team will compete at the National Collegiate Volleyball Federation’s tournament in Dallas, Texas, beginning Saturday. “I’m excited about nationals,” junior Andre Abadin said. “This is the best team we’ve had since my freshman year.” At the tournament, teams compete against each other in...
Soto leads team as singles player with 8-5 start
A blur of fluorescent green sneakers slides around the court, as the body that fills the shoes uncorks. “Dale!” screams Diego Soto, filling the air with passion after his forehand falls triumphantly for a winner. This sequence is pretty common on the courts at Miami’s Neil Schiff Tennis Center. In fact, it seems to happen...
Miami’s magic runs out in Sweet Sixteen loss to Marquette
Miami’s thrilling season ended in disappointing fashion on Thursday as Marquette breezed past the suddenly flat Canes, 71-61. “We didn’t have the juice you need to play great basketball,” coach Jim Larranaga said. “It started from the beginning and never really improved.” Miami struggled mightily from the field and did not play with enough energy...
Canes ready for Marquette, but Johnson stays home
University of Miami coach Jim Larranaga did his best Muhammad Ali impression, senior Julian Gamble photo-bombed yet another television interview, and the Canes rolled past Illinois on Sunday, 63-59, to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The Canes’ second-round game against the Pacific Tigers two days prior was essentially over by halftime – Miami led 40-19 at...
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...
Radziewski strikes out 16, Miami takes two from VT
Miami claimed two of its three weekend games against Virginia Tech and improved its record to 19-8 (4-5 ACC). The Canes nearly staged a late comeback to sweep the series, but the Hokies (18-7, 5-4 ACC) scored three runs in the 10th inning on Sunday. The 8-5 loss was Miami’s first in extra innings this...
Hurricanes prepare to continue making history
The 2013 season has undoubtedly been a dream come true for the Miami Hurricanes. It’s a fairytale ride that not even Jim Larranaga, a noted believer in visualizing one’s goals, probably could have imagined. But the team is still six wins away from its ultimate goal. The Canes have departed for...
Canes beat UNC for ACC title, head to Tourney as No. 2 seed
Miami pulled off its third double-digit victory in as many days to win the ACC Tournament for the first time in school history. Shane Larkin and Trey McKinney Jones led an explosive offense that executed down the stretch to defeat North Carolina, 87-77, on Sunday afternoon at the Greensboro Coliseum. Larkin, who scored a career-high...
Sports Briefs 3/7
Women’s Basketball Miami claimed two spots on the All-ACC first team for the third straight year, with Stefanie Yderstrom and Morgan Stroman earning the honor after being voted in by the league’s head coaches. Yderstrom leads the conference in free-throw percentage, and she has started 104 straight games for Miami. Her 12.3 points per game...
Miami claims first victory over Duke
On the final day of January, the Miami women’s basketball team was demolished by 39 points on the road at Duke. On the final day of February, Miami exacted its revenge, handing the No. 5 Blue Devils their first ACC loss of the season. The 69-65 victory, which came on Senior Night at the BankUnited...
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