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Thursday, March 28, 2024
March 28 , 2024

Prepare to face the hatred once again

Well, how was everybody’s summer? Hear anything interesting? You might have heard the Yahoo! reports, alleging former Miami athletic booster and $930 million ponzi-schemer Nevin Shapiro provided co...

Former players prepare for draft amid NFL uncertainty

It’s a feeling many of us are going through right now. Prospective bosses are pouring over your resume, picking apart your GPA, finding any way to differentiate you from the fresh batch of potential employees vying for the same spot. But for some among us, their resumes are not on paper – they’re on film and on stop watches.

National champions motivate today’s Canes

As this year’s Miami Hurricanes played their final scrimmage of the spring, the future of a new season, coach, and set of expectations took a backseat to recognizing the past. Members of the 2001 national championship team took midfield during halftime to be acknowledged for the 10th anniversary of what some consider to be the greatest Hurricane team of all time. But they were not alone – not by a long shot.

High energy and intensity at second spring scrimmage

If the calendar didn’t read April and the thermostat didn’t feel like 100, the intensity and execution from the Miami Hurricanes football team made it feel a lot like fall.

Crying athletes typify masculinity

Tonight marks the end of the month-long spectacle of March Madness, as a Kemba Walker-led UConn team plays Butler, the team of underdogs happening to make their second-straight appearance in the National Championship game.

Time to be frank: Haith achieved nothing

As we fans prepare for life post-Haith, it has come to my understanding that a key reason you left was a lack of popular support. This is understandable, as a failure to have ones accomplishments recognized by those whose purpose is to cheer you on can be very frustrating.

UM community catches open practice

On Tuesday, the Miami Hurricanes opened up football practice for all UM students and faculty to attend, free of charge. The practice, which had been held in hot and humid conditions, was eventually cut short at 2:55 p.m. when lightning signals blared and ended all outdoor activities. However, UM fans will get another chance to watch the Hurricanes practice on Thursday at 2:15 p.m.

Buchanan arrested, suspended

Senior linebacker Ramon Buchanan was arrested early Friday morning on several felony and misdemeanor charges, including resisting an officer with violence and battery on a law enforcement officer. He has since been put on indefinite suspension from the football team pending further review of the arrest. A court hearing for Buchanan’s case will be held April 18.

Hocutt leaves Miami for Texas Tech, creates uncertainty

It’s not you, it’s me. This, in short, is what Kirby Hocutt told the University of Miami on Friday. He abandoned his position here as athletic director in favor of the same title at Texas Tech....

Golden passes recruitment test

Al Golden has faced the first real test of his ability to lead a former powerhouse back to prominence. Golden came into his current position at an immediate disadvantage. Coaches and recruiting coordinators begin lobbying for most elite prospects in every class during their sophomore year of high school. So for Golden and co. to start recruiting roughly 90 days before signing day with a program very much in flux was a tough sell this year to any blue-chip prospect also being lured by more established, brand-name coaches.

Austen Gregerson

Staff Columnist