Four national championships. Twenty-five College World Series appearances. A record of 44 consecutive NCAA regionals appearances. One elite college baseball program.
Basketball, Sports
The top moments of the Miami Heat’s surprising championship run
When the Miami Heat dropped Game 6 of the NBA Finals to the Los Angeles Lakers, bringing an end to their spectacular playoff run, falling short of a championship didn’t sting the way it did in 2011 and in 2014.
Football, Sports
How Miami’s NFL rookies have fared so far this season
With the NFL season approaching its midpoint heading into Week 8, the Hurricanes’ 2020 draft class has already begun to see samples of play time with their respective teams.
Academics, Cover, News
The dean and future of the College of Engineering: Aerosol scientist and engineer Pratim Biswas
Upon his arrival, Biswas will bring decades of academic experience to UM, but his experiences in the world of academia were rooted before his career. Biswas spent much of his early life being raised at the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay, India, where his father was a chemistry professor and his mother was a mathematician.
Academics, Cover, News
How UM rose 8 spots in national ranking to no. 49
In the latest issue of U.S News and World Report’s “Best Colleges” rankings, the University of Miami ranked no. 49, marking the first time since 2017 that UM has crossed the top-50 threshold.
Sports, Volleyball
Volleyball splits final series of 2020 against Florida State
With a 3-0 victory over the Florida State Seminoles in the season finale on Friday, Miami volleyball (5-3, 5-3 ACC) concluded what has easily been the program’s best overall season in recent memory.
Sports, Volleyball
Hurricanes volleyball splits series with Clemson, returns to Miami with 4-2 record
The Canes lost the first match of the series in five sets, but rebounded and swept the Tigers in the series finale, winning each set by no less than six points.
Baseball, Sports
Marlins sweep Chicago Cubs in first postseason appearance since 2003, advance to National League Division Series
In the newly-created best-of-three first round known as the Wild Card Series, the Marlins swept the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, proving themselves as a legitimate contender that is capable of playing quality baseball regardless of expanded playoffs.
Cover, Sports, Volleyball
Miami volleyball sweeps road series against Wake Forest, improves to 3-1 this season
The Hurricanes won both matches in four sets and have now improved to a 3-1 overall record for the season.
Sports, Volleyball
Hurricanes volleyball opens season 1-1 after two matches with Georgia Tech
Miami was the underdog in the first match and narrowly escaped with a fifth-set victory to upset Georgia Tech, but the Yellow Jackets’ experience and roster depth was able to overcome an early Miami lead in the second match and hand the Hurricanes their first loss of 2020.
Basketball, Sports
Hurricanes land four-star combo guard Nisine Poplar
The Hurricanes basketball program bolstered their future perimeter offense with the commitment from class of 2021 four-star prospect Nisine Poplar, a combo guard out of Philadelphia’s Math, Civics, and Sciences Charter School (MC&S).
Football, Sports
Miami football 2020 preview: Defensive line
With Rousseau gone, the defensive end responsibilities will fall more heavily on AAC Defensive Player of the Year and First-Team All-AAC award winner Quincy Roche and Jaelan Phillips, a transfer from UCLA who was the highest-ranked signee in the nation in 2017.