It was a celebratory weekend at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational, as the Miami Hurricanes track team excelled in their last home meet of the season. It was senior night for 13 seniors, each of whom received a framed Miami track jersey. On the men’s side, the graduates included sprinter Christian Cook, jumper Innocent Jacob and…
Hours after losing Manu Lecomte, the Miami Hurricanes lost another guard Wednesday afternoon with the announcement that DeAndre Burnett is transferring from the program. In an announcement, coach Jim Larrañaga confirmed that guard Manu Lecomte was also leaving Coral Gables. SEE ALSO: Manu Lecomte will transfer from UM Burnett, a Carol City native, leaves after his first…
UPDATE: Coach Jim Larrañaga confirmed that DeAndre Burnett will also be transferring from the program. After missing the NCAA tournament and finishing as the controversial runner up in the NIT, the chatter surrounding the Miami Hurricanes basketball team centered on the team’s strong finish to an up-and-down season and the optimism surrounding 11 scholarship players…
In their regular season finale, the Miami Hurricanes tied a school record with 15 three-pointers, romping the Virginia Tech Hokies 82-61 and priming themselves for a strong run in the ACC tournament. For Miami, a team locked on the NCAA tournament bubble, it is essential to have a strong showing next week in Greensboro. The…
UPDATE: Sheldon McClellan started in Wednesday night’s game, but Angel Rodriguez sat out. Read the full story here: Team wins sans captain’s support UPDATE: A source close to the basketball team has informed The Miami Hurricane newspaper that team captain Angel Rodriguez is out for the remainder of the season due to a broken wrist. Rodriguez…
Sophomore sprinter Shakima Wimbley and senior Christian Cook led the University of Miami track team to a strong finish at the ACC Indoor Championships in Blacksburg, Va. over the weekend. At the championships, the women placed seventh overall and the men placed eighth. Wimbley defended her 200m Indoor ACC crown with a personal best time…
In a game it desperately needed to win to get off the NCAA Tournament bubble, the Miami Hurricanes lost to No. 15 North Carolina 73-64 in front of a sold out crowd at the BankUnited Center on Saturday. After the loss, Miami’s tournament hopes sit in serious jeopardy. “We have put ourselves in a very tough position to…
It is a chilly evening at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center, and the Miami Hurricanes women’s tennis team is hosting Florida Gulf Coast on a Friday in mid-February. Flags billow in the wind, and players from both teams bundle up in sweatshirts and pants. Temperatures hover around 50 degrees Fahrenheit, a pleasant day for those…
With tournament hopes on life support, the University of Miami Hurricanes fought off a furious rally from Florida State and defeated the rival Seminoles 81-77 Wednesday night at the BankUnited Center. Florida State (15-14, 7-9 ACC) found themselves down 18 points with 4:52 to play in the game, but then Seminole guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes caught fire. The FSU freshman…
Coming off a heartbreaking loss in Louisville that knocked Miami into college basketball analyst Joe Lunardi’s “Next Four Out” from the “First Four Out,” the Hurricanes will host rival Florida State Seminoles 9 p.m. Wednesday night in the BankUnited Center. “When you are in the ACC, every team you play is a very good team. We…
Miami Hurricanes pitcher Andy Suarez was set to make his second start of the season Friday night in a matchup against rival Florida Gators at Alfred McKethan Stadium in Gainesville, Fla. But the staff ace was out before the game even started, scratched from the lineup after a potential oblique strain during his pre-game bullpen warmup. In…
In a game that could have punched the ticket to the Big Dance, the University of Miami Hurricanes came up short in its attempt to upset the high-caliber, No. 12 Louisville Cardinals. The enthralling game ended 55-53. “This conference is more like the Big East than I ever imagined,” Louisville head coach Rick Pitino said after the…