Men’s tennis The Miami men’s tennis team dropped its regular season home finale to rival Florida State on Saturday, 6-1. The Hurricanes kept it close in most of their matches, but ultimately came up well short. “It was a really close match,” coach Mario Rincon said. “We had a lot of opportunities but FSU played…
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women’s tennis The women’s tennis team will play its final two home matches of the season this weekend at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center. Miami hosts Virginia Tech at 3 p.m. Friday, and on Sunday the Hurricanes are scheduled for a match against No. 9 Virginia at 1 p.m. The Canes will honor their seniors…
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Sports briefs 4/10
Football The Hurricanes’ Spring Game and related activities will be held Saturday at Sun Life Stadium. Parking lots open at 2 p.m. and all fans should park in the Maroon Lot. Stadium gates will open at 3 p.m. The players will be available for an autograph session near Gate E at 4 p.m. The Athletic…
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Williams hurts ACL in practice, to undergo surgery this week
Senior Ryan Williams injured his knee during the Hurricanes’ closed spring scrimmage Friday night. Chris Yandle, associate athletic director for communications, confirmed the news in a tweet on Saturday. “Miami senior QB Ryan Williams suffered an ACL injury to his right knee Friday night. He will undergo surgery next week,” it read. Williams had distanced…
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Sports briefs 4/7
Rowing The Miami rowing team traveled to the San Diego Crew Classic and participated in the Women’s Collegiate Invitational last week. The Canes took home a second-place finish in the 1V8+ race, its final competition. Gonzaga won the event. In the 2V8+ race, Miami’s crew finished sixth behind Gonzaga, Iowa, KSU, USD and Texas. Next,…
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Sports briefs 4/3
Football The Hurricanes will play their second spring scrimmage on Friday at the Greentree Practice Field. Miami’s first scrimmage took the team through redzone and two-minute offense drills. Senior Ryan Williams is in position to start next season at quarterback, according to coach Al Golden. Redshirt freshman Kevin Olsen took snaps behind Williams. Though Friday’s…
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Miami scorches No. 3 Virginia with 7-1 win
Jim Morris’s 900th win at Miami was a memorable one. The Canes put together their most complete game on both sides of the ball, stunning No. 3 Virginia in a 7-1 upset on Saturday. Freshman Zack Collins had the go-ahead score, a two-run homer in the sixth inning that broke a 1-1 tie. “It’s an…
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Sports Briefs 3/24
Women’s tennis Miami had a big weekend as it extended a long winning streak against two ACC opponents. The No. 13 Hurricanes first took down Syracuse 7-0 at home on Friday, and then traveled to Winston-Salem, N.C., to face Wake Forest on Sunday. Miami won that battle easily, 6-1. The women’s team improved to 14-2…
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Sports Briefs 3/20
Men’s tennis Miami defeated Wisconsin on Monday behind strong performances from its senior singles players. Omar Aly, Gabriel Flores and Diego Soto all won their matches after the Canes clinched the doubles point, so Miami notched a quick 4-0 win. “Wisconsin is a great program,” said Rincon. “They rattled us, but we were able to…
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Weekend Roundup 3/3
Wolfpack tamed Jim Larranaga wore a huge smile after his Hurricanes handled the N.C. State Wolfpack during Saturday’s 85-70 win. “Quite frankly, our guys just executed the game plan perfectly,” Miami’s proud coach said. Five Canes scored 14 points or more in Miami’s best shooting performance of the season. Senior Rion Brown led with 20…
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Weekend Roundup
There was a lot of action around Coral Gables this weekend. The men’s and women’s basketball teams, baseball team and men’s and women’s tennis teams all hosted important matchups Brown hits 1,000 The Hurricanes turned in their finest ACC performance of the season on Saturday, destroying Boston College 69-42. It was a dominant game all…
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Miami turns tables on UF with big series win
The Florida Gators have had their way with the Hurricanes, of late. Sixteen of the past 18 matchups had gone UF’s way, including 13 of the last 14 overall. Florida repeatedly crushed Miami’s postseason hopes over the last few years. But the Canes, ranked No. 11 in the nation, reversed the trend with two big…