Big East Conference

Marlins Park Could Host College Bowl Game

Marlins Park is already home to one troubled sports organization, so why not another? The American Athletic Association, more popular known as the sad, tattered remains of the football schools in the former Big East, is considering putting together its own college bowl game and is eyeing Marlins P ... More >>

Telly Lockette Makes University of South Florida a Contender

Telly Lockette Leaving Miami Central High for University of South Florida

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. Today, Luke gives props to a high school coach making it to the NCAA big leagues.I want to congratulate Telly Lockette. He's getting an opportuni ... More >>

Duke Fan Who Attended Miami Game Writes Angry Column: "At Least Our Blue Devil Has Class"

If you watched the Miami Hurricanes' historic thrashing of Duke on the basketball courts last week, you might have spotted a few lonely dots of blue among the sea of orange in the student section. To no one's surprise, it turns out those Duke fans did not have a very good night.Michelle Picon, ... More >>

LeBron James Was Offered a Notre Dame Football Scholarship by Urban Meyer

This is awkward information for fans of both the Miami Heat and the Miami Hurricanes.Turns out Urban Meyer, now head coach of Ohio State and formerly the head coach of the Florida Gators and wide receivers coach at Notre Dame, once offered LeBron James a scholarship to play football for the Fighting ... More >>

Sports Illustrated Tackles Luther Campbell's Fight To Coach at Miami Northwestern High

You'd think the Florida Department of Education has more important things to worry about like the FCAT debacle. Instead, state education officials are working hard, wasting taxpayer money, to make sure Luther Campbell -- former 2 Live Crew front man and current New Times columnist -- doesn't get to ... More >>

FIU Jumps to C-USA, Leaving Sun Belt Conference Behind

The great college athletic conference shake up of the past year isn't quite over yet, and it's working its way down to the mid-majors.This morning, Florida International University announced that it's leaving the Sun Belt conference behind, and is moving on up to Conference USA in 2013. FIU could be ... More >>

William Joseph and Michael Bennett, ex-NFL Players, Busted By FBI In Tax Fraud Case

At the University of Miami, William Joseph was a star of the 2001 national championship team's fearsome defense, leading the Canes in QB sacks and tackles for a loss. Joseph has since retired from football after an eight-year NFL career, but he'd better hope he's still got some killer defense left i ... More >>

Obama Snubs Hurricanes in Women's NCAA Tournament Bracket Again

​Once again, the University of Miami's women's basketball team is a third seed in the NCAA tournament, and once again President Barack Obama has snubbed them. Just like last year, the president predicts the Lady Canes will make a second round exit against a sixth seed team, this time at the hands ... More >>

Al Golden Feels Duped by University of Miami

​When Al Golden was plucked from college football obscurity as head coach of the Temple Owls to take over the Miami Hurricanes, a storied program that needed just a bit of fine tuning to be competitive again, it seemed like -- pardon the pun -- a Golden opportunity. Now, if an NCAA investigation p ... More >>

Coach Bernard Wright's talent trap

Hurricanes Interested in Transfer QB Tom Savage, But Rutgers Bars Him From Coming to Miami

​The future of the Miami Hurricane's quarterback position seems to be with Stephen Morris, but Al Golden and his staff are apparently interested in landing former Rutgers quarterback Tom Savage. He was rated by one recruiting service at the 8th best QB in the 2009 class, and the 'Canes tried to wo ... More >>

Miami Hurricanes Want to Play Game in New York Every Four Years

​Before this year's inaugural Pinstripe Bowl, the Miami Hurricanes played in the last college football bowl game held within New York City way back in the 1962 Gotham Bowl. Now with the new Yankees Stadium interested in hosting football games, it seems that the Hurricanes want to become something ... More >>

University of Miami Women's Basketball Enters Top 25

​Those of us who bleed orange and green may have been left holding back tears of orange and green after the disappointing football season, but cheer up Hurricanes fans. The most promising University of Miami team so far this year appears to be the women's basketball Ttam. They entered the AP p ... More >>

Randy's Gone, But Will Donna Shalala and Kirby Hocutt Step Up?

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Uncle Luke comes to terms with the end of the Randy Shannon era.Saturday was one of the saddest days for Miami-Dade's Afri ... More >>

Report: Stephen Morris Will Start Saturday Even Though Jacory Harris is Healthy

So much for avoiding a quarterback controversy. Despite reports that Jacory Harris is healthy and cleared to play, a source close to the Hurricanes tells NBCMiami that freshman QB Stephen Morris will start against the USF Bulls this Saturday. Are the Harris days for the Hurricanes over? 

Save Jacory Harris!

Canes QB Jacory Harris Needs To Chat With Coach Chris Perkins

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke says the Miami Hurricanes starting quarterback needs a talking-to from his high school quarterbacks coach.Jacory Harris sho ... More >>

Miami Hurricanes and Notre Dame Rivalry Rebirth Is Official

via Zazzle​The Notre Dame and University of Miami rivalry is finally, officially back on! Sources have confirmed rumors of a renewed series kicking off October 6, 2012, at Chicago Field. Sure, by that time, the majority of the players on the field will not have even been born the last ti ... More >>

Hurricanes in Talks to Take on Notre Dame in 2012

via Zazzle​It's one of the great college football injustices that during the past two decades or so, the Miami Hurricanes have had only one yearly heated rivalry.Those damn Fighting Irish and Gators pulled out of the annual matchups in '90 and '87, respectively. Miami has met Florid ... More >>

Could the Hurricanes Be Headed to an Expanded SEC?

​College athletic conferences are always finding new and exciting ways to further screw with the already tortured fabric of college football. The Big Ten has been talking for so long about expanding to 12 in order to get a championship game that we're surprised it hasn't happened. N ... More >>

Football Musical Chairs: Groh Top Candidate for Fins; USF Hires Holtz

​The past months have seen a lively game of musical chairs in the NCAA and NFL. Though the hottest action hasn't concerned Miami teams much, the effects are being felt here. The Dolphins fired defensive coordinator Paul Pasqualoni last week, and it seems like they're hoping to ... More >>

Miami vs. South Florida: So That Was a Rivalry Game, Huh?

​For a sold-out 65,000-plus seat complex during a supposed rivalry game, Raymond James Stadium was eerily quiet throughout much of Saturday's game between the Miami Hurricanes and the South Florida Bulls.Your intrepid blogger braved sitting in the USF student section and was warned by a Bulls fan ... More >>

UM Baseball: The Wulfman Cometh

It was supposed to be Chris Hernandez's night. When the preseason All-American took the mound Friday before a sold-out crowd in newly renovated Mark Light Stadium, fans were ready for him to nail the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.After all, the sophomore lefty was a perfect 11-0 last season. But Hernandez ... More >>

Signing Day: Randy Shannon Finds His Next Batch of Recruits to Suspend

Alas, Highly Recruited Defensive End Blaojevich passed on signing with the Canes.University of Miami used to have this wonderful, magical football program that everyone feared. Then sometime a few years ago everyone got tired of being wonderful and magical and stopped winning games, and they've offi ... More >>

Diddy Will Deny The Bearcat's Fancy Hotel Stay

It is football day here on Riptide apparently, so we'll keep this post short. The Cincinnati Bearcats will be playing in the Orange Bowl on New Years Day against Virginia Tech (a game the Canes, theoretically, could be playing in if they didn't have such a deep commitment to ruining everything). S ... More >>

Defying Expectations

Weekend Football: Hold On

Florida Student Loan Subpoenas

The Few, The Proud ...

Four days at a South Carolina boot camp

BEST SPORTS COACH

Art Kehoe

Punt

That's what UM administrators did rather than answer questions about athletes and academics

What Art Thou, Little Havana?

Viernes Culturales is transforming Calle Ocho -- but into what remains a big question

Best Hurricanes Football Player

Ken Dorsey

Best Career Move

Leonard Hamilton

Best Hurricanes Football Player

Santana Moss

Gridiron Fever

FIU administrators think spending millions on a football program will do wonders for their school, and they'll sideline anyone who disagrees

The Truly Amazing Game

No football rivalry in the nation tops the contest between Jackson and Northwestern high schools. But the Soul Bowl's success could also be its ruin.

By Hooker by Crook

Miami keeps shutting down Biscayne Boulevard's most notorious motel. Now it looks as though taxpayers will be footing the bill.

Coming of Age on the 50-Yard Line: The Epilogue

The Gwen Cherry Bulls' 80-pounders reach Pop Warner's pinnacle -- and stumble

Accusing the Accuser

When Laura Douglass went to the police to accuse her uncle of sex abuse, she never imagined she'd be sued for libel

A Shaq is Born

Any Which Way You Caan

Falcon and Magluta

The Ogg Man