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National Collegiate Athletic Association

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    Frank Martin Hired at South Carolina, Admits Paying Ex-High School Players in Miami

    Finally, Frank Martin has become the head basketball coach of... South Carolina? According to news reports, Martin is leaving Kansas State after five years to take over the struggling Gamecocks. The move brings Martin closer to his native Miami, where he coached high school ball for 15 years, but it ... More >>

  • News

    February 23, 2012

    Nevin Shapiro assistant Sean Allen clears Canes football

    Finally, Frank Martin has become the head basketball coach of... South Carolina? According to news reports, Martin is leaving Kansas State after five years to take over the struggling Gamecocks. The move brings Martin closer to his native Miami, where he coached high school ball for 15 years, but it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    Can the Miami Hurricanes Still Make the NCAA Tournament?

    Most bracketologists had been expecting the Miami Hurricane's men's basketball team to sneak into the NCAA tournament as a lower seed, perhaps even tasked with the fate of having to win a play-in game. Still, it would have been the 'Canes first appearance in the NCAA tourney since 2008, and a nice a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    National Signing Day: Hurricanes Nab No. 1 CB, Could Finish with Top Ten Class

    ​National signing day started out with a bang for Al Golden and his Miami Hurricanes. Tracy Howard, the number one cover cornerback in the nation and a Miramar High star, surprisingly picked the U over both FSU and UF after only making his first official visit to the school last weekend. The coup ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    Orange Bowl Slammed By Anti-Smoking Groups For Camacho Cigars Sponsorship

    ​Cigars are as Miami as white guayabaras, cafecitos and questionable uses of teal and pink, but a national group is slamming the Orange Bowl this week for including the Calle Ocho favorites in the bowl week festivities.The American Cancer Society has sent a letter to NCAA and Orange Bowl offi ... More >>

  • News

    December 15, 2011

    Insiders use the college bowl system to loot American universities

    ​Cigars are as Miami as white guayabaras, cafecitos and questionable uses of teal and pink, but a national group is slamming the Orange Bowl this week for including the Calle Ocho favorites in the bowl week festivities.The American Cancer Society has sent a letter to NCAA and Orange Bowl offi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Nevin Shapiro: Don't Believe a Word

    ​Scam artist Nevin Shapiro's allegations detailed in Yahoo! Sports might end the University of Miami football program. Or maybe not. As New Times showed this past December in a lengthy magazine-style piece, Shapiro is "the epitome of a Magic City con artist: a hard-partying, tasteless, statu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    Randy Shannon's Name Keeps Popping Up as Possible Butch Davis Replacement

    ​In a shocking bit of fate, Butch Davis, the man widely credited for getting the Miami Hurricanes house back in order after NCAA sanctions, has been fired for dragging the UNC Tar Heels into their own NCAA investigation quagmire. The news cycle being what it is, sports writers are already offering ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    How Did Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson Know About Bin Laden's Death Before Everyone Else?

    ​Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson is a powerful man. The part-time Miami resident has an NCAA football championship ring with the '91 Hurricanes, the best opening for a movie in April with his latest flick, Fast Five, and apparently access to top-secret information long before the general publi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2011

    Sorry, Frank Martin Fans, Jim Larranaga Will Be the Canes' Next Basketball Coach

    via WikiCommons​For a coaching job that isn't exactly one of the most high-profile in NCAA basketball or even on the University of Miami's campus, the search for a new leader for the Hurricanes' next men's basketball team sure took a lot of twist and turns. Hampered by a concurrent search for an a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    CBS and Sports Illustrated Lie About Athlete's Criminal Record

    ​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, Luke explains how the criminal justice system destroys young black men in Miami-Dade County.A couple of major news organizatio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2011

    University of Miami Beats Marlins

    ​It's not exactly great news when your local college baseball team beats your local professional baseball team. That's just not how the world is supposed to work. Yet, the Miami Hurricanes baseball team pulled out a surprising win against the Florida Marlins yesterday in an exhibition game. To add ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    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 >>

  • News

    October 14, 2010

    South Miami football team wears Kentucky blue but roots for UM

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2010

    Sports Illustrated Ranks '86 Hurricanes as Most Hated Sports Team of All Time

    Hate on haters.​The Miami Heat are the new evil empire, yeah, yeah, yeah. In fact, before they've even hit the court, the 2010-2011 Heat have been ranked the 25th most hated sports team of all time by Sports Illustrated. You can hate all you want, because this city is used to it. What's SI's most ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2010

    Jimmy Johnson Cast on Next Season of Survivor

    ​Big Jimmy Johnson news day, we suppose. He wasn't at home during the bizarre standoff at his mansion yesterday, because he's off filming reality TV. The 67-year-old former head coach of the Hurricanes and the Dolphins (and, oh yeah, some sort of team somewhere in Texas) will be a cast member on t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2010

    FIU Player's Insane Hit-Streak Edges Closer to Joe DiMaggio Territory

    Usually when we talk college ball around here, it's about the Canes. Or at least about FAU's unstoppable rain delay antics.But for the last week, the FIU Golden Panthers have dominated the local aluminum bat scene. Everyone from Sportscenter to MLB.com, in fact, can't stop talking about FIU infielde ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2010

    Hurricanes Are in the Final Four!... of the WNIT!

    via Canes Sports​Your NCAA bracket might be in shambles (Butler? Really?), your Miami Hurricanes got snubbed from the NIT, and your FIU Golden Panthers never had a chance, but there's still some reason to be excited about postseason college basketball: The Miami Hurricanes women's b-ball team has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2010

    March Madness Deals and 33 Big TV's at The Sports Exchange

    The Sports Exchange's Shrine.​What's the best place to get caught up in March Madness? The Shrine. That's what The Sports Exchange in Coral Gables calls its' 50-foot-long bar backed by a 25-by-8-foot, high-definition projection screen, which is surrounded by eight 58-inch, high-definition plasma t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2010

    Miami Narrowly Loses to Duke in ACC Semifinals

    Welp, we might as well update you on the ACC tournament, and sadly the Miami Hurricane's surprising run has come to an end. They lost to top seeded Duke 77-74, despite a lead at half time and catching up from some large deficits. Alas, you really can't expect, as much as we so despera ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    News Roundup: Heat Fall Below .500

    A Man was shot at MIA lounge last night multiple times, while the shooter sped off in a black Mercedes. [JustNews]The ACLU claims two Miami Beach cops harassed and falsely arrested a gay tourist after he saw the men beating another suspect in handcuffs. [Herald]A man in Stuart died after being attac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2009

    Hurricanes Dominated in the NFL in the '00s

    No college football team hit such heights and then sunk to such lows this decade than the Miami Hurricanes. From the 2001 team that won a national championship -- and is considered by most sane sports commenters as the best college team of the past ten years if not of all time -- to the 20 ... More >>

  • News

    May 28, 2009

    Chicago Basketball Star Coaches J.V. in Broward

    For Deon Thomas, a new career starts in the suburbs.

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2009

    News Roundup

    Local Father Cutié's special lady pal issued a statement to the press letting everyone know she did not set him up. [CBS4] Miami-Dade teachers have agreed to two unpaid days off in order to help balance the district's budget. [Herald] Ironically, teachers have to pay more to be certified. [CBS4] ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2009

    News Roundup

    LocalThe Westboro Baptist Crazytown Travel Club for Bigots and Assorted Loonies is coming to town to protest the hell out of whatever really. [Herald]Four South Florida Chrysler dealerships got the axe. [CBS4]There's 63 cases of Swine Flu in Florida now, and yet no one really cares anymore. [CBS4]Sp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2009

    News Roundup

    LocalMiami-Dade now has 10 confirmed cases of swine flu. Yeah, Swine Flu updates have gone from their own posts to the 'News Roundup.' [Herald]There was a hijacking at MIA! Actually, it was just a false alarm. [Herald]Mayor Carlos Alvarez has still not filled the top job at the County department tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2009

    2010 Super Bowl Might Be the First One Online

    A few months ago, Miami hosted the first BCS Championship game to be shot in 3-D. Next year, the city might host the first Super Bowl streamed online. CBS, which will broadcast next year's game, is hoping to persuade the NFL to bring the big game into the Internet age. The network made $30 million ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2009

    Last Time Unemployment Was This High It Was A Pretty Good Year For Miami

    Unemployment in America has reached 8.5%, the highest it's been since 1983! Egads! Remember those horrible times of 1983 -- I don't, because I was not born -- but it actually seems that 1983 was a banner year for Miami. Maybe history will repeat itself. The Miami Hurricanes won their first NCAA Divi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 26, 2009

    Ball to the Future

    Unemployment in America has reached 8.5%, the highest it's been since 1983! Egads! Remember those horrible times of 1983 -- I don't, because I was not born -- but it actually seems that 1983 was a banner year for Miami. Maybe history will repeat itself. The Miami Hurricanes won their first NCAA Divi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2009

    Arizona, The Worst NCAA Tourney Bid Ever, Headed To Miami

    They didn't win 20 games. They finished .500 in a mediocre conference. Their best player is a goofy looking white guy. They lost five of their last six games of the season. Courtesy Wikimedia CommonsYet somehow the geniuses running the NCAA selection committee added up these facts and de ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2009

    Well, The Hurricanes' Tournament Hopes Have Been Crushed

    Virginia Tech savaged your Miami Hurricanes Basketballing squad 65-47 in the first round of the ACC tournament. Which means their NCAA tourny hopes are dead. The 'Canes started the season regularly ranked in the top 25, but slipped off the rankings with in the first month and never really recovered. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2009

    Canes Need a Winning Streak, Starting with FSU

    After a series of heartbreaking overtime losses, the Canes have fallen to 4-7 in ACC play and desperately need to rack up a few more conference wins to keep those NCAA tourney hopes alive. The good news for UM is that the remaining ACC teams left to play are more than beatable. Tonight at 7, the Can ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    Maybe the Hurricanes Don't Completely Suck at Basketball

    Up until last night, the '09 edition of the University of Miami basketball team had been acting more like a UM football squad circa the 1990s, in all its cocaine-fueled, felonious glory. Except without all the victories. Best of both worlds, really. The school tossed point guard Eddie Rios ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    Coker Eyeing Coaching Comeback

    Larry Coker got fired from his gig as University of Miami's football coach after a six-loss season, and left the school with a respectable winning percentage of .800 and a national championship. Shortly thereafter, he lost out on a coaching job at Rice and has held some analyst gig at ESPNU ever sin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2009

    Whipple Will Whip Up Canes Offense

    According to the News-Press, University of Miami will at 1 p.m. officially announce Mark Whipple as their new offensive coordinator. Whipple was previously with the Philadelphia Eagles. I'd be a lot more excited about this if the Eagles didn't just get beatwn by the friggin' Cardinals, of all tea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2009

    Why Do UM Fans Care Less About Basketball Than George Bush Cares About Black People?

    For years the University of Miami has been a football and (to a lesser degree) baseball school. That's just how it is. The programs have nine national titles between them, and all of the school's other sports struggle for attention. Baseball remains strong (they were ranked #1 before heading into a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2009

    Gators Assistant Says Racism Has Stalled His Career

    Let's count the ways that Charles Barkley, as usual, is the wisest guy in the room. No, Riptide isn't applauding his DUI arrest a couple of days ago in Arizona. That was no good. We're talking about his outraged and much-argued assertion last month that his alma matter, Auburn, hired Iowa State coac ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 30, 2008

    Trick or Heat

    A new-look Miami Heat kicks off its season on All Hallows Eve.

  • News

    June 19, 2008

    Canes Got Sugar

    Miami versus FSU rocked. Next up: Stanford.

  • Calendar

    June 14, 2007

    Cleats of Fury

    Miami versus FSU rocked. Next up: Stanford.

  • News

    November 30, 2006

    Breakaway

    Against long odds and even longer distances, a group of Miami-Dade teens competes for a shot at hockey glory

  • Culture

    July 27, 2006

    Leveling the Field

    At the Lowe, "Game Face" flexes women's power in sports

  • Home Entertainment

    May 4, 2006

    New Times's top DVD picks for the week of May 2, 2006

    At the Lowe, "Game Face" flexes women's power in sports

  • Diversions

    May 13, 2004

    BEST HEAT HOMEBOY

    Udonis Haslem

  • Diversions

    May 11, 2000

    Best Career Move

    Leonard Hamilton

  • Music

    March 2, 2000

    The Incredible Shrinking Roster

    Sidebar to A Shakey Machine

  • News

    August 19, 1999

    Gridiron Fever

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

  • Culture

    July 27, 1995

    Not-so-deep House

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

  • Music

    April 8, 1992

    Black Men Can't Swim

    And other words to the whites about b-ball, side musicians, and racism

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