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Shawn Eichorst was named as the new athletic director today for the University of Miami replacing Kirby Hocutt. Eichorst served as Wisconsin’s deputy athletic director this past season under former Wisconsin head football coach Barry Alvarez. Prior to his time as Wisconsin Eichorst served as senior associate athletic director at South Carolina. Eichorst’s first task [...]

The Lady Canes ended the historical season with at least a share of the ACC crown on Sunday afternoon following a 70-59 victory over Georgia Tech in Atlanta.  The Hurricanes were led by Riquna Williams with 32 points, 6 rebounds and 5 steals.  With Duke yet to play til later this evening the Canes sit [...]

Miami’s women’s basketball team won their 17th consecutive game Sunday afternoon beating Boston College 65-53 at  the BankUnited Center.  The win is the Canes 18th in a row at home dating back to last season. Miami was led by Riquna Williams with 33 points and Shenise Johnson with 20 points and a game high 9 [...]

Over the years many Miami critics have complained that the Hurricanes didn’t have the facilities to attract recruits and compete with the bigger schools such as Alabama, Florida, and Orgegon. Well today the Hurricanes received a huge donation from UM booster Theodore Schwartz and his son Todd. The upgrades will be for the entire athletic [...]

After defeating #13 FSU 78-70 on Janurary 10th Miami’s basketball teams are now both in the top 25. Miami, unranked but among those receiving votes in the AP poll, beat the 13th-ranked team in the nation in front of 762 fans. That was the Canes’ first victory over a top-15 team since defeating Purdue on [...]

The victory was historic for the University of Miami women’s basketball team, but you would not know it from the players and coaches at game’s end. They walked off quietly and composed after beating FSU 78-70 on Sunday afternoon at BankUnited Center. “We planned on winning this game, we absolutely planned on it,” Canes coach [...]

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