Miami Hurricanes Rumors & News

DE Ricardo Williams officially off Miami Hurricanes football team

Miami Herald — Chris Yandle, director of communications for UM athletics, confirmed that 6-5, 251-pound defensive end Ricardo Williams is no longer on the team. A redshirt sophomore, Williams is out of Homestead Senior High. Williams played in one game last year – against North Carolina.

UM tennis assistant earns national honor

Miami Herald — The University of Miami’s Alex Santos was named the 2013 ITA National Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year for NCAA Division I tennis during a ceremony at the University of Illinois, in conjunction with the NCAA Division I team championships.

College football bowl schedule released

UM Hurricanes Blog | South Florida Sun-Sentinel — See where Miami, FAU and FIU could be playing this upcoming winter.* denote ACC Bowl tie-ins (Miami), ^ denote Conference USA (FIU, FAU).

The time is right for Miami Hurricanes to improve NCAA standing

Miami Herald — The confident Hurricanes intend to seize the opportunity to go on a late-season run, beginning with the ACC tournament.

B-Rad First-Team All-ACC; Football roster making space; McDermott on Rimington Watch List.

Eye on the U | Miami Herald — Bryan Radziewski was not his usual self during his last regular-season start, but he was amazing all season -- coming off shoulder surgery nonetheless. The left-handed junior was among five starting pitchers named to the 2013 All-ACC First Team on...

Miami Hurricanes women’s tennis team to play Texas A&M in quarterfinals

Miami Herald — Fortunately for the University of Miami women’s tennis team, it had a day off Saturday to recuperate from its opening-match victory late Friday in the Round of 16 at the NCAA tournament in Urbana, Ill.

Miami baseball falls to Georgia Tech but earns spot in ACC Tournament

South Florida Sun-Sentinel — Miami lost 10-1 to Georgia Tech in the regular-season finale, but the Hurricanes did just enough during the final series to earn a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.

UM women's tennis finishes Sweet 16 round at close to 1 a.m. EST -- but beats Northwestern to advance to NCAA quarterfinals

Eye on the U | Miami Herald — They did it again. For the fifth consecutive season, the University of Miami women's tennis team has advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament. The sixth-ranked Hurricanes, playing at the tournament site in Urbana, Ill., beat Northwestern 4-3. They...

Miami Hurricanes routed by Georgia Tech in regular-season finale

Miami Herald — UM’s offense fizzled Saturday in a loss to Georgia Tech to end the regular season. Next up is the ACC tournament.

UM baseball tops Georgia Tech, seek series sweep Saturday

Miami Herald — Miami continued to pound out hits against Georgia Tech to back pitcher Chris Diaz.

Shane Larkin stands out, Kenny Kadji impresses at NBA combine

Miami Herald — Larkin registered a jaw-dropping 44-inch vertical leap, the second highest ever and best since Kenny Gregory jumped 45.5 inches in 2001.

Miami Hurricanes baseball team produces early, punches ticket to ACC tournament

Miami Herald — The Hurricanes defeated Georgia Tech on Thursday in the opener of their last regular-season series and clinched a spot in the ACC tournament before that.

Will Shane Larkin be a 1st-round pick? Depends which ESPN analyst you ask

'Canes Watch | Palm Beach Post — Is Shane Larkin a first-round pick? Depends on who you ask. Fran Fraschilla, the former St. John’s and New Mexico coach now working as an ESPN analyst, said on Wednesday that Larkin is “an early second rounder.”Shane Larkin But ESPN draft analyst Chad Ford is more bullish on the 5-foot-11 Larkin. He sees the former UM point guard as the 20th-best prospect in next month’s draft and a certain first-round choice. During a conference call, Ford said that the draft’s best point guards are Michigan’s Trey Burke, Syracuse’s Michael Carter-Williams and Lehigh’s C.J. McCollum. After those three, “there...

Close-knit UM tennis team relies on depth, positivity during successful season

Miami Herald — The UM women’s tennis team has reached its eighth consecutive Sweet 16 without a player ranked higher than 60th in the nation.

ACC commissioner John Swofford says Miami's self-imposed sanctions were strong

South Florida Sun-Sentinel — ACC Commissioner John Swofford sympathizes with the University of Miami.

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