A-Rod and Phelps…

UM is dedicating the renovated baseball stadium to A-Rod next week…Oops..bad timing!

Frankly, I’m surprised anybody’s surprised that A-Rod likely did steroids, or that Michael Phelps smoked pot. It’s time for this celebrity-crazed society to realize that people are people, and great athletes are just that — great athletes. They are not, necessarily, great role models. Some are, partly because they realize it’s in their best interest, but others are just normal people, or knuckleheads, or whatever.

 Do you think athletes SHOULD be held to a higher standard? Should they be required to be role models? Curious as to your thoughts….

Storming the floor…

What a game last night. Exciting to watch from the stands, and as an alum who covered the team when they played at the James L. Knight Center in front of 500 fans, it was quite a sight to see the packed student section storming the floor and the UM players dancing on the scorer’s table. Looked like a bona-fide ACC basketball scene.

So, how many games will the Canes win? Can they beat Duke and North Carolina? Thoughts??

Calling all UM Fans…

David and Justin A. got this thing going…let’s make this a go-to place for UM sports fans! 32 views today. Woo-hoo! Waiting for everyone else to show up and then we’ll get the party started.

Testing..1-2-3..

Does this blog still work? We are about to find out!

Jim Morris profile

Check out this Jim Morris profile by our own Jon Moss…

http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/040208aab.html

Canes-Gaels tipoff is…

..expected to be 12:30 pm Friday. If UM wins, Sunday game would likely be at 2 p.m.

McClinton: 1st team All-ACC

http://www.miamiherald.com/606/story/451741.html

The REAL reason UM beat BC…

Yes, Jack McClinton found his shot in the second half. Yes, Lance Hurdle showed what he can do. But there is another reason UM beat BC last night, a reason very few people know. Ready? The pep band. That’s right. Don’t laugh. Every single game the pep band has played Twisted Sister’s “We’re Not Gonna Take It!” when the Canes are down, they mount a comeback and win. The one game the pep band did NOT play that game was North Carolina. Last night, Canes were down by 7. Pep band plays the song, and 2 minutes later, the comeback began. Coincidence? I think not!

The scoop on UM women’s hoops

Corey Erb got the scoop on why player quit team. Here’s the Hurricane story….

http://media.www.thehurricaneonline.com/media/storage/paper479/news/2008/02/28/Sports/Womens.Basketball.Two.Players.Out.For.Year-3241385.shtml

UM women lose game — and players

The UM women’s basketball team lost to No. 2 North Carolina after two players were suspended and another left the team.
Check out the details in Hunter Umphrey’s Miami Herald story…
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/colleges/um/story/428531.html