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How Filippos Gkogkos joined Hurricanes basketball

How Filippos Gkogkos joined Hurricanes basketball

/ / Basketball, South Florida
Miami freshman Filippos Gkogkos entered the court to play the final three minutes of the Hurricanes 91-60 win over Coppin State on Saturday and collected his first two rebounds. Gkogkos played basketball Romania and won the national title in 2015 before starting high school. He entered the University of Miami for its business school on ...
Hurricanes Won't Lose Independence Bowl...Right?

Hurricanes Won’t Lose Independence Bowl…Right?

The Hurricanes should win the Independence Bowl, right? You would hope that the Miami Hurricanes would have learned their lesson. After another long layoff they will close out a disappointing 2019 campaign December 26th, in the Walk-On's Independence Bowl. The Hurricanes (6-6) will face the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (9-3) from Conference USA, where they finished ...
Miami Heat's 2-3 Zone Causing Problems

Miami Heat’s 2-3 Zone Causing Problems

The Miami Heat's 2-3 zone is giving certain teams fits. Sometimes a simple solution is also the most effective in a complex NBA season. Whether it be a matchup substitution or a defensive game plan, many times the obvious answer is in plain sight. The Miami Heat stifled the Philadelphia 76er's on Wednesday thanks in ...

Florida Panthers: Noel Acciari scoring at rapid rate

The Florida Panthers beat the Dallas Stars by a 7-4 score on Friday night. One of the major reasons why they won was the play of forward Noel Acciari.  He recorded another had trick on Friday night. In doing so , this marked his second game in a row accomplishing the feat. Making history for ...
Attrition may Have Uncovered Potent Lineup for Heat

Attrition may Have Uncovered Potent Lineup for Heat

A potent lineup for the Heat may have revealed itself. The Miami Heat have somehow managed to maintain course despite crucial injuries to Justise Winslow and Goran Dragic. Erik Spoelstra said there's no update regarding the status of Goran Dragic and Justise Winslow for Friday's home game against the Knicks. — Anthony Chiang (@Anthony_Chiang) December ...
Early Signing Period: How did the Hurricanes fare?

Early Signing Period: How did the Hurricanes fare?

/ / Football, South Florida
Depending on who you ask, you’ll get differing opinions on the current state of  the Miami Hurricanes recruiting going into the Early Signing Period. Overall, Miami did a relatively good job of keeping the majority of their commits but the Canes were also on the shorter end of the stick of a few recruits on ...
Miami Hurricanes senior DJ Vasiljevic has pro potential

Miami Hurricanes senior DJ Vasiljevic has pro potential

/ / Basketball, South Florida
Since Jim Larranaga became the head coach of the University of Miami basketball team in 2011, the Hurricanes have had four players selected in the NBA Draft. It started with Shane Larkin in 2013 coming off the magical ACC championship season led by Shane Larkin, who was selected by the Dallas Mavericks. The Hurricanes are ...
Panthers Snap Skid, Still Looking up in Atlantic Standings

Panthers Snap Skid, Still Looking up in Atlantic Standings

The Florida Panthers ended a three-game losing streak Monday in convincing fashion, dispatching Ottawa 6-1. Florida (16-12-5, 37 points) moved up to third place in a crowded Atlantic Division which has five teams within four points of each other. Florida had dropped seven of their last ten games prior and have been disappointing during this ...
Heat's Bam Adebayo Wins East Player of the Week

Heat’s Bam Adebayo Wins East Player of the Week

Bam Adebayo took home his first Eastern Conference Player of the Week award for games played Dec. 9th to Dec. 15th. His stat line included his first two career triple doubles, and the Miami Heat went 2-1 in that span. Bam Adebayo has been named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week. Adebayo averaged: 20 ...
Exclusive: The Reason for Dion Waiters' Latest Suspension

Exclusive: The Reason for Dion Waiters’ Latest Suspension

During another grueling back-to-back, which the Miami Heat split -- this time against the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks -- it was apparent they could have used another playmaking guard who could break down the defense and get to the basket, thus taking some burden off All-Star Jimmy Butler. That's been the reality in ...
2019 Miami Hurricanes Football: Season of Missed Opportunities

2019 Miami Hurricanes Football: Season of Missed Opportunities

/ / ACC, Football, Miami Hurricanes
To put it mildly, the 2019 Miami Hurricanes football team endured a tumultuous campaign. Week after week a different uncertainty loomed. Who will be quarterback? Do we have a kicker? Why does Dan Enos constantly throw to the short side of the field? How can we beat Virginia but lose to FIU? 'We wasn’t even ...
DeVante Parker took flight for seven catches for 159 yards against the Eagles. (Tony Capobianco for Five Reasons Sports)

Dolphins sign WR DeVante Parker to four-year contract extension

The Miami Dolphins have agreed to a four-year contract extension with WR DeVante Parker, worth an estimated $80-Million through 2023. 2019 has been an up-and-down season for the Miami Dolphins. But truth is, this year is about evaluating the roster--and trying to decide which players fit the chemical makeup of what Flores wants from his ...
Heat/Lakers is Game Heat Nation Deserves

Heat/Lakers is Game Heat Nation Deserves

The Miami Heat host the Los Angeles Lakers Friday in what could be this year's most anticipated matchup to date. The timing could not be better. Miami (18-6) will put their undefeated home record to the ultimate test against a Los Angeles Lakers (22-3) team which has only lost one away game. Finally the (well ...
Jimmy Buckets Doesn't Hold Back on IG

Jimmy Buckets Doesn’t Hold Back on IG

All signs pointed to Miami losing their first home game last night after young Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young, hit Alex Len for an easy dunk to put them up 6. Most considered this a dagger especially Young, which was considerable cockiness for a guy on a team that rarely wins. Trae Young told the Heat ...
DeVante Parker was missed by the Dolphins against the Jets

DeVante Parker was missed by the Dolphins against the Jets

Wide receiver DeVante Parker has reached another level in 2019. Miami's offense felt the void left by the fifth-year receiver after he suffered a concussion early in Sunday's 22-21 loss to the New York Jets. The Dolphins lacked a clear target that could push the offense into the end zone. They had drives stall at ...