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Miami Hurricanes fill big need with Akheem Mesidor pickup

Miami Hurricanes fill big need with Akheem Mesidor pickup

There was some major news for the Miami Hurricanes on Wednesday as they landed on West Virginia transfer defensive lineman Akheem Mesidor. Mesidor was offered by the likes of Auburn, USC, and Tennessee, but the Miami hurricanes managed to beat those schools for his services. Mesidor measures in at six-foot-two, 272 pounds. He played in ...
Kyle Lowry’s Impact in the “Real Season” is Indeed Real

Kyle Lowry’s Impact in the “Real Season” is Indeed Real

Looking through some of the story-lines of the Miami Heat's first two playoff games against the Atlanta Hawks, the orderly focus is pretty clear. At the top of the primary topics, Jimmy Butler sits there coming off his 45 point performance in game two. Right after that, the role players in general are probably next ...
Meyer v Acuña

Meyer, Marlins Prospects Face Acuña in All-Star’s Rehab Start

Many eyes of the baseball world turned to Jacksonville on Tuesday night, a rarity considering the city’s Triple-A designation. But what drew the interest of many baseball fans, those of the Miami Marlins, Atlanta Braves, and beyond, was not the Jumbo Shrimp, or the Ray Charles bobblehead giveaway, but the return of Ronald Acuña Jr ...
Five Takeaways from Heat's Win Over Hawks in Game 2

Five Takeaways from Heat’s Win Over Hawks in Game 2

The Miami Heat beat the Hawks in game 2 to go up 2-0 in the series, but it wasn’t as simple as the last time around. Atlanta had a responding punch late in this one, but Miami came right back with one of their own. All behind Jimmy Butler’s playoff high with 45 points. Five ...
Miami Hurricanes

Miami Hurricanes: Transfer DL Darrell Jackson visiting this weekend

The Miami Hurricanes are set to get a visit from transfer defensive lineman Darrell Jackson this weekend. This was first reported by Gaby Urrutia of InsideTheU. Jackson played at Maryland in 2021. He appeared in 13 games, recording 22 total tackles. He had two stand out games in the 2021 season. The first one came ...
Marlins series Phillies

Marlins Take First Home Series from Phillies

The Miami Marlins opened their 2022 home schedule with yet another series win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Miami took the home opener with 31,184 fans in attendance last Thursday. That crowd proved to be the largest to attend a game at loanDepot park since Opening Day in 2018, when 32,151 fans watched the Marlins play ...
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Player Ratings: Inter Miami vs the Seattle Sounders

Inter Miami picked up their second win of the season with a well-earned victory against a rotated Seattle Sounders side. Robbie Robinson got his first goal of the year as he led a Gonzalo Higuain-less Miami to a 1-0 win. Though Seattle started the game without several of their starters, Miami took advantage of that ...
Five Takeaways from Heat’s Win Over Hawks in Game One

Five Takeaways from Heat’s Win Over Hawks in Game One

The Heat kicked off game 1 of the playoffs against the Hawks with a bang. High level offense, suffocating defense against Trae Young, and overall productive play 1 through 9. So, here are some game 1 takeaways, which is hard to limit to 5… #1: The rotation move with Gabe Vincent, clearly a timely one ...
Florida Panthers Defense showing signs of improvement

Florida Panthers Defense showing signs of improvement

Credit: FloridaPanthersPR Following Florida’s 7-6 comeback win over Toronto on April 5, most fans felt nothing but elation. For the Panthers themselves, that game marked a need for change. The Florida Panthers defense had been struggling mightily in the first eight games Aaron Ekblad missed due to injury, and that game marked the tipping point for ...
Miami Heat-Atlanta Hawks Schematic Series Outlook

Miami Heat-Atlanta Hawks Schematic Series Outlook

The Miami Heat finally know their first round opponent about 38 hours before game 1 tips off at FTX arena, and that team would be the Atlanta Hawks. They took down the Cavaliers on Friday night in a pretty uneven game overall, showcasing both the strengths and weaknesses of this Hawks group. They can score ...
Javonte Smart on his Development, 1's with Butler and UD, the Heat Winning it All, and More

Javonte Smart on his Development, 1’s with Butler and UD, the Heat Winning it All, and More

"Having Gabe, Duncan, Max. Same type of guys that went un-drafted, same type of guys that went through the G-League, same process that I'm going through," Javonte Smart told me after Friday's practice, about 48 hours before the Heat kick off their first round series in the 2022 playoffs. It isn't a coincidence that so ...
Miami Hurricanes

Miami Hurricanes emerging as top choice for 2024 RB Drew Pickett

More recruits were on the campus Thursday for the Miami Hurricanes. One player in particular was impressed during his visit. 2023 three-star running back Drew Pickett was impressed with his visit to Miami, per a report from Matt Shodell of Canesport.com. As noted in Shodell’s report, Pickett indicated that UM was his “probably No.1 choice.” ...
A Walk Through the 2nd Day of Miami Heat Practice Before Playoffs

A Walk Through the 2nd Day of Miami Heat Practice Before Playoffs

As the Heat completed their second day of practice before the start of the first round series Sunday at 1 pm, the goals of this team are clear: Forgetting the past. By that I don't just mean leaving the negative stuff behind them, such as the sweep against the Milwaukee Bucks a year ago in ...
Miami Hurricanes: Mario Cristobal impressed with WR Brashard Smith

Miami Hurricanes: Mario Cristobal impressed with WR Brashard Smith

With the spring game coming up on Saturday, Miami Hurricanes head coach Mario Cristobal highlighted players that he thought stood out on Thursday. One of those players was wide receiver Brashard Smith, per David Lake of InsideTheU.com. Smith is in line for a bigger role in the 2022 season. As a freshman, he recorded 14 ...
Marlins Prospects Report: Opening Week

Marlins Prospects Report: Opening Week

Although a prolonged offseason lockout threatened the start of the season, the 2022 baseball schedule started last week. The Miami Marlins enter the season with postseason aspirations following offseason improvements, and the club’s minor league affiliates stand stocked with talented prospects. The Marlins’ farm system checked in sixth-best in baseball according to MLB.com’s preseason rankings ...