New generation of players set to open baseball season
Frank Rivero/staff writer Several things in baseball always stay the same — the smell of freshly cut grass, the sounds of bats hitting balls during…
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FIU tennis enjoys its international athlete mix
Steven Rowell/contributing writer The players on the tennis team put the “international” in Florida International University. Out of the nine players on the roster, all…
FIJI Dominates Sigma Chi In Defensive Show
By: Jolson Diaz/contributing writer “Ankles!” “Ankles!” “Ankles!” That was the only comeback chant Sigma Chi’s crowd could muster after a superb crossover move by Tony…
Cyprien projected as second-round pick in NFL draft
Jonathan Jacobskind/staff writer Johnathan Cyprien is on the verge of turning his dream into a reality. The 6-foot-1, 210 pound strong safety is working tirelessly…
Panthers Are Tamed in Home Opening Invitational
Bryan Palacio The FIU softball team had the game-tying or winning batter in the final inning in four of their five games, but couldn’t capitalize…
Overseas student-athletes face culture shock in Miami
Daniel Brey/contributing writer With only about 1 percent of our entire student body consisting of international student-athletes, the level of difficulty each respective player experiences…
FIU’s defense falters in loss to North Texas
Tony Mitchell did not forget about his zero-point performance against FIU’s men’s basketball team on Jan. 17 and Roger Franklin did not forget about the…
Davydova’s big night leads FIU past North Texas
Ruben Palacios/staff writer Junior Marita Davydova led the FIU women’s basketball team to a 72-63 victory against North Texas behind a career-high 19 points…
FIU dismantles FAU in rivalry game
Kevin Castaneda/staff writer After playing 22 games this season, the men’s basketball team finally faced off against their instate conference rival, the Florida Atlantic University…
Panthers ready to let their play do the talking
Bryan Palacio/contributing writer Hype can be defined as promotional publicity; in sports, it comes from the potential ability of a team or player. But for…