Daniel Torres/Staff Writer FIU football signed a deal this week to renew their rivalry with the University of Central Florida. The Panthers will play the self-proclaimed “National Champions” in 2020 and 2022. The 2020 game will be hosted at Spectrum Stadium in Orlando and the 2022 game will be hosted at Riccardo Silva Stadium […]
Former FIU defensive back Emmanuel Lubin passed away early Sunday morning in a car accident. The crash took place around 4 a.m. on the Florida Turnpike, according to Florida Highway Patrol officials. They said Lubin was driving northbound near NW 74th St. and lost control of his Toyota sedan leading him to crash into a […]
Written by Zoe Chin/Sports Director For the fifth year in a row, the FIU swimming and diving team (7-3) won the Conference USA championships on Saturday, March. 2. For the first time in FIU athletics, the Panthers have won a fifth-straight conference title. The Panthers finished the championship with 935.5 cumulative points, beating Rice University […]
Peter Holland, Jr. // Staff Writer Starting point guard Kristian Hudson emerged as a rising star following her break-out performance against University of Texas at El Paso on Jan.12 and University of Texas at San Antonio on Jan.14. Despite FIU being in the bottom of the conference, Hudson has been a workhorse for the Panthers. […]
Alex Del Valle // Contributing Writer After wrapping up a quarter of fall 2016 tournaments, the women’s tennis team will pick up where they left off after concluding a rigorous, yet rewarding month of match days that included four competitions from September through October. FIU started off the 2017 season with a 6-1 victory over […]
Peter Holland, Jr. // Staff Writer After forcing three overtimes, sophomore guard Kristian Hudson pulled a game-winning halfcourt shot to clinch the Panthers’ first back-to-back win of the season in their 87-88 victory University of Texas El Paso. The Panther’s defense, despite being undersized by the Minor’s front line, played aggressively on the court, recording […]
Alex Toledo // Contributing Writer The volleyball team wrapped up its season at home with a 3-2 win over Middle Tennessee on Nov. 10 and a 1-3 loss to Southern Mississippi on Nov. 12. The team finished with a 9-19 record, including a 3-11 record in Conference USA play. On Nov. 10, the 5-24, (2-12 […]
Peter Holland, Jr.//Asst. Sports Director On Nov. 14, FIU confirmed Butch Davis has agreed to a five-year contract to be the University’s new football head coach. This was after rumors from multiple sources speculating that Davis was the frontrunner for the position. Athletic Director Pete Garcia and Davis were both at University of Miami, where […]
Peter Holland, Jr. // Asst. Sports Director Last season, the men finished 13-19 (7-11 in C-USA) and was eliminated in the second round of the Conference USA tournament against University of Texas El-Paso. Anthony Evans will be going into his fourth year as head coach for the Panthers with 44-52 career record. He is looking […]
Peter Holland, Jr.//Asst. Sports Director Jonnu Smith’s college career came to an end after his girlfriend, Mary Gaspar, allegedly threw boiling water on the starting tight end on Halloween. Gaspar, who is five months pregnant with Smith’s child, was arrested and charged with aggravated battery, a second-class felony, after voluntarily turning herself in at the […]
Jasmine Casimir // Asst. Sports Director After ending their championship runs in the second round of the Conference USA Championships last year, the women and men’s basketball teams have a renewed focus for the 2016-2017 season. Both teams held their annual media day Thursday, Oct. 27 at the U.S. Century Bank Arena. The head coach […]
Alejandro Solana // Staff Writer FIU extends unbeaten streak to five games after defeating ODU 4-1 The defending Conference USA champions have secured their ticket back to the C-USA 2016 Men’s soccer tournament this year for a chance to preserve their title. The Panthers (7-6-2, 4-2-1), lead by Head Coach Scott Calabrese in his third […]
