By Nicholas Poblete/Asst. Sports Director ESPN, a company dominated by men, has seen women begin to break down barriers, increasing their presence in the realm of sports media, but are met with adversity by some of their male colleagues. A study from the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport in 2012 found that […]
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. […]
Peter Holland, Jr. // Asst. Sports Director Pete Garcia held a press conference for the hiring of FIU’s new football head coach Butch Davis on Tuesday, Nov.15. After being introduced, Davis expressed his excitement to be coaching again at the collegiate level after five years. “I can’t tell you how excited I am to be the head coach at FIU,” Davis said. “I love […]
Peter Holland // Asst. Sports Director Social media has made its way into the lives of many people, including young athletes. According to Pew Research Center in 2015, 92 percent of teens used social media on a daily basis and 90 percent had at least one social media platform. Social media can be beneficial but […]
Friday morning, FIU announced a partnership with 1210AM ESPN Deportes, making them the official radio broadcast for all games during the 2014 football season. “We are pleased to announce this partnership with 1210AM ESPN Deportes,” said FIU Executive Director for Sports and Entertainment Pete Garcia. “This is a tremendous opportunity to reach our fans and […]
Rhys Williams/ Columnist It is 2014 and a man came out as openly gay to the nation. Some may not think that this is a big deal, but it’s who he is and what he does for a living that has made it big time news. Michael Sam is a 6-foot-2, 255 pound defensive lineman […]
Kevin Castaneda/staff writer For the last 13 years, FIU stewed in the bottom of the Sun Belt Conference rankings. They were not supposed to get a first-round bye this year. They were not supposed to make it out of their first game in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, against Arkansas-Little Rock. They were not supposed […]
