Kailey Krantz | Staff Writer While a celebrity endorsement sounds great, this partnership rubs me the wrong way. The FIU Stadium being dedicated to Pitbull seems like nothing more than a marketing tactic with no substantial benefits. On Aug. 6, Athletic Director Scott Carr announced that the football stadium would be renamed the Pitbull Stadium […]
Peter Holland, Jr. // Staff Writer The FIU Athletics department has revealed that the football stadium will be now named Riccardo Silva Stadium for four years. The decision was made after Silva was recognized for his $3.7 million donation to the department since 2015. “I want to personally thank Riccardo Silva for his generous gift […]
Story by Jorge Corrales Photos by Maria Soledad Lorenzino San Lorenzo of Argentina defeated Atlético Nacional of Colombia by a score 2-0 at FIU Stadium on Saturday. It marked the second time that Atlético Nacional makes the trip to Miami and loses. The club also traveled to Miami in July of 2014 and lost a […]
David Drucker/Contributing Writer Via a press release, The University has announced a six-year partnership with the Orange Bowl Committee for the use of Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium for the Orange Bowl Youth Football Championships presented by Sports Authority. “We are very pleased to continuing playing the Orange Bowl Youth Football League Championships presented […]
By: Jorge Corrales/Staff Writer The Marshall Thundering Herd will stampede into “The Cage” Saturday, Oct. 18, for the Panther’s annual homecoming game. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. from Ocean Bank Field and the game will be televised on the American Sports Network. The Panthers are coming off a heartbreaking loss at the hands of […]
By: Cesar Alva/Contributing Writer After fighting viciously for 90 minutes against the University of South Carolina 49ers, the Panthers men’s soccer team fell short of a victory on the road against No. 7 ranked University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a score of 4-3. While Head Coach Scott Calabrese believes that the Panthers (3-7-1) […]
Both the football and men’s soccer teams faced off against the University of Alabama at Birmingham on Saturday and unfortunately, for Head Coach Scott Calabrese, the soccer team did not come away with the victory. UAB senior forward, Darion Copeland, broke the hearts of the Panthers (3-4-1, 0-1-0) as he broke the 2-2 tie netting […]
The women’s soccer team began conference play this weekend, splitting the series against Old Dominion University and University of North Carolina at Charlotte. On Sept. 26, a familiar whistle was heard throughout the FIU Soccer Stadium. The crowd was modest and the weather was hot, per usual. But the tone was different. This game wasn’t […]
By: Jorge Corrales/Staff Writer The Panthers (1-3) kept it close early but were unable to keep it that way, falling 34-3 at home against the Louisville Cardinals (3-1). Far from last years 72-0 blowout in which they were only able to muster 27 total yards, the Panthers had 205 yards on Saturday. The Panthers held […]
