Brian Olmo | Sports Director FIU baseball falls short to Miami, 7-3, on Wednesday, March 15 at the FIU Baseball Stadium. The loss snaps the Panthers’ eight-game win streak. With their bats still sizzling hot, the Panthers took an early 2-0 lead in the first. Sophomore Marcus O’Malley hit a single and junior Dante Girardi […]
Martina Brady / Staff Writer Florida legislators passed a bill in the State House preventing transgender girls and women from participating in girls’ competitive sports on the high school and collegiate levels. HB 1475, the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, would limit participation in sports based on biological sex. The bill would require schools to […]
By: Nicole Heller / Contributing Writer During a talk at FIU, students learned about the importance of teaching Hispanic parents how to be the “change agent” in relationships. This is part of a research program by the University of Miami to reduce health risk behaviors among Hispanic youth. Guillermo “Willy” Prado came to FIU to […]
In probably the most shocking move of the FIU football offseason, kicker Jose Borregales will be a Hurricane after entering the transfer portal in late December. The last time we saw Borregales was in the Camellia bowl against Arkansas State where he hit 4 field goals including a 52-yarder. However, he missed a potential go-ahead […]
Gerard Albert III/ Editor in Chief More and more people are coming to Florida and the state is facing a problem: where to put them. Activists and policy makers met at the University of Miami this week for the second-annual Florida Priorities Summit produced by the Miami Herald. They came up with solutions to some […]
Brett Shweky // Staff Writer Senior Robert Garcia dismantled the crosstown rival Miami Hurricanes 12-1, leading the Panthers through seven innings with a one-hitter, Tuesday night at Mark Light Field in Coral Gables. Garcia (1-2), recorded his first college win, struck out a career-high nine batters and allowed only one hit until the seventh. The […]
Reinaldo Llerena // Staff Writer Although two swimmers impressed in FIU Swimming and Diving’s season opener, the Panthers dropped its season opener versus the University of Miami, 161-101, on Saturday, Oct. 1 in Coral Gables. Freshman Taylor Grabenhorst and junior Kyna Pereira were the Panther standouts during the meet against the Hurricanes. The meet, originally […]
David Drucker/Contributing Writer FIU’s athletic department has agreed to a five-year, 2.6 million dollar contract with Adidas for the outfitting of its 18 sports teams. The deal is worth twice as much as the previous agreement with the company and will extend into 2019 with two one-year extension options. “We’re excited to continue delivering our […]
