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Miami Soccer 2022 season outlook: Approaching a breakthrough

By Sen Nguyen | September 1, 2022

In 2020, they were third in the East division. Then 2021 came and they were seventh in the conference, narrowly missing out on a playoff spot. With the 2022 season already underway, Miami has earned four points in the first two games. For the first time since 2016, the RedHawks look ready to break into the playoff zone, and they are still only getting up to speed.

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Miami Volleyball season preview: What we can look forward to in the 2022 season

By Sen Nguyen | August 30, 2022

Having finished third and fifth respectively in the Mid-American Conference the last two years, Miami volleyball is hoping for a breakout season in 2022.

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RedHawk baseballers make Miami proud in pro ranks

By Jack Schmelzinger | August 24, 2022

Click to find out how some of Miami's most recent star baseball players are doing after moving on to the professional ranks.

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QB Brett Gabbert hopes to build on last season’s success

By Steven Pepper | August 21, 2022

Eyes are on Miami quarterback Brett Gabbert to take the next step in his development this season. He is among the players on the pre-season Maxwell Award watch list, an honor given to the most outstanding player in college football. Additionally, he was voted as the pre-season First-Team All-MAC quarterback. 

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Pressure builds as field hockey aims for sixth straight title

By Jack Schmelzinger | August 20, 2022

Miami field hockey is set up to succeed this season. From an experienced goaltender and defense core to a game-breaking player up front, if the RedHawks see just a couple players step up to produce points, there won’t be much that can hold them back from their sixth straight MAC title. 

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Coach Martin and RedHawks football gear up for the season

By Edward Orzech | August 19, 2022

The first think most observers would notice about a RedHawk football practice this fall: the practices feel tense and simmer with energy. Coach Chuck Martin said that is one of the strengths of the 2022 squad. u201c[The players] come to work, they compete, they have energy,u201d he said. 

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The same faces in new places around Major League Baseball

By Ian Enders | May 10, 2022

Mike Trout is leading Major League Baseball in OPS, so it’s officially extrapolation season! Check in to see how some of the offseason’s biggest acquisitions are faring with their new teams.

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Jonathan Brand has shoved his way to success this season

By Jack Schmelzinger | May 9, 2022

When Sam Bachman was drafted ninth overall by the Los Angeles Angels this summer, it wasn’t clear who was going to step up as the next ace of Miami’s pitching staff that finished last season among the best in the NCAA. But as the beginning of the 2022 season progressed, the answer to that question quickly became clear: Jonathan Brand.

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The most exciting moments from the Battle of the Bricks baseball edition

By Jack Schmelzinger | May 4, 2022

Do you find baseball stultifying? Would you rather clean up at New Bar next Saturday night than watch a bunch of guys stand around on a diamond for three hours? Yes? Well you’re wrong, but you have a point. I watched every pitch of Miami’s series split against Ohio this weekend so that you don’t have to. These were the most exciting moments.

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RedHawks move on to the NFL

By Jack Schmelzinger | May 4, 2022

Dominique Robinson was the only Miami alum drafted this weekend, but he wasn’t the only one to get an NFL shot.  Mike Brown, Cedric Boswell, Sterling Weatherford and Jack Sorenson signed free agent deals shortly after the draft ended Sunday. 

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New RedHawks: what to make of Miami football’s transfer portal pickups

By Jack Schmelzinger | May 2, 2022

It's going to be an uphill battle to replace the production of all of the players Miami lost to the transfer portal, especially the pressure artists on the defensive side of the ball. But Miami worked the transfer portal too. Here's who they have coming in. 

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Press Box Thoughts - Episode 23

April 29, 2022

In the final episode of the semester, @TedBrennan15 recaps Miami sports, and sits down with Miami women’s soccer goalie Lauren Parker to talk about her future plans outside of Miami, and what it’s like to be a woman in sport.

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Miami tennis team braced for tight clashes on journey to championship

By Sen Nguyen | April 29, 2022

With a line-up of two seniors leading seven freshmen, the Miami RedHawks seemingly blew through oppositions to top the East division in the regular season. Now, they head into the Mid-American Conference Tournament.

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“I have no regrets:” James Beck is ready to take the next step in his basketball career

By J'nai Knox | April 29, 2022

“Interesting.”  That’s the word former men’s basketball forward James Beck used to describe his athletic career – one riddled with injuries.  Although he's still healing from injuries, Beck has two goals in mind. One is to conduct his own home care business and the second is to pursue a professional career playing basketball. 

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Things are looking up for the Orange and Blue

By Michael Vestey | April 27, 2022

It’s that time of year again - when the resident FC Cincinnati fan on The Miami Student staff is allowed to write an article about his favorite team (and greatest source of personal misery, as befits all good favorite teams). Well, it’s already started, and we can begin to draw broad, unreasonable conclusions from these small sample sizes.

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How Travis Steele Plans To Turn Around The Miami Basketball Program

By Steven Pepper | April 25, 2022

Although he had other job offers, Steele believes that he has a great opportunity to reestablish the Miami brand. “I just felt that this is a sleeping giant when you look at the whole profile: the campus, the academics, the basketball tradition,” Steele said. “It’s all there.”

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What to watch for in this year’s NBA Playoffs

By Ian Enders | April 22, 2022

 It is every NBA fan’s favorite time of the year. It’s playoff time. All eight teams in both the Eastern and Western Conference are locked in after the NBA Play-In tournament, and if the Play-In games were any indication of how the Playoffs will look, we’re in for a treat. 

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Brokemond and RedHawks ride seven-run first inning to win over Indiana

By Jack Schmelzinger | April 21, 2022

Benji Brokemond joked and posed for photos with The Miami Student’s Ken Decrosta before Miami’s 9-7 win over Indiana Tuesday. Brokemond put on for the camera, and apparently he didn’t neglect his warm-ups. 

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Press Box Thoughts - Episode 22

April 15, 2022

In this episode, @TedBrennan15 recaps Miami sports, and sits down with friend of the podcast and club baseball athlete Willie Gronau to provides a unique perspective on what it means to be a club student-athlete.

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Fast facts: Get to know Travis Steele

By Jack Schmelzinger and Macey Chamberlin | April 14, 2022

Last week, Miami University announced the hiring of Travis Steele as the newest head coach of Miami men’s basketball. Haven't heard of him? Here are some fast facts on Steele.