Miami hockey will play the University of Connecticut tonight for the first time ever as the RedHawks' last series in their season-opening stretch. The 'Hawks look to beat the Huskies at home with improved special teams and determined play with and without the puck.
The Monday Game alone provided enough topics for Five Hot Takes, but we will try to make sense of the rest of the week as well. Topics include: Carson Wentz, a Super Bowl rematch, and an unlikely substitute kicker.
The postseason begins for Miami cross country teams at home on October 28th for the Mid-American Conference Championship. With a promising regular season, the question lies ahead how the RedHawks stack up against the best of the MAC.
The Golf RedHawks finished their fall season on a high note, placing first at the Dayton Flyer Invitational Oct.16-17.
Miami University and the Miami Tribe have announced a new collaborative awareness platform, beginning this month.
Entering Saturday, the Miami football team appeared to be one loss away from falling apart -- the RedHawks were nursing a three-game losing streak, including two gut-wrenching conference defeats to go along with a blowout at Notre Dame. With a loss Saturday, the Red and White would have moved to 1-3 in the MAC East with little to no chance for making a run at a division title. With that pressure in mind, the 'Hawks played an angry, physical and determined football game, defeating the Buffalo Bulls 24-14.
In commanding fashion, the Miami University field hockey team defeated Central Michigan 4-0 on Friday to clinch the MAC championship and an undefeated conference-play record (5-0). The Chippewas fell to 0-16 on the year while the RedHawks remain .500 (8-8) after falling to No. 3 Virginia on Sunday 4-0.
In two high scoring games, Miami hockey found themselves on both sides of the score as it split this weekend's non-conference series against the University of Maine. Still struggling to battle back from deficits, the RedHawks (1-3) went up early in Friday's game to eventually win 7-5 but fell behind early in Saturday's game to ultimately lose to the Black Bears (2-2) 6-3.
In 1849, esteemed British poet, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, delivered one of the most poignant and oft-quoted lines in the history of the English language:
The Miami University Equestrian Hunt Seat team hosted their home show this past weekend, taking first and second against six other teams.
Miami hockey is in Orono, Maine to play the University of Maine and try to win its first regular season game with better puck management and the utilization of its improving power play and penalty kill.
Aaron Rodgers' injury, the last unbeaten falls, and more as Five Hot Takes returns for the second week.
Miami came up just shy in its attempt to upset No. 2 Duke University in Durham after a valiant effort by the RedHawks' defense Sunday afternoon. They were able to split their road trip with a 4-1 victory over Davidson on Monday evening.
Miami hockey battled to a 7-5 exhibition victory over the USA Hockey's National Team Development Program, as six RedHawks had multi-point nights including junior defenseman Grant Hutton and sophomore forward Gordie Green with two goals each.
We've all heard the statement before. You could be discussing the record-setting amount of All-Stars moving teams in the NBA offseason (11 players!), hyping up your favorite player as the next superstar-in-the-making, or even sitting around playing NBA 2K on your couch with your friends. As sports discussions are apt to do, the conversation may get a bit heated as different opinions are brought up and counterpoint after counterpoint are raised, but eventually one person will end the discussion with a single statement:
In a tale of two halves, an 11-point halftime lead wasn't enough for Miami -- Kent State University came roaring back to beat Miami football 17-14. Despite out-gaining the host's 335-328 yards, and holding a 19-12 first down advantage, the RedHawks lost for the third straight week.
Welcome to the fifth installment of the Made-Up Mailbag. This week, I get to pitch to myself underhand and take a victory lap because one of my favorite players to draft in fantasy football finally went off.
Miami's head volleyball coach Carolyn Condit earned her 700th career victory on Saturday evening with a 3-0 win over Eastern Michigan. This came after her 600th win as a RedHawk in a 3-1 win over Central Michigan on Friday evening.
If you're looking for senior Patrick Flavin, you can find him at one of three places: the golf course, the putting green or the driving range.