The Miami University women's basketball team grabbed its second consecutive victory on Saturday afternoon, defeating Eastern Michigan University by a score of 79-63. With the win, the RedHawks improve to 9-16 (3-9 MAC) while the Eagles fall to 6-18 (1-11 MAC).
The Miami University women's basketball team picked up a crucial win on Wednesday night, taking down intrastate rival University of Akron 54-49 in front of a Millet Hall crowd. The victory breaks a six game losing streak for the RedHawks (8-16, 2-9 MAC), who had not won a game since January 11th.
Miami men's basketball dropped another Mid-American Conference game on Tuesday -- this time to Western Michigan University. The RedHawks lost 72-55 to the Broncos at home in front of a spirited crowd.
Miami men's basketball fell 66-62 to Mid-American Conference opponent Kent State at home on Saturday afternoon despite a last minute comeback. An early Kent State lead could not be overcome, as the RedHawks continue to struggle with countering their opponent's offense.
The Miami University women's basketball team dropped its sixth straight game on Saturday afternoon to Ball State University by a score of 81-60. The RedHawks (7-16, 1-9 MAC) hung tough with one of the MAC's top teams, but found themselves unable to overcome a slow start.
The New England Patriots beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 on Sunday in the first overtime game in Super Bowl history.
The RedHawks currently have 14 players in their freshman class, and only six upperclassmen. With such a young team, inexperience is expected, but the future of Miami Hockey is bright.
Thank you, Super Bowl LI. In the midst of one of the least competitive NFL Playoffs in recent history, the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons combined to deliver a historic ending to the 2016-17 football season. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Patriots and Falcons set a whopping 24 NFL records in their matchup Sunday night. Twenty-one of these newly minted records belong solely to the New England Patriots.
By Graham von Carlowitz, Editorial Editor
Miami University can now claim to have the most modern athletic complex in the Mid-American Conference, debuting its newest facility in a ribbon-cutting ceremony inside the Dauch Indoor Sports Center Wednesday evening.
Coming in at about $5 Million for one 30-second spot, the Super Bowl provides a platform to large businesses to showcase their advertising talent. Businesses look to draw huge crowds to their sites and stores through small ads that draw all sorts of reactions. The competition this year for best ad will be stiff, so instead we put together a list of ads organized by their most fitting superlative. If you have any disagreements with our choices, or have a list of your own, feel free to reach out to me!
Nick Schleter, The Miami Student
Any individual who has tuned into a sports talk show lately, flipped on a late-night episode of SportsCenter or been in the general vicinity of someone in a Patriots' jersey has heard the same, overdrawn narrative. Supposedly, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are an unstoppable dynasty and are destined to solidify their status among the greats with another Super Bowl victory this Sunday.
Miami University's men's basketball looks to Saturday to rebound from two consecutive losses. The RedHawks will be taking on a Mid-American Conference opponent in the Kent State Flashes at Millett Hall at 3:30 p.m.
The Miami University women's basketball team lost its fifth consecutive game on Wednesday night, falling 84-66 on the road against Kent State University.
Miami's men's basketball continues to struggle against conference opponents. The team lost 83-72 at Bowling Green State University in a Mid-American Conference matchup on Tuesday evening.
Kyle Steiner, The Miami Student
Emily Simanskis, Sports Editor
Emily Simanskis, Sports Editor
Michael Stemmler, The Miami Student