Michael Vestey

We’re getting pretty good odds for another epidemic of addiction

By Michael Vestey | April 6, 2023

Problem gambling is a serious health issue, and can have real negative effects on your personal, social, and professional life. If you are concerned about your gambling habits and wish to seek help, call the National Council on Problem Gambling’s helpline at 1-800-522-4700, or the Ohio Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-589-9966. Other resources are available through the Problem Gambling Network of Ohio.

Michael Vestey takes a well-needed nap with his comfort issue (the one with his first ever story on the front).

I’m not a journalism major — but I’ll miss pretending to be one

By Michael Vestey | March 29, 2023

Senior Staff Writer Mike Vestey says goodbye to TMS before graduating Miami.

FC Cincy is currently in the midst of its first ever playoff run as a franchise

Three years of suffering — and a magical thirty minutes

By Michael Vestey | October 19, 2022

FC Cincinnati won their first Major League Soccer playoff game last Saturday - and Michael Vestey hasn’t stopped smiling.

Miami fans celebrate in the rain outside Ryan Field after the RedHawks’ 17-14 upset over Northwestern.

No offense? Not a problem! Defense and special teams lead RedHawks to shock upset of Big Ten’s Northwestern

By Michael Vestey | September 28, 2022

Keyon Mozee led the offense as the defense and special teams stepped up to earn the RedHawks an upset victory over Northwestern, 17-14.

Fans take in a Miami football game at Yager Stadium

College football’s biggest tournament is expanding — and it’s leaving us behind

By Michael Vestey | September 19, 2022

The College Football Playoff is expanding - and while it’s great for the sport as a whole, Miami isn’t going to see the benefits that our peers and rivals will.

Caption: FC Cincinnati supporters watch on as a tifo is raised before the Hell is Real derby game against Columbus.

Cincinnati is entering a new age – as the soccer capital of the United States

By Michael Vestey | September 6, 2022

With a vibrant local team and a beautiful new stadium, it seems pretty clear - Cincinnati is the new capital of American soccer.

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.

“Big Ben” has retired – and now it's time for us to forget him

By Michael Vestey | February 10, 2022

By the weight of all his behavior over multiple years, we know Ben Roethlisberger is not a man who continued to live by the Code of Love and Honor upon leaving this school.

Miami football opens up its season September 3 at No. 20 Kentucky

The RedHawks are playing in a brand-new bowl game

By Michael Vestey | December 23, 2021

With Miami’s sixth win of the season on Nov. 16 against Buffalo, the team earned a spot in a bowl game – or so the RedHawks initially thought.

Cincinnati wants the NWSL – and really, it shouldn’t

By Michael Vestey | October 28, 2021

Three weeks ago, The Athletic reported allegations from former players Sinead Farrelly and Mana Shim, both of the Portland Thorns, that head coach Paul Riley had sexually coerced them.