Sam Peene News Today

The Miami Hurricanes couldn’t have started their NCAA Tournament run any stronger on Friday night at The Light. Runs poured for them all night against the Maine Black Bears en route to a 9-1 win in the Coral Gables Regional.

Across the United States (US), there are 276 universities with a sailing program. Miami’s sailing team is climbing the ranks and currently sits in the top 25 with three national medals in the last four years.

Students were blown out of the water last week at the sight of a 65-ft inflatable sperm whale on display in the middle of campus, demanding the attention of students and professors alike. The sculpture, constructed out of ripstop nylon and brought to life by a positive-pressure fan, was conceptualized by fine arts professor Dr. Billie Lynn and cultivated with the help of her students.

If you want to see a musical comedy about a man pushing his dead uncle in a wheelchair from England to Monte Carlo, look no further than the spring musical. From April 20 to April 29, students can see “The Lucky Stiff” at the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre.

In a heated ACC matchup between two of the top-20 teams in the nation, the 20th-ranked Miami Hurricanes dropped their second game in a row, 6-5, to the 7th-ranked Virginia Cavaliers in Charlottesville on Saturday afternoon.

The Lowe Art Museum, UM’s on-campus museum, does not assign value to works in their possession other than for functional purposes. This decision to forgo monetary value may seem secretive to art world outsiders, but in reality, museums often conceal a work’s monetary value to emphasize and respect the intangible value of the art.

The University of Miami Women’s Basketball team had a historic run at this year’s March Madness tournament, making it all the way to the Elite Eight for the first time in program history. The 'Canes started the tournament as a ninth-seeded team, but still managed to knock off top-seeded Indiana, pull off a 17-point comeback against Oklahoma, and top Villanova in the final seconds of the Sweet Sixteen. They met their match when they faced off against the LSU Lady Tigers where they lost 5...

They were up 21 points at the start of the third, then they were down with less than a minute on the clock. Sophomore guard Jasmyne Roberts sank a floater, got fouled, and then hit two free throws to bring the ninth-seeded Miami Hurricanes back into the lead against fourth-seeded Villanova with 37 seconds left on the clock.

They’re dancing and advancing. The Miami Hurricanes are elite. March 26 will be the first time in program history that Miami women’s basketball will play in the Elite Eight. At 7 p.m., the ninth-seeded ‘Canes will face off against third-seeded LSU at the Bon Secours Arena for a spot in the Final Four in Dallas next weekend.

Before the first pitch was thrown on Friday night at Mark Light Field, the Miami Hurricanes and Florida State Seminoles were deadlocked. Since 1971, the two teams have both won 128 games against each other.