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FIU Golden Panthers Prowl (10 unread)

• Numbers & the new money man

  FIU athletic director Pete Garcia confirmed what tormer Louisiana-Monroe athletic director Bobby Staub told the Monroe News-Star Tuesday: Staub will be FIU's new Senior Associate Athletic Director, a job recently vacated by Alex Duque. Staub and ULM parted ways in April.

  Garcia said Staub's responsibilities will be broader than Duque's were. Staub will oversee sponsorships, marketing, [...]

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• Numbers & the new money man

  FIU athletic director Pete Garcia confirmed what tormer Louisiana-Monroe athletic director Bobby Staub told the Monroe News-Star Tuesday: Staub will be FIU's new Senior Associate Athletic Director, a job recently vacated by Alex Duque. Staub and ULM parted ways in April.

  Garcia said Staub's responsibilities will be broader than Duque's were. Staub will oversee sponsorships, marketing, [...]

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• Another football commit for 2014, this one at WR

  Atlanta Sports Academy wide receiver Jaron Locke, 6-2, 188, gave FIU his verbal (or electronic -- Twitter) commitment Monday night. Locke's not rated by ESPN, rated at two stars by Rivals and three stars by 247sports.com. He caught 52 passes for 1,152 yards and 11 touchdowns last season.

    

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• Buck-Crockett now queen of both volleyball castles; Thomas Bateast to St. Thomas

  In a life-imitating-TV way, lately, I've been running into people shortly after thinking about them. And so did this trend continue when I ran into sand volleyball coach Rita Buck-Crockett just before sitting down to blog post that she's now also the indoor volleyball coach.

  This wasn't on the drawing board when Buck-Crockett took the [...]

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• Another QB commits for 2014

  Tampa Gaither quarterback Alex McGough announced his commitment to FIU Sunday evening via Twitter. Earlier in the day, the verbal commitment of quarterback Luke Medlock, brother of current FIU first-string quarterback Jake Medlock, was announced via Jake's Twitter.

  According to the Tampa Bay Times, the 6-3 McGough completed 98 of 171 for 1541 yards, [...]

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• Another Medlock to Le Campus de Modesto Madique

  ...or so FIU quarterback Jake Medlock says via Instagram.

  Medlock's Instagram account claims his brother, Neptune Beach Fletcher quarterback and punter Luke Medlock, has committed to FIU.  

  http://www.hudl.com/athlete/668023/highlights/17296378

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• Isiah and The APR and the Mid-Major Dance

  Former FIU coach Isiah Thomas used a Huffington Post column to fire back at accusations from media and FIU (particularly athletic director Pete Garcia) that he's responsible for FIU's men's basketball's postseason ban for under-the-basement APR.

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  Some of what Thomas says in the column has been seen here in the April [...]

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• Willis now with the Strikers

  No, Willis Wright didn't switch sports.

  The 21st century version of the North American Soccer League's Fort Lauderdale Strikers acquired Jahbari Willis, FIU forward from 2008-11, from Atlanta in a trade for Andy Herron. Willis signed with Atlanta last year. This seaosn, he's had two assists in 11 games.

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  The NCAA sanctions of men's [...]

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• APR news, not-so-news (basketball postseason ban), a football departure

   I don't know what happened to this post. Somehow, inserting the Alice Cooper video eliminated the rest of the copy. I apologize.

  In summary, the men's basketball team got the NCAA punishment expected for almost a year -- no postseason play in 2013-14, activity time limited to five days and 16 [...]

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• MLB drafts one from FIU

  The Major League Baseball draft didn't tap the FIU roster until Saturday, when lefthanded pitcher Tyler Alexander got taken in the 27th round by Milwaukee.

  In what probably will be his only season at FIU after time at Hillsborough Community College, Alexander went 4-6 with a 4.28 ERA and .255 opponent [...]

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