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• UM women's tennis finishes Sweet 16 round at close to 1 a.m. EST -- but beats Northwestern to advance to NCAA quarterfinals

  They did it again.

  For the fifth consecutive season, the University of Miami women's tennis team has advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament.

  The sixth-ranked Hurricanes, playing at the tournament site in Urbana, Ill., beat Northwestern 4-3. They didn't complete play until close to 1 a.m. Eastern time Saturday (match [...]

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• Hurricanes' women's tennis continues to flourish as coaches, freshman win ITA awards

  The UM women's tennis team, ranked sixth in the nation, will meet No. 11 Northwestern at 6 p.m. Friday in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA National Championships in Urbana, Ill.

  It's the eighth consecutive season that the Canes have advanced to the Round of 16.

  On Tuesday, the Intercollegiate Tennis [...]

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• UM dual-threat QB commit Alin Edouard wavering, as pro-style QB Brad Kaaya announces his commitment

  Hialeah High quarterback Alin Edouard committed to the Hurricanes in February for 2014. Miami has been his lifelong dream school, and Edouard was ecstatic to get the offer.

  The offer is still there, according to Edouard and his high school coach, Marc Berman, who said he spoke to a UM assistant [...]

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• Testaverde latest Hurricane headed to College Football Hall of Fame

  Heisman trophy winning Hurricanes quarterback Vinny Testaverde will be one of 14 former players and coaches who will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as part of the 2013 class.

  The National Football Foundation and the College Football Hall of Fame made the joint announcement Monday during the [...]

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• Golden, Torretta win golf tournament, $125K scholarship

  Hurricanes football coach Al Golden and 1992 Heisman Trophy winner Gino Torretta held off a back-nine charge from South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier and Sterling Sharpe to win the 2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge.

  Miami’s 11-under round was one better than the Gamecocks duo and solidified the first-place scholarship prize of $125,000. [...]

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• Bucs draft RB Mike James in sixth round

  Mike James, rushed for career-best 621 yards and 6 TDs on 147 attempts as a senior for the Hurricanes, got his name called in the sixth round of the NFL Draft on Saturday.

  The Bucs plucked James with the 21st pick, 189th overall. He was the 18th running back taken off [...]

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• McGee becomes first Cane drafted, goes in 5th round to Rams

  Brandon McGee's NFL dreams came true Saturday afternoon when the St. Louis Rams took him with the 16th pick in the fifth round, 149th overall.

  McGee, a two-year starter at cornerback for the Hurricanes, was the first UM player taken in this year's NFL Draft. He was the 22nd cornerback taken [...]

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• Canes miss out on Michel, but tailback tandem of the future could be at Miami Central

  Heralded Plantation American Heritage five-star running back Sony Michel made his college announcement Friday and it wasn't what the Hurricanes were hoping for.

  Two thirds of this talented Miami Central trio -- Joseph Yearby and Trevor Darling -- are trying to convince Dalvin Cook (right) to commit to the Canes [...]
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• Canes await Michel's announcement Friday; talented RB said he made up his mind, parents will be happy

  The last time Hurricanes fans held their breath when one of the country's premier high school running backs to make his college choice on television it was only the beginning of a long, strange winding road to disappointment. 

  When highly-touted Plantation American Heritage running back Sony Michel makes his decision around [...]

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• Terry's career finished with the Canes; Golden mum on transfer rumors

  UM coach Al Golden made it pretty clear Thursday -- freshman linebacker Gabe Terry is no longer a Hurricane and won't be again.

  "Gabe was suspended before the incident and we didn't take him to the spring game. Gabe is no longer with our football team," Golden said. "It's done. Again, [...]

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