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• Booker T. coach Tim "Ice" Harris says he's stunned UM pulled scholarship from Kirkland

  This isn't the type of finish UM coach Al Golden had in mind.

  With less than a week before National Signing Day, the Hurricanes have pulled a scholarship offer from a top recruit at a major high school power in Miami-Dade County and angered its head coach.

  Booker T. Washington coach Tim [...]

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• Kirkland: UM is out of the picture

  Guess I should have stuck around for the end of Booker T. Washington's state championship parade.

  All-American offensive lineman Denver Kirkland confirmed Thursday night UM is no longer in the picture for him, just a couple of hours after saying he loved the coaches and the program. 

  What led to this surprising [...]

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• Denver Kirkland, other top UM targets ready to make announcements on national TV

  Booker T. Washington's state championship football team finally celebrated its state title Thursday with a parade through Overtown.

  Among those to savor the moment: hulking 6-5, 333-pound offensive lineman Denver Kirkland, who along with star linebacker Matthew Thomas have been highly-coveted and recruited by Al Golden and UM coaches. 

  Now with [...]

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• UM compliance office urges fans to stay away from recruits; twitter war over Alex Collins continues

  The University of Miami's compliance office took to Twitter Thursday morning to send a message it hoped its fans would receive and heed: leave recruits alone.

  "Canes fans: We love when you support #TheU, but remember, only coaches can recruit prospects. #AskBeforeUAct," the tweet at around 10 a.m. from [...]

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• InsideTheU's David Lake discusses where UM stands with its top targets a week before signing day

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  Here's the latest edition of Eye On The U's recruiting podcast with Herald Sports Writer Manny Navarro and InsideTheU reporter David Lake. 

  The two discuss where Miami stands with its top targets a week before National Signing Day. Among the players discussed: LB Matthew Thomas, RB Alex Collins, RB Augustus Edwards, [...]

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• Defense attorney for UM baseball conditioning coach says his client didn't break law or NCAA rules

  The attorney for University of Miami baseball strength and conditioning coach Jimmy Goins told The Miami Herald his client hasn't broken any federal laws or NCAA rules and that the article in Tuesday's editions of Miami New Times has jumped to conclusions.

  "I can tell you Mr. Goins has no knowledge [...]

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• Canes' RB Duke Johnson becomes target of Twitter thug after commenting on LeSean McCoy's baby mama drama

  From the zany world of Twitter here's a new story making the rounds: UM running back Duke Johnson apparently became a target of one of LeSean McCoy's twitter followers for publicly voicing his opinion on the Eagles' star running back's baby mama drama.

  BlackSportsOnline first got wind of the story Sunday [...]

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• UM releases statement on baseball strength coach Jimmy Goins

  Unless you've been sleeping for three days you know by now a new scandal involving performance-enhancing drugs and a long list of major league baseball players and a Miami clinic has been in the news.

  The Miami New Times released a report of a lengthy three-month investigation Tuesday morning and [...]

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• Daughters of Ron Fraser share poem he wanted them to see once he was gone

  This is the longer version of my story that will appear in Tuesday's editions of The Miami Herald

  At one point before Alzheimer's disease began taking its toll, Ron Fraser saw a poem he liked, copied it down and put it in his briefcase -- a message he hoped would be [...]

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• UM men's hoops team up 11 spots to No. 14 in AP poll -- highest ranking since 2002

  Jim Larranaga and the red-hot Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team has moved up 11 spots this week in the Associated Press poll to number 14 -- one of the biggest jumps in recent memory following blowout wins over No. 1-ranked Duke and rival Florida State. UM is also ranked 15th [...]

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