One day after receiving penalties from the NCAA for a poor annual progress report, FIU was punished again. The NCAA added an extra year of probation to the university's self-imposed three-year probation period and had 20 1/3 scholarships reduced among 12 Golden Panthers teams for multiple rules violations.
NCAA PROGRESS REPORT
When Pete Garcia accepted FIU's offer to become athletic director 19 months ago, he did so knowing a big job lay ahead to bring the department up to NCAA standards.
Joel Boeschen pitched a complete game and Ryan Hudgins and Guy Brown homered to lift Arkansas State to a 7-1 victory over Florida International on Sunday in Jonesboro, Ark.
Chris Allen allowed three hits and one walk and struck out seven over six scoreless innings to lead Florida International to an 11-2 victory over host Arkansas State.
Former FIU defensive back Nick Turnbull and former FIU and Dolphins receiver Chandler Williams signed free agent contracts with the Atlanta Falcons late Wednesday.
FIU BASEBALL
In the 2000 College World Series, Louisiana State was being no-hit through five innings by Southern Cal's Mark Prior, the best pitcher in college baseball.
FIU freshman Paula Hurtado has been selected to compete at the NCAA East Regional Championship, May 8-10 in Athens, Ga. helped the Golden Panthers to the championship of the McNeese State Kosati Pines Classic.
FIU took care of the Sun Belt's top team, Louisiana-Monroe, by pounding out a season high in hits in a 17-10 victory Sunday afternoon at University Park Stadium.
As the FIU Blue & Gold Spring Game was winding down, safety Marshall McDuffie barreled toward running back A'mod Ned and was hammered by a block by quarterback Paul McCall.
COLLEGE BASEBALL ROUNDUP
FIU's run of defeating top teams came to an abrupt end Saturday afternoon in a 10-0 loss to Louisiana-Monroe at University Park Stadium.
Corey Polizzano pitched seven innings and Ryan Mollica hit an inside-the-park homer to lead host FIU (15-29, 7-12 Sun Belt) past Louisiana-Monroe 9-6 on Friday.
COLLEGE BASEBALL | FIU 6, NO. 1UM 3
Not many teams have been able to say they have defeated the University of Miami baseball team this season. Florida International is now part of that group.
Ryan Mollica's RBI single in the top of the ninth inning proved to be the game-winner as FIU defeated host New Orleans 7-5 on Sunday.
FIU FOOTBALL
FIU quarterback Paul McCall fired a pass down the middle of the field that receiver Jeremy Dickens snared and sprinted in for a 63-yard touchdown on the third play of the FIU Blue & Gold Spring Game on Friday night.
NFL DRAFT | STATE PROSPECTS
Kevin Smith answers the phone hurriedly, almost out of breath. ''I just got off the plane from meeting with St. Louis,'' Smith said Wednesday night after spending the earlier part of the day with the Rams. ``I've been training. Every chance I get to train, I'm training. I'm doing everything I can to get ready for the draft. It's been going good, real good.''
COLLEGE BASEBALL MIDDLE TENNESSEE 11, FIU 8 (10)
In the first two games of FIU's weekend series with Middle Tennessee at University Park Stadium, the Golden Panthers' starting pitchers were erratic.
