Miami's Riquna Williams close to scoring milestone
The Florida citrus industry is stuck in neutral and could remain there through the end of the decade. The state's grove acreage, ravaged since 2004 by hurricanes and the deadly citrus greening disease, already stands at the lowest point since 1966, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture began counting citrus trees and acreage.
2011 marked the sixth consecutive year in which South Florida escaped major impacts from hurricanes. The only impact from a tropical system occurred on August 25 when the extreme western fringes of Hurricane Irene skirted the southeast Florida coast. Impacts were minor and mostly related to heavy surf and beach erosion. Despite the lack of direct hurricane strikes in recent years, South Florida ...
Scrum guru Mike Cron will give the Hurricanes a much-needed helping hand during the Super Rugby competition in an exclusive arrangement with the franchise.
Anytime I think of great Miami Hurricane linebackers, Dan Morgan pops into my head almost instantly. He may not have been the flashiest or the best that Miami has ever had, but his collegiate stats say he may have been one of the best linebackers to ever play. Morgan was born and raised in Clifton Heights, Penn., where he would play his freshman season at Upper Darby High School. He and his ...
The Hurricanes squandered a 16-point lead but hung on in overtime for their first victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
PASCAGOULA-- Landry Lofton scored a pair of first-half breakaway goals Tuesday night to lead Pascagoula past West Harrison 4-2 in the Class 5A South State soccer finals at War Memorial Stadium.
2011 marked the sixth consecutive year in which South Florida escaped major impacts from hurricanes. The only impact from a tropical system occurred on August 25 when the extreme western fringes of Hurricane Irene skirted the southeast Florida coast. Impacts were minor and mostly related to heavy surf and beach erosion. Despite the lack of direct hurricane strikes in recent years, South Florida ...
Camille in 1969, Hugo in 1989, Andrew in 1992, Katrina in 2004. These are among the most devastating hurricanes to ever hit the United States, with storm surges more than 20 feet high and wind gusts up to 200 miles per hour. "I can't sit here and...
Former Miami Hurricanes guard/forward Tamara James, the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,406 career points, has been chosen as a member of the ACC Women's Basketball Legends Class of 2012. The Legends Class will be honored at the ACC Women's Basketball Tournament during halftime of the first semifinal on March 3 in Greensboro, N.C. James, who played one season in the WNBA with the ...
Neither the league nor union have gone public, but the players' percentage and how much each market makes appear to be the main issues.
Diamonte Sands, a developer, is eyeing a parcel of county-owned property abutting Wickham Road in Melbourne.
Home values are plummeting but rebuilding costs are not, and many customers don't understand the difference.
Six years after Kenny Phillips found himself asking Antrel Rolle what life as a Miami Hurricane was like, the roles were reversed.
The two dummies in black wigs and Clinton and Reagan Halloween masks are gone. Over the years, they had become humorous, head-turning landmarks for motorists passing by an otherwise easy-to-miss bait shop on State Road A1A.
By Rick Stroud, Times Staff Writer Monday, January 30, 2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Greg Schiano is going back to his roots to hire at least one assistant on his staff. Schiano wants to hire former Butch Davis, the former Tar Hells, Browns and Miami Hurricanes head coach, according to Sports Illustrated's Peter King. It's not clear what role Davis would have on the Bucs' staff, but most ...
By Rick Stroud, Times Staff Writer Monday, January 30, 2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Greg Schiano is going back to his roots to hire at least one assistant on his staff. Schiano wants to hire Butch Davis , the former Tar Heels, Browns and Miami Hurricanes head coach, according to Sports Illustrated 's Peter King. It's not clear what role Davis would have on the Bucs' staff, but most ...
In their relatively short time in North Carolina, the Carolina Hurricanes have demonstrated a knack for mythology that franchises with far longer timelines haven't developed.
CORAL GABLES – While at a Battle of Florida All-Star Game practice on Wednesday, I ran into former Hurricanes linebacker and graduate assistant Glenn Cook, now a scout for the Indianapolis Colts. He joined the organization in June. Cook, who looked the part wearing a white Colts polo shirt and blue visor pulled down low, said he’s [...]
U.S. Rep. John Mica announced Jan. 5 that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded DeBary $1.18 million to manage flooding on the city's west side. It's the final FEMA grant the City of DeBary has sought in its efforts to pay for more than $18 million worth of stormwater-management projec ...
