The Miami Student

Behind the money — why pro sports can’t escape the grip of politics

(11/03/20 11:00am)

Thanks to the work of those at ESPN and FiveThirtyEight, today we have a clear picture of one source of the millions of dollars flowing into political campaigns — owners of professional sports teams.

https://www.miamistudent.net/article/2020/11/behind-the-money-why-pro-sports-cant-escape-the-grip-of-politics

FC Cincinnati and another season of ups and downs – mainly downs

(10/28/20 9:00am)

In August of 2019, Kings Island announced its new roller coaster, Orion, a $30 million giga coaster with a 300-foot drop and more than a mile of track. I was initially interested in this news, as someone who hates roller coasters and takes great pleasure in avoiding them.

https://www.miamistudent.net/article/2020/10/fc-cincinnati-and-another-season-of-ups-and-downs-mainly-downs

Short and sweet: RedHawks look to roll through abbreviated schedule

(10/21/20 9:00am)

We thought we weren’t going to have a season. Everything looked set for a spring season for the RedHawks, with a long few months of no Miami sports for us to wait through. Instead, we’re back and better than ever for this shortened, six-game season.

https://www.miamistudent.net/article/2020/10/short-and-sweet-redhawks-look-to-roll-through-abbreviated-schedule

There’s an old evil within our game — and it’s high time we fixed it

(02/25/20 10:45am)

Sitting before cameras and microphones at a press conference on Feb. 18, FC Cincinnati club president Jeff Berding bowed his head toward the table, and Gerard Nijkamp, the Dutch general manager of the club, looked ready to book the first flight out of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.

https://www.miamistudent.net/article/2020/02/theres-an-old-evil-within-our-game-and-its-high-time-we-fixed-it

How I learned to stop worrying and love the Bud Knight

(02/04/20 10:00am)

So, the Super Bowl hangover is over. Another NFL season is in the books. And, from the looks of it, it was yet another banner year for the advertising industry.

https://www.miamistudent.net/article/2020/02/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-bud-knight

Mike's MAC season in review

(12/28/19 10:00am)

So, it’s over. Another MAC season in the books. And, well, it didn’t end the way it was expected to. That’s the point of this article, in fact. To see what happened, how, and why.

https://www.miamistudent.net/article/2019/12/mikes-mac-season-in-review

Mike's midseason MAC power rankings

(10/25/19 12:38am)

“It’s always even in this league, it always is,” Miami coach Chuck Martin said.

https://www.miamistudent.net/article/2019/10/mikes-midseason-mac-power-rankings

Will new law allow NCAA Football video game to return?

(10/15/19 9:04am)

Dominique Robinson liked playing as Oregon and Boise State, but Kentucky was his top choice. Even a decade later, he still fondly remembers trampling opponents with Reggie Bush in the old NCAA Football video games.

https://www.miamistudent.net/article/2019/10/will-new-law-allow-ncaa-football-video-game-to-return-5da5c2b5f1785