This concern for student-athletes becoming involved in sports gambling grows with the increasing legalization of gambling. Because of the easy access to gambling online, athletes are more tempted to participate in gambling.
“It’s not an easy decision,” Hendrix said. “... obviously I wanted to make it work here, but I also have so much respect for the university and for the Athletic Department, and I just didn’t see the vision come together in the fifth year with so many pieces going back into the portal.”
Just two years ago, Sarah Dev flew almost 7,500 miles from her home in Chandigarh, India, to pursue a future as a collegiate tennis player here at Miami University.
Despite these last few years, which can only be described as rocky, Miami University’s men’s hockey team has a long and rich history of turning out amazing players.
With eyes ahead to the 2023-24 season, Redhawk hockey head coach Chris Bergeron and his staff are taking a good look at this past season while making an assertive effort to push the trajectory of the program upward.
This March, Best Colleges named Miami University’s varsity esports program the best of its kind in the country.
On April 4, Miami University soccer player Camber Hayes, a junior midfielder from Bowie, Maryland, became the first student-athlete in Miami and Mid-American Conference (MAC) history to receive the Arthur Ashe Jr. Scholar Award.
There is nothing quite like playing hockey in the ACHA.
You might remember Bradley Dean tearing up the Virginia high school basketball scene throwing alley-oops to now-NBA player Mac McClung. You might have noticed him helping his former teammate to a recent NBA Dunk Contest victory.
Miami University softball had an up and down weekend hosting the Miami Invitational, winning one game but dropping two.
Even before he was diagnosed with autism at 3 years old, Ryland Zaborowski always had a baseball bat in his hands.
The Miami University synchronized skating teams have capped off another successful season by placing at both national and international competitions.
All in all, I think it’s shaping up to be a pretty good 2023-2024 for Miami women’s basketball.
Opening Day, one of the most beautiful days, is finally upon us. That means a few things. First, and most importantly, America’s national pastime is finally back. Also, spring is coming and eventually summer. And finally, it’s time to check on the former RedHawks trying to make their names in pro baseball.
The Miami University RedHawks concluded another disappointing season with a pair of losses to the University of Denver in the first round of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) playoffs by a combined margin of 13-4.
Problem gambling is a serious health issue, and can have real negative effects on your personal, social, and professional life. If you are concerned about your gambling habits and wish to seek help, call the National Council on Problem Gambling’s helpline at 1-800-522-4700, or the Ohio Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-589-9966. Other resources are available through the Problem Gambling Network of Ohio.
“Our goal is to take a MAC team to the World Series,” Kirin Kumar said. “We’ve made winning the conference a standard, we’ve made going to regionals standard. We want to get to the next level, Super Regionals and the World Series. We have the personnel to do it.”
Maggie Murphy, the Miami University softball team’s standout sophomore infielder, breaks down her day into three parts: class, lifting and practice.
“I believe at some point, after I’m dead and gone, I’m going to stand before God,” Schultz said. “And he’s going to say ‘what did you do with that 95 mile-per-hour fastball I gave you?’ My reply is going to be ‘I helped a lot of kids.’ I hope he likes that. Because I really think that I have.”
First-year defenseman and Stockholm, Sweden native, Axel Kumlin faced a tough decision to play in Sweden or the United States, which eventually brought him to Miami University.