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Another year, another eventful transfer season for Miami football

By Will Kehres | February 16, 2023

With the portal allowing players to transfer to new schools without sacrificing a year of eligibility as of April 2021, yearly turnover among college football programs has become commonplace. For the second consecutive year, Miami football will be saying goodbye to several key players and welcoming multiple new faces into the program. 

Junior pitcher Taylor Turner winds up for a pitch during a game last spring
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RedHawks softball goes .500 in season-opening Charlotte Tournament

By Wes Payne | February 14, 2023

Miami University softball began a new season on Friday, Feb. 10, in Charlotte, North Carolina, splitting the four games they were able to play. After close losses to South Carolina and Charlotte on Friday, the RedHawks rebounded with a close win over East Tennessee State University (ETSU) and a blowout win over Campbell on Saturday. A fifth game scheduled for Sunday against Campbell was canceled due to weather. 

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Mekhi Lairy: 5 feet, 8 inches and one of the most prolific scorers in Miami history

By Kethan Babu | February 3, 2023

At 5 feet 8 inches, Mekhi Lairy is the shortest basketball player in the Mid-American Conference (MAC), and one of the shortest players in college basketball. At 145 pounds, he’s one of the lightest too. Throughout his career, Lairy has always played against taller opponents. His height has always been a problem, but it hasn’t stopped him from scoring 1573 points and counting at Miami, good for sixth all time among Miami University basketball players. He’s still not done.

Miami basketball hopes to build on last season's strong finish going into Travis Steele's second year as head coach.
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Miami basketball has a unicorn on its hands

By Jack Schmelzinger | February 2, 2023

SPORTS// Miami hoops isn’t having a great season. But if you like basketball, sports or just unusual things in general: “The Dancing Bull,” Anderson Mirambeaux, is a great reason to take in a game. You may never see another hooper like him.

Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium on the day of The Bahamas Bowl
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RedHawks lose Bahamas Bowl in heartbreaking fashion

By Jack Schmelzinger | December 17, 2022

The Bahamas bowl, the first game of the 2022 bowl season, was incredibly entertaining. Miami’s defense had a great first half, but couldn’t do much to stop UAB in the second. The Miami offense wasn’t great, but it was two yards or a couple of made kicks short of good enough. 

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