FIU baseball earns No. 3 seed in Sun Belt Conference Tournament

Mike Martinez leads the Panthers into the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

The bracket is out and the FIU baseball team will be the No. 3 seed in the 2012 Sun Belt Tournament. The Panthers will open up pool play on Thursday, May 24, at noon ET against No. 6 seed Troy. FIU will then play No. 7 seed Middle Tennessee on Friday at [...]

Annual Blue & Gold Game March 30

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FIU football will host the annual Blue & Gold Spring Game Friday, March 30, at 7 p.m. at Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium. Admission to the game is free. Panther Rage will be giving out t-shirts to the first 200 students. Following the Spring Game head on over to the [...]

Women’s basketball begins post-season play March 15

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Women’s hoops is set for post-season play. FIU will host Stetson in the opening round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) on Thursday, March 15, at U.S. Century Bank Arena. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. WNIT is an annual tournament involving 64 of the nation’s top women’s Division I [...]

Swimming & Diving make a big splash

THRICE AS NICE: Freshman Johanna Gustafsdottir won three individual Sun Belt titles.  Courtesy: FIUSports.com

The 2011-12 swimming season turned out to be a record-breaking year for the FIU swimming and diving team. The Panthers broke 10 program records, four Sun Belt Conference records, claimed five Sun Belt championships and swept the conference swimmer, diver and coaches of the year awards. In addition, FIU had [...]

Get your tickets: FIU Panthers vs. Miami Marlins March 7

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Get a sneak peek of the new Marlins Park and support FIU baseball. The Panthers will face off against the Miami Marlins in an exhibition game Wednesday, March 7. The game will be held at the new ballpark (1390 N.W. 7th St.) at 7:10 p.m. Tickets are $10 and get [...]

Panthers fall to Marshall at Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl

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A blocked punt by Marshall in the fourth quarter set up what proved to be the game-winning field goal as the FIU Panthers fell, 20-10, Tuesday night in the 2011 Beef  ’O’ Brady’s Bowl in St. Petersburg. “We won eight games this year. [FIU head] coach [Mario] Cristobal has done [...]

Last football home game dedicated to veterans

In honor of Veteran’s Day, FIU is dedicating the Nov. 12 football game to men and women in uniform and their families. Veterans, active service members and family members of those currently serving are invited to come to the game with a guest free of charge. This final home game [...]

Football’s final home game Nov. 12 against FAU

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FIU hosts Florida Atlantic in the 2011 Shula Bowl Saturday, Nov. 12, at Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium. The annual football game between in-state rivals is the last home game of the season, as well as the last home game for wide receiver T.Y. Hilton and quarterback Wes Carroll with the [...]

Women’s soccer claims third Sun Belt Conference title

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FIU women’s soccer team defeated Western Kentucky University to capture the program’s third Sun Belt Conference (SBC) Championship on Saturday, Nov. 5, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Freshman Johanna Volz notched the game-winning conversion to send the Panthers to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1993. “This feels great. All the [...]

Jack Griffin a Semi-finalist for Lou Groza Award

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FIU kicker Jack Griffin has made the first cut of nominees for the 2011 Lou Groza Award given to the nation’s best kicker. Read more on Pete Pelegrin’s blog, The Prowl.