SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Tre Donaldson scored 23 points, Malik Reneau recorded a double-double and Miami took control in the second half to beat Notre Dame 81-69 on Tuesday night.
Reneau scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to go with five steals, Shelton Henderson added 17 points and Dante Allen had 11 points for Miami (15-2, 4-0 ACC), which shot 50% (29 for 58).
Jalen Haralson scored 18 points and reserve Sir Mohammed had 15 points for Notre Dame (10-7, 1-3), which has lost four of its last five.
The Hurricanes used a 17-5 run in the first six minutes of the second half to turn a 39-all...
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Tre Donaldson scored 21 points, and Malik Reneau added 18 as Miami survived a late-game surge to beat Wake Forest 81-77 on Wednesday.
Donaldson shot 7 of 10 from the field, dished out six assists, and went 6 of 6 at the free-throw line, including two free throws with nine seconds left to seal the win for the Hurricanes (13-2, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Reneau added six rebounds and made the tying free throw with 45 seconds remaining after Wake Forest briefly took the lead.
Miami led 39-38 at halftime but could never pull away in a second half that featured...
PHOENIX — The Miami Hurricanes are going up against a top-10 offense in Ole Miss in the College Football Playoff semifinal, but luckily for UM, some key players may be able to bounce back from injury in time for the game.
Miami listed cornerback OJ Frederique Jr. as probable and cornerback Damari Brown and defensive lineman Ahmad Moten Sr. as questionable on Monday evening’s initial availability report for the Fiesta Bowl. All three have been important parts of the defense this season.
UM coach Mario Cristobal said Saturday that all three players were “progressing at a pretty good rate.”...
MIAMI — Malik Reneau scored 28 points and made all 10 of his free throws as Miami erased a 10-point halftime deficit and defeated Pittsburgh 76-69 on Tuesday night in an Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.
The Hurricanes (12-2, 1-0) trailed 43-33 at the break after Pittsburgh broke out on a 20-0 run, but Miami flipped the game behind Reneau’s work in the paint and at the line. Miami outscored the Panthers 43-26 in the second half and took its first lead of the half on Tre Donaldson’s layup with 14:18 remaining.
Miami used an 8-0 stretch to take the lead for good after a layup...
GRAPEVINE, Texas — The Hurricanes are back in Texas.
Eight days after upsetting Texas A&M at Kyle Field, Miami returned to Texas in advance of Wednesday’s College Football Playoff quarterfinal matchup with Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl.
“I’m excited for the opportunity,” safety Jakobe Thomas said. “Love the environment, but (we are) here to be 1-0. (We are) taking everything day by day and just ready to go out.”
Said offensive lineman Anez Cooper: “We’re excited. … We’re looking at it as a playoff game. We’re not really like focused on being a bowl game, but we’re prepared. We’re...
DALLAS — The Hurricanes will be missing one of their top cornerbacks again when they face Ohio State in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals.
Cornerback Damari Brown is listed as out for the game, according to UM’s initial injury report that came out Sunday night.
“Damari Brown, it’s a little bit longer, but we’re hopeful that we’re going to get a favorable response here in a bit,” Miami coach Mario Cristobal said last week.
Additionally, linebacker Malik Bryant and wide receiver Daylyn Upshaw were listed as out, and freshman defensive lineman Donta Simpson was listed as doubtful....
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Hurricanes star freshman Malachi Toney had a clear path in front of him.
Miami’s offense had been stuck in the mud all day, but in the final two minutes of Saturday’s playoff game against Texas A&M, Toney finally got a lane to the end zone. He took it.
Toney’s score put UM ahead of Texas A&M 10-3, which proved to be the final margin of victory in Miami’s College Football Playoff debut.
“They were depending on me to go out there and make a play, so that’s what I went out there and did,” Toney told the ACC Network after the game.
But did Toney make the right...
Mario Cristobal has said throughout the week that star defensive back Keionte Scott could return to the field for Miami’s playoff game against Texas A&M on Saturday.
On Wednesday, the Hurricanes listed Scott as probable on the initial availability report. Additionally, the Hurricanes listed Damari Brown as questionable, linebacker Malik Bryant was out and wide receiver Daylyn Upshaw as doubtful.
Cristobal said Scott has been practicing and progressing toward playing.
“He looks OK, looks like he’s certainly progressing,” Cristobal said Wednesday. “He’s getting a fair amount of reps. And...
LAKE BUENA VISTA — Miami men’s basketball coach Jai Lucas admitted following his team’s 72-62 loss to Brigham Young at Thursday’s ESPN Events Invitational that he had never seen quite a shot-blocking exhibition like the one BYU’s Keba Keita put on.
The athletic 6-foot-8 Keita, a native of Bamkako, Mali, swatted seven Miami shots, five blocks coming in the first six minutes of the second half. BYU went on a 10-0 run during the stretch, as Miami, thanks to Keita’s presence, managed to make just 3-of-12 floor shots, and the spurt spelled the difference in the game.
BYU’s efforts were aided by...
The Miami Hurricanes have one week left to prove they deserve a spot in the College Football Playoff, and hope is still alive.
Miami is No. 12 in this week’s College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday night, which likely puts them on the outside of the playoff field. But UM could still make its way in.
“Miami, again is a team that … really appears that they’re starting to look like the Miami team that started 5-0,” selection committee chair Hunter Yurachek said. “And what they’ve been able to do over the last three weeks and winning those three games and looking really good on the...