What Is It With Miami And Nebraska...???

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It was like the 1990's all over again out there- especially when the players didn't like the way they were going against each other at one point


It was a fun one in Lincoln as the Huskers eventually won 41-31

2 Canes Players Kicked Off Team For Alleged Sexual Assault

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Two Miami Hurricanes football players are now "former" football players with the school after an incident over the holiday weekend that can only be described as "frightening."

Can't think of any other word to use at the moment...

Jawand Blue and Alexander Figueroa were arrested on charges of sexual battery of a 17-year-old girl and were being held on bonds of $10,000 and $15,000 respectively. Figueroa also had a charge of "possession of a stolen or fictitious driver's license" added.

The police report says that both allegedly gave alcohol to the minor female to the point where she was in a state that she couldn't resist the sex acts the two were performing

Here's the morning report
Athletic Director Blake James released this statement earlier this morning: “Earlier today, I permanently dismissed Jawand Blue and Alexander Figueroa from the UM football team. The University has also suspended the students from school and barred them from all campus facilities while the University conducts an internal investigation and continues to cooperate with local law enforcement. Any allegation of a sexual assault is extremely serious, and the University will not tolerate conduct that threatens the sanctity and safety of our students and our campus. We hold all of our students – especially student athletes – to the highest standards of moral conduct. The University is committed to maintaining a safe campus environment for all." UM President Donna Shalala also issued a statement: "The safety and welfare of our students is fundamental to our mission as a university. We have zero tolerance for sexual assault and gender-based violence," she said. "We will fully and compassionately support the victim of sexual assault. I have spoken to her myself and reassured her of our full support."

David Beckham Working Two Sites In Miami Now

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David Beckham was encouraged to move away from his idea of a Port of Miami site for his Miami MLS squad.

Now, he is being told that he might want to look at an area next to the American Airlines Arena downtown where the Miami Heat say.

The idea of being at the Port wasn't warmly received by those who have businesses in and around the area and by those who would use the Port.

Jen Bisram is outside one of the prospective sites where there is a greenspace concern...
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Becks Brings MLS To Miami...

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It's official...

With a high falooting presser at an art gallery, David Beckham, MLS Commissioner Don Garber, and Miami-Dade County mayor Carlos Gimenez said their peace about bringing the 22nd franchise in the league to a city where they're still trying to find a location to play...

Here's the short version...
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Beckham and his folks will pay for the stadium their own selves.

The next piece is wondering who his partners are. He has been seen scouting the city with Marcelo Claure, the owner of Brightstar Corporation. Miami will start up in either 2016 or 2017 and wil have a natural rivalry with the Orlando City FC group...

Sentence Is 58 Years For Sean Taylor Murder

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Eric Rivera was sentenced to 58 years for the murder of NFL star Sean Taylor in a botched armed robbery at Taylor's home in 2007.

He was originally sentenced with first-degree murder, but since the jury could not agree whether or not Rivera pulled the trigger of the gun that killed Taylor- despite a taped confession saying he did.

Rivera and the four other co-defendants went into the Taylor home thinking it was empty, but Taylor's family was sleeping inside. Taylor surprised them and Rivera shot him...

One of the other co-defendants pleaded out and is serving a 29 year sentence. Three others have pled not guilty and are awaiting trial...

Here's the story from the courtroom...
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Hokies Blow Out Canes, Send ACCCG Into Hysterics

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For those of you who have watched Virginia Tech this year, Logan Thomas has been Logan Thomas... tremendous ability splattered on the canvas of inconsistency...

Tonight, the Hokies got Good Logan and blew out Miami 42-24...

The Hokies defense held the Canes running game to 28 yards on 24 carries, and the Canes proved just how much Duke Johnson is missed in the 18-point loss... to send the Coastal Division into full-blown hysterics...

There are four teams with two losses at present...

One weird play that made the grade for Thomas and the Hokies was where he found Willie Byrn on a pitch and catch.
Byrn goes 45 yards, but Ladarius Gunter rips the ball out.
Demitri Knowles jumps on the loose ball and gets the touchdown...

Here's the wacky play of the day...


In the Coastal, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, Duke, and Miami all now have two losses and have to win out and hope tie-breakers will get them to play (probably) Florida State...

Unless, Dan Sileo has other ideas for bounties...

Dan Sileo Is At It Again... For The 39,046,986,243th Time

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Former Miami Hurricane and current Miami talk show host Dan Sileo is at it again- whether it was a bad joke played through Twitter or not... and for those trying to find his Twitter account, it's right here...

Sileo, currently mid-day host for the NBC Sports Radio affiliate in Miami, posted this last night...

He admitted that he "hated what this kid did," but since DT Timmy Jernigan was a hometown kid who was not looked at by Sileo's school during recruiting, Jernigan played with a bit of a chip on his shoulder last night... as did tailback Devonta Freeman- another south Florida kid ignored by Miami...

Sileo went on to preach about sportsmanship- as he himself admits that he played for one of the most hated teams in college football history (his words)- THE 86 CANES... in all caps...

AP writer Tim Reynolds called Sileo out for his outburst, referring to it as "pathetic and disgusting." Reynolds went on to call Sileo's employers at 640AM who are "...still looking into the situation..."

Reynolds main point was that a "member of the media" (HQ quotes), no less than a week after the NCAA ruling, was calling for a bounty on a college player. 640 came out with a statement saying that "640 Sports is just as shocked and stunned as everyone else by this tweet." Which, probably, led to Sileo doing this...

It has been a constant back and forth with Facebookers and Tweeters with Sileo trying to explain it was a joke, but it doesn't seem to be going over very well... and the "6 weeks" reference has to do with a possible/probable rematch in the ACC Championship Game...

Sileo was a postgame analyst for U-M football at one point, but the comments proved to be too critical against his old school...

The HQ is sensing a whole lot of irony here...

Sileo had made some disparaging comments about Erin Andrews that put him on thin ice at QAM, but not thin enough to get him fired...

Sileo WAS fired from WQAM back in March for an Anti-Semitic remark on his radio show...


And he had been fired from another sports talk station a year before that in Miami...

The only thing missing from Sileo is that beeping noise from trucks when they slam it in reverse...

MLS Expansion: The Miami Beckham's??

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So, it appears that Major League Soccer is on a bit of a growth curve these days.

America's top level professional league currently has 19 teams, and many of whom play in new or newer stadiums that are often full of fans.

And while the league has had success in the Northwest with Seattle and Portland, several Midwest teams and a smattering in the Northeast, they've not made a move in the south.

That may change as a report today stated that Soccer legend David Beckham is interested in bringing a franchise to Miami. And before you say it, yeah, we know, nobody considers Miami part of the South. But that's another story for another day.

Beckham, when he signed his deal to play for the L.A Galaxy a few years ago, had a clause put in his contract that said he could get a franchise for a mere $25 million. Big money to you and me, not so much to Becks...

We might add here that MLS Commish Don Garber wants to bring MLS from 19 to 24 teams by 2020. Bringing Miami onboard, combined with Orlando, who just passed a deal for a new stadium and Atlanta who's been all but guaranteed a franchise when the Falcons get their new stadium built, puts the tally at 22. We are guessing, Garber will find 2 more in the next 6-plus years.

Add NYC FC and that means that only one spot is open...

In June, Beckham toured Sun Life Stadium (where the Miami Fusion floundered the first time MLS went to south Florida) and Florida International University. They also met with Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez.

FIU wants to court the Beckham Group- that included Marcelo Claure, president and CEO of Brightstar Corporation.

Beckham also visited Montreal, San Diego, and Orlando...