Sophomore first baseman Jason Torres hits a homer to center field during the third inning of the 19-2 win against NJIT on February 17, 2024. Photo credit: Charisma Jones
The J.D. Artega era is off to a strong start in Coral Gables as Miami picks up its second win of the season in a 19-1 rout.
After the Cardiac ‘Canes came back to win 8-7 last night, the new Hurricanes head coach is 2-0 after Miami got the win against the NJIT Highlanders in the first game of a Saturday doubleheader.
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Junior Rafe Schlesinger started his first game as a Hurricane. After giving up an earned run in the first inning, the lefty locked in for his remaining four innings. Schlesinger struck out nine batters in five innings, giving up five hits for one run.
Junior Rafe Schlesinger throws a total of 90 pitches in five innings, only allowing five hits and one run during the 19-2 win against NJIT in the first game on February 17, 2024. Photo credit: Charisma Jones
The Miami bats came alive in a big way early. A six-run first inning powered by home runs from sophomore Blake Cyr and catcher Carlos Perez set the tone.
In the second inning, freshman Daniel Cuvet hit a ball 460 feet to left field to take an 8-1 Miami lead. The following inning, first baseman Jason Torres hit a solo home run to right field, and Wake Forest transfer Lucas Costello got his first RBI as a ‘Cane as Miami stepped in the driver seat, leading 10-1.
NJIT starter Joe Georgini struggled early, giving up five earned runs in two innings pitched. Four other Highlander pitchers entered the game, but Miami’s offense could not be slowed down.
Austin Francis led the NJIT offense in hits with two.
Miami’s bullpen had its second straight shutout outing. Gulf Coast State transfer Slaide Naturman gave up no hits in two innings pitched. Freshman JT Caruso passed the eye test with four strikeouts in two innings pitched.
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In only the second game of the season, Miami’s offense might have found its replacements from last year’s stars.
During the second game against NJIT, senior Carlos Pérez scores a total of two runs and three RBIs in his two at-bats in the 19-2 blowout win. Photo credit: Charisma Jones
With tough shoes to fill at first base and third base following the departure of Yohandy Morales and C.J. Kayfus, Miami’s best hitters today were its first and third basemen.
After a home run in last night’s contest, Daniel Cuvet went 4-of-4 with a home run, two doubles and two RBI’s. Jason Torres finished his day going 4-of-5 with two home runs, two doubles and five RBI’s.
After the second game of the Saturday doubleheader, Miami finishes up its four-game series against NJIT at Mark Light Field on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Authorities release body camera footage from fatal Miami police shooting
MIAMI — Newly released body camera footage from a 2024 deadly police shooting shows the moment officers pulled the trigger.
It happened on June 25 of last year in a home off Northeast 25th Street in Miami.
According to Miami police, a man called 911 to report his roommate, a woman identified as Mariel Rivera Samuel, was charging him with a kitchen knife.
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The man says the two don’t know one another but were renting rooms through AirBnb at the home.
When officers spoke to Samuel, she said her roommate tampered with her drink, implying that he urinated in her apple juice, according to the footage.
Officers said they were going to take Samuel to a mental health facility for a Baker Act, but she came at them with a knife.
A State Attorney’s Office close out memo said, “Rivera-Samuel came within inches of stabbing or cutting Officer Burgos.”
Police say it was then they were forced to fire.
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“According to that close out memo, the State Attorney’s Office determined the shooting was legally justified,” said Miami Police Chief Manny Morales.
The SAO said the case is officially closed.
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Bengals’ defense shut down the Dolphins’ vaunted running game and then set it sights on rookie quarterback Quinn Ewers with four straight turnovers (one a fourth-and-one stop) to begin the second half in Sunday’s 45-21 victory over Miami at Hard Rock Stadium.
Quarterback Joe Burrow’s offense turned the four turnovers into four touchdowns, three of them for running back Chase Brown in a stunning third quarter that included the first career interceptions for rookie linebacker Barrett Carter and fifth-year cornerback Jalen Davis.
In leading the Bengals to their most points in a dozen years, Burrow sifted his second-best passer rating of his career at 146.5 on four touchdowns and 309 yards generated by 25 of 32 passing. And that was with 11:22 to go in the game, when he was relieved by Joe Flacco.
The turning point came on the first drive of the second half when Dolphins running back De’Von Achane’s 31-yard screen pass on third-and four was negated by an offensive pass interference call. On the next play, Bengals safety Jordan Battle put his helmet on the ball after tight end Greg Dulicich caught a 10-yarder. The ball popped out and defensive end Myles Murphy recovered at the Dolphins’ 34-yard line.
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The offense delivered in six plays, capped by a Burrow flip to Chase Brown for a nine-yard touchdown pass that made it 24-14 less than six minutes into the half.
Brown caught it at the five-yard line and spun inside to leave Dolphins linebacker Jordyn Brooks, the NFL’s leading tackler, in the lurch on his way to scoring both through the air and ground in the same game for the third time this season.
The Bengals took a 17-14 lead late in the first half when Burrow engineered a one-minute touchdown drive, keeping it alive on third-and-10 from the Miami 38 when he escaped Dolphins defensive tackle Zach Sieler and then flung it short across his body to tight end Drew Sample for a 27-yard gain.
Halfback Samaje Perine hammered home a four-yard touchdown run with 1:24 left in the half, and the Bengals’ defense snuffed out any hope of Miami doubling up when they received the second-half kickoff.
Texas A&M football’s season ended in the first round of the College Football Playoff, falling Saturday to Miami 10-3. The Aggies’ offense stood on the 5-yard line with 24 seconds left and a chance to tie the game when Hurricanes defensive back Bryce Fitzgerald intercepted quarterback Marcel Reed, ending the dream of a CFP quarterfinal against Ohio State.
MORE: Recap from Texas A&M’s College Football Playoff loss to Miami
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Texas A&M outgained Miami 326-278 in total yards of offense and ran 26 more plays. However, the Aggies lost the turnover battle three to one and failed to take advantage of the opportunities presented to them.
Here are some takeaways from Texas A&M’s loss:
Texas A&M’s inability to capitalize
After tying the game 3-3 to start the fourth quarter, Texas A&M found momentum when safety Dalton Brooks ripped the ball out of Malachi Toney’s hands with 7 minutes, 11 seconds left. The Aggies recovered the fumble at their own 47-yard line, but were unable to make anything of the field position, punting after a single first down.
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The defense had held firm for all of three quarters, allowing a field goal and holding Hurricanes quarterback Carson Beck to 80 passing yards. But the offense was a different story, as untimely turnovers and inaccurate passes from Reed kept the unit from ever finding a rhythm.
Reed’s best drive of the day came after Miami went up 10-3. With just under two minutes remaining, he led the Aggies 70 yards in 10 plays. He made quick decisions, used his legs effectively and connected with wide receiver KC Concepcion for a 14-yard completion to set up first-and-goal. But the Aggies couldn’t close out the drive.
Texas A&M quarterback Marcel Reed (10) is tackled during the round one College Football Playoff game against Miami at Kyle Field on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025 in College Station, Texas.
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Aggies’ run defense collapses
The Aggies allowed 38 yards rushing in the first half, stonewalling the Hurricanes’ offensive line and running back Mark Fletcher Jr. But Miami began to get its run game churning in the third quarter, rushing for 47 yards on nine attempts. An injury at the end of the period to Aggies defensive lineman Albert Regis — one of their best run defenders — exacerbated the issue. Fletcher proceeded to rip off a 56-yard run with 4:01 remaining, which set up the game-winning 11-yard jet sweep pass to Miami wide receiver Malachi Toney.
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The Aggies allowed 91 rushing yards in the fourth quarter, despite holding the Hurricanes to 85 yards for the rest of the game.
A special teams spectacle
With winds gusting up to about 30 mph, each team’s kickers struggled to find the uprights in Kyle Field.
Aggies kicker Jared Zirkel began the day by mis-hitting a 22-yard attempt, allowing Hurricanes defensive lineman Rueben Bain to block the low-driven kick. Miami’s Carter Davis, who’d missed only two kicks all season, saw his 47-yard field goal in the second quarter fly wide right of the post. He missed attempts from 40 and 35 yards as well.
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Instead of sticking with Zirkel, A&M head coach Mike Elko turned to former starter Randy Bond, who was 11-for-18 entering the game. The kicker took advantage of his opportunity, tying the game on a 35-yard field goal despite a bad hold.
Elko dug into his bag of tricks toward the end of the second half. Aggies punter Tyler White faked a punt with less than two minutes remaining in the half, but defensive back Marcus Ratcliffe failed to bring in White’s pass.
