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FIU Upset Over Having to Play UNC

By Chas RichAug 25th 2009 – 10:40PM

Florida International has not played a game yet under new coach Isiah Thomas, but the program is acting like it is already a player in college basketball. They are threatening to pull out of the 2K Sports Classic Tournament, which benefits the Coaches vs. Cancer charity, because they are no longer slated to be the road...

Is New Job Same Dead End for Isiah?

By Greg CouchApr 14th 2009 – 6:42PM

He should own Chicago, Indiana, Detroit and New York by now. Instead, Isiah Thomas has the uncanny knack for making the most of himself and then throwing it all away, smiling all the way.I thought the story ended in October, when Thomas, who grew from the ghettos in Chicago thanks to help from a mother who supposedly used...

Florida International Wants Isiah Thomas

By Chas RichApr 13th 2009 – 11:34PM

UPDATE: Thomas Officially Accepts Job This is almost too good to be true. Isiah Thomas appears poised to take the head coaching job of Florida International. This, despite no experience in coaching or recruiting in college basketball.For those unsure of where FIU is, it is right in Miami. A place where a few New Yorkers...

Karma Hunts Down Anthony Reddick's ACL

By Brian CookApr 24th 2007 – 12:28PM

The most evocative picture to come out of the Miami brawl -- other than Ned, of course -- was Miami safety Anthony Reddick using his helmet as an improvised bludgeoning weapon against a prone Florida International player. It was a nasty escalation of an incident that was already approaching trident-throwing levels. And lo,...

Not a Sign of Good Things to Come

By Kyle DeckerSep 24th 2006 – 1:46PM

I don't think people are listening to my bandwagon plea. I think Maryland fans are already giving up on the Terps. I wasn't at the game, but the Diamondback's Steve Whyno was and he did a good job of running a live journal. He mentions that the fans wondered in late, left before half time, although the Terps only had a...

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Florida International University (FIU) is an American public research university in Greater Miami, Florida, in the United States, with its main campus in University Park in Miami-Dade County.

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