SPORTS RADIO ESPN 1420 » fiu http://espn1420.com Fri, 24 May 2013 14:41:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Pitino Leaves FIU for Minnesota http://espn1420.com/pitino-leaves-fiu-for-minnesota/ http://espn1420.com/pitino-leaves-fiu-for-minnesota/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:29:12 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=144740 FIU coach leaves after one season in Miami

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]]> http://espn1420.com/pitino-leaves-fiu-for-minnesota/feed/ 0 Andy Lyons/Getty Images Sport 'Toppers Top FIU For Second Straight Sun Belt Title http://espn1420.com/toppers-top-fiu-for-second-straight-sun-belt-title/ http://espn1420.com/toppers-top-fiu-for-second-straight-sun-belt-title/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:54:48 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=139783 Western Kentucky wins second straight automatic bid to the NCAA.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/toppers-top-fiu-for-second-straight-sun-belt-title/feed/ 0 wkusports.com FIU Targets Butch Davis As Next Head Football Coach http://espn1420.com/fiu-targets-butch-davis-as-next-head-football-coach/ http://espn1420.com/fiu-targets-butch-davis-as-next-head-football-coach/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:52:10 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=114987 Hours after news dropped that Mario Cristobal was fired as head coach at FIU, many in the world of college football were shocked. Now a report has come out that the Panthers number one choice to replace Cristobal is Butch Davis. Davis, who was fired by North Carolina amid ongoing NCAA investigation in the summer of 2011, has...

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]]> http://espn1420.com/fiu-targets-butch-davis-as-next-head-football-coach/feed/ 0 Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images FIU Head Coach Isiah Thomas Fired After 3 Seasons http://espn1420.com/fiu-head-coach-isiah-thomas-fired-after-3-seasons/ http://espn1420.com/fiu-head-coach-isiah-thomas-fired-after-3-seasons/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 21:47:02 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=61430 When Isiah Thomas was hired by FIU 3 years ago, he was introduced by Modesto Madique (University President) as "Isiah Thompson." The embarrassment began that day and never really ended. Thomas never won more than 11 games in a season, and finished last year's campaign with an 8-21 record. Isiah was fired today by the University.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/fiu-head-coach-isiah-thomas-fired-after-3-seasons/feed/ 0 Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images North Texas Stops UALR in OT, 75-67 http://espn1420.com/north-texas-stops-ualr-in-ot-75-67/ http://espn1420.com/north-texas-stops-ualr-in-ot-75-67/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:18:00 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=50075 We know who's getting the day off on Saturday, but that's about all we know.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/north-texas-stops-ualr-in-ot-75-67/feed/ 0 courtesy ualrtrojans.com Cajuns Survive FIU in Overtime 87-81 http://espn1420.com/cajuns-survive-fiu-in-overtime-87-81/ http://espn1420.com/cajuns-survive-fiu-in-overtime-87-81/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:47:56 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=39576 Cajuns overcome poor free throw shooting to win

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]]> http://espn1420.com/cajuns-survive-fiu-in-overtime-87-81/feed/ 0 ragincajuns.com Cajuns Defeat Panthers, Improve To 3-1 http://espn1420.com/cajuns-defeat-panthers-improve-to-3-1/ http://espn1420.com/cajuns-defeat-panthers-improve-to-3-1/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 03:29:40 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=19339 Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun football team won their Sun Belt Conference opener, defeating favorite FIU 36-31. Quarterback Blaine Gautier threw for 3 touchdowns, and finished with 307 yards of total offense. The win is the third straight for UL, and puts them at 1-0 in the SBC.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/cajuns-defeat-panthers-improve-to-3-1/feed/ 0 Photo courtesy of Ragin' Cajun athletic dept. Could Isiah Thomas Help The Knicks Get Chris Paul? http://espn1420.com/could-isiah-thomas-help-the-knicks-get-chris-paul/ http://espn1420.com/could-isiah-thomas-help-the-knicks-get-chris-paul/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:25:02 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=18503 Could FIU head coach Isiah Thomas help the Knicks get Chris Paul? The former New York Knicks head coach and GM receives credit for helping get Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire to the Big Apple, even though he wasn't with the Knicks at the time. At least that's the opinion of a few sports journalists that work for the New York Daily News. Even though he's no longer employed by the Knicks, could he be attempting to broker a deal for superstar Hornets PG Chris Paul?

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]]> http://espn1420.com/could-isiah-thomas-help-the-knicks-get-chris-paul/feed/ 0 Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images From the Bird's Nest: Handicapping the Sun Belt http://espn1420.com/from-the-birds-nest-handicapping-the-sun-belt/ http://espn1420.com/from-the-birds-nest-handicapping-the-sun-belt/#comments Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:56:51 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=16335 While many teams around the Sun Belt don't start conference play for at least three weeks, the conference season actually starts this week.

Thursday, in fact.

First year head coach Dan McCarney leads the North Texas

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]]> http://espn1420.com/from-the-birds-nest-handicapping-the-sun-belt/feed/ 0 From the Bird's Nest: SBC Baseball Coaches Weigh in on New Format http://espn1420.com/from-the-birds-nest-sbc-baseball-coaches-weigh-in-on-new-format/ http://espn1420.com/from-the-birds-nest-sbc-baseball-coaches-weigh-in-on-new-format/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:14:41 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=12059 The first year of the new format for the Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament is now in the books.  Following the tournament, I sent out questionnaires to the coaches, asking them for their positives and negatives for the tournament format. (I did not send one to Western Kentucky, as outgoing coach

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]]> http://espn1420.com/from-the-birds-nest-sbc-baseball-coaches-weigh-in-on-new-format/feed/ 0 FIU's Wittels Cleared of all Charges in Bahamas http://espn1420.com/fius-wittels-cleared-of-all-charges-in-bahamas/ http://espn1420.com/fius-wittels-cleared-of-all-charges-in-bahamas/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:40:52 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=11000 Last season, FIU's Garrett Wittels was the toast of college baseball.

Wittels hit safely in 56 straight games and was just two shy of tying the all-time record in college baseball.

But last summer, it all came crashing down when Wittels and two friends were charged with raping a 17 year old girl

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]]> http://espn1420.com/fius-wittels-cleared-of-all-charges-in-bahamas/feed/ 0 courtesy fiusports.com Sun Belt Tournament: Breaking down Bracket B http://espn1420.com/sun-belt-tournament-breaking-down-bracket-b/ http://espn1420.com/sun-belt-tournament-breaking-down-bracket-b/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 06:30:29 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=9386 The league's hottest team resides here. And, you'd better be good if you're going to beat them.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/sun-belt-tournament-breaking-down-bracket-b/feed/ 0 courtesy fiusports.com Panthers even series with Cajuns, 8-2 http://espn1420.com/panthers-even-series-with-cajuns-8-2/ http://espn1420.com/panthers-even-series-with-cajuns-8-2/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2011 01:17:28 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=7868 R. J. Fondon scattered five hits over eight innings and Florida International made the most of their opportunities as FIU defeated Louisiana 8-2 to even their series at one game each.

FIU (21-16, 6-8 SBC) scored twice in the first inning

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]]> http://espn1420.com/panthers-even-series-with-cajuns-8-2/feed/ 0 photo courtesy ragincajuns.com From the Bird's Nest: Patience, grasshopper http://espn1420.com/from-the-birds-nest-patience-grasshopper/ http://espn1420.com/from-the-birds-nest-patience-grasshopper/#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:41:24 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=7853 Cajuns' willingness to wait out FIU's pitching pays dividends

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]]> http://espn1420.com/from-the-birds-nest-patience-grasshopper/feed/ 0 Scouting report: FIU http://espn1420.com/scouting-report-fiu/ http://espn1420.com/scouting-report-fiu/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:38:42 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=7827 This is a different Panthers team....say thanks to the bats

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]]> http://espn1420.com/scouting-report-fiu/feed/ 0 courtesy fiusports.com SIX IN A ROW!! http://espn1420.com/six-in-a-row/ http://espn1420.com/six-in-a-row/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 04:16:30 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=5675 Cajuns show mental toughness in final minutes to get second straight road win, beating FIU 72-68

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