Ball Boy at 2018 Delray Open receives Tennis Scholarship from Palm Beach resident and Brown University Alumni, Amin C. Khoury

Jameson “Jamie” Corsillo, a youth tennis player and volunteer ball boy who recently participated in the 2018 Delray Beach Open, an annual ATP World Tour 250 Men’s Pro-Tennis event held at Delray Beach Tennis Center, has received a tennis scholarship from Palm Beacher Amin C. Khoury, a Brown University alumni. Mr. Khoury, a managing partner at KAD Companies, a single family office and private investment company, learned that Corsillo was an aspiring professional tennis player, a freshman honor roll student and National Junior Beta Club member at Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale.

“I admire his academic and athletic excellence. Jamie has a unique combination of skill, talent, and toughness. With the right support, I think he can do some really great things in life on and off the tennis court. I wish him and his family the best of luck.” said Amin C. Khoury.

He is a former college tennis player and Brown University alumni. 

Corsillo was ranked no. 2 in the nation in the USTA Boys 14-Under division in both 2016 and 2017. He competes in tournaments throughout the U.S. and still finds time to volunteer as a ball boy.

With the support of tennis coach Steve Longley and mentorship of Jeff Bingo, general manager of Delray Beach Tennis Center, Corsillo aspires to transition into  ITF-International Tennis Federation Tournaments and compete throughout the world.

Corsillo’s schedule consists of attending a full-time college preparatory school training several hours a day plus travelling time to junior tennis competitions throughout the U.S. and the world.

“Jamie is unique because he maintains a traditional eight-hour daily school schedule. Most players on his level are home schooled which allows more flexibility for conditioning, training and competing.” said Longley.

Corsillo has a devoted mother keeping and supporting her son’s dream at home.

“It is challenging to keep up with Jamie’s rigorous academic, tennis and travel schedule and keep him a balanced teenager. I desire to support my son’s dream of becoming a professional tennis player while still prioritizing his academic commitments.” said Meredith Corsillo.

Introduced to hitting tennis balls at the age of five-years-old, Jamie enjoys the mental challenge of the one-on-one competition.

“I am very grateful to Mr. Khoury for his generous tennis scholarship which will help pay for upcoming training and competitions,” said Corsillo. 

On March 19, Jamie volunteered as ball boy at the Miami Open. He then travels to Indian Wells, CA, to play in the 16’s youth-tennis completion at the Easter Bowl, a USTA National Level 1 event, where in 2012 he won the Boys 12-Under Silver Ball in Singles and Doubles competitions, in 2017 was the Bronze Ball Winner in Doubles at the event. After Easter Bowl, he heads to Carson, CA, to compete in the International Spring Championships. Corsillo is currently a Top-5 College Recruit Class of 2021, Blue Chip for past five years with a 12 UTR according to www.TennisRecruiting.net.

Corsillo’s youth tennis career has included playing tennis games with Mats Wilander, the world’s no. 1 tennis player from 1982 to 1988, and member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, at seven-years-old was the youngest boy to win a scholarship to the John McEnroe Tennis Academy in New York City and had the honor of being hand-picked by tennis legend John McEnroe himself. McEnroe is a yearly participant in The Delray Open. In 2011, Corsillo was featured in Sports Illustrated Kids, in 2012 won the Little Mo International Tennis Championships in Flushing, NY, in 2014 was the State of Florida’s no. 1 player for 12-Under Boys, was ranked nationally as the No. 3 player in the 12-Under Boys, and won the Silver Ball USTA at the Winter Nationals in Arizona.

Corsillo continued his climb close to home in 2015 as the Winner of the Longines Future Aces and represented the U.S. in Paris at Rolland Garros, the famed orange clay court at the French Open major tennis tournament. In 2016, Corsillo was ranked no. 1 in Florida and no. 2 nationally in the Boys 14-Under class as a 13-year-old and was the United States Tennis Association (USTA) National Hard Courts Silver Ball Singles Winner and USTA Level 2 national Winner at the Delray Tennis Center. Corsillo is pictured with Khoury. 

FAU Owls Football Team Cap Historic 11-Win Season with 50-3 Thrashing of Akron Zips in 2017 Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl

Devin “Motor” Singletary’s broke the single-season Conference USA touchdown record on a scoring run of six-yards in the second quarter, linebacker Aziz Al-Shaair set the FAU all-time tackles record on defense and quarterback Jason Driskel passed for two touchdowns and ran for two more in the FAU Owls (11-3) 50-3 thrashing of the Akron Zips (7-7) in the 2017 Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl held on Howard Schnellenberger Field at FAU Stadium. Motor scored on a two-yard run early in the third quarter to add to his total of 32 rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown during the FAU Owls historic 2017 season. Shaair, the vocal leader of the FAU defense, had a key quarterback sack on talented and flashy Zips QB Kato Nelson early in the second quarter. Nelson, a Redshirt-Freshman from Hollywood, FL, played a great first quarter against the Owls. After Shaair’s sack, Nelson’s effectiveness was non-existent in the game.

“It was special to do it (win a college bowl game) at home in Boca Raton.,” Shaair said at the post-game news conference.

Perhaps the story of the day surrounds FAU Owls Football future. Motor is a sophomore, Shaair and Driskel are juniors and FAU Head Coach Lane Kiffin inked a 10-year contract to lead the Owls through the 2027 season only seven hours prior to kickoff at the Boca Raton Bowl.

“We have a group of unordinary guys who put in a lot of time,” Driskel said at the post-game presser.

Coach Kiffin will be back next year to lead a 2017 team that broke the FAU all-time record of touchdowns scored in a season, 83 by the 2007 FAU Owls, winners of the 2007 New Orleans Bowl 44-27 over the Memphis Tigers. FAU Owls legendary Head Coach Howard Schnellenberger coached in that game and Rusty Smith, the first Owl to ever start a game in the National Football League (NFL), quarterbacked the Owls to a win in that game. This was only FAU’s second 11-win season since the football program started in 2001.

The “Lane Train” had many passengers zoom into Boca Raton for the Boca Raton Bowl game. ESPN’s Steve Levy, the famed SportsCenter anchor with the distinguished voice called the game on ESPN Radio nationally from the Boca Raton Bowl. Phil Steele, author of Phil Steele's College Football Preview, the go-to magazine previewing each college football season, was also in the Owl’s Nest broadcasting for ESPN Radio. The game was the only game featured in the nation and broadcast on ESPN’s popular cable TV Channel.

Singletary finished the game with 26 rushes for 124 yards and three rushing touchdowns. The last touchdown run was for a 26-yard score with 10:49 left in the fourth quarter. Driskel had 78 yards rushing and 270 yards passing with two touchdowns. For his out of the ordinary efforts, Driskel won the 2017 Boca Raton Bowl Offensive Player of the Game trophy. He completed 19 out 25 passes. In addition, wide receivers Willie Wright had seven catches for 71 yards and two touchdowns, Kalib Woods had four catches for 79 yards and Kamrin Solomon caught four passes for 71 yards including a 63-yard reception. The FAU offense amassed 482 yards offensively versus the Akron Zips 146 total yards. Zips Head Coach Terry Bowden, son of former Florida State University (FSU) and legendary Coach Bobby Bowden, didn’t think FAU ran up the score and when asked if FAU belongs in the College Football Top-25 rankings responded, “I do. I would vote for FAU,” Terry Bowden said. 

Owls adrift in upsetting loss to Midshipmen, Navy doesn’t give up the ship against FAU

Lane Kiffin with his signature white visor reminiscent of the1980s and a ten-foot wave of hype debuted as the new FAU head football Friday night at Howard Schnellenberger Field in Boca Raton with a dull 42-19 loss to the Navy Midshipmen. The Navy Midshipmen sailed their triple-option flexbone offensive rushing attack crashing through the Owls defense 68 times for 416 yards and added 110 yards passing. The question mark coming into the game for the Owls was the defense with many around the Boca Raton area thinking the unit was improved. With a methodical approach of running the football down the throat of their opponents, the Navy Midshipmen amassed five rushing touchdowns many of which were scampers through the Owls secondary untouched.

Navy only threw the ball 10 times in the entire game, completed just four passes, but for a 27.5 yards per pass average. The FAU defense loaded the box with all of 11 of their defenders and still couldn’t slow down the Midshipmen’s forward drift.

“Navy is a very well coached team and difficult to beat. They have very few negative plays. Very few penalties... As for us that was pretty embarrassing. I felt like there was so much build-up here with the fans and around the school with a lot of energy. I feel like we let them down and have a lot of work to do,” said FAU Owls head coach Kiffin.

His brother Chris Kiffin is listed as the co-defensive coordinator/linebackers by FAUSports.com, the official website of FAU football, and his Dad, Monte Kiffin, the former defensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers National Football League (NFL), is the Owls defensive analyst and NFL liaison. Monte Kiffin is also the creator of the famed “Tampa Bay 2 Cover Defense” made popular by the success it had in helping Tampa Bay win the 2002 Super Bowl and later on as the “go-to” defense in the Madden NFL Football on the Sony PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and Microsoft X-Box video gaming systems.  

Navy’s three-headed touchdown monster shredded the Owls courtesy of the Midshipmen’s quarterback Zach Abey’s scores on touchdown runs of 40 and 23 yards respectively. Abey rushed for 251 yards on 31 attempts and passed for 110 yards on just four completions on ten attempts with one passing touchdown. Fullback Joshua Walker scored on touchdown scampers of 48 and 4 yards. Even Navy running back Tre Walker got his first ever career touchdown with a four-yard touchdown run to give the Midshipmen an early 7-0 lead early in the first quarter. Maybe more impressive was fullback Walker’s eight rushes for 75 yards, a 9.4 yard rush average.

All the hype of new FAU Owls football coach Lane Kiffin, word of a packed FAU Stadium at Howard Schnellenberger Field with the Navy Midshipmen in town fresh off a nine-win season and once again the Owls offense proved flat again. The Owls offense was dreadful on third down going 5 for 14 on third down conversions. Not even a fumbled Navy snap at midfield recovered by the FAU defense’s Owls defensive lineman Haiden Nagel, in that first quarter could spark the offense, who on the next possession lost yards over three plays and punted back to Navy.

FAU squandered their first possession on offense and Navy dominated the FAU defensive front early. Several drives later, Owls redshirt sophomore quarterback Daniel Parr connected with freshman wide receiver Willie Wright on a 95-yard touchdown to give the Owls a 10-7 lead over the Navy Midshipmen midway through the second quarter. It was FAU’s only lead of the game. During the play, which Parr’s throwing pocket backed two yards deep into FAU end zone, Wright was wide open as Parr winged it right into his outstretched arms in full stride down FAU’s home sideline at Howard Schnellenberger Field. The lead was short-lived.

Parr led the Owls with 281 yards passing on 19 completions and 31 attempts with two passing touchdowns but was sacked two times by the Navy defense. He started the game at quarterback for the Owls. Two botched snaps over the head of Parr resulted in yardage losses, including a 22-yard loss for the FAU offense. Owls wide receiver DeAndre McNeal paced the FAU offense with four catches for 88 yards and a 62-yard fourth quarter touchdown pass from Parr.

Navy running back Tre Walker scored his first career rushing touchdown to give the Midshipmen 7-0 lead over the FAU Owls with 9:06 left in the first quarter. On the next defensive stand, the Owls defense piled up on Navy like a Rugby scrum during their second drive, yet the Midshipmen still fall forward for first down once and again against the Owls. Even when the Navy punter shanked a punt just 24 yards out of bounds, the Owls took over at their 23-yard line and lost nine yards on their first rush and then punted away just three plays later.

The Midshipmen’s offense line was impressive, mowing down the Owls defensive line to make way for methodical five and six yard rushes up the middle, to the side and back inside again.

In the first quarter Owls wide receiver DeAndre McNeal didn’t even know Parr’s first pass to him was coming, it whizzed behind his back while McNeal put a block on a defender. Later on in the drive FAU kicker Greg Joseph narrowed the Navy lead to 7-3, with a 24-yard field goal right down the middle of the yellow, gold posts, upright and into the Owls stands. Joseph booted two field goals in the game; his second was a 54-yard field goal to set the FAU all-time record for longest field goal and also to narrow Navy’s lead to 28-13 with 7:25 left in the third quarter.

Joseph, an FAU walk-on kicker from American Heritage High School in Delray Beach is a special team’s leader and a bright spot for the Owls.

“I just try to go one kick at a time, one for one each kick and go from there. I try to put our team in a better position to win,” said Joseph.

Eventually Kiffin gave in and replaced Parr with redshirt sophomore quarterback De’Andre Johnson who drove the Owls into Navy territory. Then, it was Parr again. Finally, it was the lightning, and more lightning, many around the stadium found themselves muttering “are you kidding me? Another lightning delay at FAU Stadium. Maybe the Owls should have built the dome instead of an open-air stadium, or should add a retractable roof, as this is the sixth game in three years with a lengthy lightning delay. After a 59-minute lightning delay, courtesy of a few bolts of white lightning over the Atlantic Ocean 10 miles or so away, Navy wasted no time going up 35-13 with a 23-yard touchdown run by quarterback Zach Abey with 1:17 in the third quarter.

Kiffin, the offensive guru of the University of Alabama’s 2015 national championship winning team, saved the best for last as FAU struggled to score or churn up yardage in their first several possessions. The second lightning delay in the game resulted in one hour and 43 minute of stagnant air. Heavy rains and illuminating lightning fell on the field. , When play resumed, the Owls picked off Abey on a pretty interception by FAU cornerback Chris Tooley. A few plays later Parr was intercepted by Navy cornerback Elijah Merchant and a series later by the Midshipmen’s other cornerback Noruwa Obanor. Then, Navy missed a 29-yard field goal with just less than eight minutes left in the game. At 1:39 a.m. in Boca Raton, the game still had seven minutes left in the fourth quarter. The game had been delayed for a total of two hours and 42 minutes.

In one of the most bizarre games in college football history, FAU vs. Navy ended with a 5-hour, 57 minute long game and after an 8 p.m. start the game ended at 1:47 a.m. The crowd of 28,481 was the third largest in FAU Stadium’s Howard Schnellenberger Field history. 

Lightning Strikes, Thunder Rolls and FAU Owls Football Give up 14-point Fourth Quarter Lead and Lose Another Close Game at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton

Lightning delayed the first ever meeting of the Ball State University Cardinals and Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Owls college football game at FAU Stadium’s Howard Schnellenberger Field though the light drizzle of rain and gloom did little to slow down two speedy offenses before Ball State (3-1) pulled away for a 31-27 win over FAU (1-3). After trailing the Owls 24-17 at halftime, the Ball State Cardinals outscored FAU14-3 in the second half. The turning point of the game when Ball State’s defense stuffed Owls running back Buddy Howell Jr., on 4^th and 1 yard from the Ball State 30-yard line, with 5:33 left in the fourth quarter. Lightning struck after the play and the teams ran into their locker rooms for the last 30-minute-plus lightning delay. The FAU Owls offense sputtered in the third and fourth quarter, and the call to go for it on fourth down, in field goal position, with a kicker who made field goals from 41 and 19 yards respectively, was a questionable call by the FAU coaching staff. If the Owls would have gone for the field goal, and made it, they would have been up 27-21 with just over 5 minutes remaining in the game. Instead FAU went for it, failed, and gave the Ball State Cardinals momentum going into the last lengthy lightning delay and a chance to plan their final offensive assault.

Thanks to a thundering offensive attack, the Owls controlled the Cardinals early. Defensive back Andrew Soroh intercepted a pass by Ball State quarterback Riley Neal as the Cardinals were driving into FAU territory. The FAU offense took advantage of the turnover and marched down the field to the Cardinals 5-yard line. On the next play, FAU quarterback Jason Driskel scored on a 5-yard touchdown run and Owls kicker Greg Joseph made the extra point (E.P.) to give FAU a 7-0 lead early in the first quarter. On the play, Driskel darted to the right side of the offensive line, slashed through a hole in the Ball State defense and hit pay dirt on the touchdown run. Later in the first quarter of the game, Driskel connected on a 31-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Kalib Woods and Joseph nailed the E.P. to give FAU a 14-0 lead over Ball State.

After Driskel ran and passed to give his FAU Owls the lead, then Ball State Cardinals quarterback Riley Neal passed to tight end Sam Brunner for a 26-yard touchdown late in the first quarter. Early in the second quarter, Neal rushed for a one-yard touchdown run to tie the game 14-14 with 10:29 to go in the second quarter.  The Owls scored 10 out of the next 13 points in the game, Kerrith Whyte Jr. rushed for a three-yard touchdown a minute later after Ball State’s score, to give FAU a 21-14 lead. The Cardinals responded with a 39-yard field goal to narrow the lead 21-17. Not to be left out, FAU kicker Greg Joseph nailed a 19-yard field goal to give the Owls a 24-17 lead at halftime.

Both teams came out stale in the second half. The offenses looked bad, like the weather. In a hard-to-believe stroke of Mother Nature, a third lightning delay halted the game for 46 minutes early in the third quarter. Ball State tied the score for the second time in the game late in the third quarter when Neal connected with wide receiver Corey Lacanaria to even the score at 24-24.With 9:18 left in the fourth quarter, FAU kicker Greg Joseph walloped a 41-yard field goal to give the Owls a 27-24 lead. That would be the last time FAU would lead in the game. The Cardinals took their first lead of the game with less than two minutes in the fourth quarter and went on to win the game.

The game between FAU and Ball State had a total of three timed lightning delays, and three other times where the mandatory time delays were restarted. Most of the lightning lit up the northeast and east side of FAU Stadium, a sporting venue dominated by metal bleachers.

Keep an Owls Eye On –

·         Owls offensive lineman Tarrick Thomas left the game with a right knee injury on FAU’s first offensive series. Thomas is a redshirt freshman from Tallahassee. 

Owls Off To Soaring Start, Don’t Disappoint Dallas Cowboys Star Lucky Whitehead at FAU Stadium

With Dallas Cowboys return man Lucky Whitehead on the field to support his FAU alma mater, the Owls took leads on three separate occurrences thanks to the explosive speed of running back Buddy Howell Jr. and led by quarterback Jason Driskel’s clever running and passing attack in a 38-30 FAU (1-0) win over the Southern Illinois Salukis (0-1) at FAU Stadium’s Schnellenberger Field. Howell Jr. had first half touchdown runs of 48, 37 respectively and on his first three carries had 87 yards rushing.

“If you block for Buddy to get you six yards he gets you 10 and if you block for him to get 10 yards he runs for 15,” FAU Head Coach Charlie Partridge said. Howell Jr. finished with 129 yards rushing. “It was one of those moments we were practicing day in and day out. Going through my reads and just hitting it hard and it was wide open and I’m just blessed the line made that hole for me and I was able to complete the mission by running fast and getting into the end zone,” Howell Jr. said.

Driskel had two touchdown passes, the first to Tavaris Harrison for 85 yards in the second quarter and another to former Jupiter High School quarterback and Wake Forest transfer Tyler Cameron for a four-yard touchdown late in the third quarter. The latter gave FAU an 11-point lead heading into the fourth quarter. Eventually, the FAU Owls (1-0) won 38-30 over the Southern Illinois Salukis (0-1) at FAU Stadium’s Schnellenberger Field. Maybe it was Lucky Whitehead’s Owls hand sign he flashed thumb to index finger with middle, ring and pinky finger up to the team and fans while wearing the brightest orange, John Lennon like glasses which seemed to reflect the new shine of a young season for the FAU Owls.

“Back in Boca watching my boys work!!! Let’s get this Victory #GoOwls,” Whitehead tweeted from his @ninjafast22 Twitter handle.

Whether it was Lucky or a better FAU football team, one thing is for sure the Owls are hungry to get off to a soaring start following consecutive three win, nine loss seasons which mirrored the program in both the 2014 and 2015 seasons. Even the Owls defense looked much improved in the second half when defensive line leader Trey Hendrickson blocked a 50-yard field goal attempt by the Salukis Austin Johnson.

“I think it was huge. Our scouting report did show at times he had a low trajectory on his field goals. We thought if we didn’t catch it we’d be able to catch it in the back of the end zone and build a return off of it. Our players executed the game plan by knowing that and getting their hands up at the right time,” Coach Partridge said.

Earlier in the game, Johnson connected on a 48-yard field goal to give the Salukis their first lead 17-14 with 4:44 late in the second quarter. The Owls turned Hendrickson’s blocked field goal into a score of their own early in the final period when FAU kicker Greg Joseph booted a 40-yard field goal to take a commanding 38-24 lead. On the second play from scrimmage for the Owls offense, junior running back Buddy Howell blasted through a hole big enough to drive a Ford truck through en route to a 48-yard touchdown run to give FAU an early 7-0 lead with just 12:49 left in the first quarter. Southern Illinois answered by chomping chunks of yardage against the Owls defense in just under two minutes when Salukis running back Jonathan Mixon scored on a three-yard touchdown run to even the score 7-7. The Salukis touchdown was set-up by a 54-yard pass from quarterback Josh Straughan to wide receiver Connor Iwema deep into FAU territory. Just three offensive drives later FAU’s Howell used his speed and another giant gap to break free on an exciting 37-yard touchdown run to give FAU a 14-7 lead. One spot where the FAU defense looked really vulnerable was in their first half pass defense. On the next Salukis possession, Straughan found Billy Reed for an 11-yard touchdown. After an FAU punt, Salukis kicker Austin Johnson booted a long 48-yard field goal to give the Salukis their first lead 17-14. The lead was short lived as FAU quarterback Jason Driskel had a pass tipped by several defenders and then Tavaris Harrison came down for the rebound and outran the Salukis defense for an 85-yard touchdown reception to give the Owls another first half lead 21-17.

Florida Launch Lacrosse take off with win over the New York Lizards

Taking off with four goals in the first quarter, the Florida Launch held on to beat the New York Lizards 11-8 at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton. Launch attackman Kieran McArdle had four goals in the game. McArdle, a rookie, leads Major League Lacrosse rookies in goal scored. The Launch (4-2) next play at home on at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 20, at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton. For more information visit the Florida Launch Lacrosse website. McArdle led the initial first-quarter charge for the Launch with a goal and assist. Launch attackman Kevin Cunningham also had a goal and an assist in the first frame and provided the pass to score an assist on McCardle's fourth goal. McArdle, Cunningham and attackman Casey Powell, a goal in each of the first two quarters, helped give the Launch a 6-3 lead at halftime. The New York Lizards (3-2) never recovered after trailing 4-1 after the first quarter. The Lizards were led by middleman Matt Striebel who got open across the Launch defense for a goal and assist. In the third quarter, the Lizards evened things out by matching the Launch two goals apiece in the second,third and three goals each in the fourth quarter. But, it was too late for the Lizards who got off to a slow start. Launch goalie Brett Queener allowed only one goal in that first frame, and took advantage of a slow Lizards team to run out saves on three separate occasions to midfield where he passed to his offense. He was gritty too, yelling at teammates and even pleading with officials that he should have been given a save when a whistle stopped a play where Queener made a save. "Better give me credit for that save! That was a great save and I deserve credit!" yelled Queener. McArdle's fellow rookie middleman Chris LaPierre had a goal, Launch attackman Garret Thul had two goals and middleman Jordan Hall rounded out the scoring for Florida. The Launch travel to Charlotte, North Carolina, for a 7 p.m. match against the Charlotte Hounds on Saturday, June 14, and return in home play in a rematch against the Rochester Rattlers on Friday, June 20.

Lynn University Fighting Knights Men’s Lacrosse faces off for the first time in history

Senior attack man Joey Bacarella scored the first lacrosse goal in Lynn University Men’s Lacrosse history when he beat Wheeling Jesuit University goalie Joe Amsler in front of the net at the 8:37 mark of the first quarter to give Lynn their first ever 1-0 lead in their first ever game of NCAA Lacrosse, but Wheeling went on a scoring spree to take the game 14-5 in Boca Raton. Lynn University Men’s Lacrosse, also known as the “Blue & White” stopped the first shot attempt in school history when goalkeeper Taylor Ferrino made a save on a shot earlier in the contest with 13:21 remaining in the first quarter. Ferrino had 14 saves in the loss. Wheeling Jesuit University Cardinals Men’s Lacrosse would not be quiet for long, attack man Landon DelPrince made his way into the crease with 6:51 left in the first and fired a shot past Ferrino to tie the game at 1-1. At 2:40 in the first quarter, the Cardinals took a 2-1 lead, but Lynn freshman attack man Brian Kiel evened the game at 2-2 with his first ever collegiate goal with just over a minute left in the quarter. Middle man and fellow freshman Tyler Janvrin got the assist, his first of three in the contest. With 17 seconds left in the first, DelPrince invaded the Lynn defense again to give Wheeling Jesuit a 3-2 lead as the first quarter horn sounded. Lynn also nabbed 10 ground balls in the first 15 minutes of game play; a ground ball is equivalent to a rebound in basketball and leads to offensive possession for the attacking lacrosse team. The Cardinals also recorded the first ever penalty in Lynn University history when Wheeling Jesuit’s middle man Bryce Brochu got tangled up and knocked down a Lynn player at midfield. The penalty seemed to be the ignition switch to even more intense, aggressive play for Wheeling Jesuit. Lynn had zero penalties in the first half, but Wheeling Jesuit was rough and rowdy setting the tone with six penalties. The Cardinals shut-out the Fighting Knights 2-0 in the second quarter to take a 5-2 lead going into halftime. The halftime festivities included a Boca Jets 13-and-under exhibition. “I want eight goals in the second half,” Lynn Coach Brian Kingsbury told his players just before the third quarter started. But Wheeling Jesuit scored five out of six goals in the third quarter to push the game out of reach at 10-3 going into the fourth. The Cardinals took advantage of a winded Lynn team by incorporating the wheel play over and again on offensive possessions led by superb passing by the Wheeling Jesuit players. Tyler Johnson had two goals in the third for the Cardinals and DelPrince added his second of the game combined with winners by Aaron Gutentag and Brian Frank. Lynn got on the board late at the end of the third to avenge the shutout when Daniel Egan broke free for a scoring opportunity and connected past Amsler, who recorded eight saves in the game. In the final period, Wheeling doubled Lynn 4-2 on goals scored. The Cardinlas were led by Tyler Wickett’s two goals in the fourth a, Bryce Bochu and Jared Baranowski, who each had a goal apiece. Brian Kiel connected again for Lynn for his Fighting Knights leading second goal of the game and season, and also had eight total shots on goal, and Harrison Lynch scored Lynn’s last goal unassisted. The Lynn University Fighting Knights played their first game in program history at neighboring Pope John Paul II High School in Boca Raton while the finishing touches are being put on Brian Campbell Stadium at Lynn University. Brian Campbell Stadium opens on March 30, with a 12 p.m. game against Colorado Mesa. Next up for Lynn is a March 5, matchup against Notre Dame de Namur at 7 p.m., Pope John Paul II High School, 4001 N. Military Trail in Boca Raton. Admission is free.

Marin Cilic Wins 2014 Delray Beach Open by The Venetian Las Vegas Over Kevin Anderson in ATP 250 Thriller in Delray Beach

Marin Cilic’s tennis play at 2014 The Delray Beach Open by The Venetian Las Vegas® was sizzling hot! Yellow smoke was literally billowing off of each serve, forehand and backhand winner, that Cilic hit on the blue hard Plexipave courts of Delray. Cilic outlasted 2012 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships winner Kevin Anderson, 7-6 (8-6), 6-7 (7-9) and a deciding 6-4, in a thrilling three-plus hour match to win the 2014 Delray Beach Open and according to the ATP Tour, $81,500 in prize money. Cilic also improved to no. 25 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. Cilic was the seventh-seed in the tournament that featured 32 ATP players including John Isner, Tommy Haas, and Kei Nishikori, among other top-pro tennis players. To get to the finals, Cilic, of Croatia, bounced Germany’s Benjamin Becker in the first round, wild card Ryan Harrison 6-3, 6-4 in the second round, T. Gabashvilli 6-2, 6-3 in the third…and Big John Isner 7-6 (5), and 6-3 in the semi-finals. Fan favorite Isner, reached the semi-finals for the third consecutive year at the tourney. He was coming off of an ankle injury he suffered in Australia, and seemed to move very well on the Plexiplave once again in Delray. Throughout the tournament, Isner’s issue was his composure. The big guy, Isner is 6’9’’ often played far down in size compared to his competition, smacked tennis ball’s completely out of the stadium on Tuesday and Friday resulting in astonishingly, only warnings from the chair umpire. But, that’s understandable, because Big John Isner is fun to watch and likeable, and most likely if one of us had the chance to be the chair umpire, would have been awe of his athletic ability and probably not even issued the warnings. Isner though, struggled in the first set of each of his four matches played at the 2014 Delray Open. Isner came storming back in his first three matches at the tourney, often relying on a serve that pushed 138 M.P.H. but could only muster winning three games against Cilic in the semi’s. Eventual Champion Cilic built momentum over five straight days of play to take the Delray Beach crown, and is 18-4 in matches this year with two titles won. Bob and Mike Bryan won their third doubles title in the last six-years playing in the Delray tourney. The Bryan’s defeated F. Cermak and M. Elgin 6-2 and 6-3. Andy Roddick made his ATP Champions Tour debut for the American team and won three straight matches over Sweden’s Mats Wilander 6-3 and 6-3, Mikael Pernfors 6-3 and 6-2, and Croatia’s Goran Ivanisevic 6-4 and 6-3. Prize money totaled $474,005 at The Delray Beach Open, a men’s pro-tennis ATP 250 tourney held yearly each February at the Delray Beach Tennis Center in beautiful Delray Beach, FL.

Define TEAM - First-Class MIAMI HEAT

Just got to work... Up until 2 a.m. watching all the post-game interviews/NBA Finals Press Conferences. Surreal to me b/c during my sports reporter days I met Ethan Skolnick (Palm Beach Post) he used to write for the Sun-Sentinel and Tom D'Angelo and others I met asking questions to LBJ and Dwayne Wade. That's really neat that the county changed the name officially to MIAMI-WADE County, I thought that was classy... And the Birdman, every other team gave up on the Birdman because he's had his personal issues, Miami signs him to 10-day contract and the guy becomes the missing glue in the Championship puzzle. Most of all I want to share the definition of team last night in terms of those Heaters... Team - Where you win a game with 12 players on the team but only five of those players score all 95 points. Bosh, Miller and Allen (star of game 6, courtesy of hitting !Canasta de tres puntos!) combined to score no points and go 0-14 last night. But, if you watched the game, Bosh wouldn't allow Tony Parker or Tim Duncan to drive the lane, Miller played tenacious defense and Ray Allen moved the ball, played shut-down defense and provided a bit of offensive flow. Spurs coach Greg Popavich said that LBJ and D-Wade played Hall of Fame basketball last night and what can you say about Shane Battier setting an NBA Finals game record with six-three-pointers. King James said it best: "this team is just amazing." Happy for Pat Riley, all the Heat players, and one last thing about team - the Miami Heat shut down Danny Green last night, all-time leader in three-pointers made in an NBA Finals. They shut down Parker and Battier covered Duncan when he missed with 20 seconds left. First-Class Heat!

The Greatest NBA Game Ever! Miami Heat win in overtime 103-100 against San Antonio Spurs in Game 6 of 2013 NBA Finals!

Very tired from watching the greatest basketball game ever last night. San Antonio Spurs up by four points with 28 seconds left and their best free throw shooter at the free throw line. Security comes in and puts a yellow rope around the court to stop fans from running on the court because evidently these fools thought San Antonio would win the championship in 30 seconds... The gold trophy is wheeled over near the Spurs bench surrounded by guards, and there's actually a guy polishing that big old gold basketball trophy... Manu Ginobli misses first free throw, makes second and then Miami scores quickly ala LBJ (Lebron James) misses a three pointer, Mike Miller tips out the ball and Lebron hits the seond attempt another three pointer. Referrees who decided their Las Vegas payoff was more important than calling the game fairly have the nerve to call another foul on Miami and Kwahi Leonard, another Spurs great free throw shooter, goes to the free throw line. He misses the first one and Miami is down by three. Heat down the court and miss a three, then one of the big three (Chris "I look like a Raptor dinosaur and play as fierce as one" Bosh) gets the rebound and passes it out to Ray Allen, who actually has the know how to get his feet behind the three point line and jumps three feet in the air, releasing the most beautiful 22-foot jump shot in the history of the game of basketball and swoosh... Tied at 95-95! Five seconds left and Spurs get the ball and Ginobli takes four steps in Miami's lane without jumping (throughout the world that is called traveling and the other team, Miami in this case gets the ball) and the referrees must have had silly putty stuck in their whistles because the whistle isn't blown. Miracously Ray Allen comes up with the ball and Miami survives to overtime. In overtime, again San Antonio is up by three and looking for more when Bosh blocks a Tony Parker three pointer and with Miami finally up three points and San Antonio Spurs needing a three pointer, they get it to their best three-point shooter this guy Danny Green who happens to be the all-time leader in three pointers made in an NBA Finals courtesy of all the three's (I believe 26 three pointers in just six games) he's hit against the Heat in these finals, Green gets the ball on a corner three point attempt and I'm not kidding when I say Bosh flapped those Raptor Dinosaur wings and came out of nowhere to block Green's shot and the Heat win 103-100. Earvin "Magic" Johnson, the great L.A. Lakers point guard called the game one of the greatest he's seen. I'm calling it the greatest I've seen.

Just What If The Stars of The 2013 NBA Finals Were “Grunge Era” Band Leaders

If San Antonio Spurs monster power forward Tim Duncan were a guitarist leader of a “Grunge” era band he’d remind me of Billy Corgan from the Smashing Pumpkins. That bald head and scruff, so tall yet with the head just barely titled toward the ground. Add that demeaning meanor… and he’s definitely the front-man for the Smashing Pumpkins. If Duncan shreds like Billy Corgan does on guitar in two out of the next three games San Antonio will be singing along with Duncan ala Billy Corgan to “Today! Is the greatest! Day I ever saw… Can’t wait for tomorrow! Tomorrow’s much too long!”

My hypothesis is the Heat Win Game Four

If the Miami Heat were to win tonight, Games One and Three, will be wiped away. A win gives the Heat a brand new series. What will happen? It's a guess... But hypothesis would be that the Heat will somehow find a way to win and the reason why is an educated guess. And that educated guess, is that the Heat will play much better in Game Four. Common! Danny Green is the leading scorer in the series. Bull mularkey! It will not be a fresh face... The reason why Miami plays well in Game Four is that they're the best road team in the NBA win percentage wise on the road. It won't be easy... Miami steals one late, Lebron drives from the top of the key down one! Miami Heat 95 San Antonio Spurs 92

Miami bench too much in Game Three

As much as it would be the right thing to do in making the guesswork a San Antonio Spurs blowout... Manu Ginobli will be back in Game Three, Duncan and Parker will be a given and Neal should be the star off the bench as the Miami Heat probably key on stopping Green. For Miami, they will have to once again making a living at the free-throw line, especially on the road. A ton of things even out here in the third game, as much as the Spurs are the right choice, this is the game Miami will win in a squeaker. The reason is quite easy… San Antonio can’t continue to triple team Lebron James and expect Bosh, Wade, the Birdman, Chalmers, Cole, Miller and Allen to do nothing. Miami has too many key bench players. Miami Heat 101 San Antonio Spurs 100

Simple Formula for the Miami Heat in Game 2: Less 3-Point Shots and Drive to the Hoop, Get the Foul for a 3-Point Play

With the Miami Heat's last two playoff series the end result, whether win or loss, has been due to winning either the third or fourth quarters. In Game One, Miami dominated the first, second and third quarters, only to be blown out in the fourth quarter and lose the game by four-points 92-88. As predicted, the Miami Heat dominated the game with their speed and talent, but by not equaling or beating the San Antonio Spurs in just one quarter resulted in a Game One loss they should have won. It seems such an easy formula. Win your quarters and win the games... But, the Miami Heat and most notably, LeBron James, did not have the urgency in the fourth quarter of Game One, except settling for low percentage three pointers by James, and especially the open three point shot from Key West that Chris Bosh launched from 150 miles away during the fourth quarter come back. The Miami Heat have gotten this far, this season, by driving to the rim with a high percentage shot and possible foul by drawing contact, get a free-throw shot and earn a chance for a high-percentage three-point play. I think Game Two will be slowed down to a halt, much more of a physicial match, with both teams trying to earn numerous trips to the free-throw line. If not, due to San Antonio's circus shots and the play of Tim Duncan, the Miami Heat will not be able to beat those Spurs in quarter play. Simple formula for the Heat in Game Two: win each quarter, less 3-Point shots and get to the free-throw line. Game Two, 2013 NBA Finals: Miami Heat 95 San Antonio Spurs 89

Prediction: Speed and bench play motor Miami Heat past San Antonio Spurs in 2013 NBA Finals Game One

Miami Heat One, San Antonio Spurs Zero… National Basketball Association score predicting is about as easy as winning the lottery but someone has to win with the correct combination. One thing that is not so tough to prove is momentum and right now the 2012-2013 current lineup of the Miami Heat has a full ahead of steam. Some of the San Antonio Spurs will have problems keeping up with the speed of the Miami Heat at times tonight in Game One. Not Tony Parker or Tim Duncan, or even Manu Ginobli for that matter, but the bench is where Game One will be won. The speed of players like Norris Cole and Udonis Haslem, versus Haslem’s counterpart Chris Bonner and other SA benchers like Neal, Leonard, Mills and Joseph, is where this prediction builds from guess to certainty. Miami’s Ray Allen’s speed up and down the court is deceiving and the Birdman seems to sprint from offense to defense and back again, not to mention Mr. Mike Miller who brought some energy in a short sprint last series against Indiana. Speaking of Indiana, Miami is lucky to make it out of that series without any injuries. Not ready to say Miami is better than San Antonio in 2013, I’m ready to say that Miami has the momentum and better bench… 2013 NBA Finals Game One: Miami 103 San Antonio 98 Miami takes a 1-0 lead. 3DDD

It feels like Jr.'s time to shine

After last night's fireworks at Texas Motor Speedway, which proved why Nascar will continue to demand primetime coverage,it's only fitting that tonight features one of the most dominant racing fields of the year. Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano had issues getting through inspection, I think it will affect Keselowski but Logano's skin's so thick not even a tack in the heel could affect Nascar's youngest winner. Though, tonight feels like Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s night. He seems to be living in a comfortable place and only needs one win to cement himself as not only Nascar's most famous driver, but also back-up on the ladder steps to being the best. NRA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway 1. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2. Kyle Busch 3. Greg Biffle 4. Tony Stewart 5. Matt Kenseth 6. Kevin Harvick 7. Jimmie Johnson

Nascar Nationwide All-Time Wins Leader Kyle Busch twirling pasta at O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway

Nascar Nationwide superstar Kyle Busch twirls his Shrimp Scampi pasta noodles on his fork just minutes before the start of the O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 race tonight at Texas Motor Speedway. Busch starts in the front row once again, which is commonplace for the Nascar's All-Time Nationwide Wins leader. Sounds like he's getting the fuel needed to notch yet another win in a race stocked with star-power. Tonight, Busch will be joined by a long list of Nationwide and Sprint Cup superstars. Busch's past nemesis Brad Keselowski is a favorite and Brian Vickers is making a nice comeback after missing last year with health concerns. Fan favorite Dale earnhardt Jr. will be revving the engine with a rare Nationwide appearance. Former Sprint Cup regular Elliot Sadler is devoting his time to Nationwide and should be fast at Texas Motor Speedway. Kasey Kahne is my dark horse racer tonight, so talented, sometimes forgotten... Matt Kenseth is Busch's teamates at Joe Gibbs Racing. My picks for tonight: 1. Kyle Busch 2. Brad Keselowski 3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4. Matt Kenseth 5. Kasey Kahne 6. Elliot Sadler 7. Travis Pastrada

The Year of the Cardinal

Will the emotional toll of losing a key player to a gruesome injury on national TV and the every night grind of a multi-game win streak be too much for the Louisville Cardinals in the NCAA Men’s Division I Championship Game? Definitely not… At least not during regulation… The Michigan Wolverines will be very competitive in the Championship Game, every time Louisville stretches out to a six to eight-point lead Michigan will fire back and at the end of regulation to tie the basketball game. The game will feature some of the best backcourt play seen this decade. Somehow, Michigan is a four-point underdog. I think some way Louisville pulls this one out 78-77 in the first overtime. The toll will punch at Louisville’s grit and their veterans will strike back, Michigan is just a bit young and a tad out of control at key times. I really feel Michigan, but the facts don’t lie and even though I believe Louisville is spent I think they have just enough in the tank to get the job done. Having a veteran coach like Rick Pitino doesn’t hurt either… Michigan will be back next year. This is the year of the Cardinal.

FAU Baseball should be focus of university's new public relations engine

Florida Atlantic University administrators emphasize that the college needs some timely and beneficial public relations help to soften the blow of two major scandals. The success of the FAU Baseball program should be where the leadership team should pitch. Almost yearly, the FAU Baseball Program prints its tickets to the Sun-Belt Conference Baseball Championship and the College World Series. FAU public perception is sandwiched in the shadow of a lucrative football stadium deal slammed shut up by student protesters and a teacher against student disagreement over being asked to stomp the word “Jesus” on a piece of paper. Now is the time to play ball with the public relations machine focused on FAU Baseball’s gem of a coach Kevin McCormack and a team that’s far better than the two professional baseball programs that South Florida fans care about: the New York Yankees and Miami Marlins who’s combined record as of today is just two wins verses eight losses. FAU Baseball has won 21 against 10 losses so far this season and ranked no. 25 nationally. FAU Baseball is competitive every year and they just don’t get the headlines. They should… FAU Baseball comes back to Boca Raton April 12 to April 14 with a three-game series against Middle Tennessee State University.