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My triumphant return to the swimming pool

May 6, 2013

Whenever people ask me, “Oh you’re the sports editor, did you play sports?” I have a standard, rehearsed response. “There’s a reason I cover them.” Not for a lack of trying, however. Sixth...

The irrational allure of the NFL draft

April 29, 2013

I obsess about the NFL draft, but it still makes absolutely no sense to me. How, in a process that takes months of analysis and scrutiny, can teams still whiff like rec league softball players? These...

CSU tennis advances to Mountain West quarterfinals

April 25, 2013

The CSU tennis team avenged an earlier season loss and defeated New Mexico 4-2 in the first round of the Mountain West championships.The Rams captured the doubles point and took and early lead on the strength...

CSU junior leads Mountain West women’s golf championship

April 25, 2013

Junior Emily Roering put the CSU women's golf team's best foot forward on the first day of the Mountain West women's golf championship.The Glenwood, Minnesota native shot a 73 to finish one stroke above...

Strive for a multi-use stadium at CSU

April 22, 2013

Hughes Stadium hosted two events Saturday after standing empty and being battered by the elements for five months. The football team's spring game at noon attracted an announced crowd of 3,000. Nearly...

CSU basketball adds Navy transfer JJ Avila

April 21, 2013

Losing five seniors to graduation left the CSU basketball team without much depth. Adding former Navy forward JJ Avila should help alleviate that. The 6' 7" former Patriot League Rookie of the Year...

Bomb threat cancels Cal State LA Twilight Open, CSU track and field was set to compete

April 19, 2013

A bomb threat closed the California State University, Los Angeles yesterday, according to the university's website. This forced the cancellation of the Twilight Open track meet, which the...

Snow day turns LSC West Lawn into winter wonderland

April 17, 2013

The LSC West Lawn makes for a decent terrain park in a pinch. CSU students received the 11:48 a.m. text from the CSU Public Safety Team telling them classes were cancelled and immediately snow-suited...

CSU softball at UNC cancelled due to snow

April 16, 2013

The CSU softball team's game Wednesday has been cancelled due to snow, the UNC athletic department announced Tuesday. No reschedule date was announced, but UNC coach Shana Easley expressed a desire...

Megan Plourde’s living it up playing professionally in Croatia

April 15, 2013

I guarantee you Megan Plourde’s first job out of college will make you jealous. The former CSU volleyball All-American plays professionally in Croatia for the team Zok 1700, and her life is heading...

Louisville outlasts Michigan 82-76 in national championship game

April 8, 2013

Cool Hand Luke didn’t blink when the stage got brightest. Louisville senior Luke Hancock scored 22 points and made 5-5 shots from three-point range to lead the Cardinals to an 82-76 victory over...

Don’t hire former Rutgers coach Mike Rice

April 7, 2013

Former Rutgers head coach Mike Rice should never be hired as a basketball coach ever again. The university fired Rice on April 3 after national furor arose surrounding video of him throwing basketballs...

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