Sports and Social Justice in the World Today
September 25, 2020
By Sean Serrano, CONTRIBUTOR Looking at the relationship between sports and social justice and how two professors at CSUEB are involved. Social justice is important to the fabric of the United States of America. Sports are an essential part of American culture. The two are at the forefront of conversati...
NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball 2020 fall season cancelled due to COVID-19
September 21, 2020
By Terrence Allen, CONTRIBUTOR The NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball 2020 fall season has been cancelled this season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to help protect student athletes from the virus. In a year that seems like it will ever end, the season’s cancelation affects all of the schools in t...
Warriors Score Big in NBA Draft Lottery
September 11, 2020
By Terrence Allen, CONTRIBUTOR Warriors secure second overall pick in 2020 NBA Draft The Golden State Warriors may have only won 15 games in the 2019-20 season, but they scored a huge win on Aug. 20. The team secured the second overall pick in the 2020 National Basketball Association Draft. This resul...
PGA Tour teams up with WHOOP to battle Covid-19
June 30, 2020
By Will Barnett, STAFF WRITER On June 24, the PGA Tour announced that they would be distributing over 1,000 WHOOP bands to players, caddies, and essential staff in an effort to track potential Covid-19 signs. This comes after four players and two caddies have tested positive for the virus in the las...
Sporting world rallies behind George Floyd death protests
June 7, 2020
By Will Barnett, CONTRIBUTOR Since the death of George Floyd on May 25 at the hands of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, there have been protests all throughout the country calling for justice and equality for the black community. Hundreds of thousands have turned out for the protests including som...
SF Giants will not host exhibition game vs. A’s
March 12, 2020
By Dan McMenamin, Bay City News Service Following the city of San Francisco's announcement Wednesday of a ban on public gatherings of more than 1,000 people to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, the San Francisco Giants said they are not holding their annual exhibition game against the Oaklan...
Aubrey Huff excluded from Giants’ World Series Reunion
February 27, 2020
By Dylan Lazaga, CONTRIBUTOR During the upcoming Major League Baseball season, the San Francisco Giants plan to host a reunion for the 2010 World Series championship team. One of the players not joining them, however, is former first baseman, Audrey Huff. The team decided not to invite him after he ma...
Decade in Bay Area sports
February 15, 2020
By Priscilla Martinez, SPORTS EDITOR Although the San Francisco 49ers and the Golden State Warriors both fell short on their most recent championship runs, the Bay Area has wrapped up what could be its greatest decade in sports. The Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry became completely revolutionar...
49ers face difficult path towards 2020 season
February 6, 2020
By Dylan Lazaga, STAFF WRITER The NFL’s 100th season has officially concluded, with the Kansas City Chiefs claiming victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV, 31-20. The 49ers certainly will be working hard to make a return trip to the big game, but the upcoming offseason presents a d...
49ers vs. Chiefs to clash in Super Bowl LIV
January 30, 2020
By Priscila Marinez, SPORTS EDITOR Standing on the corners of street lights begging for spare change. Laying on sidewalks and park benches in the middle of the day. Nowhere to go to call home, be safe, and get care. Homelessness is a growing concern around the San Francisco Bay Area and the East ...
Living and breathing college sports
January 30, 2020
By Will Barnett, CONTRIBUTOR College sports is something that is watched, enjoyed and for very few, played. Currently, college sports bring people the very best amateur athletes in the country straight to the hometown or there television screens. But for some people there is a whole lot more to college sp...
Astros’ scandal leaves ripple effects
January 30, 2020
By Dylan Lazaga, CONTRIBUTOR On Jan. 13, Major League Baseball fined the Houston Astros five million dollars, stripped the team of its first-round picks in the 2020 and 2021 MLB Entry Drafts, and suspended manager A.J. Hinch and general manager Jeff Lunthow for the entirety 2020 season; following an inve...
