Last year, the Los Angeles Dodgers were one game away from winning the World Series. It was a heartbreaking series, but I was convinced the team would come back and seek revenge against the Houston Astros. Then April happened. Corey Seager was undergoing Tommy John surgery, Justin Turner was out[Read More…]
Commentary
Game on, phones down
Sports has the ability to completely change your day. The smell of the field, the crisp air of a rink or the crunch of the cleats on the ground. Whatever your sport is you know the feeling when you watch your team play and everything else melts away. The fixation[Read More…]
Hop on the Ram-wagon
There you are, it’s Sunday morning and you’re driving, hungry, a little hungover and looking for somewhere to eat. You pull up to the first restaurant you see and it’s packed: the Rams are playing. You go down the street and there’s a two hour wait. You try the tiny[Read More…]
Chugg it at the Nugget – Episode 2
Kevin Colindres & Alex Manfredi discuss men’s basketball recruits and the first ever LBSU athletics town hall at the iconic Joe Jost’s. Music courtesy of: raj
Dodgers’ trade deadline strategy creates exciting way to lose
The Dodgers’ most electric offensive player and prized trade-deadline acquisition put on a show against the Cardinals last Thursday. Manny Machado’s 3-4 night included an edge-of-your-seat seventh inning at bat, culminating in a home run to deep center. His performance is a manifestation of the Dodgers’ trade deadline strategy that[Read More…]
Chugg it at the Nugget – Episode 1
Kevin Colindres & Alex Manfredi of the Daily 49er discuss sports, life and anything else at The Nugget at Long Beach State. Music courtesy of: raj
COLUMN: Nine solutions to Long Beach State’s identity crisis
We all know that Long Beach State has an identity problem, but it’s time for us to embrace it. Prospector Pete is gone after a number of protests, mascots have become extinct at games and the school has struggled with picking one name. In a recent meeting with Athletic Director[Read More…]
COLUMN: New year, new logo, same problems
The 2018-2019 school year kicks off with yet another appearance of the GO BE????CH logo at Long Beach State. Slowly unveiled beginning last school year, the athletics department has gone full “BE????CH” mode. For something that was meant to bring more national recognition to the Walter Pyramid, it looks like[Read More…]
The Los Angeles Lakers are back
Eight years ago I was 13 years old and sitting on the couch with my father celebrating as the Los Angeles Lakers won their 16th NBA championship against the Boston Celtics. Now, I am a 21-year-old man who recently got blatantly drunk with him to celebrate my very first apartment.[Read More…]
The past, present and future of the three-pointer
Sunday night saw Stephen Curry break another NBA record by hitting 9 three-pointers in game two of the NBA Finals. He surpassed Ray Allen, who held the previous record of eight three-pointers in game two of the 2010 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Curry finished the night with[Read More…]