Oh, the New England Patriots are back in the Super Bowl? Well, that’s a shocker — an unexpected twist after the hated New England team made it to the finale, although star quarterback Tom Brady was suspended from the first four games. With the head coach and quarterback duo of[Read More…]
Commentary
Long Beach State dealing with LAG time just fine
When junior forward Gabe Levin went down with a season-ending knee injury on New Year’s Eve, things appeared to go from bad to worse for the Long Beach State men’s basketball team. The injury piled onto the 49ers’ early season woes, where the team, facing one of the toughest schedules[Read More…]
Los Angeles is ready to welcome the Rams with open arms
Breaking news: Los Angeles is ready for the NFL. Although it’s been 22 years since the team headed to St. Louis, Sunday was an example of what football can be in Los Angeles. 91,000 roaring spectators had the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum rocking with excitement as they welcomed back the[Read More…]
NBA All-Star game should count
Until the NBA implements a rule like Major League Baseball in which its All-Star game matters, the mid-season, star-studded affair will continue to be what it is: a mirage. Sure, the NBA All-Star game looks like the greatest basketball players on the planet are getting together for an epic pick-up[Read More…]
Here are our Super Bowl 50 picks, or whatever
The Denver Broncos will take on the Carolina Panthers Sunday in the most widely viewed U.S. sporting event of the year: Super Bowl 50. Unfortunately, people who don’t care about football exist too. And sadly, some of the these people have infiltrated our newsroom. The Daily 49er staff give their[Read More…]
Don’t watch Super Bowl 50
The date and location have been set for some time now, but as of Sunday we finally found out who the participants in Super Bowl 50 are. The Carolina Panthers will show up in Santa Clara on Feb. 7 to hoist the Vince Lombardi trophy at the end of the[Read More…]
Daily 49er takes a look at the 2016 NFL Playoffs
AFC Will Hernandez: One thing is certain; defense wins championships. New England Patriots cornerback Malcom Butler’s late interception in Super Bowl XLIX proved this. Despite the Pats being the favorites to win the AFC, they are not the same team they were a year ago. Injuries to New England’s roster[Read More…]
Farewell, Kobe
It wasn’t love at first dribble when I started playing basketball in the third grade. In games, I was petrified every time I got the ball because I didn’t know what to do. Do I dribble? Do I shoot? Before I knew it the ball was out of my hands[Read More…]
LBSU soccer to make comeback in 2016
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team’s season came to a close with a 1-0 loss to Santa Clara in round one of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, but the 49ers have plenty to get excited about for next season. Head coach Mauricio Ingrassia said before the season that he[Read More…]
ESPN
The self-proclaimed “Worldwide leader in sports,” ESPN, looks to be falling from fans good graces. As the long time go-to mecca of any and all sports information, ESPN has had more blunders than blessings as of late. With the closing of Grantland, laying off 300 employees due to loss of[Read More…]