It’s here everyone. It’s the start of a new NBA season. And after an off-season of trades and draft picks and free-agent acquisitions and coaching changes, there is just one thing left to get you ready for the season: the realization that your team’s title hopes are already dead. Well,[Read More…]
Commentary
James Ennis makes Miami Heat roster, former LBSU Dirtbags shine in MLB
Keeping his talents in South Beach When the Miami Heat’s training camp started, former LBSU men’s basketball star James Ennis was on the outside looking in for a roster spot. He had a disastrous Summer League where he shot 29.7 percent from the field, 8.7 percent from the three-point line,[Read More…]
All roads lead to Hawai’i for Big West title
As the Big West conference women’s volleyball season hits the halfway point, all roads lead to No. 8 Hawai’i regaining the championship title. After a 2014 season that saw Long Beach State unseat the reigning champs, the Rainbow Warriors have made a powerful statement in the season so far. Hawai’i[Read More…]
World Series will be for the birds
The first pitch for the 2015 Major League Baseball postseason is on Tuesday and if your team’s mascot is some sort of bird, you’re in for a great fall. This year’s playoffs feature some of the usual suspects in the National League. The St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers and[Read More…]
Playing the Field : 9.17.15
Welcome to the first episode of Play the Field , your weekly dose of sports and culture talk radio.
Brady deflategate suspension wrongfully but justifiably overruled
The one time that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell institutes a fair punishment and the case is thrown out the window. That’s right, the NFL could not even successfully punish someone that they caught cheating. U.S. District Judge Richard Berman dismissed Tom Brady’s case on Thursday regarding a four-game suspension issued[Read More…]
Changes in the college football system still present problems for championship
The inaugural College Football Playoff created history by drawing in the largest audience in cable history, and seeing a sophomore quarterback lead an underdog team to become the National Champions. But, what those viewers didn’t see was an appropriate structure in the selection process. Many college football fans embraced the[Read More…]
Changes in the college football system still present problems
The inaugural College Football Playoff created history by drawing in the largest audience in cable history, and seeing a sophomore quarterback lead an underdog team to become the National Champions. But, what those viewers didn’t see was an appropriate structure in the selection process. Many college football fans embraced the[Read More…]
Why the St. Louis Rams should move back to Los Angeles
Los Angeles is starved for NFL football to come back and the Rams can finally end the 21-year famine by making a permanent move from St. Louis to Inglewood. Rams owner Stan Kroenke has shown he is more than ready to move the team 1,590 miles west to L.A. and[Read More…]
You will survive LBSU sports
Men’s Basketball The men’s basketball team at LBSU is the crowned jewel of the school’s athletic program for a good reason. Since LBSU lacks a football team, basketball is only rivaled by the Dirtbags – the baseball team – as the most popular sport on campus. However, what sets basketball[Read More…]