Long Beach State is in a rut right now that even a friendly wiffle ball game can’t fix. The team is coming off a crucial game against Cal Poly Saturday that saw the 49ers come out victorious for the first time in six games. The problem is that the 49ers[Read More…]
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Chugg It At The Nugget S2: Episode 3
The NFL has work to do to catch up with its competitors
The Super Bowl exposed many flaws that the NFL has been dealing with for a long time. In what was one of the most boring Super Bowl games in recent history, the NBA was able to steer the conversation away from football with a few tweets that speculated some big[Read More…]
Long Beach comes up short in fifth straight loss
With 2.4 seconds left in the game, senior forward KJ Byers heaved a half court shot to win the game, but missed high and wide right off the backboard. Long Beach State men’s basketball fell to UC Irvine 82-80 Saturday night in front of a rowdy crowd of 2,344. “If[Read More…]
Long Beach’s defensive identity has slipped through the cracks
Ever since Bobby Braswell was hired as an assistant coach, the team has put an emphasis on defense. Overall the team has held all opponents to an average of 77.6 points a game, so why did the team take a huge dip in the last four weeks? Long Beach has[Read More…]
COLUMN: Long Beach’s impressive start is not a fluke
As far as Long Beach State men’s basketball goes, for the most part no one expected this strong of a start to Big West conference play. From Long Beach fans posting to online community message boards to the Daily 49er sports staff, Long Beach (8-11, 2-1 Big West) has been[Read More…]
Chugg it at the Nugget: Episode 8
Sports Editor Kevin Colindres and Assistant Sports Editor Alex Manfredi discuss Long Beach State men’s basketball’s first MGM tournament match against Iona College in Las Vegas!
Three takeaways from Long Beach at San Diego
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team has had a tough road schedule, losing its fourth game in a row to San Diego Saturday. The 49ers 74-70 loss is the team’s third under five points. Long Beach (2-7) hasn’t found much success early on in the season, but showed signs[Read More…]
Position change resulted in Hailey Harward’s Big West honorable mention
Following an underwhelming season for the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team, a silver lining was found in the five players who received All-Big West honors in the 2018 Big West Women’s Volleyball All-Conference Team. Senior outside hitter Tyler Spriggs was the only player to receive a first team selection,[Read More…]
Chugg it at the Nugget: Episode 8
Sports Editor Kevin Colindres and Assistant Sports Editor Alex Manfredi discuss Long Beach State men’s basketball’s first MGM tournament match against Iona College in Las Vegas!