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Long Beach has strong start to season against UC Riverside

Manuel Valladares, Contributor

January 27, 2019

Filed under Sports, Today, Women's Sports, Women's Tennis

The Long Beach State women’s tennis team stringed in a couple strong performances early on, allowing that momentum to culminate in a 5-2 victory against UC Riverside in its first match of the season that t...

Long Beach drops intense game to UC Santa Barbara

Alex Manfredi, Deputy Sports Editor

January 26, 2019

Filed under Men's Basketball, Men's Sports, Showcase, Sports, Today

The post game handshake ritual was going just fine until the Long Beach and UC Santa Barbara coaches exchanged less than friendly words, which led to chaos on the court. After dropping its third gam...

Poor shooting plagues Long Beach in loss to CSUN

January 26, 2019

Size inside was the clear advantage for the Matadors of Cal State Northridge (10-10) Saturday as Long Beach State was unable to get shots to fall in the paint, ultimately falling 51-37 in the Walter Pyr...

Long Beach remains undefeated after home opener

January 25, 2019

On a night where Long Beach State unveiled the 2018 NCAA Championship banner in front of a crowd of 2,667, the men’s volleyball team rolled through USC 25-17, 26-24, 19-25, 25-17, extending its undefeated season. ...

Long Beach drops second match against UC Riverside

January 24, 2019

“Choppy” was the word head coach Jeff Cammon used to describe the women’s basketball team’s 73-59 loss to UC Riverside Thursday night. The sound of whistles filled the Walter Pyramid throughout the...

Long Beach struggles defensively in loss to CSUN

Alex Manfredi, Deputy Sports Editor

January 23, 2019

Filed under Men's Basketball, Men's Sports, Showcase, Sports, Today

The Long Beach State men’s basketball team desperately missed the presence of redshirt senior forward Temidayo Yussuf in Wednesday night’s loss to Cal State Northridge. Out due to lingering knee ...

Chugg It At The Nugget S2: Episode 1

January 23, 2019

Sports Editor Kevin Colindres and Deputy Sports Editor Alex Manfredi discuss basketball's hot start to conference play, the beginning of back-to-back men's volleyball national championships and much much...

Long Beach looks to stay undefeated in home opener

January 23, 2019

No.1 Long Beach State men’s volleyball looks to extend its perfect season against USC in its home opener on Friday night. The 49ers are picking up where they left off, dominating their last six oppo...