They say that good things come to those who wait. Well, after patiently watching the Long Beach State men’s water polo team make a slow rise in the rankings over the past six years, 49er fans can rest easy knowing that the program’s best days are just beyond the horizon.[Read More…]
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BASKETBALL GUIDE COMMENTARY: New-look 49ers can still contend for a Big West title
Understatement of the year candidate: The Long Beach State men’s basketball team — which is set to take the Walter Pyramid floor Saturday against Hawaii-Pacific — will look more than slightly different than it did a year ago. Anybody who followed 49er hoops last season will not need to clean[Read More…]
CLARK: Winning is the simplest solution for Long Beach State
We tried. We tried to give you a breakdown of all the different scenarios surrounding the final weekend of regular-season Big West women’s soccer. We tried to explain it, spell it out possibility by possibility in a way that was understandable. But after a few hours of relentlessly going over[Read More…]
ASTLE: Fifth-place standing is the result of unhelpful draws
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team currently sits in fifth place in the Big West Conference with three games remaining, and that’s a result of two draws in games the ‘Niners should have won. Had the 49ers (8-5-2, 2-1-2 Big West) managed to score an additional goal against UC[Read More…]
MORRIS: Redskins owner Dan Snyder should change team name
Despite the lack of success that the Washington Redskins have had in recent memory, they are a team that always seems to make the news around this time of the year. The Redskins hosted the Dallas Cowboys this past Sunday and much was said about the name of the team,[Read More…]
CLARK: Parity is apparent after two weeks of conference play
Big West Conference women’s soccer has been in season for two weeks, and the standings aren’t what anyone would have expected. Three teams are tied for first place at 3-1. Neither of those teams are Cal State Fullerton or Long Beach State, which were picked to finish in first and[Read More…]
ASTLE: Expanded division series would be better than wild card game
Major League Baseball will never find a playoff format that suits everybody, but a one-game wild card series is far from the best solution. In both years of the one-game wild card era so far, two of the four teams that moved on to the division series owned a season[Read More…]
CLARK: Wild card playoff game is a much-needed step in the right direction
Major League Baseball is evolving. With the unbeatable popularity of the NFL conquering fans across the United States, the MLB has had to respond, and it has. It has addressed complaints about the quality of umpiring by gradually introducing more and more instant replay. Next year, replay will be as[Read More…]
TURNER: SoCal sports fans can take solace in the start of hockey season
How many of you have been softly whimpering since the Chicago Blackhawks lifted the Stanley Cup last June? Perhaps you started kicking and screaming, trying to break down the door when no one could cure the suffering caused by another poor start by the Angels. Maybe you watched Dwight Howard[Read More…]
TURNER: LBSU gained valuable experience at NorCal tournament
Long Beach State water polo fans have had their emotions placed on a pendulum this season. Yes, you have read all about the non-participation of Dan Matulis and Nick Rascon. It is painful for all 49er followers. These misfortunes served to temper the expectations for The Beach this year. Then,[Read More…]