For years, the closest way the average fan could get to know their favorite athletes was through coverage from sportscasters like Bob Costas and Al Michaels. Thanks to Twitter.com — a Web site that allows people to let others know what they are doing by posting status updates called “tweets”[Read More…]
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Senior returns to court after overcoming health problems
Less than a year ago, Brandon Nevens was preparing for his first season as part of the Long Beach State men’s basketball team. A life-threatening injury put those plans on hold, but after a long road back the 6-foot-3 guard is anxious to take the court once again. Nevens, who[Read More…]
Morris to call Hungary new home
Donovan Morris will be packing up and bringing his game overseas to Hungary. The former Long Beach State men’s basketball guard agreed to a professional contract with Falco KC-Szombathely, he announced via Facebook. He is expected to leave for the team Aug. 17. The 6-foot-3, San Bernardino-native signed a nine-month[Read More…]
Summer league in session for 49er men’s hoops
Some members of the Long Beach State men’s basketball team are using the summer to fine-tune their skills for the upcoming season as they are taking part in the Nike Say No Classic summer league. The Say No Classic is an NCAA approved summer league that takes varying levels of[Read More…]
Women’s volleyball adds volunteer assistant
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team added former 49er men’s volleyball player Gavin Christensen to its coaching staff on Tuesday. Christensen will help out head coach Brian Gimmillaro as the program’s volunteer assistant coach for the 2009 season. He previously worked as an assistant with the Cal Juniors club[Read More…]
Midseason Review: Sizing up the Daily 49er’s picks at the break
With baseball’s midsummer classic in the rearview mirror and the second half about to start I thought – despite the 70 or so games remaining – it would be a good opportunity to preliminarily evaluate the Daily 49er sports staff preseason MLB picks. AL East While Toronto surged early before[Read More…]
Grady earns Academic All-America honor
Long Beach State senior Hannah Grady was named an Academic All-America by ESPN The Magazine and College Sports Information Directors of America on Tuesday. Grady became the first women’s tennis player in LBSU history to earn the distinction. The native of Coventry, England was the four-time Big West Player of[Read More…]
Kiteboarding offers an alternative for summer fun
Not two miles away from campus in Belmont Shore, you will see great, colorful kites swaying a hundred feet above the beach. They are kites designed for a new board sport called kiteboarding. Kiteboarding, or kitesurfing as it is often called, was invented in the 1980s but gained notoriety in[Read More…]
RAMIREZ: Contenders make splash in free agent market
Someone could let the NBA and its players know that roster moves don’t have to resemble a game of musical chairs. But what fun would that be? Just when it seems that one team has the edge over the rest of the league, there is a change made involving a[Read More…]
Former 49er finds career in WNBA front office
Images of WNBA legends hang outside Long Beach State alum Virginia “Penny” Toler’s office in Downtown Los Angeles. Toler, who works as General Manager and Vice President of the Los Angeles Sparks, is most widely known for being the player who scored the first basket in WNBA history, but she[Read More…]