By Destiny Jackson, Staff Writer On Sept. 24, Angels Stadium of Anaheim held its first Shohei Ohtani night since acquiring the Japanese-born player in December 2017. What does this have to do with CSUDH, other than the fact that the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim’s stadium is only a few miles closer to this campus […]
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The Lightning Rod: Week Four Chargers Recap
No, this isn’t a photo of Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, where Sunday’s game was played; we’re not sure where it’s from. But it’s free, thanks to Creative Commons!“Charger Sideline” by MightyMaxLV is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Rivers, Chargers Sink Dolphins, 30-10 By Jeremy Gonzalez, Sports Editor Yes, running a recap of a Chargers game played six days ago, […]
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The Lightning Rod: Chargers/Dolphins Preview, 9/29
By Jeremy Gonzalez, Sports Editor Chargers vs. Dolphins 10 a.m. Hard Rock Stadium, CBS. Chargers record: 1-2. A career-best performance from wide receiver Keenan Allen was not enough as the Chargers lost 27-20 at home against the Texans. Dolphins record: 0-3. Dolphins offense continues to struggle as the Fins only put up two field goals […]
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Toro Soccer teams come up short in First CCAA contests
By Jessica Olvera, Assistant Sports Editor Both soccer programs continue to struggle as they opened conference play this weekend with losses to Chico State Friday, the women falling 2-1 and the men 2-0. Both games were played at Dignity Health Sports Park’s main stadium. The women drop to 1-4-1, not the start they wanted after […]
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Home is Where the Challenge is
SoCal native Eddie Soto returns to turn around men’s soccer program In 2014, Eddie Soto was hired to resuscitate the men’s soccer program at the University of San Francisco. The five-time NCAA Division I champions had finished under .500 seven straight years and had not appeared in the postseason since 2008. In his first year, […]