By Jessica Olvera, Assistant Sports Editor Heading into his fourth year as CSUDH women’s basketball coach, John Bonner believes that continuing to emphasize defense and a winning mentality both on and off the court could elevate the team to a level it hasn’t reached since the Toros glory days of 2013-14 to 2015-16. While the […]
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Men’s Basketball Prepare for 2019-20 Season
By Jeremy Gonzalez, Sports Editor For the past three seasons, the Toros men’s basketball team has qualified for the CCAA postseason but has been unable to get past the first round woes that haunt them, losing to Chico State in 2017, Cal Poly Pomona in 2018 and Cal State East Bay last season. But with […]
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The Lightning Rod: Packers-Chargers Preview
By Jeremy Gonzalez, Sports Editor Packers v. Chargers. 1:25 p.m. Dignity Health Sports Park. Carson, Calif. CBS. Packers record: 7-1. The Packers are coming off a road victory against the AFC West leading Kansas City Chiefs. Aaron Rodgers and the offense fired on all cylinders during their 31-24 win over the Chiefs. Chargers record: 3-5. […]
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The Lightning Rod: Kicking Woes Save Chargers
By Jeremy Gonzalez, Sports Editor CHICAGO Chicago Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro, the hero who made the game-winning field goal back in Week 2, became the most hated man on the Bears roster as he missed the game-winning 41-yard field goal as time expired and the Los Angeles Chargers hung on to beat the Bears […]
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Toro Volleyballers Get Key Win but Huge Challenge Lies Ahead Tonight
Photo by Jena Rouser/Toro Athletics By Jessica OlveraAssistant Sports Editor In a back and forth contest Friday night at home, the CSUDH women’s volleyball team came away with a four-set win (25-23, 21-25, 25-23, 25-15) against conference opponent Cal Poly Pomona to complete the season sweep for the first time since 2006. The victory keeps […]