So I was told by Eric Bankston, the media person from the men’s soccer team, to go get some interviews at the end of practice yesterday (Wednesday). I showed up at 2:45 p.m. (practice was scheduled to end at 3 p.m.), but for some reason the team didn’t finish until like 3:50 p.m. and I was [...]…
Read moreSo I know that everyone’s biking nowadays, specially with gas still being a bit pricey, but I was a bit surprised to see a big-time CSUN athlete riding one today. I was walking back from Burger King (Just walking. I didn’t eat anything)and I noticed Tremaine Townsend, the Matadors’ basketball team’s six-foot-nine forward, following behind with [...]…
Read moreBy: Staff Reporter Richard Castañeda Regardless of any students’ schedules, Saturday is a day to be revered. It’s the day to sleep in, get homework done or finally see friends that the weekday won’t allow. Today’s sacrifice can’t only be quantified into the confines of either of those reasons. Today was an investment into a future which [...]…
Read moreBy staff reporter Michael Harrington: CSUN senior Kristal Phillips, who has two goals and two assists this season, will not be available in Friday night’s game against Arizona State. She is forced to sit after receiving a red card in the Matador’s previous game. On the year Phillips has a total of five yellow cards and [...]…
Read moreSo since it was kinda silly to publish Thursday games’ stories on Mondays, we’re bringing the online option to you. Whenever there is a late game, so late that it won’t make next day’s paper, just check online! It’ll be there even if it’s not on the paper. Even if it’s on a Friday or [...]…
Read more(This is an unedited first draft of reporter Michael Harrington’s game story) For the 2007-2008 New England Patriots, their bid for a perfect season ended in their 19th, and final, game of the year. For the 2008 Cal State Northridge Matadors, it ended in their fifth. The Matador’s (4-1-0) suffered their first defeat of the year on [...]…
Read moreOn a sad day like today with the deaths of those Metrolink passengers, it’s hard to talk about sports. I had a scare when I thought a loved one was there, fortunately it was just that, a scare. But for many people around, it’s more than just a scare, it’s sad reality. The world of [...]…
Read moreThe men’s soccer team will be in Wisconsin for a tournament. The women’s soccer team will be in Moraga also for a tournament. The women’s volleyball team will be in Arizona for an Invitational. All three teams are posting excellent records so far, hopefully it stays that way by the end of the weekend. …
Read moreMatadors Devin Deldó and Rafael Garcia are out for the season with broken ACL’s. They will have surgery later this week and their timetable for recovery is from 6 to 9 months. Deldó is a senior but head coach Terry Davila is looking into getting him at least an extra season of eligibility. …
Read moreThe Matadors defeated UNLV today 2-0 with goals of Camerons Sims and Moy Gomez and won the CSU Fullerton Tournament. CSUN had also beat CSU Bakersfield on Friday, thus giving them a 2-0 record, good enough for the brief competition’s championship. The Matadors are off to a hot start. After dropping their first game of the [...]…
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