CSUN’s sports teams achieved mixed results in the spring semester, as baseball fights for a postseason spot against perennial contender CSU Fullerton, men’s volleyball collapsed in their final 10 games, softball improved by leaps and bounds and water polo had their highest win season since 2010. Achieving multiple Big West nods among the sports, teams and players have helped etch their name in the CSUN record books throughout the season. These are the athletes that have been chosen as the… Read more

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay’s career continues to decline after news came out Wednesday that he will have arthroscopic surgery to repair a bone spur, a frayed labrum and a partially torn rotator cup in his right shoulder. The former two-time Cy Young winner will be sidelined for at least three months after surgery. Halladay has been a shadow of himself for the last two years due to injuries sustained as a member of the Phillies that he never suffered… Read more

The punter of the Minnesota Vikings, Chris Kluwe, was released by his team after eight years of service, but was it for his skills or beliefs? If we measure Kluwe purely by statistics, he has been a very productive punter for the Vikings over the course of his career, though he has steadily declined with age. He has averaged 44.4 yards per punt over his career, but last season he was ranked 20th among punters in the NFL. I am… Read more

Jab. Jab. Cross. Bob. These combos are thrown furiously in the air as students warm up for the Matador Boxing team practice. Meeting since 2007 after being founded by former CSUN student and present co-coach Peter Christianson, it offers a space for students interested in fitness through the art of boxing. “There is a sense of community like a sorority or fraternity,” Christianson said. “But it is co-ed and more so a family unit centered around working out.” Christianson said… Read more

He steps up to the mound. The velvet green grass, the blue sky, and the hot breeze. The crowd of fans, friends, and family begin chanting his name. But he doesn’t allow any of that to distract him. He’s in “attack mode,” focusing on the task at hand. He grabs the ball, rotates his torso, and releases. One…. Two…. Three strikes. You’re out. Since the age of 8, Jerry Keel, a sophomore majoring in sociology and pitcher for CSUN’s baseball… Read more