On March 2, 2013, CSUN’s men’s rugby team played its last home game of the season. A crowd of about 50 to 60 people waiting to watch the game assembled in an undesignated area at the south end of the North Field (there were no bleachers). After warm ups and an agreement on which team would receive the ball first and which ends each team would defend, the game against Cal Lutheran began. This current version of the rugby team… Read more
I never thought I would say, write or even think this thought, but Angels manager Mike Scioscia’s time is running out. It’s not just me saying this. Leaving last week’s blowout loss to the Athletics on Tuesday, a common muttering amongst fans was ‘When is Scioscia going to be replaced?’ Leading the Angels since 2000, Scioscia had been the model of consistency in the American League. Currently in his 14th season, he is the longest tenured manager in Angels history…. Read more
By Mark Awad Los Angeles stood still at the end of the fourth quarter with three minutes left as superstar Kobe Bryant went down. Everyone figured hey it’s Kobe he’ll be back. The news broke post-game: Bryant probably tore his achilles heel. As Bryant stood up with crutches and a teary eye he said “I can’t, I can’t walk.” Kobe’s injury sucked the oxygen out of Lakers fans and their playoff hopes, very similar to when Magic Johnson announced his… Read more
Senior second baseman Korinne Randazzo reared back and crushed her second home run of the season over the left-center field wall with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, leading the Matadors (17-24, 3-6 Big West) softball team to a walk-0ff win against visiting Cal Poly (16-26-1, 5-8). After winning the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader against the Mustangs 7-0 with an overbearing attack of small ball, CSUN relied on the long ball in the second game, using… Read more
Reggie Theus was officially introduced by President Dianne Harrison and Athletic Director Dr. Brandon Martin as the CSUN men’s head basketball coach in a press conference held at the Matadome Friday afternoon. The former NBA player and coach, who signed a multi-year contract with CSUN, said his goals for the upcoming season are to “be the hardest playing team in the conference, with a full court pressure defense,” and create a team that CSUN’s community will want to talk about…. Read more
The Matadors (17-15) rallied during the later innings of Monday’s game against the University of Washington (8-22) to win 8-7 in the bottom of the ninth. Northridge struggled to find its groove on the diamond early on, allowing the Huskies to build a six-run lead by the fifth inning. Ultimately, CSUN chipped away and countered Seattle’s run by mounting a comeback. Northridge was shut out for four straight innings by Washington pitcher Troy Rallings, who only had two innings under… Read more
CSUN’s (15-15, 3-2 Big West) baseball team won back-to-back games over UC Riverside (14-12, 3-2 Big West) in their weekend three-game series to return to a .500 record for the first time since the beginning of March. After taking Friday’s game 5-3, led by sophomore pitcher Jerry Keel and his career-high eight strikeout performance, the Matadors defeated the Highlanders 3-1 Saturday afternoon. Saturday’s game saw another dominant Northridge pitching performance as freshman pitcher Calvin Copping held the Highlanders to a… Read more
Creating a way for fans to follow along with Northridge Athletics whether they are at games or in the comfort of their own home, CSUN launched its free Front Row application for Android and Apple devices Friday night. Keeping users up to date with live stats during the game, scoring updates and game recaps, the app replaces a hard to navigate mobile website. “The Front Row app is more of a repackaging of our mobile website. It gives the users… Read more
