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COLUMN: Your all-purpose guide to fall Sac State sports

Josh Oates
June 4, 2006

While friends, education, parties and fun make up a large quantity of the college life, looming very large in the lives of the majority of college students are sports. Sports are the key ingredients for...

NBA first round previews future

Josh Oates
May 9, 2006

The first round of this year's NBA Playoffs was one of the more entertaining opening rounds of recent memory. Game 6's and Game 7's were played, buzzer beaters were plentiful and although the teams expected...

Column: Politics, athletes a perfect match

Josh Oates
April 18, 2006

These days it seems like the common theme for the American athlete: Play 10 years of pro sports, retire to the mansion for a few years, then head to D.C. to duel it out with your rival political party....

Track vaults to Big Sky Championships

Josh Oates
March 29, 2006

Despite gusty winds the Sacramento State track and field squad was able to put together an all-around solid performance at the Hornet Invitational held this past weekend at Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex....

Column: Losing spurs evaluation

Josh Oates
March 29, 2006

While recently reading that Sacramento State President Alexander Gonzalez had hired former NCAA President Cedric Dempsey to evaluate the athletic program, all I could say was "Finally!" Was it the 7-26...

Bitter taste for Sweet 16

Josh Oates
March 22, 2006

Cinderella never lost three slippers, so why do the college basketball gods find it amusing to highlight this year's NCAA Tournament with three Cinderella teams? Was it not enough to give us one team that...

Hornet baseball remains unbeaten at home

Josh Oates
February 25, 2006

The Sacramento State baseball team improved their record to 5-0 at home with a 7-5 victory over Portland Friday in day two of the River City Classic. The win put the Hornets at the .500 mark overall (6-6),...

Baseball rallies late to top North Dakota State

Josh Oates
February 24, 2006

After falling behind 5-3 in the eight inning, Sacramento State senior Pat Keiper delivered a 3-run double that helped the Hornets edge the visiting North Dakota State Bison 7-5 in the opening day of the...

Baseball hosting tourney

Josh Oates
February 23, 2006

Today may prove to be the start of the toughest weekend of the season for the Sacramento State baseball team as they host the Third Annual River City Classic. The Hornets come into the tournament, winners...

Baseball sweeps Saint Mary’s

Josh Oates
February 20, 2006

The Sacramento State Hornets broke out the brooms this weekend,sweeping the Saint Mary's Gaels in a three-game series. The Hornets completed the sweep with an 11-6 victory over the Gaels at Hornet Field...

Column: Rising star put in place

Josh Oates
February 15, 2006

Saturday night, while watching the Sacramento State men's basketball team's heartbreaker against Idaho State, I was granted a young sports journalists dream: an interview with three NBA basketball players,...

Sac State dons its first win

Josh Oates
February 15, 2006

After struggling through four road losses to open the season, Sacramento State's baseball team got on the winning track Sunday with a 6-2 victory over the visiting San Francisco Dons. The game was the...

Column: McNabb’s remarks deserve scolding

Josh Oates
February 8, 2006

In a feeble attempt for media pampering, a Philadelphia athlete attempting to steal the attention from the Super Bowl spectacle stated last week that he was a victim of "black on black crime."For once...

A stroke of leadership

Josh Oates
April 26, 2005

If a team's success is a reflection of its captain's leadership and performance, then when the Sacramento State rowing team looks into the calm waters at Lake Natoma, it must see Laura Harder. Harder,...

In Legendary Company

Josh Oates
April 19, 2005

His resume reads like every 9-year-old little leaguer's baseball fantasy: two NCAA National Championships, 101 major league victories, a career earned run average of 3.56 and a list of teammates rife with...

Rowers sweep home invitational

Josh Oates
March 16, 2005

Both the sun and Sacramento State women's rowing team shined bright on Saturday at Lake Natoma, where the Hornets swept their competition at the Sacramento State Invitational. With nearly perfect conditions...

Rugby beats Chico State and UC Davis, looks ahead to Nevada

Josh Oates
March 8, 2005

After losing two consecutive games to higher ranked opponents, the Sacramento State Hornet rugby team has bounced back with victories over Chico State and rival UC Davis. The wins improved the 12th ranked...

Rugby team to take on No. 1 Cal

Josh Oates
February 9, 2005

The No. 12-ranked Sacramento State rugby team aims to recover at home this weekend against California after suffering its first defeat of the season at the hands of No. 11 St. Mary's. The 24-17 loss to...

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