Five months ago, Kevin Montano couldn’t afford to compete in a boxing tournament on the other side of the country — now he’s cashed his ticket to fight for Team USA in countries around the world.
Montano,...
Over a decade ago, Andre Lindsey stood and watched as the football he was supposed to be grabbing bounced on the ground — but now he’s picking up recognition as one of Sacramento State’s most impressive...
After limping through January with a 2-5 record, the Sacramento State men’s basketball team just couldn’t keep up with Eastern Washington senior guard Bogdan Bliznyuk Thursday night at the Nest.
Bliznyuk...
The Big Sky Conference has been anything but kind to the Sacramento State men’s and women’s basketball teams.
Both programs have combined for a 3-11 start in conference play and have 11 games left...
Whether you spent the winter intersession with family, hard at work or taking courses and wandering the frigid, desolate Sacramento State campus — here are some stories you might have missed since final...
After a 70-54 loss to Saint Mary’s on Monday, the Sacramento State men’s basketball team concluded a brutal stretch of six straight games away from the Nest since Nov. 17.
The lack of a home-court...
Twenty years ago, Jody Sears was selling cars — now he’s successfully sold himself as the Sacramento State head football coach for the next upcoming seasons after agreeing to a multi-year contract.
This...
After a 64-47 loss to UC Davis, the Sacramento State men’s basketball team has taken silver against the Aggies for the second straight season at the Golden 1 Center.
The Hornets (1-3) — which only...
After falling to rival UC Davis for the past two years, the Sacramento State football team ended its regular season with the Causeway Cup in hand and a 52-47 victory over the Aggies Saturday at Hornet...
Two years ago, Sacramento State senior receiver Isiah Hennie was kicked off the football team for the second time in his collegiate career and missed the Causeway Classic against UC Davis a week later.
Hennie,...
History will be on the line for the Sacramento State football team when it hosts rival UC Davis in the 64th annual Causeway Classic on Saturday.
If the Hornets (6-4, 5-2 Big Sky Conference) defeat UC...
Coming off a loss to begin its season, the Sacramento State men’s basketball team defeated winless Notre Dame de Namur University 74-53 in its home opener Tuesday at the Nest.
However, the Hornets...
When Sacramento State men’s basketball coach Brian Katz first started recruiting senior forward Justin Strings in high school, he thought he was a little chubby, but talented nonetheless.
Six years...
After missing the last three games with an undisclosed injury, Sacramento State junior quarterback Kevin Thomson’s return seems to be on the horizon against Cal Poly on Saturday.
Thomson, who declined...
After a lackluster 13-18 campaign last year, the Sacramento State men’s basketball team is preparing to try and exceed expectations by doing more with less in the 2017-18 season.
Sac State, which...
Last week at this time, the Sacramento State football team was without three of its four quarterbacks due to injury and had to prepare a redshirt freshman for the biggest game of his life.
Sac State...
Three months ago, Sacramento State senior guard Marcus Graves felt some pain in his back but dismissed it thinking he was “being a baby” — now he's recovering from back surgery.
Graves, who had...
After back-to-back 2-9 finishes, it would’ve been no surprise to see newly-hired Sacramento State Athletic Director Mark Orr hire his own head coach last spring for his struggling football program.
However,...
Two weeks ago, an opposing head coach came to a quick conclusion after his team lost 41-21 to the Hornets’ football program: “This team is not the Sac State of old.”
Idaho State coach Rob Phenicie...
Coming off a weeklong bye, Sacramento State celebrated its football homecoming with a 41-21 win over the visiting Idaho State Bengals Saturday night at Hornet Stadium.
The Hornets’ homecoming success...
After football practice earlier this week, Sacramento State coach Jody Sears looked his team in the eyes and his message was blunt: “Mediocrity is not OK.”
With a 2-3 overall record and a 1-1 standing...
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Nearly 50 years ago, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t just speak at Sacramento State — he urged approximately 7,000 students...
Sacramento State opened Big Sky Conference football play with a 54-27 victory over the visiting Southern Utah Thunderbirds Saturday night at Hornet Stadium.
This lopsided win was powered by Sac State...
After a 1-2 start to the season, Sacramento State will kick off the Big Sky Conference portion of its schedule against an opponent that defeated the then-No. 18 ranked team in the country last week.
The...
After winning its home opener last week, the Sacramento State football team got the wind knocked out of them early in a 31-24 loss against Weber State Saturday night at Hornet Stadium.
Sac State (1-2)...
Most opposing receivers tower over Sacramento State junior cornerback Dre Terrell, but that hasn’t stopped him from intercepting balls from under their noses and picking up accolades.
Terrell, 21,...
After losing its first game of the season, the Sacramento State football team bounced back with a 56-22 home opening victory over the University of Incarnate Word Cardinals Saturday night at Hornet Stadium.
Sac...
As Sacramento State’s home opening football game approaches, the Hornets prepare to play a University of Incarnate Word team in a similar situation Saturday night at Hornet Stadium.
Both programs...
As the Sacramento State football team travels to Idaho for its season opener Aug. 31, it will do so with only four wins in the past two years and five important question marks throughout its roster.
The...
As summer break approaches for Sacramento State athletes and temperatures rise, it’s time to address a heated debate in the sports community: should the NCAA pay players to compete?
No, it isn’t...
Sacramento State President Robert Nelsen introduced Mark Orr as the university’s fourth athletic director in six years Monday in the Terrace Suite at The WELL.
Orr, 40, leaves behind his role as Director...
Entering the Big Sky men’s basketball season, Sacramento State was selected to finish eighth in the conference by the preseason media poll, and so far this prediction has held true.
Sac State (6-12,...
The Sacramento State men’s basketball team hasn’t forgotten about losing to Montana in last year’s Big Sky Tournament quarterfinal; it helped fuel them to a 92-83 win over the Grizzlies on Saturday.
Just...
The goal for the Sacramento State men’s basketball team was simple entering Thursday’s matchup against Montana State: stop the nation’s third leading scorer in points per game, Tyler Hall.
Hall,...
After losing four straight games, the Sacramento State men’s basketball team returned to the Nest and responded with a dominant 81-54 win over UC Merced on Saturday.
Sac State, which entered the contest...
During a back-and-forth first half between Sacramento State and UC Davis, Aggies’ senior guard Darius Graham buried a buzzer-beating 3-pointer en route to a 81-72 win at Golden 1 Center.
This shot...
Whether on the basketball court or football field, the sentiment around Sacramento State vs. UC Davis is simple to senior guard Trevis Jackson: “It’s a game we have to win.”
Both the Sac State...
After a close competition through 33 minutes of play, the Sacramento State men’s basketball team came alive with seven minutes left to beat Antelope Valley 82-60 at the Hornets Nest.
This 22-point...
On a night dedicated to seniors, Sacramento State running back Jordan Robinson couldn’t help but stand out as the Hornets defeated Portland State 42-35 at Hornet Stadium.
Robinson rushed for a career-high...
Sacramento State men’s basketball enters the 2016-17 campaign as the projected eighth place team in the 12-squad Big Sky Conference by the preseason media poll, and ninth according to coaches.
However,...
Cal Poly’s Kori Garcia could’ve stepped out of bounds after his 35-yard run in a 59-47 win over Sacramento State, but instead chose to stampede over defenders at Hornet Stadium.
This run by the...
Sacramento State is struggling to improve upon its 2-9 finish in last year’s campaign midway through the football season.
Sac State (1-5, 1-2 Big Sky) began this season with the program’s worst...
Sacramento State football fans had little to cheer about on homecoming night at Hornet Field as North Dakota ran all over the home team on Saturday for a 40-7 victory.
North Dakota (4-2, 3-0 Big Sky)...
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson was up all night prior to the Sacramento Kings’ Golden 1 Center ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, thinking to himself that “nobody thought we would be here.”
After...
The sport of baseball is often regarded as America's favorite pastime, but one 27-year-old Sacramento State student never gravitated towards it — he’d much rather have his Mad Catz arcade fightstick...
It looked as if Sacramento State and Montana State would be a defensive battle after the first quarter of football on Saturday, but two young quarterbacks had a different idea in mind at Hornet Stadium.
Sac...
One Sacramento State men’s soccer player lost his jersey in celebration as the first-year Hornet found a last-minute goal to help defeat Portland 2-1 in the home opener on Thursday.
Sac State senior...
The Sacramento State defense came out to play against Fresno State, but due to an offensive slump, lost 31-3 to the Bulldogs on Saturday.
Through three quarters, Sac State (0-2) held the Bulldogs (1-1)...
Sacramento State entered as heavy favorites against Division-II Western Oregon, but the Wolves and junior wide receiver Paul Revis had a different result in mind during their 38-30 victory on Saturday...
Competition is high among college football programs throughout the country and Sacramento State is no different as the team spent the entire month of August battling from within in order to establish its...
Team leadership is a crucial component to any roster, and the Sacramento State women’s soccer program understands the benefits that come with it.
The Hornets (2-2) boasts nine upperclassmen in its...
At only 15 years old, Ana Loaiza Esquivias represented her hometown of Mazatlan, Mexico by running with the 2011 Pan American Games Olympic torch in her hand.
The Olympic Games and flames of that...
Sacramento State hosted the NCAA Division I STUNT National Championship for the first time in the sport's six-year history, and for the Hornets, it was a bittersweet competition at Sacramento Memorial...
Sacramento State’s postseason has been ended by the Idaho Vandals for the second straight year following a 4-2 loss in the Big Sky Conference women’s tennis semifinals on April 30 in Gold River,...
Imagine living in a world where one mistake on a social media account could cost you a scholarship to a university or bring the scrutiny of an entire nation to your doorstep.
For the nearly half...
The Sacramento State football program opened its doors to approximately 200 high school juniors from all over California in an event known as “Junior Day” on Saturday, April 9.
This gave young...
What if someone told you that Sacramento State has a nationally ranked athletic program on its campus?
You might guess it’d be the gymnastics team or the women’s tennis program, but you’d...
The youth movement at Sacramento State has been one of highs and lows for the men’s tennis program.
Sac State’s (9-13, 7-2 Big Sky Conference) lineup consists of two seniors, two sophomores...
Diversity at Sacramento State is greater than ever, and the women’s tennis program is one of the numerous teams on campus that reflect this reality; using their diverse backgrounds to enhance their...
Successful golfers all over the U.S. such as Tiger Woods and Michelle Wie, picked up their golf clubs at a young age.
Junior Aaron Beverly of the Sacramento State men's golf team is no different.
Beverly,...
The Sacramento State women’s tennis team was defeated 6-1 against the No. 20 ranked Fresno State Bulldogs at the Spare Time Indoor Tennis Center on March 12.
The Hornets not only competed against...
The Sacramento State men's golf team rallied from behind to capture its second-straight Sacramento State Invitational team championship on March 8 at Valley Hi Country Club in Sacramento.
Sac State...
The first two rounds of the Sacramento State Invitational have concluded, and the Hornets men's golf team is currently in second place.
The Hornets collectively shot three strokes over par as a...
The Sacramento State women’s tennis team will look to end their two-game losing streak as the Hornets travel to UC Davis to play against the Aggies on Sunday, Feb. 21.
This 11 a.m. matchup at...
In their first home game of the season, the Sacramento State women's tennis team came out swinging against the visiting Portland State Vikings at the Rio Del Oro Racquet Club on Saturday, Jan. 30.
The...
