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The State Hornet

The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet

Student news without fear or favor

Danny Pinto, Author

All content by Danny Pinto

Money moves Causeway Classic

Danny Pinto
September 22, 2004

Sacramento State football has the unenviable task of ending a four-game losing streak against UC Davis at the Causeway Classic on Sept. 25. With the Hornets coming off a 23-17 victory over the Thunderbirds...

Summer experience for key players

Danny Pinto
September 15, 2004

After a three-year absence from the Sacramento soccer scene, the Sacramento Knights returned to play this summer as part of the Men's Premiere Soccer League. However, they had a new look. Gone was the...

Did Kobe walk because of celebrity?

Danny Pinto
September 8, 2004

Kobe Bryant won't see any jail time. I know. It came as a shock to me as well. I mean the evidence was all there for a conviction: A rich, successful black man had sex with a promiscuous white woman. I...

Can Kings make it like Mickelson?

Danny Pinto
April 13, 2004

As I was watching Phil Mickelson sink his putt on the 18th green at the Masters for his first-ever major victory, I began to wonder: Who is the best recent team in the NBA never to win a championship?...

March Madness afflicts basketball fans around country

Danny Pinto
March 17, 2004

I love this time of year. The weather is getting warmer, which means that the lovely ladies of Sacramento State are putting away their sweaters until November in exchange for tube tops, flip-flops and...

Will kings look to make trade before deadline?

Danny Pinto
February 18, 2004

What is it about the Los Angeles that the Sacramento Kings can't shake? Everything was going splendidly for the Kings up until this past weekend when their all-stars left Tinseltown defeated or injured...

School: An annoying distraction from sports world

Danny Pinto
January 27, 2004

Are we back already? It doesn't seem that long ago that we were all cramming for finals in classes that we hadn't gone to in weeks, but alas, here we are again. Although the State Hornet goes on hiatus...

Lights Out

Danny Pinto
November 19, 2003

Turn out the lights, literally. The season is over. San Diego State's Kevin Sapanli scored two goals in atheatrics-filled game, as the Sacramento State men's soccerteam lost 3-1 in the first round of the...

Sac State falls in first round

Danny Pinto
November 14, 2003

In a match filled with emotion from both sides, the Sacramento State men's soccer team was eliminated from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament by the San Diego State Aztecs 3-1 Thursday night...

Tournament qualification hanging in the balance

Danny Pinto
October 29, 2003

With the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation postseason tournament taking place at Sacramento State in three weeks, the Hornets' mission this year was to make sure they would play in it. Mission accomplished,...

Sneed needs no wetsuit to find back of net

Danny Pinto
October 22, 2003

Senior Sam Sneed based his decision to come to Sacramento Stateon one thing: "I honest to God thought it was next to theocean," Sneed said. "I bought a wetsuit." Although Sacramento isn't exactly Malibu...

Men’s soccer attempts to return to championship form

Danny Pinto
October 16, 2003

Sacramento State failed last season in defending their Mountain Pacific Sports Federation regular season championship from 2001. But the team will be looking to win their second championship in three years...

Hornets look to end losing streak Friday

Danny Pinto
October 9, 2003

The Sacramento State men's soccer team will look to end their eight-game winless streak when they take on the Otters of CSU-Monterey Bay at 4 p.m. Friday at Hornet Soccer Field. The Otters are 4-9-0 this...

Sac State struggles, can’t find back of net

Danny Pinto
October 8, 2003

The struggles of the Sacramento State men's soccer team continued this past weekend. The Hornets fell to 13th-ranked Santa Clara University 2-0 on Sunday and began the weekend with a 6-0 loss to the Dons...

Men’s soccer to face 20th ranked Santa Clara

Danny Pinto
October 3, 2003

The Sacramento State men's soccer team hits the road again this weekend with a match at the University of San Francisco on Friday and another at the University of Santa Clara on Sunday. Coming off a disappointing...

Failing in Fresno

Danny Pinto
September 24, 2003

The Sacramento State men's soccer team took another step backward this weekend as they lost both their matches in the Gold Rush Classic hosted by Fresno State. The Hornets (2-5-2) lost to Gonzaga University...

McDougall’s seven saves preserves double OT tie

Danny Pinto
September 17, 2003

The Sacramento State men's soccer team came away with a loss and a tie as they traveled to Cal Poly and Loyola Marymount this past weekend. At LMU on Sunday, the Hornets got a shutout from sophomore goalkeeper...

Muscatell brings new coaches and players

Danny Pinto
September 17, 2003

The 2002-03 women's basketball season was supposed to be the next step in an attempt to revive a struggling program that went winless in the conference two years ago.Unfortunately, the season quickly ended...

Baseball wins finale against Washington State

Danny Pinto
May 14, 2003

The Sacramento State baseball team took their last, long road trip of the season this past weekend as they dropped two of three games to Washington State at Bailey-Brayton Field. The Hornets dropped the...

Hornet on Hollywood’Bend it Like Beckham’ profiles soccer, Indian culture

Danny Pinto
March 28, 2003

You all have heard the saying, "Never judge a book byits cover," right? Well, I did just that this weekendin regards to "Bend It Like Beckham" and came outpleasantly surprised. The movie is about an Indian...

Wanless’ search continues for women’s hoops coach

Danny Pinto
March 19, 2003

One week after parting ways with Sacramento State's head women's basketball coach Carolyn Jenkins, Hornet athletics director Terry Wanless is now searching for her replacement. Even though Jenkins' successor...

Bubble teams should battle it out in the Play-In Game

Danny Pinto
March 19, 2003

In the world of sports, there are few events that compare to March Madness - college basketball's quest for the national championship. Every year, 327 college teams play in the hopes of being one of 65...

Women’s hoops coach relieved of duties

Danny Pinto
March 11, 2003

Sacramento State Athletic Director Terry Wanless announced Monday that head women's basketball coach Carolyn Jenkins will not return next season. Jenkins' contract, a three-year deal which paid her $65,000...

Pollard’s comments regretable, but on the mark

Danny Pinto
March 5, 2003

A simple joke between friends and former teammates turned into a chaotic fiasco that made Kings fans look stupid and Kings center Scot Pollard look even worse. The joke started when Vlade Divac said, as...

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