Sacramento State Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Joseph Sheley is leaving his position to become the interim president of CSU Stanislaus, the university announced Thursday in a press release....
Sacramento State Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Joseph Sheley is leaving his position to become the interim president of CSU Stanislaus, the university announced in a press release today....
Third grade was a time when I played with friends, learned cursive and began to take the slightest interest in girls. I certainly didn't own a cell phone and wasn't even aware of the World Wide Web. A...
After Thursday's fires at Sacramento State, some students are wondering why the university did not use the Emergency Notification System mass text message to alert the those who are signed up, while others...
The Sacramento State Police Department is investigating a potential acquaintance rape of a female student, according to today's media release. The alleged rape occurred on Thursday at around 2 p.m. in...
CAL Fire officials said today they still do not know what caused the fires in Mendocino and Mariposa halls on Thursday. "The cause is still under investigation," said Chris Anthony, CAL Fire battalion...
The No. 25 Sacramento State football team could not avenge last year's wild overtime loss to the No. 4 Montana State University Bobcats, losing 31-21 today at Bobcats Stadium in Bozeman, Mont. The Hornets...
A Sacramento Superior Court judge today set a trial date for the Sacramento State student accused of beating his suitemate to death in October 2009. Quran Jones will stand trial for the alleged homicide...
The Sacramento State football team concluded its Big Sky Conference schedule today with its third consecutive conference win, this time against the Idaho State University Bengals, 45-17 at Holt Arena in...
The Sacramento State women's soccer team lost its first-round NCAA College Cup game against Stanford tonight 3-0 at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium in Stanford. It was the Hornets' second trip to the NCAA Tournament....
The Sacramento State football team got off to a fast start today and easily defeated the No. 25 Northern Arizona University 40-10 at J.L. Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff, Ariz. This is the third time in four...
Quran Jones will stand trial for last year's killing of fellow dorm mate Scott Hawkins at the American River Courtyard Residence Hall, a Sacramento Superior Court judge ruled today. Jones, 21, was shot...
The Sacramento State football team lost another game in the final seconds, this time to No. 8 Eastern Washington University 28-24 on Saturday at Roos Field in Cheney, Wash. The Hornets tailed the Eagles...
In a courtroom filled with weeping family members on both sides, the man who allegedly shot and killed a Sacramento State student more than three years ago pled no contest to homicide today. The suspect,...
The Sacramento State softball team swept a four-game series from conference-rival Loyola Marymount University over the weekend at Smith Field. However, it was not enough to win the Pacific Coast Softball...
The Sacramento State rowing team won the Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia on Saturday at Schuylkill River behind 40-mph wind gusts. It was the second time in school history the team has won the Evelyn...
Golf is an up-and-down sport. One day, a golfer doesn't miss. The next day, a golfer cannot sniff par. The Sacramento State golf teams experienced this during the 2009-10 season. The men's team finished...
The Sacramento State baseball team split a four-game series with San Jose State University over the weekend. The Spartans won the first game on Friday in convincing fashion, 13-1 in seven innings. Freshman...
The Sacramento State softball team split a pair of doubleheaders with Pacific Coast Softball Conference-rival University of San Diego on Saturday and Sunday. The Hornets won the second game on each day,...
Sacramento State women's tennis player Katrina Zheltova has left the team for unknown personal reasons. Zheltova, the reigning three-time Big Sky Conference MVP, has missed the team's last 10 matches....
Only the St. Louis Rams could mess up a sure thing. Only the Rams could pass on arguably the best defensive prospect in a generation for a quarterback with durability questions. University of Oklahoma...
The term feminism traditionally has a misunderstood connotation attached to it. Some hear feminist and automatically think anti-male and bra burning, among other stereotypes.However, the Sacramento State...
Sacramento State's women's basketball team lost for the third time this season to Montana State University today 89-66 in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Conference Tournament at Reese Court in Cheney,...
The Sacramento State baseball team started its season by winning two of three games against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, over the weekend at Earl E. Wilson Stadium. The Hornets got off to a good...
The Sacramento State women's tennis team dropped a tight match to No. 19 University of Washington today, 4-3 in Seattle, Wash. Despite the close loss, the Hornets did not come away from the match completely...
The Sacramento State women's basketball bounced back after its winning streak was snapped on Thursday with a 100-83 victory over the University of Montana today at the Hornets Nest. The team made a program-record...
The Sacramento State men's hockey team lost to UC Davis on Saturday night, 9-2, at Skatetown in Roseville. The Hornets scored the first goal of the game at the 17:27, when center Justin Ellison found the...
Sacramento State's men basketball team fell to conference-leading Weber State University Friday night, 81-59, at the Dee Evans Center in Ogden, Utah. The Hornets tried to keep it close in the first half,...
The Sacramento State men's basketball team snapped its 27-game Big Sky Conference road losing streak with a 72-55 win against Idaho State University on Saturday night at Reed Gym in Pocatello, Idaho. The...
The Sacramento State men's basketball team led by as many as eight points in the second half, but could not make it hold up, as it lost to Northern Arizona University, 75-71, on Sunday. The Lumberjacks'...
The Sacramento State men's basketball dropped its third-consecutive Big Sky Conference game and first of a season-long four-game road trip on Friday night, 79-65, to Northern Colorado University at Butler-Hancock...
The ninth-ranked team in the country, Stanford, blanked the Sacramento State men's tennis team, 7-0, at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium on Saturday. The Hornets' Kiryl Harbatsiuk, the 2009 Big Sky MVP,...
The Sacramento State men's basketball team lost to the Loyola Marymount University Tigers on Sunday, 82-78, in an up-and-down affair. It was a game of runs, as the Tigers started off the game with 10-0....
The Sacramento State men's basketball team beat William Jessup University on Monday night, 74-42, for the Hornets' second-consecutive home victory. The Hornets got out to a 22-point lead, 35-13, in the...
The Sacramento State men's basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Idaho State University Bengals, 64-63, on Saturday night at the Hornets Nest. The win was also the team's first...
The Sacramento State women's basketball team snapped a four-game losing streak by defeating the Academy of Art University on Monday night, 92-70. Both teams got off to hot shooting starts, as the Hornets...
The Sacramento State women's basketball team lost to San Jose State University on Friday night, 84-81 in overtime, at the Hornets Nest. The Hornets led by five points at halftime and had to comeback at...
The Sacramento State men's basketball team defeated the UC Davis Aggies, 59-57, on Wednesday in a close game at the Pavilion in Davis. UC Davis had three attempts in the final 10 seconds of the game to...
Despite not winning a tournament, Sacramento State's men's and women's golf teams made positive strides during their fall season, which concluded in early November. Golf director David Sutherland summed...
The Hornets lost a thrilling game to UC Riverside, 59-58, Saturday at the Hornets Nest. Highlanders' guard Larry Gurganious grabbed an offensive rebound off a miss by guard Brandon Dowdy and put it up...
The Sacramento State women's basketball team fell to the Portland University Pilots on Sunday 98-63 at the Chiles Center in Portland, Ore. The Pilots had five players score in double figures, led by senior...
The Sacramento State men's basketball team matched its win total from the entire 2008-09 season with a 90-75 victory over Bethany University Bruins Wednesday at the Hornet's Nest. The Hornets led 50-38...
Eight former Sacramento State men's basketball players were inducted into the Hornet Hall of Fame on Nov. 4 at the second annual Hall of Fame Tip-Off Banquet. Inductees from every decade, beginning in...
With only two wins and a 14-game losing streak in his debut season, is Sacramento State's head basketball coach Brian Katz the man to turn the team around? Katz, a Sac State alumnus, was named head coach...
Facing the challenges being an NCAA athlete can be a daunting task. For Cameron and Grant Rappleye, however, it is beneficial to have a brother competing side-by-side. Such is the case for Cameron and...
Reggie Christiansen, associate head baseball coach, was named the successor to John Smtih as Sacramento State baseball head coach. Director of athletics Terry Wanless made the announcement and said it...
No coach expects to lose 27 of 29 games, including a 14-game losing streak, in his debut season. However, that was the reality for the 2008-09 Sacramento State men's basketball team and first-year head...
The Hornets pushed their Big Sky Conference record to above .500 with a 38-35 victory over the University of Northern Colorado on Saturday. Sacramento State is now 4-3 in conference play and 4-5 overall...
David Sutherland, director of Sacramento State golf, is a 10-year Professional Golfers' Association of America veteran and has coached men's and women's golf at Sac State for three years. He taught history...
Student-athletes are just that - students who are athletes. However, society tends to focus on the "athlete" part a bit too much. At Sacramento State, being a student comes first. Eight of Sacramento State's...
Collegiate sports require dedication, even in the offseason. Teams have conditioning, practice, weight-training and, in some cases, scrimmages and exhibition leagues. Sacramento State softball takes part...
Click here to watch an audio slideshow featuring the Morris brothers. Dominic and Donte Morris tried out for the Sacramento State baseball team as freshmen. They did not make the team. However, that rejection...
Click here to watch a related audio slideshow featuring the Morris brothers and their league. The influx of international players has been seen in Major League Baseball for many years, from Roberto Clemente...
Tim Toone's dominance of Sacramento State continued on Saturday. Weber State University defeated the Hornets, 49-10, behind a tremendous performance by the Wildcat wide receiver. Toone caught eight passes...
Sacramento State snapped its three-game losing streak with a win over conference rival Portland State, 31-14, on Saturday. The win was the Hornets' first at Portland State since 1985. Sac State also recorded...
There are many groups and organizations that do whatever it takes to make sure their alma mater's athletic program is in top shape. Sacramento State students have the Stinger Athletic Association to thank...
According to a press release from Hornet Sports, John Smith will retire following the 2010 season, completing his 32-year run as Sacramento State baseball head coach. The announcement was made Friday....
Sacramento State sophomore Jake Johnson tied the men's 54-hole record with his performance at the Purple & Red Invitational in Layton, Utah, which concluded Tuesday. Johnson led the tournament after the...
Few NCAA athletes will turn professional in their respective sports - less than one percent. With the odds stacked against student-athletes, they must prepare for life after collegiate athletics. Sacramento...
Everyone nationwide has been affected one way or another by the struggling economy. Sacramento State athletics is not immune to the times. Due to the struggling economy, Sac State's athletic department...
Golf has always been a sport that flies under the radar in terms of publicity and popularity, despite the otherworldly performance of Eldrick Tiger Woods. The Sacramento State men's and women's golf teams...
Julie Shutler is no club golfer, which she proved with her performance at the Chip-N Invitational in Lincoln, Neb. on Tuesday. The Sacramento State sophomore set a new school record for lowest 54-hole...
Even the surprising precipitation and wind could not dampen the performance of the Sacramento State cross country team on Saturday, when Sac State hosted the Hornet Jamboree.
The men finished...
Reggie Christiansen, the Hornets' hitting coach during the 2009 season, was promoted to associate head coach for the 2010 season by head coach John Smith on Aug. 20. Christiansen came to Sacramento State...
Head coach David Sutherland and the Sacramento State men and women's golf teams are getting ready for another exciting year on the golf links. The Hornets look to make it three titles in four years in...
The Sacramento State cross-country team is hosting the third annual Hornet Jamboree. The event takes place on Saturday at Granite Regional Park.
The Hornet Jamboree is an event that features...
When Terry Wanless was hired to be the director of athletics at Sacramento State, he inherited a solid athletic program. In seven years, he helped make the Hornet athletic program nationally relevant....
If you have ever played an Electronic Arts, Inc. College Football video game, "Now playing quarterback for the Hornets, QB No. 9," should sound familiar. This is the way the game developer names its players,...
