Strasburg: no hits, 13 whiffs, no decision
July 19 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
San Diego State's Stephen Strasburg pitched seven no-hit innings yesterday and struck out 13 against one walk in the U.S. National (Collegiate) team's 5-2 win over Korea in the opening game of the FISU World Championships in the Czech Republic.
Strasburg, whose strikeout total was one off the national team record, departed with a 1-0 lead, but he did not get the win because Korea tied the game in the eighth inning. Team USA scored four runs in the ninth for the victory, which makes the team 17-0 during its summer tour.
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July 19 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Fractured shoulder shelves Aztecs center: Fractured shoulder shelves Aztecs center Redshirt freshman center Tommie Draheim, who emerged from spring drills as the starter, has a fractured shoulder and will be out of the lineup indefinitely, San Diego State football coach Chuck Long confirmed yesterday.
July 18 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztec hides cancer fight with a smile: Clad in a day-glow orange New York Yankees cap and matching sneakers, Kelvin Davis is summering in style, the grin he sports suggesting that life is but a bowl of cherries, no pits.
July 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU athletics explores adding women's teams: San Diego State will explore adding more women's sports in order to meet a California State University target for gender equity in scholarship rates.
July 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Strasburg, Cahill named to Olympic baseball team: San Diego State right-hander Stephen Strasburg took the national stage earlier this year when he struck out 23 in a game against Utah.
July 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs pitcher Strasburg named to Olympic baseball roster: San Diego State right-hander Stephen Strasburg took the national stage earlier this year when he struck out 23 batters in a game against Utah.
July 11 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Craft's behavior at issue in lawsuit: Attorneys for San Diego State strength coach David Ohton and the university were in Superior Court yesterday, making arguments to a judge about allegations of excessive drinking in 2002 by former football coach Tom Craft.
July 13 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs football tickets go on sale tomorrow:Single-game tickets for San Diego State's six home football games this season will go on sale at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
July 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Gwynn waiting on new deal: San Diego State baseball coach Tony Gwynn was in his office yesterday doing paperwork. Gwynn expects to be doing the same thing today. The difference is that today Gwynn will be doing it without a contract, yesterday being the last day of his three-year deal.
June 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs get Illini 'big' man: Quinton Watkins may have an impact on San Diego State's basketball program after all. Watkins, the transfer from Illinois who left SDSU for personal reasons in April before playing a minute, appears to have influenced another member of the Illini to forge a future with the Aztecs.
June 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU vaulter gets second in NCAAs: San Diego State sophomore Stephanie Bagan finished second in the pole vault yesterday at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. Bagan, runner-up to Cal's Katie Morgan based on attempts, earned All-America honors.
June 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Tornado watch can't stop SDSU golfers from best finish since '82: A frightening tornado watch and a difficult 24 hours didn't stop the San Diego State men's golf team from achieving yesterday its best finish since 1982 in the NCAA Division I Golf Championships.
May 31 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Golf rally by Aztecs interrupted: Under the circumstances of its previous two rounds, the San Diego State men's golf team might have welcomed a storm delay to help it gather composure. Yesterday, though, the bad weather arrived just as the Aztecs seemed to be heating up.
May 30 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs golfers drop to 19th: Despite shaving seven strokes off its first-round score, San Diego State yesterday slipped three places in the standings to 19th after two rounds of the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship in West Lafayette, Ind.
May 29 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU golfers 16th at NCAAs: San Diego State shot 22-over-par 310 and was in 16th place yesterday after the opening round of the NCAA Men's Division I Golf Championships at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind.
May 29 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Ex-Aztec gets life in prison for murder:Former San Diego State defensive lineman Martin Miller has been sentenced to life in prison after his conviction last month on charges of first-degree murder and attempted murder.
May 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU shut out in season-ending loss: Pitching was the unknown for San Diego State when the season started. Hitting was the unknown – where did it go? – when the season ended with yesterday's 1-0 loss to Utah in the Mountain West Conference Tournament.
May 22 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Solow pitching, solo run lead Aztecs past BYU: It seems everyone at the Mountain West Conference Tournament is eager to see San Diego State's Stephen Strasburg take the mound.
May 21 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs lose tournament opener:
San Diego State sent James McLaughlin to the mound in yesterday's Mountain West Conference Tournament opener against UNLV, and the junior right-hander responded with his best game of the season.
May 20 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
MWC's berth Aztecs' grail: The San Diego State baseball team played the toughest nonconference schedule in the nation.
May 18 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs fire day's best, win playoff for NCAA spot: As team golf triumphs go, it doesn't get much better than what the San Diego State men's golf team did yesterday in the NCAA Western Regional in Bremerton, Wash.
May 18 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Bulldogs nudge Aztecs from softball tourney: Fresno State eliminated SDSU's softball team from the NCAA Regional at Fresno with a 2-0 win in 11 innings last night.
May 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Fisher's Aztecs get ex-Crawford stars: A source with ties close to the San Diego State men's basketball program confirmed yesterday that the Aztecs have signed Malcolm Thomas and Tyrone Shelley, former Crawford High standouts who spent last season at Pepperdine.
May 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Softball: Aztecs defeated, face elimination today: San Diego State's softball team lost its NCAA Regional opener 4-1 to Cal last night in Fresno.
May 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Aztecs QB Lindley sees redshirt success: In one of his final tasks as offensive coordinator at Oklahoma, San Diego State football coach Chuck Long helped secure the services of a player named Sam Bradford, a quarterback heralded by national scouting services but clearly at the end of the line where the Sooners' pecking order was concerned.
May 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs softball riding high as regionals begin: It is a minuscule piece of nylon netting, a treasured talisman tucked into Kathy Van Wyk's pocket that represents not only past achievements but a sign of the times at San Diego State.
May 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
NCAA Regional softball :
May 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Strasburg, Aztecs can't top Titans: Upon further review, San Diego State baseball coach Tony Gwynn decided to send No. 1 starter Stephen Strasburg to the mound for last night's nonconference game at Cal State Fullerton.
May 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Wade opts out of NBA draft: San Diego State's Lorrenzo Wade has withdrawn his name from this year's NBA draft. Wade declared for the draft last month but did not hire an agent, allowing him to maintain his college eligibility as long as he withdrew from the draft by June 16, 10 days before the draft.
May 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
In home finale, Aztecs get 1 hit: The San Diego State baseball team's plan was to use this week's games against Long Beach State and Cal State Fullerton to build some momentum heading into next week's Mountain West Conference Tournament.
May 12 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU softball team gets Cal in opener of NCAA Regionals: The San Diego State women's softball team earned an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament over the weekend, so there was no nervousness when the Aztecs sat down to watch last night's selection show.
May 11 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Bye out of Aztecs' reach?: San Diego State took two of three games at BYU this weekend, wrapping up Mountain West Conference play yesterday with a 9-5 victory against the Cougars.
May 11 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs win MWC title in softball:The SDSU softball team won its fourth Mountain West Conference championship in seven seasons after beating host UNLV 6-0 yesterday.
May 9 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs' recruiting might be hurt by SDSU drug bust: Walk a mile in Chuck Long's shoes. Better yet, try recruiting in those shoes, peddling a program that is non-BCS, mired in the muck of 10 consecutive nonwinning seasons and tethered to a television contract that falls somewhere between farcical and the nether reaches of absurd.
May 9 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Aztec Strasburg has another ace outing: San Diego State sophomore right-hander Stephen Strasburg is the closest thing to a sure thing in college baseball these days.
May 8 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs seeking big finish: The San Diego State baseball team could reach the postseason for the first time in 17 years by winning the Mountain West Conference Tournament.
May 7 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Academic progress at SDSU is poor: The San Diego State football program ranks fifth-worst among 119 Division I-A teams in its four-year Academic Progress Rate, according to data released yesterday by the NCAA.
May 7 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
What is the Academic Progress Rate?:
5:35 p.m. May 6 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
NCAA data shows SDSU football program not making grade: The San Diego State football program ranks fifth-worst among 119 Division I-A teams in its four-year Academic Progress Rate, according to data released Tuesday by the NCAA.
May 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs tie school record with 41st softball victory: San Diego State's softball team tied a school record with its 41st win of the season in beating visiting New Mexico 1-0 yesterday in Mountain West Conference play.
May 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs close in on record: SDSU's softball team won its third consecutive one-run game with a 2-1 win over MWC foe New Mexico yesterday at SDSU.
May 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs coach Long holds off on ranking QBs: San Diego State football coach Chuck Long, who was expected to announce yesterday that the team had trimmed its list of three potential starting quarterbacks to two, delayed the announcement until tomorrow.
May 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Arizona handles Aztecs:
San Diego State's schedule this week takes the Aztecs from the desert to the mountains. And also to sea level.
April 30 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Long's Aztecs red, black and green all over: In a country bent on “going green” from its car lots to its compost piles, from its bed sheets to its blue jeans, San Diego State's football team is right in step.
April 29 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs expect boost from Baylor transfer: In Mountain West Conference women's basketball, the difference between the top and bottom is often measured in post presence.
April 28 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs QB O'Connell selected by Patriots in third round: It's like wielding a paint brush in the presence of Monet, like trying to teach music to Mozart.
April 28 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs get water polo win in OT: Sophomore Ronni Gautschi scored one of her game-high four goals in overtime to lift the fourth-seeded San Diego State women's water polo team to a 12-11 victory over seventh-seeded Cal at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships yesterday at SDSU.
SAN MARCOS, April 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs' offense inoffensive: That San Diego State's offense would endure a lengthy bout with growing pains was a given. How long those pains persist is purely a guess.
9:43 a.m. April 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Aztecs QB O'Connell drafted in third round: San Diego State quarterback Kevin O'Connell became the fifth quarterback selected in the NFL Draft Sunday when he was taken by the New England Patriots with the 31st pick in the third round. April 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Smoother road for Sampson?: Over the past four years, DeMarco Sampson has gone from bona fide terror to tantalizing tease, a player whose high school history suggested unbounded potential but whose college career has been a study in stagnation.
April 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Strasburg getting close to perfect: San Diego State's Stephen Strasburg discovered he can't make history every time he takes the mound, but that didn't stop Strasburg from trying in last night's Mountain West Conference game against TCU.
April 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Ex-Aztec Miller convicted of murder: Former San Diego State football player Martin Miller was found guilty yesterday of first-degree murder and attempted murder stemming from a double shooting in the San Joaquin Valley in 2005.
April 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Hot-shooting Hawaii defeats SDSU: Hawaii-San Diego State has become somewhat of a women's water polo rivalry over the years. In last season's Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament quarterfinal, the fourth-seeded Rainbow Wahine defeated fifth-seeded SDSU, but the Aztecs still received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.
April 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU softball team rolls, now has top spot in MWC: The 19th-ranked SDSU softball team beat host Utah 13-3 in five innings yesterday to move into sole possession of first place in the Mountain West Conference.
April 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU's Castro makes himself at home behind the plate: San Diego State's Erik Castro always knew it was essential to have a catcher. Otherwise, the ball would go all the way to the backstop when the pitcher threw it.
April 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs' Wade to test NBA draft prospects:
San Diego State junior forward Lorrenzo Wade has declared for the NBA draft but has not hired an agent, allowing him to maintain his college eligibility as long as he withdraws from the draft by June 16. The draft is June 26.
