 SEAN M. HAFFEY / Union-Tribune
USD's Rob Jones drives through traffic toward the basket in the first half. Jones had eight points and six rebounds in 20 minutes.
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USD beats fatigue, then Hawks
Nov. 30 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
There is always an agenda, hidden or obvious, behind a Division I basketball team scheduling a lower-division program from the same general area.
So it wasn't surprising to hear USD men's coach Bill Grier's bottom-line assessment of the Toreros' 82-48 victory over San Diego Christian yesterday afternoon at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.
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Nov. 30 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD summary:
Nov. 29 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD tries to put jet lag behind vs. S.D. Christian: The week began for the USD men's basketball team in the Paradise Jam Tournament in the U.S. Virgin Islands with back-to-back games against Top 25-ranked Wisconsin and Miami.
Nov. 29 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Saturday's local college basketball:
Nov. 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Women: USD 63, San Diego State 60:
Nov. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD whipped by another Top 25 power: CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands – USD's trip to the Caribbean was hardly a vacation.
Nov. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Men: No. 22 Miami 80, San Diego 45 :
Nov. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU, USD primed for court date: After her team pulled out a 58-53 victory over USD at Cox Arena last year, San Diego State coach Beth Burns was pleased with something she saw in both teams that took the court.
Nov. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Women's Preview – SDSU at USD:
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands, Nov. 24 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Toreros fall victims to methodical Badgers: Trevon Hughes had 22 points as No. 25 Wisconsin dictated its preferred deliberate pace throughout and defeated USD 64-49 yesterday in the Paradise Jam basketball tournament.
Nov. 24 (UNION-TRIBUNE)USD summary: No. 25 Wisconsin 64, San Diego 49 A– 3,271. Officials– Gary Maxwell, Bernard Clinton, Brian Dorsey.
Nov. 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Toreros end on historic, winning note: It was a fitting conclusion to one of the more meaningful games in University of San Diego football history.
Nov. 22 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Postseason world passes USD by: There are no postseason rewards for this eight-win football team, no playoff invitations or bowl games.
Nov. 22 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Preview – Toreros (8-2) vs. UC Davis (5-6) :
Nov. 21 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Grier reaping what value of work sowed: Bill Grier's grandfather, Ted Riches, had a farm of somewhere between 1,200-1,500 acres in Silverton, Ore., a few miles east of Salem.
Nov. 21 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Grier and 'Animal House' share something special:Want to get a picture of Cottage Grove, Ore., the place where Bill Grier spent most of his formative years, graduated high school and started his coaching career?
Nov. 21 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD's Matthews on award watch list:
USD wide receiver John Matthews has been added to the Walter Payton Award watch list, which recognizes the most outstanding college football player at the FCS level.
Nov. 21 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
College basketball today :
Nov. 19 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Upbeat Jones stellar at both ends in USD victory: On the 30th anniversary of the dark chapter in his family history, Rob Jones continued on his mission to keep authoring bright ones.
Nov. 19 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Men's Summary – USD 65, Nevada 51:
SAN DIEGO, 9:11 p.m. Nov. 18 (AP)
Toreros pull away from Nevada, win home opener: Rob Jones scored 23 points and Gyno Pomare added 12 in his first game to lead the University of San Diego to a 65-51 win over Nevada on Tuesday night before a lively crowd at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.
Nov. 18 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD welcomes Pomare's '08 debut: Double debuts make tonight a notable one at the Jenny Craig Pavilion where the USD men's basketball team will host Nevada.
Nov. 18 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD women lose to UCLA on late goal:
The USD women's soccer team failed to advance from an NCAA Tournament regional at UCLA for the seventh time, and it is now 1-15-3 all-time against the Bruins.
Nov. 18 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Today's men's college basketball (Nevada at USD):
Nov. 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD, UCLA look for some breathing room for game: USD women's soccer coach Ada Greenwood didn't wait for NCAA tournament representatives to officially postpone yesterday afternoon's second-round game against No. 1 seed UCLA in Los Angeles due to poor air quality from wildfires burning across Southern California.
Nov. 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Matthews snatches two records in victory: One catch will go down as the ugliest of John Matthews' brilliant receiving career. Another, he could only see with one eye.
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Underdog USD gives UNLV bit of a scare: Underdogs, undermanned and under the kind of heat that more than 13,000 red-clad UNLV Rebels fans can generate in Thomas & Mack Center, USD's men's basketball team almost got over it all yesterday in its season opener.
Nov. 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD-UNLV basketball summary:
Nov. 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)USD banks on receivers, but graduation will thin ranks: Eight days from today, the USD offense will require a transplant. Whether it's microsurgery or a simple hack job is up to coach Ron Caragher. Nov. 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD women advance to face UCLA: USD women's soccer coach Ada Greenwood saw his team's draw in the NCAA Tournament, saw it would have to go through mighty UCLA once again, and had this reaction:
Nov. 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Shorthanded USD visits UNLV: The “indefinite” came off suspensions to two USD men's basketball players and a third suspension was announced yesterday.
Nov. 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Toreros put 'The Shot' behind them: It's just short of eight months now. On March 21, USD sophomore guard De'Jon Jackson, on the floor with four freshmen, hit a step-back, 18-foot jumper with 1.2 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Toreros a 70-69 victory over Connecticut in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
12:30 p.m. Nov. 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Grier outlines USD hoop suspensions; guard Johnson added to list: USD men's basketball coach Bill Grier has taken the “indefinite” out of suspensions to forwards Gyno Pomare and Clinton Houston and announced an additional suspension to guard Trumaine Johnson on the eve of the season-opening game at UNLV. Nov. 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD announces '09 basketball recruits: The USD men's basketball team has signed three players to national letters of intent and scholarship agreements and the women's team four, the school announced yesterday. Nov. 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Today's local college basketball:
Nov. 13 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Stronger senior eager to lift Toreros higher: Stepping off the court at Stanford's Maples Pavilion last spring, Amber Sprague was not happy.
Nov. 13 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
How she did it : USD senior Amber Sprague was determined to add size and strength to her slender 6-foot-5 frame in time for the upcoming basketball season. When she suits up for the Toreros' season opener tomorrow against UCSD, she will do so with 14 extra pounds of muscle.
Nov. 13 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD women's hoop roster, schedule:
Nov. 13 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD's Houston, Johnson unavailable to practice:The USD men's basketball team was two Texans short of a full roster for its practice yesterday.
Nov. 12 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
San Diego has makings of a hardwood hotbed: Conspiracy theorists of San Diego, here's one for you. Beth Burns, Cindy Fisher, Steve Fisher and Bill Grier are conspiring, with a host of enthusiastic youthful followers, to drag San Diego – screaming and kicking if necessary – into being a college basketball town.
Nov. 11 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Pomare, Houston remain suspended: Senior forward/center Gyno Pomare and sophomore forward Clinton Houston are practicing with the USD men's basketball team this week but their status of being on indefinite suspension remains unchanged, coach Bill Grier said yesterday.
Nov. 11 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD headed north to familiar UCLA: One of these years, the NCAA tournament selection committee for women's soccer will get an imagination and send USD somewhere other than UCLA.
DAVIDSON, N.C., Nov. 9 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Late-game comeback spurs USD in PFL win: The Toreros bounced back from two straight conference losses with a 28-24 comeback win over Davidson yesterday in a Pioneer Football League battle.
Nov. 9 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD-Davidson football summary:
Nov. 9 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD's Pomare, Houston suspended: While one newcomer shined in last night's closer-than-expected exhibition victory for the USD men's basketball team, two key returners are sitting out indefinitely.
Nov. 9 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD comes up just short of first WCC title: Can they hang a banner saying the USD women's soccer team was 17 minutes from a West Coast Conference championship?
Nov. 9 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD digs win vs. rival Dons in crucial conference match: The USD and USF women's volleyball teams both entered yesterday's West Coast Conference match nationally ranked and with identical league records.
