Former Cal Poly Mustangs’ forward David Nwaba has been picked up by the Chicago Bulls.
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Erich Uelmen: Cal Poly’s latest Major League talent
With a 1-0 lead in the ninth inning of what would be the final game of his collegiate career, junior right-hander Erich Uelmen was locked in. He’d already pitched eight shutout innings and was confident he would finish what he started. He jogged out of the dugout onto the well-manicured infield of Baggett Stadium, ascending […]
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Delta Tau Delta on interim suspension
The fraternity has been on suspension since May 19.
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Athletes go online: The future of Cal Poly eSports
As business administration senior Ricky Peterson walked through the glass doors of the Austin Convention Center last spring, he was instantly teleported from an early May day in Texas to an alternate reality. This new world was full of fictional video game characters who came to life through ultra-realistic cosplays, as if they were all […]
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Spencer Howard, Cal Poly’s next pro?
As Spencer Howard prepared for his senior season on the Templeton High School baseball team, he contemplated what it would be like to play volleyball in the spring instead of pitching for the Templeton Eagles. After all, no notable recruiters scouted him for baseball, his best friend was going to be on the volleyball team […]
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The rise of Mitch Haniger
It was June 2015 and as the dog days of midseason baseball started to heat up, Mitch Haniger’s baseball career was cooling down. A former first-round draft pick by the Milwaukee Brewers, Haniger was once touted by the organization as a top prospect with home-run-mashing power and a rifle for an arm in the outfield. […]
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Go watch softball now
You should go to the home game on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Bob Janssen Field. Here’s why.
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No Wildflower, no problem: Triathlon team heads to Napa
As the blistering summer sun beat down on what was left of Lake San Antonio and the golden hills surrounding the ever-shrinking body of water, junior software engineer and Cal Poly Triathlon team President Jake Pickett leaps from the cool reservoir and sprints off into the distance. “I’ll be able to finish the race,” Pickett […]
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Mustangs win back-to-back games
After a strong start from junior pitcher Kyle Smith (1-2, 8.59 ERA) and an explosive fifth inning from the Mustangs’ offense the Cal Poly baseball team (5-11) defeated the Gonzaga Bulldogs (6-9) by a score of 6-1 Monday night in Baggett Stadium with 1,368 in attendance. The win follows the Mustangs’ 16-1 thrashing of Loyola […]
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Try to beat Mustang News’ March Madness bracket
The winner gets a $15 gift card to Blast Taproom in downtown San Luis Obispo.