Winning and losing. It is the great dichotomy of sports. One without the other makes a game essentially worthless. Last week I blogged about winning, my elation evident in the aftermath of the Cardinals World Series victory. But the theme of Week 7, at least in my book, was the exact opposite, losing. For Cal […]
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Harder to win
The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos ended the Mustang men’s soccer team’s season on Friday night. The Gauchos delievered a 2-0 knockout blow to Cal Poly which scored just one goal in five games after defeating UCSB on Oct. 14. The Mustangs haven’t won at Harder Stadium in Isla Vista since 1998. The match set a […]
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#Winning
At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Thursday night I was resigned to writing this column about losing. How, despite all indications that destiny favors you or your team, the nature of sport dictates that sometimes your team will lose.You see, I have been a Cardinals fan since I moved to St. Louis in 2003 and as […]
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Comeback for Mustangs cinches Great West tie
At noon, kicker James Langford sat in Sierra Vista Regional Center with a sharp pain running through his chest. At nine, Langford channelled that pain to the South Dakota sideline with a game-winning 39-yard kick as the Mustangs completed an improbable comeback after being down 14 points in the fourth quarter and then winning 27-24. […]
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FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: Biggest rivalry in college soccer returns to Spanos Stadium
Five years ago, a Friday night soccer match could hardly be considered the biggest sporting event of the year. But when the Gauchos come to town tonight, a full house will watch the men’s soccer team take the field at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. With an average attendance of 7,360 fans per match over the […]
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Think like a fan, ask like a reporter
I know it’s week six, but I just realized that I never did an introductory blog post to, you know, introduce what the heck I do in the newsroom. I think “sports editor” is a pretty cool job description, but it actually does a poor job in describing what my job is. My friends are […]
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A new era of athletics?
In my blog last week I was a bit foolish. I threw down the gauntlet. I made a statement that said the Mustang Daily would provide the best coverage of the soccer match against UC Santa Barbara on Friday night. I may have been naive about challenging the likes of The Tribune and KSBY with […]
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Elation envelops Spanos on Friday
Editor’s Column Eric Tucker doesn’t know it, but he was Cal Poly soccer on Friday night. Tucker doesn’t play for the Mustangs. He has never donned a striped green jersey. But he was there milling around a crowd of 8,000 students midfield, after the Mustangs defeated UC Santa Barbara on Friday night nonetheless. Unlike the […]
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Last minute drive saves football playoff hopes
The Cal Poly football team overcame a fourth quarter deficit for the second consecutive week and defeated the Southern Utah Thunderbirds 31-27 and moved to 1-0 in the Great West on Saturday night at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The Mustangs, however, also suffered a big loss in the form of Asa Jackson. He was injured […]
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Blue/Green live blog from Spanos
The Cal Poly Mustangs scored two goals in the final 11 minutes to defeat the UCSB Gauchos 2-1 on Friday night. 9:13 – Patrick Sigler hits a penalty kick in the final minute to put the Mustangs up 2-1. 8:52 – It’s crunch time here at Spanos with the Gauchos leading 1-0 in the 72nd […]
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The biggest game just got better (coverage)
The biggest sports rivalry on the Central Coast deserves the best coverage on the Central Coast. This Friday night marks just that event when the Gauchos come to San Luis Obispo to face the Cal Poly men’s soccer team in the showdown of the year. That’s why the Mustang Daily is going to bring readers […]