Category: Sports

brennan angel Cal Poly won an important Big West game against UC Riverside Thursday night, beating the Highlanders in overtime, 59-55 in Mott Gym. The Mustangs struggled offensively, but pulled out a win in the late stages of a close game. The Mustangs trailed 52-50 with 1:33 remaining and pulled even on its next possession […]

Bradford Applin Did you know that Shaun White prefers to not waste his endorsement money on “elephants that can speak sign language?” Were you aware that American speed skater Chad Hendrick has been called the “Paris Hilton of speed skating” by European journalists? Did you just imagine a speed skater toting a Chihuahua around on […]

Julianne Byer I went shopping yesterday for my friends’ six-month old niece in search of a blue dress with matching bloomers, when it hit me. This is the beginning of a very long decade. Two years ago I was working hard to get into college, four years ago I was begging to get my license […]

Frank Stranzl The Tour de France is the most internationally-renowned cycling race to date. The likes of Lance Armstrong, Miguel Indurain and Eddy Merckx became famous for their inspiring performances. It’s a grueling race and a landmark event for cycling fans the world over – it’s exactly the type of event Tour of California organizers […]

brennan angel mustang daily staff report The Cal Poly swim teams did not win the Big West team titles, but beating Cal State Northridge on the men’s and women’s sides was a win in coach Rich Furman’s book. Facing a more talented and better established group of teams, Cal Poly’s swim coach said if the […]

Center fielder Quintin Berry belted a three-run double to the gap in right-center field in the eighth inning, lifting San Diego State to a 10-8 victory over Cal Poly in the final game of a three-game non-conference baseball series Sunday afternoon at Tony Gwynn Stadium. With the win, the Aztecs, under coach Tony Gwynn, salvaged […]

Joe Sargent Kiteboarding, the culmination of snowboarding, surfing, wakeboarding, and windsurfing, has made a home for itself on the Central Coast Strapped to a board and tied to a kite, boarders are pulled down the face of waves and dragged above the lip for big airs with the power of wind, and San Luis Obispo […]

Ryan Chartrand After five days of long and hard -fought battles on ice and snow, Team USA has brought home five gold medals from the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics, more than any other country so far. Altogether, the American winter gladiators have collected eight medals and stand strong in third place among 18 other countries. […]

Cal Poly’s women’s basketball team had a poor offensive performance to say the least over the weekend, dropping a 47-46 home contest to UC Riverside. Believe it or not, it could’ve been worse.  The men’s basketball team dropped a Big West game to rival UC Santa Barbara Wednesday night, falling 64-37 in the Thunderdome.  Four […]

paul meissner Norway is known for a cold and snowy climate, winter sports and scenic splendor – not basketball. But one Cal Poly women’s basketball player spent four years in Norway’s capital honing her skills with various club teams and eventually the Norwegian National  team. Emilie Ravn, a 6-foot-1-inch junior forward for the Mustangs, moved […]

Joe Sargent The Torino Olympics started Friday with a favored American team leading the way. Four years of hard work culminate into 16 days of intense rivalry as athletes from around the globe convene on the greatest of stages for athletic competition. It is the moment many have dreamed of, and the greatest achievement a […]