Former Cal Poly Football fullback Joe Protheroe is participating in the San Francisco 49ers Rookie Minicamp from May 3-5 in Santa Clara for a chance to participate in the team’s training camp this summer. “The NFL experience … everyone out here works hard, just like [everyone] did at Cal Poly,” Protheroe said after a practice […]
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Alex Spanos, Cal Poly alum and donor, dies at 95
Alex Spanos, the longtime Chargers owner, died at age 95 early Tuesday morning. He was surrounded by his family. The Cal Poly alumnus donated $8 million in 2004 to renovate the university’s football stadium, now named Alex G. Spanos Stadium. He and his late wife Faye Spanos also donated $1.5 million in 2003 to renovate […]
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Cal Poly football coach’s sons raising money for local non-profit with help from the NFL
Brock and Bryson are collecting signed NFL helmets to raise money for Jack’s Helping Hand.
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Colin Kaepernick does not deserve the hate
Atienza examines the common fallacies that Kaepernick’s opponents try to pass off as rhetoric, and offers a constructive critique of their platform.
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6 Cal Poly student-athletes to become pros
After strong seasons, six former Cal Poly athletes turned pro this year.
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Linebacker Johnny Millard ends long, successful tenure at Cal Poly
Reporter Lisa Diaz sat down with Johnny Millard, who has been one of Cal Poly’s defensive leaders for the past four seasons.
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Williams makes the leap
J.J. Jenkins sports@mustangdaily.net The accolades speak for themselves. Deonte Williams can put all-star selection and second team All-American on his football résumé, but there’s one thing he wants to add: NFL running back. Williams grew up as what his mother calls “the man of the house” in a tough part of south Sacramento, thinking about […]
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My interview with Ramses
On Tuesday, Dec. 6, I interviewed New York Giants wide receiver Ramses Barden. Barden, a Cal Poly alumnus, who was nice enough to talk to me over the phone — on his day off — for almost 30 minutes. As a journalism major with a concentration in news editorial, this was one of the most […]
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‘Small school’ kid looks for his big break
Former Cal Poly wide receiver Dominique Johnson looks up to guys like NFL star Marques Colston. He has done what he wants to. Despite playing football at a school not surrounded by national spotlight — Hofstra University — Colston is now a starting wide receiver in the NFL.
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The Silvey Lining: Dennis the Menace
Remember that time you got roped into going to watching that “Care Bears” movie with your five-year-old cousin after the babysitter cancelled?
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The Silvey Lining: Who’s afraid of Peyton Manning?
Every once in awhile there is a game so epic that you can’t help but watch it. The game goes down to the wire with both teams fighting desperately for a big win to keep their season alive.