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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TAKES A STAND FOR VOTING RIGHTS

Georgia Public Officials’ Voter Suppression Law already costing jobs and revenue

 

By East County News Service 

 

April 3, 2021 (Washington D.C.) -- Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Friday that the 2021 All-Star Game and MLB draft will no longer take place in the state of Georgia after the state recently passed legislation designed to disenfranchise voters. The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, acting president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law..


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SDSU BASEBALL SWEEPS DOUBLEHEADER VS. NEW MEXICO IN DRAMATIC FASHION

Aztecs post two walk-off victories in Friday’s twin bill

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April 2, 2021 (San Diego) - In a recurring theme of the 2021 season, San Diego State once again displayed its resiliency on Friday, posting a pair of walk-off victories against New Mexico at Tony Gwynn Stadium, winning the opener in a 10-9 thriller before completing the sweep with a 5-4 extra-inning triumph in the nightcap.


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ECM PADRES REPORT: PADRES MOVE TO 2-0 ON GOOD FRIDAY NIGHT

By Liz Alper

 

Photo: Eric Hosmer continued his fiery start to the season with three RBIs on the night. Via @padres on Twitter

 

April 2, 2021 (San Diego) - After a wild back and forth Opening Day yesterday that the Padres eventually won 8-7, both teams were back in action tonight for game two.  Merrill Kelly started for Arizona against Blake Snell.


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SDSU SOFTBALL DROPS DOUBLEHEADER AT BOISE STATE

 

SDSU loses a pair of close games in Boise

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April 2, 2021 (Boise) - The San Diego State softball team was unable to get the bats going in a pair of losses at Boise State Friday afternoon at Dona Larsen Park. The Aztecs (14-11, 2-6 MW) were edged by the Broncos (9-13, 2-3 MW) 2-1 in the opener before falling 5-1 in the nightcap. 


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SDSU WOMEN'S TENNIS STUMBLES IN CLOSE DUAL MATCH WITH AGGIES

Aztecs come back from 3-1 deficit; fall 4-3 to the Aggies

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April 2, 2021 (Boise) - The San Diego State women’s tennis team stumbled in a close dual match with Utah State as the Aggies scratched out a 4-3 win in the teams’ neutral site match at Appleton Tennis Center in Boise, Idaho.


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SDSU ATHLETICS TO WELCOME LIMITED NUMBER OF SPECTATORS TO OUTDOOR HOME EVENTS

Limited fans can start attending Aztec home events this weekend

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April 2, 2021 (San Diego) - A limited number of spectators will be allowed to attend San Diego State outdoor sporting events, beginning this weekend on the Aztec campus. Only fans on the respective team pass lists from the state of California will be allowed to attend as no tickets will be sold or made available to the public.


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ECM PADRES REPORT: PADRES WIN WILD BACK AND FORTH WITH SNAKES ON OPENING DAY

By Liz Alper

 

Photo: Eric Hosmer had three RBIs on the day to help the Padres to victory. Photo via @padres on Twitter

 

April 1, 2021 (San Diego) - Opening Day is here!  And that’s not an April Fool’s joke.  The Padres finally opened their season against the Arizona Diamondbacks.  Madison Bumgarner started for Arizona against Yu Darvish.


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SDSU MEN'S TENNIS DEALT A 4-1 DEFEAT AT UTAH STATE

Aztecs come up empty in singles after winning doubles point

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April 1, 2021 (Logan, Utah) - Despite capturing the early doubles point, the San Diego State men’s tennis team found victories elusive in singles play, ultimately dropping a 4-1 decision to Utah State on Thursday in a Mountain West dual match at the Sports Academy and Racquet Club.


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SDSU WATER POLO: AZTECS DOUBLE UP AZUSA PACIFIC 10-5

Karli Canale and Emily Bennett combine for seven of the Aztecs ten goals

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March 31, 2021 (Glendora, Calif.) - Trailing 2-1 midway through the first quarter, the San Diego State water polo team scored seven unanswered goals and defeated Azusa Pacific 10-5 in Golden Coast Conference (GCC) action on Wednesday afternoon at the Glendora High School Pool.


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SDSU MEN'S TENNIS STUMBLES AT UTAH 5-2

Victor Castro, Judson Blair victorious for Aztecs in singles

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March 30, 2021 (Salt Lake City) - The San Diego State men’s tennis team opened its lengthy road swing on a sour note Tuesday, falling to Utah by a 5-2 count in a non-conference dual match at George S. Eccles Tennis Center.


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SDSU'S SARA KJELLKER TIES FOR SECOND AT THE BRUZZY

Aztecs finish sixth in competitive field

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March 29, 2021 (Argyle, Texas) - Sara Kjellker finished in a tie for second place to lead the San Diego State women’s golf team Monday at The Bruzzy. It was her second runner-up finish of the season (also Feb. 8-9 at the Lamkin Invitational) and the third of her career.


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SDSU MEN'S SOCCER: AZTECS DEFEAT WASHINGTON 2-0

Aztecs scored twice in the first half to defeat a ranked opponent for the first time since the 2016 season

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March 28, 2021 (San Diego) - The San Diego State men’s soccer team (1-4-2, 1-4-2 Pac-12) shutout No. 4 Washington (8-2-0, 5-2-0 Pac-12) 2-0 on Sunday afternoon on the Sports Deck.


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SDSU BASEBALL RACES PAST SAN JOSE STATE IN 14-4 RUN-RULE VICTORY

Aztecs have yet to lose a series this season after six weeks

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March 28, 2021 (San Jose) - San Diego State captured its sixth straight series victory on Sunday with a 14-4 rout of San José State in eight innings to close out its weekend set at Excite Ballpark.


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AZTECS WOMEN'S SOCCER BLANKS SJSU IN REGULAR SEASON HOME FINALE

SDSU wins its third game in a row and caps the regular season on the Sports Deck with a 5-0 record

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March 28, 2021 (San Diego) - San Diego State attempted 19 shots with three finding the back of the net and the Aztecs cruised to a 3-0 win over the San Jose State Spartans on Sunday afternoon on the Sports Deck. 


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AZTECS WOMEN'S TENNIS TOPPLES WOLF PACK 4-2

Aztecs top conference rival Nevada with five players

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March 28, 2021 (San Diego) - The San Diego women’s tennis team earned their first conference win of the 2021 season Sunday, topping the University of Nevada Wolf Pack 4-2 at Aztec Tennis Center.


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AZTECS SOFTBALL FALLS IN EXTRA INNINGS TO UNLV 5-3

SDSU drops a nine-inning game to the Rebels in the series finale

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March 28, 2021 (San Diego) - Playing a second consecutive extra-inning game with UNLV, San Diego State came out on the wrong end in a 5-3, nine-inning loss in the series finale Sunday afternoon at SDSU Softball Stadium. 


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SDSU BASEBALL SPLITS TWIN BILL AT SAN JOSE STATE

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March 27, 2021 (San Jose) - Making its first road trip outside of the county this season, San Diego State split a doubleheader at San Jose State on Saturday, winning the opener by a 6-4 tally before dropping the nightcap, 12-7, at Excite Ballpark.


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SDSU VOLLEYBALL DROPS ROAD MATCH AT SAN JOSE STATE 3-0

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March 27, 2021 (San Jose) - The San Diego State volleyball team fell short in its final road match of the 2021 spring campaign, dropping a 3-0 decision on Saturday at San José State by set scores of 18-25, 18-25, 17-25 inside Spartan Gym.


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ECM GULLS REPORT: GULLS GET EASY 2-1 WIN

By Liz Alper
 
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March 27, 2021 (Irvine) - Tonight, the Gulls faced the Tucson Roadrunners.  The Gulls are 22-12 and are currently on a three-game winning streak, their longest of the season.

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SDSU SOFTBALL SPLITS DOUBLEHEADER WITH UNLV

 

Aztecs beat Rebels 7-6 in 10 innings in nightcap after falling 1-0 in opener

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March 27, 2021 (San Diego) - San Diego State bounced back from a 1-0 defeat in the opener to down UNLV 7-6 in 10 innings in the nightcap for a doubleheader split Saturday at SDSU Softball Stadium.


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COASTAL CAROLINA EDGES AZTECS WOMEN'S LACROSSE 18-14

Aztecs came back from an eight-goal deficit to outscore the Chants 11-7 in the final 28 minutes of the game

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March 27, 2021 (San Diego) -  A valiant comeback effort by the San Diego State women’s lacrosse team came up short Saturday as the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers topped the Aztecs 18-14 at Aztec Lacrosse Field.


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SDSU TRACK & FIELD TAKES SECOND PLACE AT AZTEC INVITATIONAL

Aztecs' 115.50 points came in just behind USC's 117 but ahead of Oregon's 112

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March 27, 2021 (San Diego) - he San Diego State track and field team completed the Aztec Invitational on Saturday, finishing with in second place with 115.50 points, just behind USC’s 117 and ahead of Oregon’s 112.


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AZTECS WOMEN'S TENNIS BESTED BY BULLDOGS 4-1

Aztecs storm back to win the doubles point after defaulting on court three

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March 27, 2021 (San Diego) - The San Diego State women's tennis team drooped their opening Mountain West Conference dual match 4-1 to Fresno State University Saturday at Aztec Tennis Center.


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SDSU WATER POLO: AZTECS USE SECOND HALF DOMINANCE IN 13-12 VICTORY

San Diego State limited Fresno State to just three second half goals, while scoring seven en route to the one-goal victory

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March 27, 2021 (San Diego) - Goalie Raquel de Pinho made a major college career-best 19 saves and the San Diego State water polo team outscored Fresno State 7-3 in the second half in a 13-12 victory on Saturday afternoon at the Aztec Aquaplex.


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ECM PADRES REPORT: PADRES WIN LOW-SCORING AFFAIR AGAINST ANGELS

By Liz Alper
 
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March 27, 2021 (Tempe) - The Padres faced the Angels today in Tempe in spring training.  Blake Snell started against Jaime Barria for LA.
 
Jorge Mateo finally broke the ice in the fifth with a two-RBI double on a line drive to left to give the Padres the lead after five.  They’d carry that to the end and take the 2-0 victory.

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SDSU ROWING COMPETES IN CREW CLASIC

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March 27, 2021 (San Diego) - The Aztec rowing team competed in the annual San Diego Crew Classic on Mission Bay Saturday morning.

The racing was contested over two 1,500-meter legs, going in opposite directions in the Sea World Channel. GPS was used to determine each boat’s best average time. The Aztecs rowed head-to-head against USD and competed against No. 18 USC virtually in the second varsity eight with the Trojans racing on their home waters in the Port of Los Angeles and facing different conditions than the Aztecs and Toreros. 


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SDSU WOMEN'S SOCCER RIDES SECOND HALF SURGE TO 2-1 WIN

 

San Diego State scored twice in just over two minutes in the second half to defeat Fresno State

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March 26, 2021 (San Diego) - Chloe Frisch and Anna Toohey scored second half goals to erase a 1-0 deficit and sent the San Diego State women’s soccer team to a 2-1 victory over Fresno State on Friday night at the SDSU Sports Deck.


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SDSU MEN'S TENNIS EDGED BY WASHINGTON 4-3

Aztecs’ Johannes Seeman improves to 7-2 at No. 1 singles

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March 26, 2021 (San Diego) - Despite claiming the doubles point and an early singles encounter, the San Diego State men’s tennis team was unable to maintain a pair of leads, as visiting Washington rallied to deal the Aztecs a tough 4-3 defeat in a non-conference dual match on Friday at Aztec Tennis Center. 


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SDSU MEN'S SOCCER AND UCLA PLAY TO 2-2 DRAW

This is the first time SDSU has earned two results (win or draw) against the Bruins in a season since 2007

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March 24, 2021 (San Diego) - The San Diego State men’s soccer (0-4-2, 0-4-2) tied UCLA (1-5-2, 0-4-2) 2-2 on the SDSU Sports Deck Wednesday evening. The Aztecs jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first 30 minutes and then saw the Bruins score in the 40th and 79th minute.


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SDSU'S LIAM KOENEKE WINS UC SAN DIEGO INVITATIONAL

Aztec freshman wins playoff with a birdie on third hole

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March 23, 2021 (Carlsbad) - San Diego State men’s golf freshman Liam Koeneke birdied the third playoff hole to claim medalist honors at the UC San Diego Invitational, which wrapped up Tuesday on the par-72, 7,157-yard Omni La Costa Championship Course.


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