December 24, 2015 (San Diego) - Everyone always worries that San Diego State will be bothered by the time difference when they travel to Aloha Stadium.
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December 13, 2015 (East County El Cajon) --The weekend of December 5th and 6th was the first annual Powerlifting competition to be put on here in San Diego County by the United States Powerlifting Association. The competition was hosted by Pivotal Sports Performance in El Cajon. Owner Andre Hernandez says that this was the first year they have put on an event here in San Diego and that it is being planned as an annual event in El Cajon.
The meet was capped at 60 lifters per day. Saturday's event was for women and for men up to 181 pounds. Sunday's event was for men over 180 pounds.
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December 8, 2015 (La Mesa)--The East County Roller Girls is a new start-up women's Roller Derby league that will play under WFTDA (Women's Flat Track Derby Association) rules.
A boot camp and tryout will be held on Sunday, December 19 at 11 a.m. at 8855 Dallas Street, La Mesa. Childcare will be provided.
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By Liz Alper
December 6, 2015 (San Diego) - In Aztec culture, the warrior is seen as strong and fearless in the face of adversity. The Aztecs haven't faced that much adversity in nine weeks. Last night, it smacked them in the face, but they stayed true to their name and stayed strong up until the final seconds of the Mountain West conference championship game.
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December 2, 2015 (San Diego) - With the Mountain West conference championship game just four days away, Aztec football head coach Rocky Long says he views this game as the first game of the year; he is nervous because he knows this is not just another game.
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By Liz Alper
November 23, 2015 (San Diego) - Everyone said UNLV would be a tough game. Even Rocky Long, one of the toughest guys at SDSU, said UNLV would be a tough team to beat.
The Aztecs proved their own coach wrong. As Union Tribune writer Nick Canepa tweeted Saturday night, "Today, November 21, 2015, San Diego State is a football school again."
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November 23, 2015 (San Diego) - It was a long time coming, but on Sunday, former Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson's number 21 jersey was inducted into the Chargers' Hall of Fame at his old stomping grounds at Qualcomm Stadium.
Tomlinson is the 37th member of the Chargers to receive the honor.
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November 22, 2015 (Santee) – Santee Santas invites you to join its 4th annual Waddle & Trot 5K and Fun Run happening at 8:00 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Nov 26th. Runners and walkers of all levels are welcome.
This fast & flat 5K race starts and finishes at the Pathways Center in Santee, and loops around through scenic Santee Lakes. The 1/4 mile Fun Run takes place at the Pathways Center campus. All proceeds benefit Santee Santas and the Santee Food Bank.
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November 20, 2015 (El Cajon) - In round two of the CIF playoffs, the Steele Canyon High School Cougars traveled to Grossmont to take on the Grossmont High School Foothillers in an exciting Division I matchup.
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November 18, 2015 (El Cajon) -In the first round of CIF football playoffs, the West Hills High School Wolfpack and the Christian High School Patriots met at Granite Hills High School last Friday night.
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November 17, 2015 (San Diego) - The now bowl-eligible San Diego State Aztecs face UNLV on Saturday, and Coach Rocky Long says that the Aztecs aren't dwelling on the achievement.
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November 11, 2015 (San Diego)--With Mayor Kevin Faulconer in New York speaking to NFL owners about the City & County's stadium plan in Mission Valley, and building on momentum that has been growing in San Diego for months, the Chargers and Raiders have thrown a Hail Mary to try and shift support to their Carson stadium project.
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Pep rally march, war memorial ceremony and homecoming carnival among events
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November 11, 2015 (San Diego)--San Diego State University will host several events this week, leading up to its nationally televised homecoming football game against the Wyoming Cowboys at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14 at Qualcomm Stadium.
Aztecs of all ages are invited back to campus to share in SDSU's Aztec pride with weeklong Homecoming 2015 events and are invited to follow the hashtag #SDSUHomecoming2015 on Twitter and Instagram.
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November 9, 2015 (Borrego Springs) - The 2016 Race Across America (RAAM) cycling qualifiers will take place this Friday the 13th, and this time, it's going to be special.
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November 9, 2015 (San Diego) - On Santa Rosa Junior College's only trip to Southern California this season, the Aztecs showed the Northern California college what San Diego hockey is all about.
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Students’ hunger strike, athletes’ threatened walk-out led to action
By Liz Alper
November 10, 2015 (Columbia, Mo.) - Just one year after the shooting of an unarmed black man in Ferguson, the nation's collective eyes are again focused on Missouri. This week, students at the University of Missouri successfully pushed for resignation of the campus president following his failure to halt racial slurs on campus.
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Warner Springs Ranch Resort, LLC Reopens Upgraded Clubhouse, Restaurant
November 10, 2015 (Warner Springs) – The Warner Springs Ranch Golf Club is ready for play after a two-year renovation undertaken after the property was bought in 2013 by Pacific Hospitality Group Inc.
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November 3, 2015 (San Diego) - The Chargers' injury woes continue as Keenan Allen is bitten by the injury bug.
Allen will miss the rest of the season with a lacerated kidney. He suffered the injury on Sunday against Baltimore, taking him out of the game. Twelve Chargers were injured and taken out of that game.
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November 1, 2015 (San Diego) - Don Mattingly would be driven up a wall managing the Padres. A.J. Preller and the Padres seemed to know this.
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October 21, 2015 (San Diego) - A stretch of Interstate 15 through Poway has been renamed in honor of Tony Gwynn, the former San Diego Padres Hall of Famer who died of cancer in 2007.
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October 20, 2015 (San Diego) - With a big conference matchup against Utah State coming up on Friday night, Aztec football head coach Rocky Long at his weekly press conference today addressed the challenges that the Aztecs will face on Friday.
The Aztecs and the Aggies are the last two undefeated teams in the Mountain West.
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October 13, 2015 (Sacramento) - We see it every time we watch baseball: bored players in their team sweatshirts chewing tobacco during an at-bat or sitting in the dugout. Even managers are caught on camera spitting out tobacco juice, providing far-from-exemplary role models to youthful fans.
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October 10, 2015 (San Diego) - After a close game and a penalty-ridden second period, the San Diego State Aztecs club men's ice hockey team defeated the UCLA Bruins 12-3 after exploding offensively in the third period.
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October 8, 2015 (San Diego) - All eyes will be on the Chargers as they take on the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football this week.
Or...what's left of the Chargers, at least.
Six players were listed as "Did Not Participate" at today's practice: King Dunlap (concussion), Orlando Franklin (ankle), Stevie Johnson (hamstring), Jacoby Jones (ankle), Craig Mager (hamstring) and Tourek Williams (foot).
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October 7, 2015 (La Mesa)--On Thursday, October 8, from 9:30 to 12:00 noon, adult athletes age 50 and older from East County are teaming up with elementary school students for the annual East County Intergenerational Games in La Mesa.
This marks the 10th year the City of La Mesa hosts the Intergenerational Games event. The games are held at La Mesa Arts Academy, 4200 Parks Avenue. Students from 2nd through 6th grade are paired with active adult’s age 50+ to compete in a circuit of non-competitive, fun activities.
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September 19, 2015 (Santee)—Santana High School’s cheerleaders have an event for golfers to “cheer” about: a charity golf tournament Friday, October 9 at the Carlton Oaks Golf Course in Santee.
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September 19, 2015 (Santee)—Santana High School’s cheerleaders have an event for golfers to “cheer” about: a charity golf tournament Friday, October 9 at the Carlton Oaks Golf Course in Santee.
The event also features contests, raffle prizes, a silent auction, dinner and awards ceremony.
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Photos courtesy of Jamall LaFrance, Chargers Media Coordinator
September 14, 2015 (San Diego) - It looked like a lost cause.
In the first half, the Lions scored three touchdowns. The Chargers, a mere field goal. The score was 21-3 midway through the first half. Philip Rivers made bad decision after bad decision and threw two interceptions. The score was 21-10 at the half.
In the second half, it was as if the Chargers had been given a halftime speech by Mike McCoy that could only be rivaled by those in movies like Remember the Titans or Miracle (I know Miracle is a hockey movie. It still fits here) and the Lions turned back into the Lions that football fans know and love.
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September 16, 2015 (San Diego) - CBS Sports reported Tuesday morning that the SDSU men’s basketball team is under investigation for alleged improper benefits allegedly given to prospective student athletes.
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Photo: Rocky Long, SDSU News Center
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Photo credit: SD Dirk via Wikipedia 
By Liz Alper
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