 Associated Press
Hampton's George DeGroat, back, tries to steal the ball from San Diego State's Tim Shelton during the Great Alaska Shootout title game Saturday in Anchorage.
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Gay, Spain lead Aztecs in rout
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 30 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Setting a Great Alaska Shootout championship record for margin of victory, San Diego State pummeled Hampton 76-47 last night to win the title.
D.J. Gay led the Aztecs with 20 points, and tournament MVP Kyle Spain added 17. Ryan Amoroso, who joined Gay and Spain on the all-tournament team, tied Spain as high rebounder with eight.
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HONOLULU, 3:22 p.m. Nov. 30 (AP)No. 25 Iowa State beats Aztec womenb 87-71: Heather Ezell had 21 points and seven assists to lead No. 25 Iowa State to an 87-71 victory over San Diego State on Sunday at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Classic.
Nov. 30 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU basketball summary:
Nov. 30 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU women win again on Waikiki:The San Diego State women's basketball team had several double-figure leads early in yesterday's game, but the Aztecs had to hold off several charges by Prairie View A&M (Texas) to earn a 58-53 win on the second day of the Waikiki Marriott Beach Classic in Honolulu.
Nov. 29 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
History recommends Mason: On Feb. 11, 2003, several friends and colleagues from the University of Minnesota athletic department threw a party at the Interlachen Country Club, a plush private club in a suburb outside Minneapolis.
Nov. 29 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Johnson's 31 leads Aztecs' rout of Hawaii:
Sophomore center Paris Johnson scored a career-high 31 points on 15-of-19 shooting and had seven rebounds, three steals and two blocks as the San Diego State women's basketball team beat host Hawaii 71-48 in front of 1,306 at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Classic in Honolulu.
Nov. 29 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Men's summary – San Diego State 75, Seattle 56:
Nov. 29 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Saturday's local college basketball:
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 28 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs hold off scrappy Western Carolina: Kyle Spain's two free throws with 15 seconds left used a lot of rim but sealed San Diego State's 59-58 win over Western Carolina last night at the Great Alaska Shootout.
Nov. 28 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Friday's game: Aztecs men vs. Seattle:
Nov. 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Program 'could not recover,' AD says: San Diego State Athletic Director Jeff Schemmel said yesterday that he felt like his football program had reached a point on the field from which it “could not recover” with Chuck Long as head coach.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, 10:56 p.m. Nov. 27 (AP)Aztecs rally for 59-58 win over Catamounts: Kyle Spain's two free throws with 11.2 seconds left were the game-winning points, and pre-tournament favorite San Diego State held off scrappy Western Carolina 59-58 on Thursday night in the first round of the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout.
Nov. 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
College basketball – SDSU Men vs. Western Carolina:
ANALYSIS, Nov. 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs require a coach who's been The Man: Experiments are fine when conducted under favorable conditions. Given the current volatility of its football program, however, San Diego State can ill afford to have another beaker blow up in its face when it comes to verifying the validity of its next head coach.
1:59 p.m. Nov. 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
AD Schemmel comments on Long's firing: San Diego State Athletic Director Jeff Schemmel said he felt like his football program had reached a point on the field from which it “could not recover” with Chuck Long as head coach.
Nov. 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)USD's experience is key in victory over Aztecs: As seniors on the USD women's basketball team, Amber Sprague and Kiva Herman had the experience to make a difference against San Diego State. In their final game in the crosstown series last night, they also displayed their motivation to come out a winner.
Nov. 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD 63, San Diego State 60:
Nov. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Long 'surprised' by firing: Chuck Long didn't see his going coming. Long, who officially was removed as San Diego State's football coach on Sunday, said yesterday that he had no inkling of his impending dismissal when approached by Athletic Director Jeff Schemmel before Saturday's season finale against UNLV.
Nov. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Long's pact void if he gets new job :
Former San Diego State football coach Chuck Long has plenty of reasons to stay out of the coaching business for two more years. According to the terms of his contract, he's entitled to his regular salary of more than $700,000 for the final two years of his contract unless he gets a job somewhere else.
Nov. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Minority coaches in SDSU mix:Even though he lives in San Diego and has a teaching job at San Diego State, former NFL head coach Dennis Green said he's given no thought to the coaching vacancy there.
Nov. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Three and out: A look at the three-year tenure (2006-2008) of Chuck Long as San Diego State football coach:
Nov. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU, USD primed for court date:After her team pulled out a 58-53 victory over USD at Cox Arena last year, San Diego State coach Beth Burns was pleased with something she saw in both teams that took the court.
Nov. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Women's Division I preview – SDSU at USD:
5:03 p.m. Nov. 24 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Long: Had no idea dismissal was coming: Chuck Long, officially fired as San Diego State's football coach Sunday, said Monday he had no inkling of his impending dismissal when approached by Athletic Director Jeff Schemmel before Saturday's season finale against UNLV.
Nov. 24 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Promise of another Aztec season is not for Long:Frustrated donors with deep pockets finally decided to do something about the sorry state of the football program at San Diego State.
Nov. 24 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Ex-Auburn coach Bowden interested in Aztecs job:Since 2001, half of the current head coaches in the Pac-10 Conference showed serious interest in the two head coaching vacancies at San Diego State – UCLA's Rick Neuheisel, Stanford's Jim Harbaugh, Cal's Jeff Tedford, Arizona State's Dennis Erickson and Oregon State's Mike Riley.
8:07 p.m. Nov. 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Replacing Long: Who's next?: Since 2001, half of the current head coaches in the Pac-10 Conference showed serious interest in the two head coaching vacancies at San Diego State – UCLA's Rick Neuheisel, Stanford's Jim Harbaugh, Cal's Jeff Tedford, Arizona State's Dennis Erickson and Oregon State's Mike Riley.
7:04 p.m. Nov. 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU announces Long's firing: Frustrated donors with deep pockets finally decided to do something about the sorry state of the football program at San Diego State.
Nov. 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs end with a bang: Good things come to those who wait, though the wait be interminable and the suffering seemingly ceaseless.
Nov. 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Spain has big game as Aztecs enjoy rout:Compared to Kyle Spain, Kelvin Davis' line in San Diego State's 80-56 romp over Fresno State yesterday afternoon at Cox Arena didn't look like much.
Nov. 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs basketball summary:
Nov. 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU football summary:
Nov. 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Speculation swirls on SDSU coach:If Chuck Long is definitely coming back next year as San Diego State's football coach, he didn't want to say for sure last night.
Nov. 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Interpreting what returners will bring forth:San Diego State, which was on the brink of becoming the school's first team to fail to win a conference game in 48 years, returns nine starters next season on both offense and defense.
Nov. 22 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Hollow promise haunts Mougey: Darren Mougey arrived at San Diego State as a quarterback. He is leaving as a wide receiver, as well as a bit bewildered.
Nov. 22 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
UNLV-SDSU – What to watch for :
UNLV has the opportunity to earn its first bowl bid since 2000, though its chances figure to diminish greatly should Colorado State, which is also 5-6 and beat the Rebels this season, win earlier in the day at Wyoming.
Nov. 22 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Athletic Bulldogs will test Aztecs: Steve Fisher has a prediction for his Aztecs' third game of the season this afternoon at Cox Arena. “If this game winds up in the 50s, it means neither team would have been able to throw the ball into the ocean,” said Fisher in anticipation of what figures to be San Diego State's first up-tempo game of the season.
Nov. 22 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU advisory group recommends fee hike: A San Diego State advisory committee yesterday unanimously recommended a $160 annual student fee increase that would provide relief to the school's athletics budget and fund two new women's sports teams.
Nov. 21 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Opposition mounts in proposed fee hike: A San Diego State advisory committee is expected to make a recommendation today on a student fee increase proposal that's been described as “critical” to the future of SDSU athletics. The $160 annual increase has been narrowly endorsed by SDSU's student government and is expected to get a positive recommendation.
HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 21 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU no match for No. 1 UConn in rematch: UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma spent a half-hour extolling the virtues of ball control and defense to his team after a sloppy win against San Diego State at Cox Arena last year.
Nov. 21 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Summary – No. 1 UConn 99, San Diego St. 55:
Nov. 20 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs' Long should see in UNLV what change means: A football program does not endure its first 10-loss season in history without repercussion. Stand pat and you risk being gored by a vented spleen. Hold the door for exiting members of your coaching staff and you risk having an outline of your facial features permanently etched in a pane of glass.
Nov. 20 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Today's college basketball – SDSU women at No. 1 UConn:
Nov. 19 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
SDSU bedeviled in the end: If this was a game by which San Diego State's men's basketball team could measure itself, shoe lifts are in order.
Nov. 19 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Summary – Arizona State 59, San Diego State 52: Nov. 19 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Coach Long's plan: to stay the course: The 2009 football season already has been established as a do-or-die test for San Diego State football coach Chuck Long. Nov. 18 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Wade's court hearing postponed: While the rest of his team prepared to play Arizona State, San Diego State basketball standout Lorrenzo Wade spent part of yesterday afternoon in Superior Court, where his preliminary hearing was postponed to Dec. 3.
SAN DIEGO, 10:22 p.m. Nov. 18 (AP)
Late rally leads No. 15 ASU over SDSU 59-52: James Harden scored 18 points and helped No. 15 Arizona State take control late in a 59-52 victory over scrappy San Diego State on Tuesday night at Cox Arena.
Nov. 18 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Guiding a turnaround: It was a scrap heap, a wasteland of unwanteds. Ideal for a junk-yard dog, irrelevant to a basketball junkie.
Nov. 18 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
The Fisher File :
Nov. 18 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Wade's prospects might be boosted: An initial reading of the fingerprint analysis in the Lorrenzo Wade felony burglary case is inconclusive and doesn't show definable prints – a development that would be good news for the San Diego State basketball standout.
