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TIJUANA, Baja California — Los karatecas de Baja California tendrán bastante actividad en el mes de abril, como parte de su preparación de cara a la Olimpiada Nacional 2012 programada en Puebla. Durante el cuarto mes del año, los artemarcialistas del estado 29, llegarán a revalidar sus buenas actuaciones en el Junior Olimpic y el [...]

Former Fresno State professor Juan Felipe Herrera was appointed California poet laureate by Gov. Brown. The state Senate must confirm the gover-nor’s appointment before Her-rera can begin a two-year term. He is the second former Fresno State professor to earn a high literary honor in the past year. Phillip Levine, professor emeritus of English, is [...]

By John W. Flores In February 1995, I began working on stories about the building of a billion-dollar U.S. Navy warship at Bath Iron Works, in Maine, named for a 21-year-old Marine Corps platoon sergeant killed saving his men on the morning of February 4, 1968, during the Tet Offensive in Hue City, Vietnam. He [...]

We thought it would be cool to give our customers, bloggers, affiliates, and new visitors to our site insight into sports ticket pricing using data gathered by various sources online. The infographic below uses this data to compare the top 5 league’s top ticket prices, total amount of games played, total number of tickets sold, [...]

Cardiff Native, former La Costa Canyon star to bolster midfield depth The San Diego Sockers announced the signing of midfielder Jason Santos to a contract for the remainder of the 2011-2012 season. Santoswill accompany the team on its trip toMonterrey,Mexicofor the upcoming FIFRA Championships. “Jason has been training hard with the Sockers Reserves and deserves an [...]

By John Philip Wyllie    The San Diego State Aztecs Football Team (8-4) completed their regular season last Saturday with a thrilling come from behind victory over Fresno State (4-9) after falling behind 21-0 in the first half. The following day they were delighted to learn that their (8-4) record was enough to earn them [...]

   Por séptima temporada consecutiva, Telemundo transmitirá la final por el campeonato de la Liguilla de Fútbol Mexicano con el encuentro entre los Tigres de la UANL y el Santos Laguna.    Una vez más, el mejor equipo del fútbol mexicano se coronará campeón de la Primera División en Telemundo, durante la gran final del [...]

   El noqueador Tijuanense José Estrella (9-2-1, 8KOs) busca cerrar su año con broche de oro cuando se enfrenta a Víctor Godinez (4-2-1 3KOs) de San Felipe, Baja California, México, el Sábado, 10 de Diciembre, en la capital cachanilla Mexicali, Baja California.  La contienda a seis vueltas es parte de la velada “Noche de Luces [...]

   San Diego State and Fresno State will have an extra incentive to play for during this Saturday’s non-conference football match-up at Qualcomm Stadium, as the winner of the game will be presented with a special antique oil can trophy to honor the two schools’ in-state rivalry.    The “Battle for the Oil Can” was [...]

By Stephen Galindo III TIJUANA CHAMPION JUAN CARLOS BURGOS RECEIVES BELTS!    Champion Juan Carlos Burgos was on hand at El Paseo Inn Restaurant at the historic Placita Olvera earlier today to receive his WBO Latino Super featherweight belt and his WBC International silver super featherweight/ WBC Latino super featherweight belt.   Burgos, who is [...]

By John Philip Wyllie    The 10th ranked Boise State Broncos (9-1) with their high scoring offense and solid defense didn’t need any help in beating the San Diego State Aztecs (6-4) last weekend, but they received plenty of assistance nonetheless. The Aztecs turned out to be their own worst enemy in a game which [...]

Juan Manuel Marquez contemplates retirement after being “robbed” of a victory against Manny Pacquiao last Saturday night in Las Vegas By Steve Galindo III    LAS VEGAS – I always knew that the whole world wanted to see a fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. but it became quite apparent last Saturday night [...]

By John Philip Wyllie    While the Aztecs (6-3, 3-2) were 18-15 winners last weekend in a sloppy game played in cold, windy conditions at Colorado State, they ended up on the losing side of the all important injury battle. Already reeling from the losses of stellar linebacker Logan Ketchum and outstanding guard Nik Embernate [...]

LA PRENSA brings you a preview of the highly anticipated third showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez By Steve Galindo III What: Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III (For the WBO Welterweight title) Where: MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada When: Saturday 6:00 p.m.      For Marquez, the wait for Superman is [...]

By John Philip Wyllie    It is hard to imagine not being satisfied with a 35-7 victory, but in the case of the SDSU Aztec Football Team and especially their fans, that seems to be the case following their latest victory. This win, their fifth on the year, came at the expense of the University [...]

   Two-time World Boxing Association (“WBA”) heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz is the subject of a bi-lingual, children’s book, Hooks & Jabs, which was written by Jose-Gabriel Almeida and illustrated by Jan Michaelsy.    Ruiz, who is the first and only Hispanic Heavyweight Champion of the World, wanted to tell his story; detailing the [...]

By John Philip Wyllie    Last weekend Aztec running back Ronnie Hillman had another career night at the “Q”. The sensational sophomore confounded the Wyoming Cowboys (5-2, 2-0) for a combined 309 yards and three touchdowns. It wasn’t enough however, as the Aztecs fell to the Cowboys 30-27 in what was thus far the most [...]