La Prensa San Diego

By John Philip Wyllie    Two weeks ago, the San Diego State Aztecs (4-2, 1-1) kept their postseason bowl plans on track with an impressive 41-27 road victory over Air Force. That game, however, was a lot closer than the score would indicate. The teams were locked in a 20-20 stalemate until late in the [...]

GUADALAJARA, Jalisco. — México jugó uno de sus mejores sets en los Juegos Pana-mericanos cuando intentaba regresar en el tercer set ante Estados Unidos, escuadra que ganó a la postre encuentro 3-0 y de paso el grupo B dentro de la competencia.    Las norteamericanas se impusieron por parciales de 25-14, 25-16 y 31-29 al [...]

Defending PASL-Pro points champion comes to San Diego    The San Diego Sockers announced the signing of veteran midfielder Eduardo Velez to a one-year free agent deal. Terms of the signing were not announced.    Velez, 29, is making his second tour of duty with the Sockers, having played with the 2004-2005 MISL team that [...]

    The San Diego Sockers’ 2011-2012 PASL-Pro schedule was announced on Tuesday morning, featuring a season-opening home-and-home contest with the expansion Anaheim Bolts. The season will begin on November 12th at the Anaheim Convention Center, as the Sockers take on the Bolts in their inaugural PASL-Pro game. One week later, November 19th, the two [...]

By John Philip Wyllie    It was déjà vu all over again last weekend for the now 3-2 SDSU Aztec Football Team. Playing against an acknowledged tough opponent, TCU, (4-2) the Aztecs came up with an error-filled, lackluster performance and ended up on the short end of a 27-14 score. Earlier this season the Aztecs [...]

  The City of Chula Vista welcomes Chula Vista Challenge Olympic Distance Triathlon on Sunday, October 16.    Approximately 400 participants and spectators from across the San Diego region and Mexico will participate in the first time event.    The time qualifying event consists of three races in swimming, biking and running. The triathlon will [...]

   First Alejandro Lopez from Tijuana won Super Bantamweight  in Atlantic City, NJ., then traveled back to San Diego open a local boxing gym of his good friend Carlos Barragan Sr.     Alejandro is a fluid boxer who possesses speed, brains, a superb left jab, a powerful punch with his left hook, a good chin [...]

   El peso pesado mexicano-estadounidense y artista del nocaut Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola (33-2, 28 nocáuts), se trasladará a León, Guanajuato para hacer su tan esperado debút en México en la gran arena “El Domo” el 5 de Noviembre, 2011 como estrella de una función de boxeo profesional promovida por Goossen Tutor Promotions y Promociones [...]

By John Philip Wyllie    Heading into their September 24 gridiron match-up at Michigan (4-0), the SDSU Aztecs knew that they would need to play an error-free, solid physical football to have a shot at pulling an upset over the nation’s 22nd ranked team. What they got instead was a disappointing error-filled performance and a [...]

   Chrysler y Chivas USA están despertando gran emoción entre los aficionados del fútbol en el área de Los Ángeles.  Con una promoción de múltiples plataformas, por Internet, en los concesionarios y en el estadio, todos tendrán algo para disfrutar.    En Internet, la gente tendrá la oportunidad de participar en el concurso “Humble Beginnings” [...]

World Middleweight Champion Sergio ‘Maravilla’ Martinez talks: Barker, Pacquiao, and Cotto in an exclusive interview with La Prensa San Diego By Steve Galindo III     Just like a fine wine, WBC ‘Diamond’ Middleweight champion Sergio Maravilla Martinez (47-2-2, 26 KOs) just keeps getting better with age. And, while most may see that as a gift, [...]

   Los San Diego Chargers seleccionaron a Ruben Barrales como el ganador del premio NFL Hispanic Heritage Leadership Award (Premio al liderato hispano de la NFL), un reconocimiento llevado a cabo con el apoyo de Bud Light.    La NFL y la Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF por sus siglas en inglés – Fundación de la [...]

By John Philip Wyllie    For three quarters last Saturday the outcome of San Diego State’s football game against Washington State University was very much in doubt. The Aztec offense was erratic in the first half with a passing game that was often out of sync. The running game wasn’t much better as it struggled [...]

La Prensa takes a closer look at tomorrow night’s Mayweather-Ortiz undercard By Steve Galindo III Who: Floyd Mayweather Jr. (41-0, 25) vs. Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22) Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (37-0-1, 27) vs. Alfonso Gomez (23-4-2, 12) Erik Morales (51-7-2, 35) vs. Pablo Cesar Cano (22-0-1, 17)  Jessie Vargas (16-0, 9) vs. Josesito Lopez (29-3, 17) [...]

By John Philip Wyllie    San Diego State’s left-footed kicker Abelardo Perez came through with a clutch fourth quarter 42-yard field goal to lift the SDSU Aztecs (2-0) over Army (0-2) in last weekend’s match-up at West Point. The senior Tijuana-native attended Castle Park High and Southwestern College before enrolling at SDSU last year.  He [...]

   Beginning on Roberto Clemente Day, Fans Can Vote for the National Award Recipient on ChevyBaseball.com/Clemente and Register for a Chance to Win a Trip to 2011 World Series.    Major League Baseball and Chevrolet, the official vehicle of Major League Baseball, today announced that second baseman Orlando Hudson was named the San Diego Padres’ [...]

TIJUANA, BC.- El equipo femenino de la SD Compostela acaba de fichar a la jugadora mexicana Verónica Pérez Santana, de 20 años de edad, para reforzar a la escuadra rumbo al inicio de la temporada el próximo 25 de septiembre.    Su posición será de defensa central y entrenará con sus compañeras a partir de [...]