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Editorial: For football fans this is a great weekend. The Super Bowl, in all its glory, features the New England Patriots versus the New York Giants. We continue to lament the fact that our San Diego Chargers didn’t even make the playoffs. But wait till next year! For political junkies the Republican presidential primaries have [...]

Last year’s Super Bowl was the most watched TV program ever among Hispanics, one of the reasons why the NFL is making an unprecedented attempt to appeal to Americans of Hispanic descent. Family values and assimilation are the prevailing reasons why American kids of Hispanic descent are putting on helmets and shoulder pads instead of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

By John Philip Wyllie    At the conclusion of last year’s disappointing 4-8 SDSU Aztec football season wide receiver DeMarco Sampson had every reason to believe that his days of playing for the red and black were over. After all, he had already been granted a fifth year of eligibility due to the injuries that [...]