JANELLE STRAWSBURGStaff Writer Waking up at the first light of morning to head down to the baseball diamond is not how the average college student would choose to spend summer. However these athletes are anything but average. With their dedication and hard work ethic, collegiate baseball players chose not to spend their summer lounging on the beach but instead head across the … [Read more...] about Boys of Summer
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Fifteen reasons to smile
JANE LEESports Editor It’s been 19 years and 23 days, and I think I may have finally figured out why I was born 10 weeks premature.Much to my mom’s dismay, I needed to see the world a little bit sooner than was planned. I needed to see the Minnesota Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1987 World Series. I needed to watch the Aug. 16 Chicago versus Miami game as part of … [Read more...] about Fifteen reasons to smile
Radnoti steps up, leads two Pep teams in unison
JEN ISOSports Assistant It’s time for the Pepperdine Waves to knock the Portland Pilots off their pedestal this year and take away their 28th-straight crown for the men’s cross country team and tenth out of eleventh title for the women. Both Wave teams hope to improve on their finishes from last year. The men’s cross country team finished in sixth place at the West Coast … [Read more...] about Radnoti steps up, leads two Pep teams in unison
Tiger crawls back, hunts for rivalry
SHUHEI MATSUOAssistant Sports Editor England’s Luke Donald shot an impressive third-round score of 6-under 66 and got himself a chance to play with the world’s best golfer for the final round of this year’s PGA Championship. Instead of getting a massage and relaxing to welcome one of the most nerve-racking rounds in golf, Donald went out that night and watched “Snakes on a … [Read more...] about Tiger crawls back, hunts for rivalry
Walberg’s Waves begin new era, go 2-2 in European summer tour
SHUHEI MATSUOAssistant Sports Editor With a new coaching staff and some newcomers, the Pepperdine men’s basketball team left Aug. 14 to Europe to gain some preseason experience. The Waves played four games in 10 days and posted a record of 2-2. NCAA rules allow college teams to take foreign trips every four years. They can practice for 10 days before the trip. Under … [Read more...] about Walberg’s Waves begin new era, go 2-2 in European summer tour