Basketball

Men’s Basketball Opens Season with Two Game Homestand

Author: Jeremy Shapiro The Occidental men's basketball team faced a tough stretch of opponents to open the season. The Tigers narrowly lost their first game, 78-72,...

Lakers, Clippers poised for start of 2012-2013 season

Author: Joe Siegal With the NBA season ready to tip off on Oct. 20, hopes are sky high for Los Angeles' two teams. The Lakers and...

Rising Stars Nov. 20

Author: Spencer Donaldson Joe Compagno (Men's Basketball) A unique basketball upbringing brought Tiger guard Joe Compagno to where he is today. His father, Steve, coached him at...

Pickup sports lack female participation

Author: Wellesley Daniels The creation of the Facebook group "OXY PICK UP" has made pickup sports more popular and more accessible to both students and faculty...

Welcome to Lob City

Author: Oliver Field When NBA commissioner David Stern blocked all star point guard Chris Paul from being traded from the Hornets to the Lakers, fans from...

Sports in Brief Nov. 6

Author: Ryan Whalen Men's Water Polo (1-20 overall, 0-5 SCIAC) The Occidental men's water polo team (1-20 overall, 0-5 SCIAC) continued to experience offensive struggles last week...

Youthful women’s team builds chemistry

Author: Christopher Thaxton The Occidental women's basketball team is back on the hardwood for a 25-game journey through the regular season. After posting a 13–12 record...

Media can’t always give Duke the spotlight

Author: Tim O'Donnell I never thought I would compare Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski to Donald Trump. One man is a graduate of the United States Military Academy,...

First Two Weeks of NBA Season Canceled, Lockout Looms

Author: Sant Kumar Many National Basketball Association (NBA) fans look forward to the beginning of the regular season every November, as every fan's favorite team renews...

Playoff Hopes Squandered at the Weekend

Author: Mirin Fader   The men's basketball team (6-7 SCIAC; 12-12 overall) decisively lost two consecutive home games this past week against Whittier College and Cal Lutheran...

Sports in Briefs Nov. 13

Author: Ryan Whalen Football (4-4 overall, 3-3 SCIAC) Saturday marked the 70th time the Occidental football team (4-4 overall, 3-3 SCIAC) took on the Whittier College Poets...

Kyrie, Kev, and the King need time to gel

Author: Joe Siegal LeBron James' return to the Cleveland Cavaliers was by far the biggest sports story of the summer, sending expectations for the Cavs soaring...