By: By Chris Hanneke

Honorable Mentions Brett Favre saga It doesn't make the cut because the contemplation of his return has become as much of a staple of summer as scorching temperatures and the start of a new 'Entourage and rdquo; season. Wimbledon's epic matc...

After back-to-back PFL championships in 2005 and 2006 followed by consecutive 9-2 seasons in 2007 and 2008, the Torero football program has been accustomed to success. But the Toreros were unexpectedly humbled last season by their 4-7 record amidst qua...

By: Chris Hanneke

The thing about high expectations is that they are very rarely actually met. In fact, studies show that higher expectations mean more pressure. More pressure means higher self-awareness, and higher self-awareness means more probability for mistakes. An...

Controversy, a discrimination lawsuit, Jim Jones, the NCAA tournament and outrage. These are just some of the issues that have colored Coach Bill Grier's tenure at USD. But the sharply dressed fellow with the crew cut hair keeps marching on. It almost ...

By: Albert Samaha

The first article I ever wrote for The Vista was a story on the draft prospects of Josh Johnson. This was long before I had traded in Muscle Milks for mochas, 5 a.m. wake-up calls for 5 a.m. writing binges. Back in the days of chicken mole and couscous at...

By: Tyler Wilson

This year's Torero golf season has already been labeled as the best in USD history. The golf team has exceeded the expectations of its critics and is now headed to the NCAA Regional's for the fourth time in the last five years. These results did not surpr...

By: Morgan Payne

As the end creeps closer it incites reflection of the past and inquiries into the future. There is a certain grand significance that is associated with the end of the school year because it serves as a natural demarcation of time. As finals approach at an...

By: Ryan Sidhoo

My last column. Am I happy? Am I sad? and nbsp;My uncertainty leads me to believe that it lies somewhere in between those two words or emotions that are tossed around so loosely today, that I don't know if I can truly comprehend their meaning. Then agai...

By: Chris Hanneke

The storybook USD baseball season began with an abundance of hope, and fans were excited to follow the team's ride on the Road to Omaha. There were certainly rough points in the beginning, but the Toreros' perfect 9-0 start in conference play has put them...

By: Morgan Payne

I was spoiled growing up in Colorado when I did. Between 1996 and 2001, Colorado teams won four championships and excelled in countless displays of sporting excellence. These were my formative years in the sporting world, and I knew only success. Failure ...

By: Joey Shoen

Following an eight-game losing streak in the beginning of the season, the USD softball team realized that in order to get back on track, they were going to have to find a way to string some victories together. In a schedule laden with doubleheaders, tha...

By: Tyler Wilson

The match against UCLA was cancelled due to rain last Tuesday. The Toreros men's tennis team could not help but think that their season could end just as abruptly as that storm rolled in. If their play did not improve in the WCC tournament, USD tennis wou...

As impressive as the Toreros' 6-0 start to conference play has been, it was not the first time in the program's history that a hot start was had. In fact, it happened just last year after USD swept consecutive three-game series' against Pepperdine and San...

By: Albert Samaha

College football has been absent not yet four months and already in some parts of this great country wild-eyed savages are rioting the streets, hurling lemons and indecipherable epithets at any innocent bystander with enough gall to smile during such a da...

By: Ryan Sidhoo

Here are my unfiltered thoughts as I jotted them down during last Thursday's NFL Draft. 4:25: I feel like a girl on prom night - so excited, yet so nervous. and nbsp;
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 4:33: Commissioner Roger Godell appears from the Big Ben cloud of hyster...

By: Albert Samaha

It was 2 a.m. and Dane and I were bleary-eyed and punchy. The fourth straight SportsCenter replay was about to begin and an outfit of apple cores oxidized in the garbage bin - the signs of a long and desperate night. But our minds remained sharp, meticulo...

By: Chris Hanneke

Gone are the days when USD was considered to be an underachieving ball club. With conference play in full swing, the Toreros are finally hitting their stride and playing like a team to be feared, especially by the other WCC opponents. and nbsp; For the ...

By: Joey Shoen

They have the most rigorous practice schedule of any sports team on campus. and nbsp; They are in the midst of an outstanding season that has them ranked in the top 20. However, as they make a push toward a WCC crown that is well within their grasp, no on...

By: Tyler Wilson

The lady Toreros battled the pesky Sacramento State Hornets to a series stalemate last weekend. The Toreros, going 2-2 in the series, are now 13-22 on the season and 2-4 in the Pacific Coast Softball Conference. This series perfectly encapsulated the kin...

By: Morgan Payne

America has become a land impassioned with predictions, forecasts and estimates. We always want to know what the future holds. In this, the information age, that obsession with future analysis has increased exponentially. We crave information sooner and f...