As thunder rolled in and lightning lit up the sky, Moorpark College would not be denied the rare opportunity to host a Los Angeles area track meet in the pouring rain. The Western State Conference track and field meet, on Friday at Los Angeles Valley College would be held come rain or shine. Moorpark hosted the meet at LA Valley...

After joining the Brooklyn Dodgers In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the barriers of racism and discrimination as he stepped onto Ebbets Field, becoming the first African American athlete to play for a professional North American sports franchise. Before then, it was unheard of for an African American player to join an all-white league. After breaking those boundaries, Robinson went on...

If you don't have to read the Wells Report, and want to keep your faith in humanity, take it from me, don't read it. The scandal that surrounded and sunk the Miami Dolphins 2013 season came to a shocking and disturbing peak recently when the highly anticipated report was released, essentially convicting Dolphins guard Richie Incognito and his morally flawed...

In the Corsairs final home game of the season, the Los Angeles Valley College Monarchs spoiled sophomore night with a thrilling overtime win, 77-75. After a brief ceremony recognizing the sophomores before tipoff, Santa Monica College started the game with staunch team defense and intense play leading to a 14 point lead in the early going. However that intensity faded...

It was the night of November 19, 2004. In the waning seconds of a National Basketball Association game between the Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers, Pistons forward Ben Wallace took exception to a hard foul from Pacers forward Ron Artest. As players and coaches from both teams tried to diffuse the situation while the referees sorted things out, a fan...

For the 2013 Santa Monica College football team, most, if not all, of their celebrations began after they clinched their third straight Pacific Conference championship against Los Angeles Pierce College. But unlike most other top teams, who began prepping for a postseason bowl game, the Corsairs were banned from participating for a year due to a recruiting violation. About a...

In the days of ancient Rome, some gladiators, though talented, might not have dreamed of a life spent fighting to the death. Some undoubtedly heard the sound of the blaring Colosseum horns, and could only hope to serenade the masses in another life. For every one of those envious gladiators, there had to be a matching musician high in the...

The 2013 season came to a close on Saturday for the Santa Monica College football team as they trounced the Antelope Valley College Marauders, 57-30. Not only did the win cap off the Corsairs third straight conference championship, but it also preserved SMC’s conference win streak, which now stands at an unprecedented 20 games. “That’s three straight conference championships, which...

As the clock winded down and the Gatorade showers flowed, as the entire team surrounded him, Gifford Lindheim couldn’t help but celebrate as he and his players danced and jumped into each other's arms in a scene that would have put the Red Sox World Series celebration to shame. In their last road game of the season, the Santa Monica...

With a conference-leading nine touchdowns, Melvin Davis has helped the Santa Monica College football team to a 3-0 conference record, 5-2 overall, and has them primed for a run at their third straight Pacific Conference championship. “It’s all a blessing," Davis said. "I can’t do it without my team. If we play as a unit, everything goes as planned. We...