San Diego Toreros

The coronavirus outbreak shut down sports at colleges and universities across the country, but in May the NCAA voted to allow voluntary workouts on campuses beginning June 1st for football and basketball teams. Sam Scholl’s University of San Diego hoops team is trying to make the most of this month, but none of that work is taking place inside...

The emotions David Fizdale has felt in recent weeks are ones he is familiar with. “The first part of it was just utter sadness.” The former University of San Diego basketball player and assistant coach was in high school in 1991 when he saw the violent acts of four LAPD officers against Rodney King. “We watched that man get beaten…

The former Knicks and Grizzlies head coach is on a committee that will push for social justice and racial reform.

Major League draft hopefuls deal with a bit of limbo every year, that’s the nature of the process – especially when you have to choose between pro or college ball. This year the situation is even tougher. Players don’t have a season to keep you busy. On top of that the league is holding a much shorter draft than...

NBC 7’s Darnay Tripp spoke with one young athlete who is hoping to be selected at next month’s Major League Baseball draft

In the midst of unpredictable times, former Torero basketball player and assistant coach David Fizdale can usually count on being asked one question. “Anytime I go out I could have my mask on… I’m standing in line doing my social distancing… for some reason somebody will recognize the glasses over the mask and they’ll say, ‘coach are we having...

On March 11, the University of San Diego baseball team hosted what turned out to be the last sporting event on San Diego’s campus of the spring. Within 24 hours the Toreros had shut down competition for the rest of the school year. We now know that athletes in spring sports will get that lost season back – but at…

Football Night in San Diego’s Greg Camarillo and Rich Ohrnberger weigh in on the challenges of the draft’s unique format in 2020, and look ahead to the major storylines.

San Diego was 10 seconds away from earning a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2008. In the month of March, a lot can change in 10 seconds. Portland used some late heroics to beat the Toreros 64-63 in the WCC Women’s Basketball Championship Game. The win sends the Pilots to the NCAA Tournament, while USD…