First Miami, then New York, now San Francisco. In another close and exciting WCC battle that saw the men’s tennis team take on the Santa Clara Broncos at Santa Clara, the Dons 14-match long streak in doubles points victories was snapped. Adding insult to injury, the Santa Clara Broncos were able to eke out a [...]

After dropping Friday’s match 6-1 to WCC foes No. 6 Pepperdine, the Dons men’s tennis team brought some vengeance to the courts on Saturday, crushing Loyal Marymount in a 5-2 victory. San Francisco won four out of six singles matches. In an unorthodox twist, singles matches took place before the doubles matches — NCAA standard [...]

The WCC  Tournament  The San Francisco men’s basketball team lost a nail-biter in overtime to the Loyola Marymount Lions in the second round of the West Coast Conference tournament on March 7 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. San Francisco had a first round bye. LMU was able to pull off the win even [...]

The San Francisco women’s basketball team nearly completed a 19-point comeback, but ultimately fell 63-61 to San Diego Saturday afternoon at War Memorial Gym. The Dons dropped to 9-13 on the season (2-7 in the WCC), while the Toreros improved to 15-7 overall (7-3 in the WCC). Four Toreros scored in double-digits and three had [...]

For the third straight game, last Wednesday night, Jan. 30, saw the Dons trailing at the half without any semblance of offensive rhythm, only to see them come back and outplay their competition in the second half. The visiting St. Mary’s Gaels escaped War Memorial Gym victorious by a tally of 67-63, but the score [...]

The San Francisco women’s basketball team upset BYU with a 65-56 victory Saturday afternoon in front of an energetic crowd of 557 at War Memorial Gym. The Dons improved to 9-11 on the season (2-5 in Conference play) and BYU fell to 13-6 overall (4-2 in the WCC). The Dons were led by two of [...]

As classes started on the Hilltop, the USF men’s basketball team was on the road, tipping off Thursday night in Portland against the Pilots. The Dons shot down the Pilots in dramatic fashion on a buzzer-beater by junior forward Cole Dickerson that gave USF the 75-72 victory. Dickerson and the Dons battled back from an [...]

Tao Xu  The opportunities that can result from having a special talent are endless. Just ask Tao Xu, who developed his basketball skills in China and has now taken them all the way to the University of San Francisco. Tao, whose 6 foot 11 inch,  260-pound frame adds some much-needed size to the Dons’ roster, [...]

In a halftime speech to the Stanford men’s basketball team last year, Ray Lewis, one of the NFLs most fearsome inside linebackers, coined the phrase, “Be pissed off for greatness.” Some six months later, after a crushing defeat against Fordham, USF’s Mel Khlok looked up some of Mr. Lewis most famous inspirational speeches and on [...]

It is Australia’s signature sport and the third most popular game on the globe. Its championship game is the most attended worldwide. I, for one, hadn’t heard of it. And to the best of my knowledge, neither had you—until now. Australian football—footy, as it is affectionately known—is fast, fun, and available to play in the [...]