Basketball
Basketball
Dominique Cabading makes Phillipines’ Women’s National Basketball Team
Dominique Cabading (first year), a new addition to the Occidental women's basketball team, will be playing at a national level: Cabading made the Philippines' 18 and...
Basketball
Occidental falls to CalTech in ‘110 Rivalry’ game
The Occidental men’s basketball team lost to their first SCIAC opponent of the 2021 season Nov. 9, falling to the CalTech Beavers 63-61. The "110...
Basketball
Women’s and men’s basketball teams each start their seasons with a win
The Occidental women's and men's basketball teams both prevailed in their first games of the season last week, with the women's team picking up...
Baseball
Coaches, players face the difficult process of roster finalization
The Occidental women's soccer team recruited Paige Villanueva (first year) this year, but she was cut from the team earlier this semester. “I knew I...
Basketball
Pickup basketball bounces back from the pandemic
The Occidental pickup basketball scene, an ever-evolving community at the college, was shut down entirely during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020...
Basketball
Don’t be an old head, give NBA TopShot a chance
As I was mindlessly scrolling on Bleacher Report an article caught my eye — "Lebron James Lakers Highlight Sells for Record $208k on NBA...
Basketball
Senior athletes reflect on a lost season
When Occidental announced last year it was canceling its spring season due to COVID-19, the college athletic careers of students in the Class of...
Basketball
Women’s sports are not second-tier, NCAA must do better
Men’s National Basketball Association. Have you ever heard that phrase? How about MNBA? I hadn’t heard of the MNBA, but I have definitely heard of the WNBA....
Basketball
Adding insult to illness: Why the NBA should cancel 2021 All-Star Game
Over the past several years, the NBA has been a beacon of success in supporting its players and embracing progressive movements in the U.S.,...
Basketball
Winter break dining leaves student athletes seeking alternative options
During winter break, Occidental’s campus remains open for select students, including members of the men's and women's basketball and swim and dive teams. Due...
Basketball
‘He was always kind of superhuman’: Occidental athletes react to Kobe Bryant’s death
Over quiet Marketplace breakfasts and late-morning practices on the field, iPhone news alerts and Twitter notifications lit up the screens of Occidental students across...
Basketball
Losing the Mamba, LA’s most complex and prolific hero
Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers legend and his daughter Gianna Bryant were among nine killed in a helicopter crash near Calabasas Jan. 26.
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