Inside shot of the Viejas Arena
After San Diego State’s home victory over Colorado State 66-48, #9 SDSU share the Mountain West Conference title with #3 BYU. The Aztecs (29-2 14-2) who have been swooning students, alumni and fans alike all season long, have earned the #2 seed in the MWC tournament at Las Vegas. Now we wait for selection Sunday to see if SDSU manages a berth in the NCAA tournament. March Madness baby! View full article »
It seems that there have been a few more earthquakes in Southern California lately. I don’t remember this many in the last ten years, but that’s probably due to the fact that I wasn’t paying any attention. Last night we had a 5.7 magnitude quake 5km of Ocotillo, California. Looking at the USGS (United States Geological Survey) website, there have been hundreds of smaller magnitude rattlers throughout that area.
Image by USGS Website
Image of Downtown San Diego
For those of us that live or work in Downtown San Diego, we tend to go about our busy lives concentrating on the trendy restaurants, shops and high rise condos that have sprouted all over the place without thinking of the possible dangers. This is why we should slow down once in a while and take a quick look at what else is happening around us. Even if its the ugly side of things. Did you know that there are over 150 registered sex offenders in the 92101 ZIP code? Stick around and I’ll show you which places to look out for. I am not trying to scare you. I simply want you to be aware of your surroundings. Information is power. View full article »
Earthquake Shakes San Diego County and Southern California
An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 7.2 centered 16 miles from Mexicali shook San Diego County on a quiet and sunny Easter afternoon at 3:40pm, According to news reports, that same area in had been experiencing earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 for the past week. As I’m writing this. the aftershocks keep coming as my monitor shakes. This is common sense, but since its the “least common thing in the world,” the experts interviewed on the news channels advise to remove yourself from any buildings or homes that are structurally unsound.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake struck at 3.40 p.m. in Baja California, about 108 miles east-southeast of Tijuana.
SDSU Men’s Basketball Team Lose to Tennessee in First Round 62-59
I’m not much of a Basketball fan. Don’t ask me why, I’ve just never had too much interest in watching the popular sport. This year however the fact that the San Diego State University Aztecs (men and women) basketball teams made it to the first round of this years’ NCAA tournament certainly grabbed my attention.
SDSU have never won an NCAA tournament game and this year seemed like a good year to finally win one. Now I understand why they call it “March Madness.” The fast-paced and exciting action makes for rapid heartbeats and sweaty palms. There were times where I was making sure that it was excitement due to the game and not a heart attack.
With the health concerns in check (at least for the moment) SDSU could never really capitalize on the mistakes Tennessee made. They had a lead in the early minutes of the game but after the Aztec lead was lost it would never be recovered. I kept screaming at the television for them to “stop trying to score three-pointers and go for two. You’re all not THAT good!” Sure enough SDSU ended up losing the game by a score of 62-59.
A good effort for the boys in red and black. Speaking of which San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders declared yesterday that today Thursday March 18 officially be “Red and Black Day” in honor of SDSU Aztecs basketball.
Now its up to the women to outdo the men Sunday at 4pm when they square off against the University of Texas Longhorns. Good luck!
Recap of First Round Scores of the NCAA Basketball Tournament
In no particular order
16 LEH 74 – 1 KU 90
16 ETSU 71 – 1 UK 100
15 UNT 62 – 2 KSU 82
12 UTEP 59 – 5 BUT 77
15 RMU 70 – 2 VILL 73
14 MONT 57 – 3 UNM 62
11 SDSU 59 – 6 TENN 62
14 OHIO 97 – 3 GTWN 83
10 FLA 92 – 7 BYU 99
14 SHSU 59 – 3 BAY 68
13 MURR 66 – 4 VAN 65
9 UNI 69 – 8 UNLV 66
10 SMC 80 – 7 RICH 71
11 ODU 51 – 6 ND 50
9 WAKE 81 – 8 TEX 80
11 WASH 80 – 6 MARQ 78
