The Long Beach State men’s basketball team will open their season today not with a cupcake opponent to simply appease the fans, but a program on the rise and a national contender in #25-ranked San Diego State at 4:00pm.

The Long Beach State women’s soccer team rolls into Palo Alto today for the first round of the NCAA Tournament on a hot streak, after defeating UC Irvine 1-0 to win the conference championship last week – the first in school history. The 49ers (14-5-2) will face No. 19 Santa Clara (12-6-2) at 4:30pm today.

The 2010-11 campaign is full of both high expectations and uncertainties. Here is our season preview and annual player-by-player preview of the Long Beach State 49ers basketball team.

The scoreboard is where fans look for the result of an athletic contest, but part of the fun and fascination for Forty-Niner faithful is the “game within the game” and our weekend in review proves the point.

The 49ers pulled out two victories this weekend to capture the Big West Conference Tournament title and earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament. They will play Santa Clara in the first round on

The story of Saturday afternoon for Long Beach State women’s basketball was how anticipation turned into dissatisfaction. How the D-2 Broncos of Cal Poly Pomona rode into the Pyramid and lassoed the Beach for the second consecutive year, this time a 58-39 exhibition loss.

Finally, after a season of blowouts we saw some close games on a Friday night. Wilson and Jordan battled in a classic, while Compton and Millikan fought it out. Poly took care of business at Cabrillo. The Moore League is hitting its stride.

Long Beach Poly came to Cabrillo High with one goal in mind: win their last away game. The Jackrabbits accomplished their goal and more by crushing the Jaguars, 54-2. Article by Julio Nievas