USD Basketball Tabs Sam Scholl as New Head Coach
It’s been a decade since the University of San Diego last made an impact in…
Noah Hilton
Noah is a current undergraduate at the University of San Diego. In addition to his classes as a Business Economics student, Noah serves as the scouting director for the nationally-ranked USD baseball team and as an NFL correspondent with The Mighty 1090. You can follow him on Twitter @thebackseatlamp
Lamont Smith Resigns as Head Basketball Coach at USD
After nearly two weeks of investigation into his Bay Area arrest, and a day after…
Charges Against USD Basketball Coach Dropped
As West Coast Conference powerhouse Gonzaga celebrates the culmination of a dominant run through the…
USD Basketball Coach Arrested on Team Trip
UPDATE (2/26/18, 2:32 p.m. PST): The University of San Diego announced today that Smith will…
The Padres are Building From the Ground Up
Admit it: you started reading this believing it to be another article about the process…
USD Basketball Slides Back into Win Column versus Santa Clara
Losers of four of their last five, the University of San Diego entered tonight in…
The Next Cooperstown Class: The Official 2018 East Village Times HOF Vote
Want to start a hotly-contested debate without venturing into taboo topics like politics and religion?…
Extending a (Brad) Hand: Reliever to Remain a Friar Through 2020
Long live the Hand puns. Reports from Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic and Jon…
What to Make of New Padre Kazuhisa Makita
For baseball folks, Japanese right-hander and recent San Diego Padres’ signee Kazuhisa Makita presents…
Moral Victories Only: USD Stumbles Down Stretch in Loss to St. Mary’s
The 2017-18 University of San Diego men’s basketball team has made its money so far…
Future Friars: Scouting the Return From the Yangervis Solarte Trade
This afternoon, it was announced that the San Diego Padres had dealt incumbent infielder and…
The 2017-18 WCC Basketball Preview You Didn’t Know You Needed
4-14. 6-13. Those were the conference records for the University of San Diego in each…
USD’s Defense Carries Team to Best Start in Program History
For ten games now in the 2017-18 season, the University of San Diego has grounded…
Making Sense of the Shohei Ohtani Sweepstakes
There are a lot of things we think we know about Japanese phenom Shohei Ohtani….
No Scholarships, No Problem: USD Dominates FCS Playoff Opener
A year ago, the University of San Diego football team made headlines with a win…
Toreros Men’s Basketball Set for Step Forward in 2017-18
When Lamont Smith took the reins as head coach of the University of San Diego…
USD Tested, Not Tried by Drake in 45-15 Victory
With three minutes to go in the first half of Saturday’s home match-up with Drake,…
Alan Zinter Out as Padres’ Hitting Coach
All it takes is a single look at the 2017 offensive leaderboards. Batting average? The…
Sonny Gray Trade Talk: Padres Wasting Valuable Time on a Valuable Asset
Sonny Gray has all the makings of a top midsummer addition. There’s his performance so…
A.J. Preller Is Overplaying His Hand
I will start by saying this: Brad Hand is very good at baseball. Selected…
Padres Trade Talk: Is Trading Wil Myers Really an Option?
The Padres are expected to be one of the busier teams at the trade deadline…
Trade Talk: Kicking the Tires on Maikel Franco
A glance at the Padres’ list of top prospects reveals a couple of observations….
Great Expectations: Let Wil be Wil
In the midst of the Padres’ prospect paradise stands a 26-year-old “veteran,” under the stadium…
Louisville LHP/1B Brendan McKay is Interesting Option at #3 for Padres
It all started with this guy named Babe Ruth. A pitcher by trade when…
Know Nick Allen’s Name: Scouting San Diego’s Best Prospect
San Diego is no stranger to baseball talent. Even while the major league Padres…
Is Royce Lewis a Future Friar?
You could call it one of the Golden Rules of Roster Management. Build through the…
Kyle Wright the Right Pick for Padres?
Disclaimer: I apologize in advance for the amount of puns myself and other sportswriters will…
Contention Clock: Forecasting the Padres’ Window to Win
We’ve all allowed ourselves to imagine it. The final out is recorded. The stadium erupts….
The Times Other Teams Got Padres-ish
Ah, opening day. For baseball fans, today’s season opener is one of the best days…
NFL Combine Recap: Aztecs are Athletes, Too
In many ways, the NFL Combine is a silly and over-commercialized endeavor. There’s no doubt…
USD Baseball: The Hidden Jewel on the Hill
The banners overlook the concourse behind the first-base dugout, watching over the beautiful grass of…
The Three-Man Rotation, Revisited
“Dream in a pragmatic way” – Aldous Huxley. In November, still dizzied by the intoxicating…
Eric Yardley Interview: Opportunity in Every Difficulty
It is July in the sweltering summer of Alpine, TX, and the phone is ringing….