By Kellen Concentine — Reporter With classes online and sports being put on hold, motivation can disappear for athletes. “Finding the motivation to actually do school work [is difficult] if we are being honest,” said junior forward Tyra Whitehead. “It’s Read more
By Derrick Ow — Reporter Right now, we should all be enjoying the college basketball action or sitting in baseball stands, but the coronavirus pandemic has brought sports to a screeching halt. Most sports fans are now bored making TikToks Read more
By Gio Gaxiola — Reporter With sports canceled left and right, athletes, coaches and trainers aren’t the only ones affected. Sports journalists, like myself, were hit as well. This article will highlight the moments and experiences for the short time Read more
By The Spear Staff Today’s Spear Speaks focuses on each staff member’s favorite all-time athlete to come out of SJSU. Comment yours below! Derrick: My favorite athlete to come out of SJSU was quarterback David Fales. Fales is from my Read more
By The Spear Staff Spear Speaks is a new series where The Spear’s reporters and editors answer a question related to the world of sports. For the inaugural edition, what is each writer’s favorite sports film? GO! Austin: Golf doesn’t Read more
Effective March 12, 2020, the Mountain West suspended all spring sports competitions because of COVID-19 concerns. San Jose State baseball senior Troy Viola was one of countless SJSU student athletes to voice thoughts. By Troy Viola I gave my life Read more
By Austin Turner — Columnist UPDATE 3: The NCAA has announced that eligibility relief will be available for spring-sport athletes. The exact details are to be determined. UPDATE 2: The San Jose State Football Twitter page has announced that the Read more
By Austin Turner — Columnist Let me preface this by saying I’m only 22 years old. But the last 24 hours has far-and-away been the craziest news cycle I have ever seen, sports or otherwise. The coronavirus is taking over Read more
By Alex Valle — Content Editor Underrated and underappreciated. San Jose State women’s basketball closed out their historic season after being defeated by Fresno State in the semifinals of the Mountian West Women’s Basketball Championship 94-68. Although the Spartans couldn’t Read more
By Sofia Wright, Alex Valle and Jarra Gojolo — Content Editors Las Vegas — San Jose State women’s basketball kicks off the Mountain West Tournament against host UNLV. The Spartans enter the tournament as the No. 4 seed, while the Read more
By Jarra Gojolo — Content Editor These won’t be the last awards these players bring home. Sophomore guard Ayzhiana Basallo was named Mountain West Newcomer of the Year on Sunday. Basallo, who transferred from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in Read more
By Jessica Jimenez — Reporter Many athletes endure hardships. They work hard to become the best athletes that they can be, but when met with no training facility or home pool, they begin to lack team spirit and motivation. The Read more
By Derrick Ow — Reporter Derrick: Nate, when did you start playing golf? Nate: My dad and grandfather both played professional golf. My dad played golf here at San Jose State where he was the captain in his senior year. Read more
By Max Miller — Reporter There’s more to the San Jose State club ice hockey team than those who lace up the skates. There have been many voices behind the team over time. Aspiring sports broadcaster and SJSU second-year grad Read more
By Austin Turner — Columnist Practice was over, but Seneca Knight remained at the free-throw line. His jersey was draped around his neck like a cape as he took some extra shots. The look was fitting. After all, the sophomore Read more