By Derrick Ow — Reporter It was straight out of a horror movie. Walking onto a golf course during a global health pandemic did not feel right. Golf courses throughout the state went back to business last week after shutting Read more
By Spear Staff There are many moving parts that put together the entire sports experience. There are obviously the players, the coaches and the fans, but something as simple as an announcer can make a good game great. The most Read more
By Richy Zajic — Senior Content Editor Senior Cassidy Clark, senior Suzy Brookshire and freshman Shannon Haddad of the San José State softball team have been selected for All-Mountain West honors for their performance during the abbreviated 2020 season. The Read more
By Derrick Ow — Reporter There are certain songs that baseball players align themselves with. Walk-up songs have become part of baseball culture. For Mariano Rivera, it was “Enter Sandman” by Metallica. For Trevor Hoffman, it was “Hells Bells” by Read more
By Austin Turner — Columnist San Jose State women’s basketball head coach Jamie Craighead signed a three-year deal through the 2022-23 season, the university announced Monday. The announcement comes on the heels of the program’s best season in 40 years. Read more
Time for another edition of Spear Speaks! We’re sorely missing the Spartans right around now, so this time we’re looking back on our favorite SJSU games we’ve had the pleasure of covering. Kellen: My favorite game I covered this year Read more
By Derrick Ow — Reporter Sports have taken a backseat to real life. It is not because of a natural disaster or going to war, like in the past. But, sports are on the backburner to an invisible enemy known Read more
By Ernie Gonzalez and Austin Turner San Jose State has reopened an investigation regarding the alleged sexual misconduct of “more than a dozen female athletes” by head athletic trainer Scott Shaw, USA Today reports. The investigation was reportedly reopened when Read more
By Austin Turner — Columnist San Jose State sophomore forward Christian Anigwe has entered the transfer portal and will leave SJSU, as first reported by Gregg Rosenberg. The 6-foot-9 Phoenix native played two seasons and started all but one game for Read more
By Kevin Wing — Content Editor We live in an unprecedented time right now. Whether we are Millennials or Baby Boomers, none of us would’ve ever guessed this. It’s a situation that all of us are grappling with every day Read more
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