OP-ED: Students react to NBA’s lifetime ban on Clippers owner Donald Sterling

Share: On Tuesday, NBA commissioner Adam Silver brought the hammer down on Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling for the fallout of his racist comments, banning him for life from all NBA activities or business with the league going forward. “I fully expect to get the support I need from the other NBA owners to remove him,” Silver said in Tuesday’s press conference. “We stand together in condemning Mr. Sterling’s views. They simply have no place in the NBA.” The recorded comments between Sterling and …

Baseball drops tenth consecutive game despite very close losses

Share: After a hard-fought series against El Camino-Compton Center the past week, Pasadena lost its tenth straight game on Tuesday by a score of 5-3 versus Irvine Valley College. The Lancers have lost their last three games by a combined four runs, adding even more frustration to the season. Following a 2-1 loss to visiting ECCC last Thursday, the Lancers managed to jump out to an 8-1 lead over ECCC on Saturday heading in to the top of the seventh inning. However, the wheels completely …

Baseball edged in first game of series with LA Harbor

Share: Defensive struggles and a lack of offense to back up great pitching proved costly for the Lancers baseball team, which lost its series opener 4-2 on the road against LA Harbor on Tuesday. Freshman starting pitcher Jason Marquez, who got into some trouble in the first inning by falling behind 2-0, pitched seven strong innings after only allowing six hits and four runs, two of which were unearned. “Marquez came in and did a great job of managing the game,” said head coach Evan …

March sadness: baseball drops 11 in a row, inept offense continues against Long Beach

Share: The struggle continued for the Lancers Tuesday when they played host to the Vikings of Long Beach City College and lost their dismal 11th game in a row by a result of 9-1. During the month of March, which began on March 4 with a 15-1 loss to East Los Angeles College and an 11-run seventh inning, the Lancers have gone 0-7 in South Coast Conference play. They’ve failed to score more than two runs in any of the games they’ve played so far …

Unlucky seven: baseball blasted for 11 runs in seventh inning visiting ELAC

Share: A recurring theme seems to be developing for the PCC baseball team as one nightmare inning of a game once again lead to a complete derailment for the Lancers. The latest example came in the seventh inning in a 15-1 blowout loss to visiting East Los Angeles College on Tuesday night, March 4. Heading into the bottom of the seventh inning in their South Coast Conference opener, the Lancers kept up with a very talented ELAC Huskies baseball squad most of the game. PCC …