Long Beach State Sports

Mike Bibby, center, is introduced April 1, 2025, as the new head basketball coach of Sacramento State, which will be leaving the Big Sky Conference after next year to join the Big West. (AP Photo/Janie McCauley, File)

Sacramento State to join Big West in 2026 in all sports except football

By The Associated Press

June 18, 2025 at 1:22 p.m.

Sacramento State informs the Big Sky it will leave the conference after this year and...

The NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis is seen on March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Judge OK’s $2.8B settlement, paving way for colleges to pay athletes

By The Associated Press

June 7, 2025 at 12:05 a.m.

The sweeping terms of the so-called House settlement include approval for each school to share...

Utah Valley set to join Big West Conference in 2026-27

By The Associated Press

June 4, 2025 at 7:58 p.m.

Utah Valley, which is leaving the WAC, will compete in 13 Big West-sponsored sport. The...

Long Beach State freshman setter Moni Nikolov served up four aces Friday night to set a new Big West single-season record (90), as top-seeded LBSU swept fourth-seeded UC San Diego in a Big West Tournament semifinal in Honolulu. Long Beach will face Hawaii in Saturday night’s title match. (Photo courtesy of Long Beach State Athletics)

Long Beach State to face Hawaii in Big West men’s volleyball final

By Staff and news service reports

April 26, 2025 at 3:51 a.m.

LBSU (27-2) swept UC San Diego and host Hawaii (25-5) defeated UC Irvine in four...

Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran, a former Cypress High and Long Beach State standout, says not meeting his own expectations early in his major league career – as well as disappointing others – fueled his mental health struggles to the point that he attempted suicide. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Red Sox’s Jarren Duran discussed suicide attempt to ‘reach those who feel alone’

By The Associated Press

April 8, 2025 at 3:39 p.m.

The outfielder, a former Cypress High and Long Beach State standout, says he tried to...

Top-ranked Long Beach State men’s volleyball avenges loss to UC Irvine

By Staff and news service reports

March 30, 2025 at 1:24 a.m.

One night after the fifth-ranked Anteaters handed Long Beach its first loss of the season,...

UC Irvine men’s volleyball hands No. 1 Long Beach State its 1st loss

By Staff and news service reports

March 29, 2025 at 5:06 a.m.

The fifth-ranked Anteaters hit .472 and sweep rival LBSU, 27-25, 25-19, 25-19, at a sold-out...

UC Riverside’s Makayla Rosa handles the ball during their Big West Conference Tournament first-round game against Long Beach State on Wednesday afternoon in Henderson, Nev. Rose had 13 points, six assists and three steals in the seventh-seeded Highlanders’ 54-40 win. (Photo courtesy of Big West Conference)

UC Riverside women outlast Long Beach State in Big West Tournament opener

By Dan Arritt

March 13, 2025 at 3:41 p.m.

Both teams shoot below 30%, but the seventh-seeded Highlanders use a flurry of fourth-quarter 3-pointers...

UC Irvine guard Hunter Hernandez and the second-seeded Anteaters are looking to repeat as Big West Tournament champions this week in Henderson, Nevada, but several teams appear capable of winning the event and earning the NCAA Tournament berth that comes with it. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

Big West Women’s Tournament: UC Irvine looks for 2nd straight title

By Dan Arritt

March 11, 2025 at 8:30 a.m.

The second-seeded Anteaters hope to be the team “that’s firing at the same time,” but...

Brackets set for Big West men’s and women’s basketball tournaments

By Staff and news service reports

March 8, 2025 at 11:34 p.m.

UC San Diego and UC Irvine are the top two seeds on the men’s side,...

Long Beach State falls to Cal Poly, ends season with 15th straight loss

By Staff and news service reports

March 8, 2025 at 10:40 p.m.

Devin Askew (21 first-half points) and Kam Martin both leave the game with injuries, and...

Long Beach State’s comeback falls short at UCSD

By Staff and news service reports

March 7, 2025 at 2:07 a.m.

Devin Askew scores 29 points for LBSU, which whittles a 22-point second-half deficit to four...

UC Irvine tops Long Beach State, clinches top-2 seed for Big West Tournament

By Michael Huntley

March 1, 2025 at 11:18 p.m.

Myles Che (19 points) paces the Anteaters, who control the paint in a 70-60 win...