These are the four players I’ll be keeping an eye on when Fresno State hosts San Jose State at Valley Children’s Stadium on Saturday. Key Players to Watch for Fresno State Offense: Senior center Mose Vavao, No. 51 The game is won in the trenches, and Vavao is the anchor of...
Bulldogs Gang Member Gets 4 Years in Federal Prison
A Fresno Bulldogs street gang member who fled police and crashed into another car in October is heading to federal prison for four years, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd sentenced Mario Alberto Rangel, 29, for being a felon in possession of a firearm...
Milton: A Positive Outcome After Run-In with Georgia Police
Despite a negative interaction with police last week, Chris Milton said things ended on a positive note. Milton, a Clovis businessman and civil rights activist, visited Athens, Georgia last week, home of the University of Georgia — where his son Kendall is a freshman running back on the vaunted Bulldogs...
Tedford Saved the Bulldogs. Now He's Saving Himself.
Jeff Tedford, who breathed new life into Fresno State's down-on-its luck football program, has resigned in order to save his own life. "It is with a heavy heart, and there is no pun intended in that, I am announcing today I need to step down as head coach," Tedford said...
Bulldogs Lose at No. 15 Oregon in Season Opener
EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon's roster is almost completely made over from last season's Sweet 16 team. As the No. 15 Ducks' most experienced player, Payton Pritchard stepped up Tuesday night. He had 24 points with seven rebounds and seven assists in a 71-57 victory over Fresno State in the season...
Meth-Dealing Bulldog Gang Member Gets 21 Years in Prison
Filiberto “Beto” Chavez, a member of the Bulldogs street gang, was sentenced to 20 years, 10 months in prison Monday for conspiring to traffic in methamphetamine and prostitution. U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill issued the sentence in a Fresno courtroom Monday morning. Listen to this article: The Evidence According...
Bulldogs Gang Confounds State Prison Peacemaking Effort
SACRAMENTO — California prison officials have halted an experiment aimed at forcing warring prison gangs to get along with each other after the inmates wound up brawling and even rioting when allowed to mingle together in prison recreation yards, officials told The Associated Press. Members of Fresno's notorious Bulldogs gang...
Seems Like Old Times: Boise State, Fresno State Top MW Teams
DENVER — Now this was a sweet idea: Candy hearts with Jordan Love's name and number stamped on them to hype the Heisman Trophy campaign of the Utah State quarterback. After posting big numbers a season ago, Love was voted the Mountain West's top offensive player in a preseason poll. There's no sugar-coating the league favorites...
Seems Like Old Times: Boise State, Fresno State Top MW Teams
DENVER — Now this was a sweet idea: Candy hearts with Jordan Love's name and number stamped on them to hype the Heisman Trophy campaign of the Utah State quarterback. After posting big numbers a season ago, Love was voted the Mountain West's top offensive player in a preseason poll. There's no sugar-coating the league favorites...
Fresno State Legend Trent Dilfer Resurfaces in an Unlikely Role
Trent Dilfer is back. But it's not the return anyone would expect. The man considered one of the best quarterbacks in Fresno State history, who won a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens, and who forged a career off the field as ESPN analyst before being unceremoniously fired two years...