Strasburg headlines Olympic Team Junior pitcher Stephen Strasburg was named to the U.S. Olympic baseball team last Wednesday and will pitch in the Olympics next month in Beijing. Strasburg has dominated international opponents already this summer, boasting a 2-0 record, a 1.33 ERA and a squad leading 39 strikeouts with the U.S. National Collegiate Team. He becomes just the fifth Aztec baseball player in history to play in the Olympics joining Chris Gwynn, Flavio Alfaro, Travis Lee and Royce Ring.
Schilens signs with the Raiders Former SDSU wide receiver Chaz Schilens signed his rookie contract with the Oakland Raiders last Thursday and is now eligible to compete for a roster spot at next week's training camp.
"I'm happy it's over," Schilens told www.raiders.com. "I was waiting to get this done and I'm glad it's over. Now we can get down to business. It was always a dream of mine to play in the NFL." Schilens was taken in the seventh round of April's NFL Draft.
Draheim suffers shoulder injury After being named the football team's starting center in the spring, redshirt freshman Tommie Draheim will be out indefinitely with a fractured shoulder. Draheim had been the center for starting quarterback Ryan Lindley at El Capitan High School and was one of three redshirt freshmen listed as starters following spring training. Redshirt freshman Damian Shankle, who was No. 2 on the spring depth chart, will be a possible replacement for Draheim.
-Compiled by Sports Editor Edward Lewis.
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