USD Women's Basketball 1998-1999

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San Diego is truly "America '.s Fin es t City." A modern metropolis (second largest in California) and a popular year-round resort, San Diego spreads from th e coast to th e desert, including cliff\", mesas, hills, canyons and valleys. San Diego also surrounds one ofCalifornia '.s greatest natural harbors which has been a domi– nant factor in determining th e city'.s history, economy and devel– opment. Meteorologists claim San Diego as the country 's only area with perfect climate. This idea l yea r-round environment posts an a1•erage daytime tempera ture of 70 degrees, with an annual rain– fall average of less than IO inches. Most days are sunny, with humidity genera lly low, even in the summe1'. The climate, attrac– ti ve setting and recreational facilities make San Diego "America's Finest City."

According to Sports Illustrated, ··For sheer numbers ofparticipants, diver– sity of pursuits of involvement, San Diego 11111.1'! ronk as the sports fitness capita l qf the U.S." Sports are a majorfeature ofthe Son Diego lffestyle. One can sail, swim, s1uf scuba dive, snorkel, wind-swf on 70 111iles of public hrnch or golf at any of the offrR0 go lf"courses throughout th e county. Boll)()CI Park, a I, 158-acre recreation and rnlturol ce11te1; offers 25 tennis courts, two gr1111wsiums, t11·0 111u11icipal go(f courses, 011d one of th e nation's finest -;oos. Mis– sion Boy Pork is o 4,600-acre playground forjogging ..fishing. hicvcling, tennis, golf: jet skiing and kite.fl_\'ing.

As well as participating in recreational activities, San Diego supports their prqfessional teams - the NFL Chargers and the National l eague Padres play at Qualcomm Stadium. During co llege football bowl week, San Diego annually hosts th e Holiday Bowl. During 1998, Qualcomm Stadium hosted the Super Bowl game between Den ver and Green Bay, and more recently th e 1998 World Series between th e San Diego Padres and th e New York Yankees. Whatever sporting activ– it_,. th ere is, it's here in San Diego - th e Sports Capital of the U.S.A.

San Diego Padres, National League

Champions, 1998, 1984

San Diego Chargers AFC Champions, 1994