Sports

The new Stanley Cup champion will be crowned in a little over a month    By CAROLYN (CARI) FENN — sports@theaggie.org   With the first round of the playoffs in the National Hockey League (NHL) completed and the Super 16 now becoming the Elite 8, one team is a step closer to claiming the coveted […]

Insights from the 2024 NBA first round playoffs   By DIEGO CERNA — sports@theaggie.org   As the first round of the 2024 National Basketball Association (NBA) playoffs has come to an end, NBA fans are left to see faces they were not accustomed to before. Many of the superstar players who dominated during the 2010 […]

The lead-up to NCEA and the legacy that followed   By MI’ZAUNI REESE — sports@theaggie.org   Over the last six years, the UC Davis Equestrian team has been building a stronger foundation on the principles of camaraderie, work ethic and a shared love of horseback riding. These pragmatic principles have propelled the team to the […]

UC Davis men’s golf finishes fifth place in the Men’s Big West Golf Championship   By DIEGO CERNA — sports@theaggie.org   The UC Davis men’s golf team concluded their regular season by competing in the Big West Men’s Golf Championship in La Quinta, California. The tournament was held at the La Quinta Country Club Course […]

UC Davis softball avoids a loss in an 8-2 victory   By EMMÍA J RIVERA — sports@theaggie.org   To conclude a three-game series at La Rue Field, the UC Davis softball team beat the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, preventing another loss for the Aggies on April 27. Following two losses the day before, the Aggies […]

This is one of the largest amounts ever raised by UC Davis   By JORDAN POLTORAK — campus@theaggie.org   Give Day is a 29-hour-long fundraising drive that took place from April 19 to April 20. Donors could give donations in person or by phone, and gifts would go toward funding programs such as the veterinary […]

A challenging game on Senior Day    By LUCIENNE BROOKER — sports@theaggie.org   Amidst the hustle and bustle of Picnic Day, UC Davis women’s lacrosse took on Stanford in their final home match of the 2024 season. As crowds swarmed across the UC Davis campus and downtown Davis, many lacrosse fans made their way to […]

Aggies fall to UC Irvine in Big West Quarterfinals   By LUCIENNE BROOKER — sports@theaggie.org   As rain clouds parted over Schaal Aquatics Center in Davis, the women’s water polo team entered the pool for their Big West Conference Quarterfinal match-up against UC Irvine. The Aggies and the Anteaters had faced off three times already […]

UC Davis women’s tennis sweeps Sacramento State 4-0   By EMMÍA J RIVERA — sports@theaggie.org    To conclude the regular season, the UC Davis women’s tennis team went out in winning fashion as they swept Sacramento State at the Marya Welch Tennis Center on April 19. Prior to the match, the Aggies pursued a three-match […]

Some of the biggest winners and losers of this year’s draft By CAROLYN (CARI) FENN — sports@theaggie.org Over three days and seven rounds, 257 names were called and given the chance to live out their dreams of playing in the National Football League (NFL). The NFL draft not only gave players the chance to possibly […]

UC Davis men’s baseball goes 0-3 against UC Santa Barbara over Picnic Day weekend   By DIEGO CERNA — sports@theaggie.org   Over the weekend of April 19 to 21, the UC Davis men’s baseball team hosted the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos in a three-game weekend series on the Phil Swimley Field at Dobbins Stadium. Coming […]

This year alone, two major sports gambling scandals have occurred, exposing an industry overtaken by gambling   By CAROLYN (CARI) FENN — sports@theaggie.org    On April 17, the NBA announced that they had placed a lifetime ban on Toronto Raptors two-way player Jontay Porter after he was found to have violated league betting rules on […]