Sports

The championship rounds of any event are usually when athletes either shine in the spotlight or wither under the heat of the moment. The tense nature and finality of the event lends itself to athletes who simply crack under the spotlight. This, however, was not the case for the UC Davis women’s track and field […]

As the Aggies took their celebratory kneel down in a 34-27 victory against Sacramento State in the 59th annual Causeway Classic, Bob Biggs could not have found a better way to end his 20-year run as UC Davis football head coach. “I do not really know when everything hit me,” said Biggs. “When we took […]

The NBA has a history of favoring “large market” teams such as Los Angeles and Boston. As a business model, this makes sense. The larger the market, the higher the likelihood of selling more seats and making more money. But in an era where “small market” teams like the Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers have […]

An NBA journeyman with a deadly accurate jumper and a throwback hairstyle, Jim Les had one shot at record-book immortality. The shot didn’t come in the NBA Finals, though, or even in an NBA game. Instead, it came in the 1992 Three-Point Shootout at the NBA’s All-Star weekend. Les, a backup point guard for the […]

The faint echoes of cheering and discarded sunflower seeds are all that remain on the now empty La Rue Field, which hosted its last series of the 2013 season this past weekend against Cal Poly. In the world of UC Davis spring sports, softball has now come to a close. Although the team went through […]

Teams: UC Davis at Hawai’i Records: UC Davis Aggies, 19-31 (5-16); Hawai’i Rainbows, 12-33 (7-14) Where: Les Murakami Baseball Stadium — Honolulu, Hawaii When: May 17 at 6:35 p.m.; May 18 at 6:35 p.m.; May 19 at 1:05 p.m. Who to Watch: As the baseball season comes to a close, the Aggies will hope to […]

There is a saying in basketball: you cannot teach size. Some people are just born tall. While size is not everything in basketball, it is important. A tall player with long arms has the ability to contest jump shots, rebound the ball and shoot over defenders easily. This is the type of player that UC […]

Do sports matter? As an avid sports fan, my answer is yes. To me sports hold sentimental value as I remember all of the great events I have watched. However, beyond this, the glimpses of the resiliency and determination to succeed which sports provide are something which I believe is of worth to society. Societal […]

The UC Davis women’s golf team entered the NCAA Central Regional round at the University of Oklahoma as the sixth highest-ranked team in the field. The Aggies played to their seed, placing sixth at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club. Seeing that the top eight teams advance to the NCAA Finals, UC Davis grabbed a […]

There’s an age-old saying in sports: it is not how you start, but how you finish. The UC Davis women’s lacrosse team, although finishing with a 6-9 record overall and going 3-5 in conference play, was able to finish the season out strong. Replacing former head coach Elaine Jones, first-year head coach Kate Henwood understood […]

Track and field, which is considered by most as an individual sport, still has a championship that is in some ways defined by a team effort. While most distance runners, sprinters, throwers and jumpers participate in individual events, except for the relays, the success of the such individual events is also a success for the […]

Teams: UC Davis vs. Cal Poly Records: Aggies, 22-27 (8-13); Mustangs, 19-31-1 (8-13) Where: La Rue Field — Davis, CA When: Friday at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.; Saturday at 12 p.m. Who to Watch: As the school year comes to a close, so does UC Davis’ high-action spring sports, including softball. Rolling into their […]