Sports

Junior two-time Olympic Trials competitor and former Golden Bear, Samantha Shellem, has proven time and time again that she is one of the most fierce and ambitious swimmers in California. From shattering the school’s 500-yard freestyle record at 4:48.69, to hitting NCAA “B” qualifying standards in the 200-free at Missouri, to being dubbed MPSF Female […]

Over the past couple weeks, my life has been consumed by my human anatomy class and the Australian Open. It’s a good thing I don’t have a social life, or that would have really suffered. I’m writing this before the men’s final begins, but by the time it publishes on Monday, the final will be […]

The UC Davis men’s basketball team disappointed its home crowd by letting a close game slip out of its hands in the final minutes, adding to the growing list of frustrating losses. “We’ve got to stop letting people beat us at home,” said sophomore Corey Hawkins shortly after losing to Cal State Fullerton on Thursday […]

UC Davis ended its dual meet schedule in impressive fashion at the Fresno Aquatics Center, defeating the host Bulldogs 195-105 and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation rival UC Santa Barbara by a score of 180-120 in Saturday’s double dual-meet. UC Davis captured its first victory over UCSB for the first time since 2006. The Aggies won […]

The UC Davis women’s basketball team got two impressive wins this weekend. They’re not there just yet. But they’re close. The Aggies brought their overall record up to 8-10 with wins over Cal State Fullerton and UC Riverside this weekend. On Thursday, UC Davis thrashed the Titans by a score of 88-44, then dished out […]

Teams: UC Davis at Cal State Fullerton; at UC Riverside Records: Aggies 6-10 (1-4); Titans 7-10 (3-2); Highlanders 9-7 (2-3) Where: Titan Gym — Fullerton, Calif.; SRC Arena — Riverside, Calif. When: Thursday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 2 p.m. Who to watch: Senior Cortney French is a pure shooter. The Aggies’ three point specialist […]

Teams: UC Davis vs. Cal State Fullerton; vs. UC Riverside Records: Aggies 7-10 (3-3); Titans 10-8 (3-3); Highlanders 9-7 (3-2) Where: The Pavilion — Davis, Calif. When: Thursday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 7 p.m. Who to watch: Senior Paolo Mancasola really found his niche this past week. He has been an outstanding point guard […]

Track and field at UC Davis is now underway. The season officially started on Jan. 12 in Davis with the John Pappa Blue-Gold Intrasquad meet. The team then traveled to the University of Nevada, Reno to compete in the pole vault. The director of track and field and cross country, Drew Wartenburg, thought the pole […]

Liliana Alvarez is a master of the breaststroke and has displayed her talent to the world in numerous occasions over the past couple of years. From finishing 23rd at the NCAA Championship to placing ninth in the Aggie record book to competing for the Olympic Trials, Alvarez has proved that she is a worthy competitor […]

The UC Davis Ice Hockey Aggies extended their winning streak to 13 over the weekend. They defeated UC San Diego (7-3) on Saturday by a score of 6-3. Freshman Gordon Dickson had five points. The Millbrae native leads the nation in points with 84, averaging 6.5 points per game through 13 games. To put the […]

Eight minutes into Thursday’s game, UC Davis was already trailing Cal State Northridge by 11 points. The Aggies have been prone to slow starts this season and head coach Jim Les has been waiting for them to make a stand on defense. They did. Sophomore J.T. Adenrele spearheaded the defensive effort that held the Matadors […]

Oh the world of sports. Lance Armstrong, the man who has created a movement based on the statement “LiveStrong,” has admitted to doping. Apparently he was taking the “strong” part very seriously. I think I, as an eighth grader, had the right idea. I wore a yellow Livestrong band to be cool. I wore it […]