Sports

The regulation comes as the latest in a series of measures restricting the involvement of transgender athletes in sports   By CLARA FISCHER — sports@theaggie.org    On Aug. 14, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) published a new policy regulating the involvement of transgender players in the sport. Notably, the policy states that transgender women are […]

The athlete announced her retirement a mere two weeks before the 2023 Women’s World Cup   By MEGAN JOSEPH — sports@theaggie.org   On July 9, professional soccer player Megan Rapinoe appeared in a press conference to announce that she would be retiring from the sport following this year’s Women’s World Cup. “I just want to […]

Two of the biggest stars in the NBA, Jimmy Butler and Nikola Jokic, will go head-to-head in the series   By MEGAN JOSEPH  — sports@theaggie.org   The NBA Finals between the Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat opened last Thursday night. The Nuggets took game one with a dominant display of offense and strong defense […]

With the playoffs coming to an end, the Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers will face off in the Stanley Cup finals   By CAROLYN (CARI) FENN — sports@theaggie.org The two teams that will face off in the Stanley Cup Championship are now set in stone. In one of the most unique matchups ever, the […]

The Aggies had an up and down season losing to UC San Diego in the closing seconds of the Big West Conference quarterfinals   By ELOISE ENGS — sports@theaggie.org   The UC Davis women’s water polo team wrapped up their 2023 season at the Big West Conference Tournament on April 28. They finished with an […]

NFL teams acknowledged for their offseason efforts in free agency and the draft   By PATRICK FIGUEROA — sports@theaggie.org   The offseason marks the beginning of the 2023-2024 NFL season. The two most notable events during the offseason are the free agency period and the NFL Draft, both of which offer teams opportunities to add […]

UC Davis’s Juraski Park team earns second place     By MEGAN JOSEPH — sports@theaggie.org   Extreme heat this past week did not stop the UC Davis water ski team from snagging second place in their tournament over the May 12-14 weekend. There were some outstanding performances by team members that led the UC Davis men’s […]

The Aggies’ championship aspirations come to an end in the postseason after a historic season   By ELOISE ENGS — sports@theaggie.org   On May 18 and 19, UC Davis women’s softball (29-22 overall, 15-12 in conference play) made a postseason appearance in the National Invitational Softball Championship (NISC) in Fort Collins, Colorado. After a strong […]

Aggies lose on Senior Day, 2-9     By PATRICK FIGUEROA — sports@theaggie.org   On Sunday afternoon, the UC Davis Aggies prepared for their final home game of the season against the UC Irvine Anteaters. Most teams consider the last home game of the season “Senior Day,” a day to bid a final farewell to all […]

The 2023 NBA playoffs are nearing the end, here’s how they’ve gone so far   By ELOISE ENGS — sports@theaggie.org   The NBA playoffs are nearing the conference finals, with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets playing in the Western Conference finals and the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics playing in the […]

Chelsea Daye and Brianna Weidler win first place in respective events at conference meet   By MEGAN JOSEPH — sports@theaggie.org   One of the largest championship meets in the season came to an end on May 13. This year’s Big West track and field Championships meet consisted of two weekends of competition, May 5-6 and […]

Vinny Pasquantino, Yandy Diaz, Mitch Keller and others among the most underrated baseball players in MLB   By PATRICK FIGUEROA — sports@theaggie.org   Each MLB season, there are a few players who perform exceptionally well, but baseball fans do not realize who they are. A quarter of the way through the 2023 season, this remains […]