Sports

Event:Las Vegas Invitational Teams:UC Davis at UNLV Where:Las Vegas Convention Center – Las Vegas,Nev. When:Friday and Saturday; all day

Teams:UC Davis at Sacramento State Records:Aggies,2-5; Hornets,0-5 Where:Hornets Nest – Sacramento When:Today at7:35p.m. Radio:KHTK(1140AM)

Teams:UC Davis vs.No.18Arizona State Records:Aggies,3-1; Sun Devils,3-2 Where:The Pavilion When:Today at7p.m.

Football UC Davis defensive tackle John Faletoese was named the Great West Conference Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday while joining offensive lineman Jonathan Compas as a three-time All-GWC first-team honoree and headlining 16 Aggies recognized by the league.

You’re sitting at the dining room table with your family on Thanksgiving, waiting for your turn to rattle off that list of things you’ll be giving thanks to so you can eat. You have that list down cold.

Gary Stewart knows his team is the youngest in the Big West Conference. The way the sixth-year UC Davis men’s basketball head coach sees it, though, that doesn’t mean it can’t be among the most experienced.

The Aggies’ mindset this season has been to spread the wealth. UC Davis did exactly that Tuesday night in its home opener against San Francisco, using a balanced offensive attack to beat the Dons at the Pavilion, 56-49.

It took a2,200-mile road trip and a strong dose of inclement weather,but the book has been closed on the UC Davis men’s soccer team’s historic season. Three days after winning its first-ever NCAA Division I Tournament game in a4-0drubbing of Denver at Aggie Soccer Stadium,UC Davis was knocked out of tournament contention by No.12Michigan on Tuesday,2-1.

The gun sounded at9:08a.m.Monday morning. It signaled the start of the NCAA National Cross Country Championships in Terra Haute,Ind.and marked the first time that an Aggie duo – seniors Kim Conley and Kaitlin Gregg – had ever competed in the biggest meet in the country.

Through five games this season,the UC Davis men’s basketball team has proven that it can play winning basketball. The only task left is to prove it for40minutes. The Aggies dropped to1-4after a pair of single-digit losses,falling on the road to Arkansas before losing to Portland in its home opener.

Teams:No.17UC Davis at No.13Michigan Records:Aggies,13-4-4; Wolverines,12-5-3 Where:U-M Soccer Complex – Ann Arbor,Mich. When:Today at11a.m.

Teams:UC Davis at Southern Utah Records:Aggies,1-1; Dons,1-2 Where:The Pavilion When:Today at7p.m.