Sports

Examining the rarity of dynasties in sports, why they almost never last Dynasties. They are rare but also crucial to any timeline in sports history, as they are forever admired or hated depending on what team you are a fan of. There are dynasties in every major sports league, but by far the most prominent […]

UC Davis men’s basketball falls in sluggish game versus Causeway rival For the fourth consecutive year, the Causeway Classic matchup between the UC Davis men’s basketball team and Sacramento State took place inside the Golden 1 Center, home of the Sacramento Kings. In what could be the last Causeway Classic in that venue, the Hornets […]

UC Davis endures the highs, lows of a disappointing fall It is hard to believe that the 2019 season is already in the books for the UC Davis football team. The journey over the past three months was a rollercoaster ride of epic proportions, with each week providing a different twist to the tale.  When […]

UC Davis men’s water polo dominates UC San Diego to clinch NCAA tournament spot The top-seeded UC Davis men’s water polo team triumphed over UC San Diego 14-5 in the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) championship game on Nov. 24, securing the program’s third WWPA crown in four years. The title-winning performance also earned the […]

UC Davis football stutters in second half of 27-17 loss The UC Davis football team capped a disappointing 5-7 season with a 27-17 loss to rival Sacramento State in the 66th Causeway Classic on Saturday afternoon at Hornet Stadium. The Aggies went blow for blow with the co-Big Sky champion Hornets in the first half […]

Louisville tops UC Davis men’s soccer in front of record crowd at Aggie Soccer Field A dominant season for the UC Davis men’s soccer team reached its abrupt, heartbreaking conclusion on Sunday afternoon at Aggie Soccer Field, when the Louisville Cardinals slipped by the Aggies 1-0 in the second round of the NCAA tournament.  In […]

UC Davis athletics comments on historic NCAA decision On the morning of Oct. 29, the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Board of Governors announced its plans to revise NCAA rules to allow college athletes to be compensated for their own name, image and likeness. This announcement came as a surprise to many, especially to those who […]

Coming off historic campaign, Aggies seek to establish new identity The 2019-20 season marks the beginning of a new era for the UC Davis women’s basketball team. Not many programs have an all-time leading scorer and an all-time assists leader playing on the same floor together, let alone for four straight seasons. But such was […]

UC Davis fails to capitalize in 27-17 defeat  Going into Saturday’s home finale, the UC Davis football team was down to its final strike, with no margin for error remaining in its last-gasp effort to sneak into the FCS playoffs. Admittedly, the Aggies’ chances were quite slim — they had already lost five games — […]

UC Davis men’s soccer tops UC Santa Barbara to clinch NCAA berth A record-setting, standing room-only capacity crowd at Aggie Soccer Field was treated to a game for the ages on Friday afternoon when the UC Davis men’s soccer team triumphed over UC Santa Barbara in the Big West conference championship match. The 2-0 victory […]

Aggies enter the season looking to silence the doubters This November marks the beginning of a new season for the UC Davis men’s basketball team, which started off the 2019-20 campaign on Nov. 5 in the Windy City. Senior center Matt Neufeld led the Aggies with 15 points on 7-11 shooting, but UC Davis couldn’t […]

UC Davis Women’s Volleyball star senior gives insight into her athletic career As students, we often have lives filled with constant “going” and rarely any breaks. Student athletes balance the stressors of school and everyday life on top of the mental and physical demands of playing a Division I sport. When it comes to balancing […]