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NBA 2019-20 Season Preview
SportsOctober 28, 2019
A wild offseason leads to most anticipated season in years A league that has been predicated on drama, storylines and massive change year-to-year, the NBA did not disappoint this summer as a wild offseason has led everyone to believe this year may be the best NBA season in recent memory. In only the first 24 […]

Player Spotlight: David Goulak
Men's TennisOctober 28, 2019
Fourth Year Men’s Tennis Captain reminisces on past accomplishments, prepares for final season as an Aggie Balancing life around one’s academic work is difficult as is, but for fourth-year tennis star Davis Goulak, the balance is just another part of his everyday life. Goulak is a force on the UC Davis men’s tennis team for […]

NFL yearns stable, long-term health for former players
SportsOctober 25, 2019
National Football League taking steps toward concussion, CTE awareness, prevention In Physics, The Law of Momentum Conservation states that when two objects collide in a closed system, the total momentum of the two objects before the collision is the same as the total momentum of the two objects after the collision. The momentum of each […]

Aggies keep playoff hopes alive with second straight win
FootballOctober 23, 2019
UC Davis withstands late comeback to beat Southern Utah The UC Davis football team hung on to capture its second consecutive victory on Saturday night, slipping past Southern Utah by a final score of 33-25 in Cedar City, UT. The Aggies jumped out to a 26-0 lead in the first half but let the home […]

Record crowd sees Aggies retain Golden Horseshoe
SportsOctober 23, 2019
UC Davis gets back on track with 48-24 rivalry win The UC Davis football team put its three-game losing streak to bed after Saturday evening’s 48-24 victory over visiting Cal Poly, winning the Battle for the Golden Horseshoe for a third consecutive year. The Aggies’ victory on Homecoming weekend was seen by a lively crowd […]

NFL referees throw record-breaking amount of flags
FootballOctober 22, 2019
First five games of NFL season have been riddled with infractions Through the first five weeks of the National Football League this season, teams have combined for a total of 1,458 penalties. That equates to an average of 18.69 penalties called per game, a laughable rate of one penalty for every three minutes and 12 […]

UC Davis Equestrian Team heads out of state to launch new season
SportsOctober 14, 2019
Off to the races One of the up-and-coming programs at UC Davis is the women’s equestrian team. The Aggies are entering their second official NCAA season and the team consists of 27 riders who compete in Western and English style competitions all around the U.S. against other high caliber teams. The women of the equestrian […]

Gov. Newsom signs SB 206, igniting new push for student-athlete compensation
SportsOctober 11, 2019
Fair Pay to Play Bill becomes law After much talk and anticipation, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 206 on Sept. 30, allowing college athletes in the state to profit off of their own name, image and likeness starting in 2023. The formal signing of the bill was completed on HBO’s “The Shop,” hosted […]

Aggies lose heartbreaker to North Dakota
SportsOctober 10, 2019
UC Davis drops third straight in 38-36 road loss The UC Davis football team lost its third consecutive game and fell to 0-2 in Big Sky play with Saturday’s 38-36 gut-wrenching loss at North Dakota. The Aggies battled back from a forgetful first half performance that put them behind 28-14 at the break, and came […]

Women’s Volleyball commences Big West play with two strong victories
SportsOctober 10, 2019
Aggies look to continue run into heart of conference slate Heading into the Sept. 29 game against UC Riverside, the UC Davis women’s volleyball team looked to regain last year’s impeccable form, which they displayed during a season-long, seven game win streak. The previous game against UC Irvine was the inaugural game of league play, […]

New season, new coach, new capabilities
SportsOctober 4, 2019
UC Davis women’s soccer starts strong to open 2019 season After a tough 2018-19 season, the UC Davis women’s soccer team enters the new year with high hopes and a new game plan. The Aggies open this new season with a new coach, Tracy Hamm, who is one of only two American women to hold […]

L.A.’s October Demons
SportsOctober 4, 2019
How October ends could have big ramifications for Dodgers’ future after two straight World Series losses In front of an electric crowd at Chavez Ravine in the afternoon of Nov. 1, 2017, the Dodgers stood one win away from capturing their first World Series since 1988. All 54,124 fans were on their feet as Game […]

