Sports

Heartbreak in Cheney
SportsDecember 9, 2018
UC Davis football loses FCS quarterfinals, 34-29 It only took 47 seconds for the Eastern Washington Eagles to spoil the Aggies’ hopes of advancing and hosting their second Division I postseason game. Trailing by one with just over a minute remaining, the Eagles put together a four-play, 75-yard scoring drive in the closing moments of […]

Aggies look north for FCS quarterfinals challenge
SportsDecember 7, 2018
UC Davis set for rematch with Eastern Washington For the UC Davis football team, last Saturday’s postseason victory over the University of Northern Iowa accomplished two things. For one, it served as the program’s first ever Division-I playoff win — a feat that, on its own, deserves to be celebrated. But in addition, the result […]

UC Davis announces plans to build new student-athlete performance center
SportsDecember 7, 2018
New facilities include areas for training, sports medicine, Aggie EVO and more On Nov. 15, UC Davis announced its plans to continue campus and student resource expansion by teaming up with UC Davis Health to begin construction on a new student-athlete performance center. The new center will provide more spaces and services for the university’s […]

Aggies Chop Down Lumberjacks
Men's BasketballDecember 4, 2018
After rough road trip, men’s basketball triumphs over Northern Arizona With just one win in its first seven tries, the UC Davis men’s basketball team came back home with hopes of getting things back on track as the season approached conference play. With three straight losses and a 1-4 record on the five-game road trip, […]

Aggies beat Northern Iowa, head to quarterfinals
FootballDecember 4, 2018
UC Davis football earns a rematch with Eastern Washington after 23-16 home win The UC Davis football team was victorious in its first-ever playoff game at the Division I level, slipping past the visiting Northern Iowa Panthers, 23-16, on Saturday evening at Aggie Stadium. There was a time last season when the Aggies had to […]

NBA prospect Darius Bazley signs New Balance shoe deal worth $14 million
Men's BasketballDecember 3, 2018
Top NBA prospect Darius Bazley signs shoe deal with a guaranteed $1 million payout With the decision to increase player salaries in the NBA minor league, also known as the G League, next season, increasing numbers of prospective players are putting off college in hopes of entering the G League straight out of high school. […]

Men’s basketball stumbles late, falls in Causeway Classic
Men's BasketballNovember 30, 2018
Despite late lead, Aggies unable to put Sac State away Since opening in 2015, the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento has been home to the men’s basketball’s version of the Causeway Classic. It’s a rivalry which, on paper, offers regional bragging rights and the satisfaction of owning the loser until the following year. As UC […]

UC Davis football prepares to host first FCS playoff game
FootballNovember 29, 2018
Aggies will take on Northern Iowa on Saturday at 4 p.m. Aggie Stadium will host its first-ever FCS playoff game on Saturday afternoon when the UC Davis football team takes on the Northern Iowa Panthers in a second round matchup. UC Davis students are encouraged to come out to the stadium early for a special […]
Aggies roughed up in first two games of winter season
Men's BasketballNovember 22, 2018
Men’s basketball left searching for answers after opening homestand The UC Davis men’s basketball team fell in its second straight game, losing 76-57 to visiting University of San Diego Toreros on Friday night at the Pavilion. A lot went wrong for the Aggies, with the team holding on in the first half before being […]

Stars make names in sports folklore
SportsNovember 20, 2018
In the cutthroat world of sports, fame finds some in ways they don’t expect Throughout history, folk heroes –– both real and fictional –– have occupied a special place in the lexicon of human society. Some, like Paul Revere, whose largely embellished ride across the colonies screaming, “The British are coming! The British are coming!” […]

Aggies win first Big Sky title, advance to FCS playoffs
SportsNovember 19, 2018
Football team earns No. 6 seed, will host playoff game on Dec. 1 The UC Davis football team captured its first ever Big Sky conference title with a 56-13 victory over rival Sacramento State on Saturday afternoon’s 65th annual Causeway Classic. Then, on Sunday morning, the FCS Selection Committee announced that the Aggies were given […]

Men’s tennis ends fall season with a bang
Men's TennisNovember 19, 2018
Thamma, Goulak, Scemanenco win titles as men’s tennis wraps up fall season The last few weeks of the fall season have been quite eventful for the UC Davis men’s tennis team. Multiple players won tournament titles and advanced to final rounds. These performances have led to new successes to celebrate practically every weekend. The junior-sophomore […]

