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Aggies fall 3-0 in regular season finale, focus shifts to upcoming tournament The UC Davis field hockey team lost its regular season finale to visiting Stanford by a final score of 3-0 on Wednesday afternoon, pushing its overall record to 6-12. The Aggies, who went winless in league play, will now advance to the America […]

Professional sports continues to grapple with the #MeToo movement On Oct. 7, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was met with cheers as he led his team to a decisive 41-17 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. In baseball, New York Mets infielder Jose Reyes was recently nominated for the Marvin Miller Man of the Year award, […]

Unpacking all the action from the McGregor-Nurmagomedov showdown UFC 229 is in the books, but audiences are still reeling from one of the most anticipated pay-per-view events in recent memory, and what UFC has called the biggest fight of its 24-year history. It’s not hard to see why –– from the pre-fight antics, the post-match […]

Sacramento’s USL club loses 2-1 to Swope Park Rangers Sacramento’s local soccer club, Sacramento Republic FC, hosted the first round of the USL Western Conference playoffs Saturday night, as the team took on seventh-seeded Swope Park Rangers. In front of a crowd in attendance at Papa Murphy’s Park, the game opened with both sides vying […]

Aggies win 26th straight league game, recognize need to clean up mistakes The UC Davis men’s water polo team collected its fourth consecutive victory Friday afternoon with a 14-8 triumph over the Air Force Academy at Schaal Aquatics Center. The Aggies have yet to falter in league games, holding a 4-0 mark against Western Water […]

Athletics program offers student-athletes resources for networking, internships,  career-prep On top of academic loads and booked sports schedules, student-athletes often don’t have the time to focus on life after college. To help combat this issue, UC Davis Athletics has introduced a new program that is committed to assisting athletes in gaining experiences and grabbing opportunities […]

With states opening their books, many question what this means for sports On May 18, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA) in a 6-3 decision. The initial decision on PASPA prohibited states from attaching themselves to sports gambling operations, though thanks to a grandfather clause, […]

Organization aims to educate athletics community, end homophobia in sports Athlete Ally, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending homophobia and transphobia in sports as well as activating the athletic community to champion LGBTQ+ equality, recently added UC Davis as a new chapter to its organization. UC Davis is now part of a list including 35 […]

UC Davis wins thriller in front of Homecoming crowd The UC Davis football team pulled off an exhilarating 44-37 overtime victory over visiting Idaho State on Saturday evening, much to the delight of a packed house at Aggie Stadium on Homecoming weekend. In front of the third sellout in stadium history, the Aggies overcame a […]

Goalkeeper Alexis Smith excels as UC Davis women’s soccer ties the undefeated Anteaters The UC Davis women’s soccer team took on a gritty UC Irvine team on Sunday, resulting in a double overtime draw. In league play leading up to the game, the Aggies carried a 2-2-1 record, while the UC Irvine team remained undefeated […]

Aggies more confident in Big West chances After a two-week road campaign in which UC Davis women’s volleyball lost three of four matches, the team returned to Davis to beat UC Riverside last Thursday in a closely contested five set match, 3-2, before cruising to a straight set victory against California State Fullerton, 3-0, on […]

Rebuilt and refocused teams look to dethrone Golden State Warriors As the 2018-19 NBA season approaches, much has changed since the Golden State Warriors hoisted their third championship trophy in four years in June. Player transactions, coaching changes, offcourt drama and shifting landscapes have dominated the offseason. It was an offseason which saw former San […]