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NFL Playoffs 2019

FootballJanuary 18, 2019
Only four remain in pursuit of Lombardi Trophy The National Football League Playoffs have been nothing short of exhilarating, as many fans have experienced a rollercoaster of emotions. Between upsets, comebacks and last second heartbreaks, this year’s playoffs will surely be one to remember. Starting in the AFC, Wild Card weekend kicked off with Andrew […]

Solid start to women’s basketball Big West play

SportsJanuary 18, 2019
Bertsch and Aggies eager to make it to the Big Dance The UC Davis women’s basketball team dominated opponents during the winter break, grabbing five wins before taking down its first Big West opponent, UC Riverside. The University of Hawai’i snapped the Aggies’ six-game winning streak on Saturday, however. With this loss, the Aggies and […]

How climate change is altering winter sports

SportsJanuary 13, 2019
Shorter season leads to less opportunities for ski and snowboard enthusiasts Those waiting to scratch that snow itch can finally get some relief now that winter is here. But despite healthy early season winter storms, the Sierra Nevada snowpack got off to a below average start this winter in the year’s first snow survey conducted […]

Bay Area becomes center of college football world

FootballJanuary 11, 2019
Levi’s Stadium plays host to Monday’s national championship The College Football Playoff National Championship took place on Monday night at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, marking the first time the game has been held in Northern California. Monday night’s game was also significant for this geographical region in another way, as it comes on the […]

A look inside the growing professional eSports industry

SportsDecember 10, 2018
Aggie gaming’s Overwatch captain attempts to break through and rise to the top It wasn’t until Aggie Gaming’s Overwatch team captain started going to church that he got hooked on video games.   “We had youth groups where all the kids would get together,” explained junior Justin Koh, Aggie Gaming’s most experienced player, on how […]

Aggies lose close game in WWPA championship

SportsDecember 10, 2018
UC San Diego beats UC Davis men’s water polo, 11-10 With a 16-7 overall record and a 6-1 conference record this season, the UC Davis men’s water polo team sought to earn its third straight Western Water Polo Association Championship on Nov. 18. Having gone undefeated in its previous two conference seasons, a loss to […]

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. […]