Sports

UC Davis Recreational Sports adds new fees, new leagues to program The Intramural (IM) Sports program has taken full advantage of the new school year and have completely rebranded themselves. Now known as Recreational Sports, the program’s recent changes add in new leagues and requirements, with more opportunities for students to get involved with recreational […]

NCAA rules allow play without full-year commitment The 2018-19 season is the first year in which Division I college football players are able to play in a total of four games throughout the season without burning a year of eligibility, otherwise known as redshirting. The NCAA announced this in June, and has since received positive […]

New ‘roughing the passer’ rule regulations surround NFL in  controversy As the first quarter of the 2018 National Football League regular season comes to a close, fans and players alike are dumbfounded by the interpretation of a newly-emphasized rule. Rule 12 Section 2 of the league’s official rulebook, which stated the exact laws of player […]

UC Davis falls to 6-8 with agonizing loss at home The UC Davis field hockey team dropped its second consecutive America East Conference game on Friday afternoon, losing to the visiting University of Pacific Tigers in a game that went to double overtime before being decided by a penalty shootout. The teams were tied 1-1 […]

Victory was the golf superstar’s first tour win in five years After a decade-long stretch marred with injuries, sub-par performances and personal scandal, Tiger Woods found himself back in the winner’s column for the first time in five years after securing victory in the 2018 PGA Tour Championship. Woods, who remains the biggest name in […]

Samantha and Thomas talk UC Davis golf, season goals Senior women’s golfer Samantha Hutchison and sophomore men’s golfer Thomas Hutchison both got off to a momentous start to the 2018-19 season. The siblings both captured titles in August before the collegiate season even began — Samantha took the California Women’s State Championship in Ojai, Calif., […]

The Aggie sports desk highlights last year’s standouts The start of the new school year for UC Davis falls right in line with the startup of the athletics season; with a number of successes across all 23 of UC Davis’ NCAA teams. Multiple players have made names for themselves and emerged from the pack as […]

UC Davis football receives historic ranking as Fall Quarter begins The UC Davis football team woke up to a nice surprise last Monday morning following the team’s 44-21 dismantling of visiting Idaho over the weekend, and a week off from game action wasn’t the only thing to celebrate. In the latest top-25 rankings released by […]

Men’s Soccer defeats Sacramento State Hornets 2-1 in golden goal overtime Sept. 29 was the last game of the non-conference play for UC Davis men’s soccer, and the team defeated the Sacramento State Hornets 2-1. The Hornets were sporting a 2-5 overall record compared to the Aggies 6-1 record on the new season. UC Davis […]

Debate lingers over what it means for Kaepernick, Nike On Monday, Sept. 3 free agent NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick caused a fresh round of controversy when he tweeted out an image of his face with one short message attached: “Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. #JustDoIt.” The tweet, which was later joined […]

Race to pennants in full swing as regular season approaches final games As Major League Baseball’s regular season faces its last few games, the races for titles, awards and the fight to play in October have officially begun. With the release of the postseason schedule and the final 2018 World Series game set for October […]

UC Davis men’s soccer loses to Saint Mary’s College, 1-0 It was the battle of undefeated teams on freshman move in weekend in Davis, CA as the UC Davis Aggies took on Saint Mary’s College of California in their second to last non-conference game of the 2018-19 school year. Saint Mary’s came into the game […]