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Men’s, women’s basketball motivated to build on previous sens of success Men’s Basketball UC Davis men’s basketball started off its 2018-19 season with an exhibition game victory, 87-59, against Dominican University at The Pavilion last Thursday. Although the Aggies ended the 2017-18 season as back to back Big West conference champions, Cal State Fullerton dashed […]

Blowout victory puts UC Davis football on cusp of first ever Big Sky title The UC Davis football team continued its magical 2018 season with a 42-20 win over visiting Northern Arizona University on Saturday afternoon at Aggie Stadium. The sixth consecutive victory for the Aggies, a program record, keeps them in first place in […]

A look into collegiate level recruiting processes, its importance to team development While playing for a collegiate sports program may seem like a relatively simple task to accomplish, there is a lot more to joining a collegiate team than meets the eye. Even though a player is able to show up at a collegiate level […]

Coaches look to bring youth sports culture to a positive place From an early age, American youth are often inclined to view their coaches as a moral authority akin to teachers, preachers or even parents. Amateurs and professionals often forge relationships with coaches that last for years thereafter. Every coach has their own style. Former […]

Final stretch of college football season is here, Aggies keep surging As the old proverb goes: “The bigger, the better.” But is that really true? With the college football playoff system, it absolutely is. Although the attention of the masses is mainly directed at the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), or D1-A football, it is the […]

UC Davis men’s soccer claims eighth straight Big West playoff berth In a test of resolve against a gritty Sacramento State Hornets side, the UC Davis men’s soccer team came out victorious in a causeway matchup to close out regular season play, as other Big West opponents jockeyed for playoff positions in the conference. This […]

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 […]