Sports

Student MCs comment: How Aggie Pack affects sports experience for students, fans While many factors contribute to the fan experience at college sporting events, one of the loudest is the student spirit section. Their energy can significantly impact the way fans, students and student-athletes alike think about sports games. Since being founded in the winter […]

Supreme Court’s latest ruling opens door for individual states to legalize sports gambling The United States Supreme Court officially repealed the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 early in the morning of May 14, clearing the way for every state in the country to offer legalized sports gambling. The ruling stems from a […]

Hammon makes history in process despite outcome After breaking the glass ceiling in 2014 by becoming the NBA’s first female assistant coach, Becky Hammon has made NBA history yet again. Hammon, who first made her name playing 15 years in both the WNBA and overseas leagues before her coaching, became the first woman to be […]

Following cricket club at UC Davis Seeing the oval-shaped stadium and watching players take the field may cause people who have never seen cricket to wonder, “Isn’t this just baseball?” While similar to baseball in many different aspects of play, cricket is a completely different game — it was deemed the second-most followed sport in […]

Search committees working to attract candidates Solid collegiate sports programs are typically backed by a coaching staff with grit and experience, and after UC Davis Athletics officially announced the addition of equestrian and beach volleyball to UC Davis women’s Division I sports, two search committees were formed to begin a nationwide search for head coaches […]

While people of color are trending upward, a strong gender gap remains A recent diversity report card put out by the Institute For Diversity and Ethics in Sport highlighted and confirmed a serious lack of diversity across the Associated Press sports editors. The study, which was spearheaded by Dr. Richard Lapchick, showed that 85 percent […]

Win over Cal Poly was 5-4 comeback victory for crown For the second straight year, the UC Davis Aggies women’s water polo club team defeated the Cal Polytechnic State University Mustangs in the Sierra Pacific Division to be crowned National Collegiate Club Champions. With this year’s win, the Aggies earn their fourth championship in five […]

The Aggie explores five strange sports competitions from Europe, North America With the addition of two new women’s sports to the athletic program earlier this year, UC Davis continues to add diversity in competitions for its student-athletes. However, there is a division of sporting events that cannot be found at most universities. Five of these […]

Club fencers land in top three of individual events The sound of fencing weapons clashing and shoes pounding the hardwood floors echoed through Hickey Gym as fencers from UC Davis and seven other colleges (including UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and University of Nevada Reno) competed in a two-day tournament […]

The UC Davis Aggies women’s field hockey team won 3-1 against Olympic Club in final game of spring season The UC Davis women’s field hockey team defeated Olympic Club 3-1 in a non-conference game at home on May 12. Going into its final game of the spring season, the Aggies spotted a fall season 1-17 […]

With multiple facets to the job, assistant coaching is more than meets the eye In most sports, especially at the university level, there are assistant coaches to help specific athletic programs. They show up for games, give input and try to help the team succeed. However, there are many facets attributed to assistant coaching that […]

An inside look at athletics compliance services It is the binding force that holds the UC Davis athletic community together. It is the bridge that connects student-athletes with the university at large. Its staff of just four members is responsible for ensuring that each of the university’s 23 different NCAA affiliated athletic programs are operating […]