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Latest allegations could have lasting repercussions Recruiting violations are nothing new to the NCAA, with all-too-common allegations of financial misconduct by schools, coaches, and athletes dominating the headlines every few months. Fresh off of the high-profile allegations of corruption and taking bribes against former Louisville men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino, which led to his dismissal […]

Big West Student-Athlete Advisory Committee raise money in monthlong event for Yolo County SPCA For the 11th year in a row, UC Davis Student-Athlete Advisory Committee teamed up with the other committees from the Big West schools to participate in the Big West Coin Drive. The drive took place throughout the month of February, and […]

La Rue Field receives complete makeover in time for new season The UC Davis softball team officially kicked off its 2018 home schedule on Thursday afternoon at the newly-renovated La Rue Field, following a five-month project that gave the facility some much-needed repairs and upgrades. The team will enjoy new dugouts and bullpens as well […]

Fullerton upsets Aggies in Big West tournament UC Davis men’s basketball, the champions of the Big West Conference in the regular season, fell short of riding the winning momentum to a Big West tournament crown. After a quarterfinals victory over UC Riverside, the UC Davis men’s basketball team was defeated by the Cal State Fullerton […]

Fighting for a cause in Davis Keaton’s Child Cancer Alliance and the St. Baldricks Foundation hosted and partnered with SuperCuts to shave heads at de Vere’s Irish Pub in downtown Davis to raise money for childhood cancer research on Thursday, March 9. The event, “MaHellYeah” was held for UC Davis’ freshman outside hitter Mahalia White. […]

Team earns title due to record, player stats, multiple conference recognitions UC Davis’ women’s basketball team had another record-breaking year in leading the league with a 24-5 overall record, earning them the title of Team of the Quarter by The California Aggie’s sports desk. The team earned a second conference regular season title with a […]

NBA athletes’ charitable work shows commitment to service, social consciousness “Shut up and dribble” was the phrase that Fox News host of The Ingraham Angle, Laura Ingraham, used in her response to recent comments that NBA star LeBron James made in a video posted to his Uninterrupted platform. The video, titled “Rolling with the Champion,” […]

UC Davis men’s basketball team defeated UC Irvine for first seed In a sellout crowd of 5,000 in attendance at UC Irvine on March 3, the UC Davis men’s basketball team defeated the UC Irvine Anteaters 90-84 in double overtime. Coming into the last game of the conference season, Irvine and UC Davis were tied […]

UC Davis women’s water polo team beats University of Pacific Tigers 13-12 in sudden victory With almost all of the stands packed with people at the Schaal Aquatic Center on March 3, the UC Davis women’s water polo team beat the University of Pacific Tigers 13-12 in a sudden triple overtime victory. Coming into the […]

Aggies making a mark on program history The UC Davis women’s basketball team dominated the competition this season and boasted a 24-5 2017-18 regular season record, and 14-2 in Big West Conference play, the losses simply bolstered the Aggies’ resolve and the season saw mostly an upward trajectory with a desire to build on the […]

Boys from Progress Ranch interacted with favorite basketball players thanks to coordination of CMN 130 class project At the final UC Davis men’s basketball game of the season, there were a few special fans in the bleachers cheering on the Aggies. Five UC Davis students enrolled in CMN 130: Group Communications partnered with Progress Ranch […]

Agency’s allegations of providing players with performance-enhancing drugs looms over spring training startup On Feb. 13, a lawsuit was filed against one of Major League Baseball’s top player agencies, ACES, for allegedly paying players under the table and directing clients to resources with performance-enhancing drugs — all with the first games of spring training just […]