Sports

Coaches, experts express pros, cons for young athletes A proposal was announced by assembly members Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) and Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D-San Diego) to ban youth organized tackle football on Feb. 8, which could have an impact on collegiate level playing. It’s too early to tell the specifics of the proposed legislation, but its […]

Aggies’ hot start has team confident to compete for Big West crown It’s only February, but the UC Davis women’s tennis team is getting its gears turning early. The Aggies have won eight of their first 11 matches this season and have enjoyed top-level performances from almost every spot on the roster. But the team’s […]

Irvine unable to match the Aggies’ hot start The UC Davis women’s basketball team entered the final home game of the season with the momentum of its four game win-streak intact. With the UC Irvine Anteaters coming on the heels of a two-game losing streak, but 9-4 record overall in conference play, the Aggies went […]

UC Davis Aggies down Highlanders 64-63 with 7 seconds on the clock In an otherwise uneventful matchup between the UC Davis men’s basketball team and UC Riverside, the last few moments of the game got the fans on their feet, when junior guard TJ Shorts II made a powerful drive to the basket with 7 […]

Early season tumble for UC Davis baseball continues with fifth straight defeat The UC Davis baseball team fell to Creighton in eleven innings by a final score of 10-7 on Sunday afternoon at Phil Swimley Field, completing a three-game sweep for the visitors. The Aggies have now lost five consecutive games after opening the season […]

Students get opportunity to win thanks to Athletics Marketing UC Davis students have been given an increased incentive to support the 11-1 women’s and 8-4 men’s basketball teams — UC Davis Athletics Marketing has been been sponsoring Amazon giveaways, free sushi for a year competitions and theme nights. These promotions are intended to encourage attendance […]

Aggies look to rebuild pitching staff, improve on promising 2017 season As the UC Davis baseball team opens up another season this month, there is a certain optimism surrounding the program that this could be the year the Aggies take another big step forward and start challenging their Big West foes for a NCAA Regional […]

Fans, players alike were given an entertaining show all weekend With nearly three-quarters of the NBA season behind them, players, fans, coaches and legends of the past convened in Los Angeles from Feb. 16 to 18 for the NBA’s annual All Star weekend. While the rest of the NBA season relies on wins and losses, […]

Freeskier Brita Sigourney talks career, future UC Davis alumna Brita Sigourney landed her first Olympic podium with a bronze medal in the women’s freestyle skiing halfpipe competition in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang on Feb 20. behind Canada’s Cassie Sharp, who took gold, and France’s Marie Martinoid who took silver. The Aggie alumna is […]

Swim and dive team makes big jump from fifth to third place on last day of MPSF championship   Throughout the first three days of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships, the UC Davis swim and dive team held onto a stagnant fifth-place standing. However, on the last day of the competition, the Aggies pushed […]

Women’s and men’s teams not drawing same crowds despite athletics coverage Many young sports fans notice early on that the crowds of fans at women’s athletic events are smaller than those of men’s athletics events. They wonder why this lack of support continues to persist through high school athletics, college athletics and professional athletics. This […]

Athletics working group chosen to analyze, decide addition to UC Davis sports   As stated in a press release on Feb. 16 by UC Davis News and Media Relations, the working group chosen to review the nominations for the new women’s athletic team has reviewed said nominations on the four criteria mentioned in past press […]