Sports

Local campers receive guidance from former, current UC Davis athletes With the majority of Davis’ 35,415 students currently on summer break, the sprawling 5,300-acre campus appears remarkably calm. That is, until you come across one of the many UC Davis sports camps taking place at the university. Cries of excitement from local kids replace the […]

Former UC Davis men’s soccer player leads successful double life It’s a spring evening in San Diego. UC Davis men’s soccer head coach Dwayne Shaffer sits in the stands overlooking the fields of the 2005 San Diego Nomads soccer club showcase tournament. The tournament is hosted by the Nomads, a powerhouse soccer club in Southern […]

Wrapping up another busy year of Aggie athletics As the impending doom of Spring Quarter finals is fast approaching, so is the end to another year of UC Davis athletics. This year in Aggie sports was marked by tremendous feats both on the team and individual level, as well as some less-than-stellar performances. With several […]

Track and Field sprinter Kierra Davis has a standout year, earns multiple honors In an overall impressive year from the UC Davis track and field team, earning second place at the Big West Championships, one sprinter in particular has caught the eye of many. Track and field sprinter Kierra Davis earned Big West Women’s Freshman […]

If you’ve ever watched the movie Moneyball, you’ve learned that the mainstream statistics in baseball, namely Home Runs (HR), Batting Average (BA), Runs Batted In (RBIs), Wins (Ws), Strikeouts (Ks) and Earned Run Average (ERA), do not tell the whole story of a player’s success. In this day and age, sabermetrics, a quantitative analysis of […]

Greek life and sports life collide for one-night charity event On Saturday, June 3, the doors of the ARC Pavilion opened up for a different kind of basketball game. A Frat Stars versus All Stars charity basketball event was organized by fourth-year mechanical engineering student Nicholas Aikawa, who first got the idea when talking to […]

Pacific conference champions fall to Penn State, Ohio State The UC Davis women’s club softball team played in the National Club Softball Association (NCSA) World Series in Columbus, Georgia from May 19 to 21. Arriving in Georgia as the Pacific Conference champions, the Aggies were seeded second for pool play. Once bracket games began on […]

UC Davis professor talks sports, opportunities athletics provides Ever wondered if any college professors once played collegiate athletics? This second article in a series of three continues to follow and question different UC Davis professors to talk about their collegiate athletic playing days and why they decided to take a different path from athletics to […]

Graduating senior lands workout with NBA Sacramento Kings For many outgoing seniors who are competing in NCAA basketball, their final game at the college level marks the end of their basketball careers. For others, like UC Davis’s own Brynton Lemar, it was simply another step on his journey to the next level. While the future […]

UC Davis volleyball welcomes Nicole Miller, Bryce Williams The UC Davis volleyball team has a bright few seasons ahead of it with the recent addition of Nicole Miller and Bryce Williams to the coaching staff. Head coach Dan Conners’ contract has also been extended through 2021. Conners is looking forward to improving all aspects of […]

A look into a UC Davis original intramural sport When it comes to UC Davis intramural sports (IMs), there are a multitude of different options to choose from. The selection of sports varies from quarter to quarter, offering a diverse selection of games and competition levels as to satisfy nearly anyone’s athletic interests. Many are […]

Golden State Warriors seek retribution against Cleveland Cavaliers following 2016 upset This series was predetermined. June 1, 2017 kicks off the 2017 NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers, the third NBA Finals between the two franchises in as many years. In the 2015 bout, the Warriors handled the injury-ravaged Cavaliers […]