Sports

Bertsch leads Aggies over winter break roadshow The UC Davis women’s basketball team has been busy over the winter break with a six-game road trip that included the start of league competition against UC Irvine. UC Davis went into the break looking to improve on its 5-2 record. In the first of eight games over […]

As fall seasons slow down, it’s time for an overall look at the athletics department As the various fall athletic seasons wind to a close, the first academic quarter under new UC Davis director of athletics Kevin Blue is just about in the books. The change at the top of the administrative hierarchy has not […]

UC Davis men’s water polo continues exceptional season, wins WWPA Championships With an overall record of 23-5, an undefeated conference record of 6-0 and a secured Western Water Polo Association Championship, it is no surprise that The California Aggie’s choice for Fall 2016 Team of the Quarter goes to men’s water polo. Looking back at […]

Coach Phil Tonne’s diving team is working hard to stay competitive and move ahead of the pack Nothing has come easy for the UC Davis diving team going into its winter hiatus, with injuries and illness plaguing the team. Despite this, head diving coach Phil Tonne is making sure that his team stays on top […]

Women’s water polo adds a Davis High standout On Wednesday, Nov. 23, UC Davis athletics announced the commitment of two women’s water polo players through national letter of intent (NLI) signings during the Fall period. The two water polo commitments came during a slew of UC Davis NLIs that included several men’s and women’s basketball […]

Every Tuesday night, UC Davis gets the opportunity to discuss the week in sports on KDVS’ “Aggie Talk” Sports talk radio is a staple for sports fans across the country. It provides a venue where fans of all different sports can talk about those teams, players and events they are most passionate about. On Aggie […]

Dan Hawkins, who played under Jim Sochor, returns to UC Davis to coach football A new era of Aggie football is underway as Dan Hawkins returns to UC Davis as head coach. Hawkins played fullback on the 1982 NCAA Division II championship runner-up team alongside NFL first round pick, quarterback Ken O’Brien, and under legendary […]

Previously undefeated Aggies break winning streak as Hofstra sneaks by with a win Amidst an afternoon of impressive achievements, including sophomore forward Morgan Bertsch’s first double-double of the season and junior guard Dani Nafekh’s fifth double-digit scoring stint, the previously unscathed Aggies tallied a tough 64-60 loss against the visiting Hofstra Pride during their Nov. […]

Every Tuesday night, UC Davis gets the opportunity to discuss the week in sports at KDVS’ “Aggie Talk” Sports talk radio is a staple for sports fans across the country. It provides an avenue where fans of all different sports can talk about the teams, players and events that they are most passionate about. On […]

Japanese professional baseball superstar already being eyed by MLB, fans In 1995, the Los Angeles Dodgers signed a star pitcher from the Japanese Professional Baseball League by the name of Hideo Nomo. Once Nomo won the Rookie of the Year and earned an All-Star nod in his first season, scouts and other baseball minds started […]

Aggies’ depth proves to be too much for Hornets to overcome In a night of many firsts, it seemed fitting that the first basket ever scored by a student-athlete in Sacramento’s brand new Golden1 Center belonged to Sacramento native Darius Graham. Graham, a senior guard for UC Davis’ men’s basketball team, drained a three-pointer from […]

Bossy cow-what? Read on and find out! Let’s begin with a little explanation about the objective of football. The goal of football is to get the ball into the endzone, or to get a touchdown. This is accomplished by running or throwing the football down the field. The team has four tries to get the […]