Sports

UC Davis professor Dr. Bennet Omalu discusses medical discovery, recent movie release about his research called “Concussion” The National Football League (NFL) built its multi-billion dollar empire by providing widespread access to an exhilarating sport: football. It was an untouchable institution. The NFL’s invincibility lasted until a young Nigerian forensic pathologist discovered a disease, which […]

What it really means to wear blue and gold There is a joke among college students that goes, “Sleep, grades, social life. Pick two.” This hits close to home for many — college students are just too busy. Student athletes have it even harder, as they have a fourth option that they have to balance. […]

Prediction: Panthers to trample Broncos Watch the Super Bowl this Sunday for the 30-second, $5 million commercials, because the game itself is going to be over before it starts. The Broncos are under-qualified and overmatched in Sunday’s title game, which will most likely eerily reflect Super Bowl XLVIII in which the Seattle Seahawks steamrolled the […]

UC Davis women’s tennis falls 6-1 to Santa Clara in Saturday match. Due to uncooperative weather, the Aggies moved their first official home match on Friday, Jan. 29, to an indoor tennis facility in Sacramento. The following day, with weather on their side, the Aggies played at the Marya Welch Tennis Courts against Santa Clara […]

Tina Tubbs describes her job best: “I wear a number of different hats.” Aside from her role as the director of sports medicine at UC Davis, Tubbs is the athletic trainer for the gymnastics team, part of the athletic training team for the football team and manages the Sports Medicine Internship Program, formerly known as […]

Fiery first half leaves UC Santa Barbara in Aggies’ rear-view The last time the UC Davis women’s basketball team faced off against UC Santa Barbara, the Gauchos were able to control the pace and come out with an 11-point victory. This time, the Aggies didn’t allow the Gauchos to have the satisfaction of beating them […]

UC Davis athletics from Jan. 25 to Jan. 31 Men’s Basketball (9-11 overall, 4-3 conf.) UC Davis vs. Cal State Fullerton (W, 69-64) UC Davis vs. Cal Poly (W, 66-52) In the first of two home games, the Aggies defeated the Cal State Fullerton Titans 69-64 on Wednesday, Jan. 27. With 12 points for the […]

Aggies buck Cal Poly before setting off for double road games When players step off the court, they are just like everyone else. But when they step on, it’s a whole different ball game. In a 66-52 Aggie win on Saturday, the combination of the seven players who saw playing time was enough to set […]

UC Davis women’s basketball team falls 75-62 to Long Beach State. The excellent three-point shooting and high-energy full-court press of Long Beach State proved to be too much for the Aggies to handle Thursday night as they fell, 75-62, to the visiting 49ers. The Ags coughed up the ball 21 times throughout the course of […]

UC Davis men’s basketball team defeats Cal State Fullerton in Wednesday night game. The UC Davis men’s basketball team sent the California State University, Fullerton Titans packing in a rare Wednesday night showdown. The Aggies picked up their fourth straight home win, 69-64. As the game got underway, the Aggies came out with energy and […]

Aggies motivated to win against Titans after road loss against Hawai’i UC Davis vs. UC Riverside (W, 58-55) Hearts were racing this season for the UC Davis men’s basketball team as the Aggies gained another last minute win last Thursday against UC Riverside, 58-55. Junior guard Darius Graham lead the team with a season-high 21 […]

UC Davis swimming and diving team defeats UC Santa Barbara in final home meet of season. Down by double digit figures with four races to go, the Aggies last home meet looked to be marred by a tough loss to inter-conference rivals UC Santa Barbara on Jan. 23. With the seniors being recognized for the […]