Sports

Event: TLC Plumbing and Utility Invitational

Teams: No. 29 UC Davis vs. No. 21 Louisville; Michigan State

Records: Aggies, 2-0-0; Cardinals, 1-0-1; Spartans, 1-1-0

Event: Air Force Invitational

Teams: UC Davis vs. North Carolina State; Montana State; Akron; Air Force

Records: Aggies, 2-1; Wolfpack, 0-4; Bobcats, 1-2; Zips, 1-2; Falcons, 1-2

Men's and women's cross country

Picked to finish fourth and third in the Big West Conference preseason coaches poll, respectively, the Aggies' men's and women's cross country teams start their seasons this weekend.

eams: UC Davis vs. San Jose State

Records: Aggies, 0-0; Spartans, 0-0

Where: Spartan Stadium - San Jose, Calif.

Event: Copa de Causeway Classico

Teams: No. 30 UC Davis vs. Long Island; Cal State Bakersfield

Records: Aggies, 0-0-0; Blackbirds, 0-0-0; Roadrunners, 0-0-0

Teams: UC Davis vs. San Jose State; Navy

Records: Aggies, 1-1-0; Spartans, 0-2-0; Midshipmen, 1-0-0

Where: Aggie Soccer Stadium

Event: Fresno State Invitational

Teams: UC Davis vs. Saint Mary's; Fresno State; Cal State Bakersfield

Records: Aggies, 0-0; Gaels; 0-0; Bulldogs, 0-0; Roadrunners, 0-0

Early in the season, men's water polo head coach Steve Doten was quick to express where his team's strengths would lie in 2007.

They were the two biggest games of the year and possibly in program history.

All good things must come to an end.

After 30 years of coaching, Kathy DeYoung is ready to hang up her whistle and clipboard.

In the spring of 2007, Brandon Brown was at a crossroads.

Academics were about to keep him off the football field for the season. Despite having a full scholarship to play cornerback at UC Davis, he was struggling to make ends meet financially. And there were family issues back home in Los Angeles.

The 2008 baseball season ended for most of the UC Davis baseball team Sunday when it fell in the Stanford Regional elimination game to the host Cardinal.

But for a lucky seven, it's far from over.

Steve Gatena can't remember the last time he was healthy.

From recovering from his bout with a collapsed lung to overcoming a torn labrum - twice - Gatena has had his fair share of struggles on his trek toward the top of the mountain.

All good things must come to an end.

For the 2008 UC Davis baseball team, it was a very good thing.