With the 2026 FIFA World Cup just around the corner, the three host nations are preparing their national teams to perform at their best on home soil. While Canada will be proud to appear in the World Cup for just the third time in its nation’s history, both Mexico and the United States have their sights set on making...
Women’s Soccer - Oct. 5
Hawai’i vs. UC Riverside
3-3 T
UCR: Spenser Gonzales 7’ 22’
UCR: Mia DiLeo 16’
Hawai’i: Nalani Damacion 59’
Hawai’i: Penny Noland 67’
Hawai’i: Alice Davidson 87’
Men’s Soccer - Oct. 8
UC San Diego vs. UC Riverside
2-2 T
UCR: Wes Hastings 18’
UCSD: Sean Ueda 21’
UCR: Andrija Radonjic 37’
UCSD: Evan Wellerstein 50’
Men’s Soccer - Oct. 11
Sacramento St. vs. UC Riverside
3-0 W
UCR: Eric Martinez 18’
UCR:...
Former University of California, Riverside (UCR) men’s basketball standout Kyle Owens passed away on Sep. 30. after battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He was 24.
Owens played two seasons with the Highlanders (2022-2024) under former head coach Mike Magpayo.
“‘This is so unfair’ are the feelings of his former teammates…and I feel the same. I'm also inspired that, hopefully, God put him...
When the lights turn off at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) Soccer Stadium, the work doesn’t stop for senior midfielder and team captain, Spenser Gonzales. “I work five to six days a week , and I try not to work on game days,” commented Gonzales when describing her day-to-day schedule.
Gonzales stays moving with her monster of a schedule,...
The University of California, Riverside’s (UCR) women’s soccer team has been relentlessly battling in the 11 games they have played this season, with two of them in the Big West. UCR played its first Big West Conference game on Sept. 21, 2025, at Anteater Stadium against UC Irvine, ending in a 3-1 loss.
On Sept. 25, 2025, the Highlanders hosted...
The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) 2025 season is coming to end with the Finals under way. Things are heating up on the court, but also off the court too. The CBA is the official labor contract between the WNBA and the WNBAPlayers Association (WNBPA) (the players’ union). It outlines key terms of employment such as player salaries, benefits,...
It’s not uncommon to hear players in various sports leagues say their fans are the “best fans in the league.” However, Ballhalla (Chase Center) has a different kind of swag to it, and numbers that back up its case to be the best home court advantage in the WNBA.
There’s 44 games in the WNBA regular season and each team...
San Francisco, Calif. – On May 16, 2025, the BetMGM preseason win total for the Golden State Valkyries was set at 8.5 wins. There were many unanswered questions about how good the Valkyries could be, but nobody could have predicted the team to be this competitive in their inaugural season. On Sep. 4, the Valkyries defeated the Dallas Wings...
San Francisco, Calif. – “We didn’t call ourselves an expansion team. media did. We called ourselves a new team from the jump,” commented Valkyries head coach Natalie Nakase when asked about contending for the playoffs as a WNBA expansion team in its inaugural season.
On Tuesday, Sep. 2, the Valkyries beat the New York Liberty at home, marking their...
On Sunday, Aug. 31, the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Washington Mystics, 81-78, at home. The Sparks kept their fight for a spot in the playoffs alive whereas the Mystics were eliminated from playoff contention after Saturday’s loss.
The Sparks started strong in the first quarter, putting up 12 points before the Mystics scored their first. The Mystics managed to...