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Los Angeles Dodgers
The clouds have parted and baseball season is here once again. March 30 was the first game day back for the Dodgers and the Padres, but Los Angeles would come in with...
Highlanders around the Big West
Softball tallies only one hit, drops series against Long Beach
The UC Riverside softball team travelled to Long Beach to square off against the 49ers in an ESPN-televised weekend from April 4-6. The Highlanders opened the...
Baseball wins home series versus Cal State Northridge
April 4, 2014
Highlanders 4 - Matadors 2
Wrapped up in blankets and dealing with the frigid Riverside night, Highlander fans continued to cheer for the UC Riverside baseball team (13-12, 2-2) as they faced Cal...
99 for Title IX
At the 2008 Australian Open, Venus Williams, an advocate for gender equality within the sport of tennis, bellowed: “There is nothing against right. Right is right. Wrong is wrong. And I’m not a fool.”
Over...
They’re in! A packed SRC Arena fuels men’s basketball to Big West playoff berth
March 6, 2014
Highlanders 78 - Aggies 65
When it was time for tip-off Thursday night, there was not an empty seat to be found on the student side of the Student Recreation Center arena. Everyone...
Taylor Johns: More than just a block party
He’s hard to miss.
Standing 6-feet-7-inches tall, he practically intimidates anyone beside him. Forward sophomore Taylor Johns can often be seen pumping up his teammates on court as well as dropping jaw-breaking dunks and monster...
Women’s basketball competes in season finale, falls short of Big West Tournament spot
March 8, 2014
49ers 89 - Highlanders 81
With only 43 seconds remaining in regulation, Long Beach State had the lead, 84-79, and had the possession. UCR’s Tahvia Morrison fouled the 49ers’ Lauren Spargo to stop...
Baseball’s offense on full display in 9-1 win over Sacramento
March 7, 2014
Highlanders 9 - Hornets 1
The Sacramento Hornets came buzzing in from Northern California but they lost their stingers on the way down south with a huge loss of 9-1 to the UC...
Men’s basketball provides March madness in double-OT thriller
Prior to 7 p.m., this past Saturday had been a disappointment. Gloomy skies, rain and wind dominated the forecast as they had for the past week, resulting in the cancellation of one of the...
Highlander Savannah Vilaubi shines for women’s golf
Savannah Vilaubi held the UCR’s women’s golf team together even though they finished in last place at UC Irvine’s Kia Invitational last Monday and Tuesday. The grand prize of the tournament was a sponsorship...