Nguyen-er’s Circle: Just Pay Them!

College sports is a $900 million industry, with the net worth of some schools’ teams also valued in the hundreds of millions. Of that money, how much of it do the players earn? None. Well,...

Back in action: Fall sports are in full swing

As giddy freshman and anxious seniors make their way back to the stifling heat of Riverside this week, the fall sports continue their long haul to the Big West Championships. Women's soccer kicked off...

Coach Jim Wooldridge named interim athletic director

Chancellor Jane Conoley announced Wednesday afternoon that longtime men’s basketball coach Jim Wooldridge will be taking over for Brian Wickstrom as UCR’s interim athletic director. For the past six years, Jim Wooldridge had been tasked...

Athletics Director Brian Wickstrom leaves UCR, accepts position at ULM

There is an old adage that says the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. Athletic Director Brian Wickstrom will soon find out if that is in fact true after...

Brian Wickstrom may set sights toward Louisiana job

UC Riverside Athletic Director Brian Wickstrom is one of three finalists for a vacant athletic director position at the University of Louisiana Monroe. Populating the list of finalists for the job are Wickstrom, Texas Pan-American...

Track and field sprints into summer competition

While thousands of UCR students bade adieu to the university at the start of summer break, several track and field athletes tightened their spikes and welcomed a final stretch of championship events. The consistent...

Riverside baseball curves two players into the MLB Draft

During the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, pitchers Trevor Frank and Jacob Smigelski saw their hard work in blue and gold pay off as they both were drafted by MLB teams. Trevor Frank was...

Nguyen-er’s Circle: The National Football Circus

Caught in the midst of America’s greatest pastime is the fact that 33 players in the National Football League have been arrested this year. By comparison, just seven people have been arrested for felonies...

Nguyen-er’s Circle: A Year to Remember

As the seasons for many sports are drawing to their respective closes, it doesn’t take much to realize how much we as fans have been treated this year to the performances of a lifetime. We’ve...

UCR Athlete of the Year: Ted Hooper

When UC Riverside track and field athlete Ted Hooper stepped onto the field for his sophomore season, nobody expected him to sweep the team off their collective feet. With humble beginnings, running track and field...