UCR women’s basketball defeats UC Irvine 63-45 with impressive sharp shooting

On Jan. 8, the UCR Highlanders women’s basketball team played their first game against the UC Irvine (UCI) Anteaters in the Big West Conference. UCR has endured multiple game cancellations as a result of...

UCR men’s tennis returns after a year-long hiatus due to the pandemic

Men’s tennis is back in session at UCR for the 2021 spring season.The current team roster is composed of seven athletes,...

The most surprising and disappointing NBA teams at the All-Star break

Hansel Chu, Assistant Sports Editor With the 2022 NBA All-Star break occurring just this past week, many teams found themselves comfortable in the playoff standings. However, other teams that were expected to perform at a...
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The most bizarre and creepy sports curses

The sports world is a tension-filled atmosphere where winning and losing could quite literally mean the end of the world for some. Many teams have unfortunately suffered so-called curses against them, ruining their winning...

UC Riverside women’s basketball team earned a comfortable win over UC San Diego, 63-48

The UC Riverside women’s basketball team defeated UC San Diego, 63-48, Thursday night down in La Jolla. Going into this ball game, the Highlanders won their past four of five games and looked to...

Men’s golf keeps positive outlook despite 14th place finish

Riverside’s men’s golf team participated in the Mark Simpson Intercollegiate in Erie, Colorado, where they finished 14th out of 16 teams that competed. The tournament took place Sept. 24 and 25. Despite how the result...

UCR women’s basketball struggle In Moraga, finish winless in Thanksgiving Classic

Just a day after Thanksgiving and fresh off a win over the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, the UC Riverside Women’s Basketball (2-4, 0-0) team travelled to Moraga, CA for the Saint Mary’s Thanksgiving Classic. The...

Men’s golf finishes seventh out of 10 teams in Farms Invitational

UCR’s men’s golf kicked off the Farms Invitational at the University of San Diego on Monday, Feb. 11 and played through Tuesday. The Highlanders played their best golf of the tournament in the final...

Baseball’s pitching staff struggles in sweep against UNLV, loss to UC Davis

For many teams, scoring seven runs is often enough to win many baseball games. Pitching, however, is the other half of the winning equation, and the Highlanders (7-16, 0-1) baseball team’s pitching staff was rocked...

Junior Gilbert Chung and senior Kyle McCann honored after record-breaking season

After setting a new program record for wins this season, several of UCR’s men’s tennis players were bestowed with postseason honors. Senior Kyle McCann was named to the Big West All-Conference second team for...