Softball wins two games at the Wildcat Invitational

March 1, 2013 Highlanders 1 - Vikings 0 The softball team continued their season Friday, March 1 in the first game of a double-header at the Wildcat Invitational with a 1-0 win over the Portland State...

Men’s basketball falls to UC Davis and Pacific for final home games

Feb. 28, 2013 Aggies 59 – Highlanders 52 The UC Davis Aggies pulled out a 59-52 victory over the UCR men’s basketball team. UCR’s only lead of the night came with 14:34 to go in the first...

Bueno’s Buzz: Do the Harlem Shake

It's the dance that has been sweeping the nation and even our own university campus. Now add the Miami Heat to the Harlem Shake craze. The NBA's best team recently released a video of...

A leap toward contention

Kendall’s Fastball The NFL season may be over, but in the past few months teams have been working hard to improve and lock down the main pieces to their rosters. This offseason, four teams have...

Women’s basketball team loses the chance for Big West playoffs

Feb. 28, 2013 Mustangs 94 - Highlanders 59 The women’s basketball team got blown out of their gym by Cal Poly 94-59. The lady Highlanders played a bad first half, which saw themselves in a 37-point...

UCR baseball players suspended after brawl against Sacramento State

Feb. 22, 2013 Highlanders 2 - Hornets 1 Highlander baseball made national headlines this weekend, but not for the right reasons. UC Riverside beat Sacramento State 2-1 on Friday, Feb. 22. But the story of the...

UCR softball team goes 3-2 in Amy S. Harrison Classic

Feb. 22, 2013 Toreros 5 – Highlanders 0 UC Riverside hosted the Amy S. Harrison Classic and started the tournament off with a loss to the University of San Diego Toreros 0-5. All five runs by...

Men’s basketball beats UCSB Gauchos, falls to Portland State Vikings

Feb. 20, 2013 Highlanders 54 - Gauchos 45 The UCR men’s basketball team, hot with a fiery defense, defeated the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 54-45 Feb. 20. Highlanders Chris Harriel and Taylor Johns both provided an...

The beginning of a new era in sports

Kendall's Fastball Saturday, Feb. 23 was a monumental moment for women’s athletics—the first female fight in UFC history. Though men have always dominated the headlines in all areas of sports, this fight is a prime...

Bueno’s Buzz: Blade Gunner?

Sometimes the entertaining spectacle of sports clashes with the harshness of reality. The trial of Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius fits that bill. Winning the hearts of millions, the South African dubbed "Blade Runner" gained...