The 2024 NFL Wild Card round provided some unexpected and entertaining games. There were some intriguing and entertaining storylines from Matthew Stafford’s return to Detroit, the Cowboys’ and Eagles’ collapse against the Packers and the Buccaneers, and Tyreek Hill’s return to Arrowhead. With the top seed from each conference back from their bye week, here are the NFL Divisional...
On Tuesday, the 12-26 (3-15) University of California, Riverside (UCR) Highlanders hosted the 23-20 (10-14) University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Rebels of the Mountain West Conference. Exactly one week before this game, the two teams played each other in Las Vegas. In that match, the Rebels lit up the scoreboard against the Highlanders until the game was ended...
The men’s soccer team (1-7-1) has not started the season the way they’d hoped. The team has an opportunity to turn their season around as they will have a clean slate going into conference season. Here’s how they fared in the past, some key players to watch and how we expect them to do this upcoming season.
2017-18 Big West...
When it comes to scouting college quarterback talent, running quarterbacks scare scouts away. They are seen as a liability to themselves and to their team. Coaches would rather have a pocket passer who knows how to protect himself. Just look at Andrew Luck – a typical pocket passer who nonetheless had reckless tendencies to his play and wound up...
The Highlander softball team (3-6) traveled to Los Angeles to compete in the Stacy Winsberg Tournament from Friday Feb.15-17.
UCR got swept in their first doubleheader on Friday against University of Mississippi (5-1) and Boise State (3-2).
The first game of the two was against Ole Miss, who scored in every inning but the fourth, on their way to...
It was an eventful day for UC Riverside’s track and field team as they were in Los Angeles at the UCLA Bob Larsen Distance Carnival.
For the women’s open 5,000 meters run, freshman Vanessa Gracian placed second with a time of 18:03.03 while sophomore Kiley Atwood finished right behind her in third, coming in at 18:06.13.
Meanwhile, junior Heinrich Van Niekerk...
It’s a victory as rare as they come for the Highlander baseball team (19-34, 7-14).
On Monday, May 20, UCR defeated Oregon (27-27, 10-17) at home 3-1, their first victory over the Ducks since a 7-3 victory in 1979.
It was another difficult start for UCR, as they allowed the opponent to score first in the top of the...
The Highlanders women’s soccer team ventured out to Long Beach on Thursday, Oct. 24, as they battled against Cal State Long Beach (4-10, 2-3) at George Allen Field. The Highlanders (3-12-1, 1-5) came into the game looking to establish a winning streak after their weekend win in which they shut out UC Davis (6-10, 1-5), 2-0 at home. However,...
Last week, on Thursday, Jan. 23, UC Riverside’s men’s basketball team (13-9, 3-3) faced off against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (4-14, 1-3) in an intense game that the Highlanders came out on top in. This game was played after two consecutive losses for the men’s team, and the game was being covered by ESPN3.
The game began with the...
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For sophomore center Callum McRae, coming from New Zealand to play basketball in the United States didn’t institute as huge of a culture shock as expected, largely due to the already existing culture surrounding him. “There wasn’t a huge culture change because we got a big Australian, New Zealand presence...