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 its season in late August while most students were either celebrating the end of summer school or savoring the last month of their seemingly short-lived...
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 with overseeing the progress of the UCR men's basketball team. Now, the former coach will spearhead all major projects within the athletics department.
"I was thrilled...
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 it was announced Monday that Wickstrom will leave Riverside to become the new athletic director at the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM).
UC Riverside’s athletics...
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 Athletic Director Chris King and Josh Brooks, the Associate Athletic Director for Georgia.
The Louisiana Monroe job opened up when current Athletic Director Bobby Staub left...
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 trio of Ryan Swafford, Ted Hooper and Damajeria Dubose headed to the NCAA National Championships from June 4-8 with hopes of dashing records as well...
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 selected by the Cleveland Indians in the eighth round. Frank was a starter most of his time at UCR before moving to closer his senior...
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 in the history of the National Hockey League, and 16 in the National Basketball Association.
Of the arrests in the NFL, the most consistent (nine) have...
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 seen it all this year: Miracle comebacks that defy the odds, records broken, teams on a roll slicing through the competition like a hot knife...
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 at Arcadia High School, Hooper not only set the school record for the long jump, but also was named to the all-area first team, and...
Heading into the 2013 season, the Highlanders were picked to wind up in seventh place by the Big West Conference Preseason Coaches Poll. The team, however, hoped to exceed expectations with a tested group of players itching for a possible run to the NCAA Regional Baseball Tournament.
The crop of Highlanders ultimately fell short of their goals in a season...