UCR women’s golf team finishes last in the Las Vegas Showdown
On Sunday, Oct. 27, the UC Riverside women’s golf team traveled to Las Vegas to compete in the Las Vegas Showdown at the Boulder Creek Golf Club Course. The tournament took place over three...
Mamba out: coming to terms with the sudden, horrific death of an icon
“How do you feel about Kobe?”
I’ve probably been asked this question about a million times since last Sunday, when Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others were killed in a tragic helicopter...
2020 NFL Draft: A look at the top prospects
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced last month that the NFL would cancel its 2020 in-person draft event and switch to a virtual setting. The...
Highlights from the 2020 NBA Finals
It has been 10 years since the Los Angeles Lakers have clinched the title of NBA Finals champions. This year, with the team in the hands of Lebron James and Anthony Davis, the two...
Context surrounding UCR vs CSU Fullerton men’s basketball cancellations made clear
On the weekend of Feb. 5 and 6, UCR had to cancel their series against the California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) Titans. The initial press releases posted by both schools on the cancellation of...
Highlander Hot Take: The Brooklyn Nets will win their first NBA championship this year
Kyle Penix, CW
Well, it’s happened before — sort of. The Nets franchise — then called the New York Nets, won two American Basketball Association titles in 1974 and 1976 led by legend Julius Erving...
Highlander softball manages a last ditch effort to close out the series with a...
By: Kevin Contreras, Sports Editor
Softball season continues for the Highlanders at UCR as they most recently faced off against UC Santa Barbara in another 3-game series. It was a tough start for UCR on...
Celtics “ultra” fans show solidarity with Palestine despite UEFA guidelines
The Celtics are a professional Scottish football (soccer) club founded in 1887 by Irish Catholic immigrants in Glasgow with the goal of raising money for needy Irish and Catholic families in the East End....
Highlander Hot Take: Dave Roberts will be fired should the Dodgers not win the...
The Los Angeles Dodgers seemingly enter every season among the favorites to win the World Series. Disappointingly, however, for the fans of one of Major League Baseball’s blue blood franchises, they have only one...
Women’s soccer stays undefeated after drawing Cal Poly
Despite the belief that no excitement lies in a draw, UCR’s (10-0-2, 1-0-1) game on Friday night against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (1-9-4, 1-1-1) was a notable exception. The Highlanders faced the Broncos...