NBA Offseason: Speculation and Predictions
With the conclusion of the 2018-19 NBA season, the offseason is one of the hot topics to discuss. The Highlander sports section is here to discuss some of the big news and make predictions...
Volleyball snaps 10-game losing streak after defeating UC Irvine at home
Following a pair of back-to-back matches in which the UCR volleyball team (6-18, 2-11) fell to Long Beach State (9-15, 6-6) and Cal State Northridge (11-13, 6-6), the Highlanders returned home on Tuesday, Nov....
Men’s basketball defeated on the road by Cal State Fullerton and Cal State Northridge
Courtesy of UCR Athletics
After their first match up in the season against California State University, Fullerton (9-15, 4-5) that went in favor of UC Riverside (14-10, 4-4) 65-59,...
Former WNBA All-Star Nicole Powell named UCR women’s basketball head coach
Courtesy of Big West
On Monday, March 30, the UC Riverside women’s basketball team announced Nicole Powell as the new head coach for the women’s basketball team....
UCR men’s soccer wins award for academic excellence
UCR’s men’s soccer team has received the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award. This award contributes to their winning streak, as they won the most recent Big West tournament and ranked in the top...
UCR men’s basketball loses an overtime nail-biter in their second game of the series...
Leading the weekend two-game series against UC San Diego (UCSD), UCR men’s basketball team (10-6, 5-3) entered their second weekend contest in La Jolla, California with impressive momentum. Despite maintaining a lead throughout most...
UCR baseball loses a tough one against Cal Baptist University
The UC Riverside baseball team lost 5-4 against Cal Baptist University in which the Highlanders found themselves trying to climb back on top throughout the whole game. Going into this, UCR had a 13-game...
UC Riverside softball team sweeps double-header against Cal State Bakersfield
By: Hansel Chu, Assistant Sports Editor
The UC Riverside softball team swept the double-header games 16-1 and 6-1 against Cal State Bakersfield on Friday afternoon in Bakersfield. Going into the ball game, the Highlanders sat...
Sporty Spice: Top 10 sports romance books for when your boyfriend’s not enough
Sports romance literature represents a huge portion of the romance genre, so much so that there has been controversy about how fantasy bleeds into reality. After Seattle Kraken player Alex Wennenberg became the target...
Highlander Hot Take: LeBron James can still lead the Lakers through the tough Western...
Heading into the All-Star break, the Lakers were involved in many trade rumors and had their intentions set on improving their roster, as they hope to contend for a championship this season. The Lakers...