Saturday, May 4, 2024

Men’s basketball rides rocky offseason

He shoots, he scores! Guard Sam Finley was a building block for Riverside’s basketball team’s success this season, but his UCR career has come to an abrupt end. Searching for a system more uptempo...

Women’s tennis must make most of what they have

April 9, 2009. This was the last time the UCR women’s tennis team recorded a conference win. That ended up being the lone conference win of the 2008-2009 season, as the team went 1-7...

Disappointing week for UCR baseball; drops series versus Oregon

April 8, 2014 Aztecs 4 - Highlanders 3 With several opportunities to take control of the game, the UCR baseball team (14-14) fell short Tuesday afternoon against San Diego State (25-8), 4-3. Stealing bases in the first...

Highlander men’s basketball loses a nail biter against Cal State Fullerton

Jan. 12, 2013 Titans 71 - Highlanders 69 The UC Riverside men’s basketball team lost a heartbreaker 71-69 at Fullerton. Fullerton’s Kwame Vaughn with about 16 seconds left drained the game winning shot. The theme of...
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The problem with DeMarcus Cousins is the franchise he plays for

The media’s comments in regard to whether or not Kings center DeMarcus Cousins is championship material isn’t exactly the first time people have questioned the capability of a hot-headed, seven-footer to win a championship....

UCR baseball walks-off in nine-inning thriller

Coming off a close 4-3 win on Friday, April 22 in game one of their conference series against nationally-ranked Long Beach State, UC Riverside baseball had a quick turnaround into Saturday evening’s matchup against...

UCR women’s golf gets their wake-up call

Coming off a strong third-place team finish in the Battle at The Rock at Oak Quarry Golf Club, UCR sent sophomore Jakeishya Le and junior Julia Sander to the CBU Invitational on Monday, Feb....

Softball ends season on a good note, taking series win from Cal Poly

Date: May 11, 2012 Mustangs 6 - Highlanders 5 (9) Playing their final games of the season on the road against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the UC Riverside softball team dropped a heartbreaker 5-6 in...

Players and leagues across professional sports take a stand against racial injustices

It was Game Five between the Milwaukee Bucks and Orlando Magic. The winner moves onto round two of the Eastern Conference Finals and inches closer to potentially becoming NBA Finals champions. But as the...

Gazzolo, Smith carry UCR golf in two invitationals

Feb. 19-21, 2012 Folino Invitational   The UC Riverside men’s golf team finished in eight place out of 10 teams in the Folino Invitational this past week. Led by David Gazzolo’s 226 (72-76-78), the Highlanders finished with...