Saturday, May 4, 2024

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...

Highlander Hot Take: Championship games need diversity too

In the last three weeks, we have had both the Champions League final and the start of the National Basketball Association (NBA) finals. Both finals consisted of repeat teams, with Real Madrid in the...

Golden goal sends men’s soccer to first-ever Big West tournament final

For the first time in program history, the UC Riverside men’s soccer team (7-9-2, 5-2-1) will appear in the Big West Conference Tournament final. The Highlanders knocked off defending champion Cal State Fullerton (7-5-9,...

Men’s Tennis outlasts Air Force in statement win at home

After nearly getting swept in last season’s matchup, the UC Riverside men’s tennis team (3-2) issued payback against Air Force (3-1) this time around, outlasting the academy with a final score of 4-3 at...

Polarizing week for women’s basketball as season winds down

In what served as the most critical game of the season so far, the Highlanders (15-12, 9-4) ousted CSUN (14-13, 8-5) to secure second place in the Big West for the time being. Heading...

Men’s golf places eighth in Big West Tournament

The Highlanders went into the Big West Tournament in Hawaii with some momentum following their second-place finish in Santa Barbara. However, their momentum only carried the Highlanders so far as they placed eighth overall...