KD injured, Spurs are now the favorites to win the west

In the modern NBA, where stretch bigs and 3-point shooting are priority, size can be overlooked quite a lot. Size in this case matters, as the San Antonio Spurs are set up to be...

Men’s basketball beats Long Beach State after honoring military and victims of tragic

On Thursday, Jan. 30, the Highlanders (14-9, 4-3) competed against Long Beach State University in a tense game where UCR eventually won 77-69. This week’s game was played in honor of Military Day and...

Bueno’s Buzz: Sister Act

Two decades ago when Richard Williams announced that he had raised two future No. 1 tennis players, not many acknowledged let alone listened to his claim. Fast forward to today and the Williams sisters...

Bueno’s Buzz: She Got Game

With Michael Jordan's 50th birthday and Lebron James' historic performances fueling the sports headlines last week, the age-old debate of who is the greatest of all time has been reignited. As the sports contingent focused...

UCR Volleyball wins home thriller, finishes week with split

The Highlanders volleyball team (7-15, 2-8) returned to action on the road at Cal State  Northridge (7-17, 3-9) Tuesday, Oct. 30, looking to keep their momentum going following a win against Cal State Fullerton....

Women’s basketball records first conference win, falls short against CSUN

After a rough 6-10 overall start to the season, the UC Riverside women’s basketball team (7-10, 1-2) struggled to get into a consistent groove, dropping their first two conference games. However, thanks to phenomenal...

Volleyball splits week, wins against CSUN on Senior Night

The Highlanders (9-17, 4-10) were defeated by Long Beach State (14-13, 6-8) in the first of UCR’s final two home games taking place over the weekend. Riverside dropped the first two sets, but were...

Women’s basketball drops nail-biters versus Hawaii, Irvine

Feb. 12, 2015 Rainbow Wahine 72 - Highlanders 69 Simone DeCoud scored a season-high 22 points, but the women’s basketball team fell to Hawaii, 72-69. The Riverside native shot 47 percent from the field and converted...

Nguyen-er’s Circle: Inconsistency meets hypocrisy

Over the past month or so, the public perception of the National Football League has downward-spiralled into a media circus that shows no signs of slowing down. Multiple star players in major legal trouble?...

Men’s soccer extends losing streak to four straight

October 14, 2015 Highlanders 0 - Anteaters 1 The UC Riverside men’s soccer team was on the road again this week, and this time they were up against Big West foe and fellow southern California rival,...