Last week I discussed who will finish in the top five seeds of the Eastern Conference. This week let’s shift to the Western Conference which is more difficult analyze because of the fierce competition.
Memphis Grizzlies have been playing great this season and are currently first, but won’t finish first, because the reigning Western Conference Champions Oklahoma City Thunder will...
November 14, 2012
Bulldogs 39 -- Highlanders 30
Coming off their Chicago trip that ended in a 0-2 record, the UC Riverside men’s basketball team returned home to the Student Recreation Center on Nov. 14, but they fell short, losing in a defensive battle against Fresno State 39-30.
In the first half the Highlanders turned the ball over 13 times while shooting...
Tre'Shonti Nottingham scored 20 points and Brittany Crain added 14 points in her UCR debut, but the Highlanders fell to Gonzaga University, 60-53. The home team squandered a nine-point lead at halftime as Gonzaga shot 52 percent in the second period.
"It was a game of two halves," Highlanders Coach John Margaritis said. "I thought we battled all the way...
November 9, 2012
Blue Demons 91 – Highlanders 59
Coming off an encouraging 83-72 exhibition victory against the San Diego Christian Hawks, the UC Riverside men’s basketball team traveled 2,000 miles east to the windy city of Chicago for their regular season opener against the DePaul Blue Demons.
Blue Demon forward Donovan Kirk would get things rolling for DePaul as he buried...
Both of UC Riverside’s cross country teams headed up to Seattle, Washington to compete in the NCAA West Regional Championships this weekend. The Highlanders competed against great teams such as Stanford, UCLA, Cal Poly and many other strong cross country programs at their six and 10K races. Riverside’s women also looked to become a top 10 team, as they...
The NBA season is well under way and certainly has been a rodeo since the beginning of the year. I want to only zone in the Eastern Conference and on the teams I think will make the top five seeds.
The Miami Heat will not be edged out by the Chicago Bulls this year for the top seed. While the...
November 8, 2012
Highlanders 3 – Anteaters 1
The UC Riverside women’s volleyball team won 3-1 at UC Irvine Thursday night. Led by Ashley Cox’s career-high 28 kills, UCR earned its first conference victory of the season.
The first set went back and forth with kills being scored and both teams coming back from deficits. Megan Reza ended the first set with...
The Highlanders still face a postseason ban this year since low APR scores forbade them from participating in the Big West Tournament at the end of the season.
It’s a shame, really, especially considering all the potential this team has. It’s a squad that features new coaches, a different playing style and fresh, talented young players. It’s a team with...
The UC Riverside Men’s basketball team pulled away with a win in their exhibition game vs. NAIA Division 1 School San Diego Christian 83-72.
The Highlanders played through the post early, using excellent set plays and utilizing angles on their post entry passing. As a result, it led to easy buckets and fouls that resulted in free throws. Highlander Chris...
It is such a tragedy to see the National Hockey League become the next sport to go under another lockout because two sides can not come to an agreement. Sadly, this is not the first lockout that the NHL has gone through.
The last time the NHL has gone through a lockout was back in 2004. It was the first...