Floyd “Money” Mayweather, one of the greatest athletes in the boxing world, stands in one corner of the ring. With 12 world championships under five weight divisions, the illustrious fighter faces a surprising choice of opponent in the form of YouTuber-turned-boxer Logan Paul. This extreme mismatch would profit $50 million, drawing in a huge audience.
The champion was able to...
The stage was set after the Highlanders secured a scrappy 0-0 draw against Cal State University Northridge (CSUN). In a rematch of last year’s Big West Championship, the No. 6 seed UCR Highlanders would travel to face the No. 3 seed UC Santa Barbara Gauchos for a spot in the Big West Semifinal against UC Irvine. In last year’s...
The new NBA season is finally underway. Fans everywhere are already on the edge of their seats as this season has the makings to be one of the best we have ever seen. Some of the questions that have been floating around this season include: Will Jokić win his third MVP while trying to lead Denver to back-to-back championships?...
The sports world is a tension-filled atmosphere where winning and losing could quite literally mean the end of the world for some. Many teams have unfortunately suffered so-called curses against them, ruining their winning streaks or preventing them from winning a game at all. Here are a couple of sports curses that are sure to leave you surprised.
The Socceroos
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Athletes all over the world have famous nicknames. Some of them even have spooky nicknames to showcase their scary talent. Here are some of our favorite athlete’s Halloween comparisons.
Nikola “The Joker” Jokić
One of the most important ones is Nikola Jokić, aka the Joker. There are actually two main reasons why Jokić got the nickname. The first being that his...
The recent disappointment made by the USA national basketball team at the FIBA World Cup tournament has sparked some anger from fans and some talk from the rest of the league. After a press conference with U.S. track and field sprinter Noah Lyles, expressing his concerns on why the U.S. NBA players call themselves the “Champions of the World,"...
The UC Riverside women’s volleyball team suffered a crushing loss against UC San Diego 2-3 in set play on Friday night. Going into this game, the Highlanders won three out of their past five games and were looking to ride that momentum against a very tough Triton team, who won their past two games. UCR held a commanding 2-0...
The Wild Card round of the MLB playoffs has wrapped up and now it is on to the Divisional Round. This season in the MLB has been an exciting one with several teams and players putting on incredible performances. The Atlanta Braves once again put on a great showing behind the heroics of Ronald Acuña Jr. who became the...
UCR’s Highlander Gloves women’s team won the USIBA (United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association) team title this past March, the first in the school’s history. The school’s official boxing club sent a team of male and female boxers to compete at the 11th annual edition of the tournament at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia.
The club and team, which...
A free agent is a sports player who is not bound by a contract and so is eligible to join any team, defined by the Oxford Dictionary. For many teams, free agency is a crucial period that will either send their franchises to the next level or back into a state of mediocrity. The NBA free agency class is...