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The Denver Nuggets winning their first ever championship would cement Nikola Jokic as a top 20 player of all time
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The Denver Nuggets is the team that will represent the Western Conference in the NBA finals having swept the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals and will face either the Miami Heat or Boston Celtics of the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals. The Nuggets have been the standout team in these playoffs making easy work of...
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The Los Angeles Dodgers’ love-hate relationship with its community continues to deteriorate itself
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In a city full of diverse and multicultural communities, the Los Angeles Dodgers have previously held cultural game nights to invite its neighbors to the stadium. From “Filipino Heritage Night” to “Women's Night,” special game events honor and open space for Los Angeles’ rich culture to fill the stadium. In honor of LGBTQ+ pride month, the Dodgers opened its...
The UC Riverside baseball team lost to Cal Baptist 5-1 on Tuesday night in the Riverside Sports Complex. Going into this game, the Highlanders have lost nine straight games and looked to break their losing streak. However, the offense struggled to put up runs in this game, which led to their loss.
Junior left-handed pitcher Jake Gebb got the start...
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Formula 1 puts spectacle over sport yet again in hectic Australian Grand Prix
Kianoosh Nooshi -
The third round of the 2023 Formula 1 season went underway on April 1st at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne and unlike the previous two rounds of the current season, the Australian GP was rife with several incidents. On lap one of the 58 lap contest Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was spun onto the gravel trap and beached forcing...
The UC Riverside softball team fell to UC Davis 0-2 on the road Friday afternoon. This season for the Highlanders has been shaky, as they lost their last seven of nine games. Their last game was a shutout win against Cal State Fullerton 3-0 last Sunday and looked to get their second straight win.
Both starting pitchers from both teams...
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Highlanders men’s basketball comfortably win against UC San Diego 65-72 to improve to 8-2 in conference play
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The UC Riverside men’s basketball team defeated UC San Diego this week in an assured performance, helped by Zyon Pullin, Flynn Cameron, and Lachlan Olbrich. The Highlander’s were once again efficient from the floor, converting over 50 percent of their shots as a team although they struggled from beyond the arc hitting just over a quarter of their three...
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Highlanders men’s basketball win thriller versus Cal Poly in overtime 83-78
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The UC Riverside men’s basketball team defeated Cal Poly this week in a thrilling back and forth game. The Highlander’s were led by their starting backcourt consisting of senior Flynn Cameron and Senior Jamal Hartwell II. The two stars combined for 48 as the Highlanders improved to 6-1 in the Big West marking their best start to conference play...
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UC Riverside women’s basketball team loses to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at the buzzer, 47-49
Hansel Chu -
On Monday night, UC Riverside women’s basketball team suffered a crushing defeat 47-49 at San Luis Obispo. Going into this game, the Highlanders were winners of two of their last three games and looked to turn their season around. However, graduate student guard Oumou Toure hit the game-winning layup to give the Mustangs the win.
Both teams exchanged baskets in...
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Lionel Messi winning the World Cup seals him as the greatest athlete of all time
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This past month the largest sporting event in the world, the FIFA World Cup, took place in Qatar. 32 of the world’s best soccer countries played in the most illustrious tournament in the calendar, and viewership numbers were projected to have reached around five billion people. Due to the massive attention as well as the fact that the tournament...
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UC Riverside men’s basketball team suffers their first conference defeat against Cal State Fullerton
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The UC Riverside men’s basketball team suffered their first conference defeat against Cal State Fullerton, 62-77, in the SRC Arena Thursday night. The Highlanders came into this game 2-0 in conference play for only the third time in school history as they rode a game-winning three-pointer from transfer guard Jamal Hartwell II to beat Long Beach State. However, UCR...













