On the weekend of March 31, 2025, the University of California, Riverside’s (UCR) men’s golf team, consisting of Hartej Grewal, Von Wasson, Liam Hartling, Stephen Luo, and Chanhee Ryu, ventured up north to Seattle University (Seattle U) for a tournament at the renowned Chambers Bay Golf Course, which hosted the 2015 U.S. Open.
After a hard-fought three rounds of golf,...
Throughout human history, women have been treated as the lesser gender. This mistreatment is present even in the world of sports, where female athletes face challenges that male athletes have never seen.
Female athletes face a double standard in which they are expected to be feminine, which doesn’t coincide with being an athlete. So female athletes have to balance abiding...
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Highlander in the Arena: Brooke Perez deals 8.0 scoreless innings against CSUN
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On Sunday, March 29, the University of California, Riverside (UCR) softball team had their backs against the wall. In the finale of their three-game home series against the California State University, Northridge (CSUN) Matadors, the Highlanders found themselves down 2-1 in the fourth inning and were on the verge of being swept on their own field.
At that moment, UCR...
On March 28, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported that Fordham University has agreed to a six-year deal with Mike Magpayo to become their next men’s basketball head coach. He departed the University of California, Riverside (UCR) with an 89-63 overall record going 55-32 in conference play across five seasons.
When Magpayo initially took the job at UCR, the men’s basketball team...
On March 23, the Empire Strykers hosted the San Diego Sockers in a tense Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) match at the Toyota Arena. The two Southern California rivals played each other the previous day at the Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, with the Sockers earning a back-and-forth 10-7 victory.
The win cemented the Sockers’ status as one of the premier...
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Highlanders fall short of Big West Championship, but set the benchmark for future success
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After winning their last three conference games, the University of California, Riverside (UCR) men’s basketball team ascended to the no. 3 seed heading into the Big West Championship. Expectations were high for head coach Mike Magpayo and the Highlanders.
Before the tournament, redshirt sophomore guard Barrington Hargress earned All-Big West First Team honors in a season that saw him set...
There have been many famous beefs over the course of history. Notably, there have been feuds between Kendrick Lamar and Drake, Kanye West and Taylor Swift, D’Angelo Russell and Nick Young, and Kobe Bryant and Shaq, before it got squashed, just to name a few.
The newest, and perhaps most unexpected, addition to the list features LeBron James and ESPN...
On March 1, the University of California, Riverside (UCR) baseball team blew out the University of Utah 10-5 behind impressive offensive and defensive performances. Solid pitching, fielding and hitting cemented UCR’s seventh win of the year.
On the other end, the Utes suffered just their second loss of their young and promising season. This was the second game of a...
On March 8, 2025 — International Women’s Day — the University of California Riverside (UCR) women’s basketball team claimed victory over California State University of Fullerton (CSUF) with the final score being 61-51.
This was a momentous night for the UCR team as it was senior night, and UCR honored Esther Matarranz from Madrid and Gemma Cutler from North Vancouver....
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UCR men’s basketball defeats no. 3 CSUN, 94-79 in aggressive game last Thursday
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In last Thursday’s game against California State University, Northridge (CSUN), the University of California Riverside (UCR) men's basketball team won their last home game of the season, 94-79 against California State University, Northridge (CSUN).
The game was energetic from the tip-off, with three blocks from Armotrading within the first few minutes. The Highlanders started strong, with a 19 point lead...