The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is the most crucial ligament in stabilizing your knee joint. It is a band of tissue that holds together the femur (thigh bone) and tibia (shinbone). The ACL provides control for rotation in the knee and prevents the tibia from moving in front of the femur. By ensuring that your knee is in proper...
Earlier this month, a back-and-forth semifinal between European giants Inter Milan and FC Barcelona became a Champions League instant classic. A stoppage time goal from Inter’s Francesco Acerbi allowed his teammate Davide Frattessi to score the winner in extra-time to eliminate the Catalonians on a 7-6 aggregate scoreline.
The other semifinal was a different story. Luis Enrique’s new-look PSG dominated...
This past week at the University of California, Riverside (UCR), baseball’s Robert Pitts was named Athlete of the Week for the second time this year. Pitts is grateful to achieve this big accomplishment. Pitts shared, “It helps me feel good as an athlete knowing that the success that I have had is being recognized.” Being acknowledged for this award...
Wrestlemania 41 is now in the books. This year’s edition of the immortals took place in “Sin City,” at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada with over 124,000 in attendance.
The event was filled with first-evers like El Grande Americano, Penta and Rey Fénix all debuting at Wrestlemania. It was also CM Punk’s first ever main event at Wrestlemania of his...
Gus Argenal was recently announced as the new head coach of the University of California, Riverside (UCR) men's basketball team. The former California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) head coach has 21 years of coaching experience nationwide, at different levels. Argenal has coached in the Big West conference, once as the assistant coach for UC Davis and as the...
Coach Bobby Kielty is a first-year tennis coach at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) who played professional baseball for fourteen years and gradually transitioned into coaching tennis. His drive to coach tennis was ignited from his curiosity exploring other sports and the fact that his daughters were playing tennis at the time.
Once Kielty’s collegiate baseball career ended with...
Taking the world by storm on Jan. 17 in their inaugural first game, Unrivaled Basketball League has changed the game for women basketball players.
Based in Miami, Unrivaled Basketball League is a three-on-three women's basketball league founded by WNBA stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart in July of 2023.
As mothers, founders Collier and Stewert felt it was unfair that many...
At the Chris Rinne Invitational, the University of California, Riverside’s (UCR) freshman sprinter Michael Petrick ran a personal best 200-meter dash in 21.6 seconds. This impressive feat was a season best for UCR’s men’s track team and currently sits at tenth best all-time in the program's history.
Petrick’s personal record earned him UCR Student-Athlete of the Week. The Riverside native...
On April 26, the New England Patriots wrapped up the 2025 NFL Draft with their selection of Memphis cornerback Kobee Minor. The 257th pick concluded three whole days of franchise-altering decisions that will change the course of this NFL season and the ones that come after it.
The main storyline to emerge during the three-day event was the unprecedented draft...
This past week, junior triple jumper Kyan Thomas, was awarded the University of California, Riverside (UCR) Student-Athlete of the Week. Thomas expressed that he felt very accomplished, “to be recognized for his sport at such a high level.”
Being a student-athlete can be a challenge at times, especially as a commuter. Thomas, from Moreno Valley, commutes to school and he...