Heading into the 2023-2024 basketball season, there wasn’t much known about the 6’0’’ guard from Inglewood, Calif. Barrington Hargress was entering his redshirt freshman year, and second season with the Highlanders, filling the shoes to eventually become the starting point guard for head coach Mike Magpayo.
However, it didn’t take long for Hargress to assert his presence on the basketball...
After securing a 2-2 draw against the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) at home, University of California Riverside’s (UCR) women’s soccer team traveled west to take on the California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) Titans. Last season, the Highlanders beat the Titans in a goal fest, but this season both sides have struggled to put the ball in the...
In last season’s Riverside Derby, a pair of goals failed to separate the biggest rivalry in the Inland Empire. The 1-1 draw failed to establish Riverside supremacy in 2023, and the result only built up anticipation for Wednesday night’s game. With 1,277 fans attending the California Baptist University (CBU) Soccer Stadium, the stage was set for the University of...
This Friday, EA Sports released the newest edition of their soccer simulation video game, EAFC25. With stunning graphics, animations, and player models, consumers can fully immerse themselves in the game. However, that immersion is often lost with the player ratings. For the gameplay to be realistic, each player is given an overall rating that is supposed to accurately represent...
Sunday at the 2024 United States (US) Open at Pinehurst No. 2 will be remembered for a long time, as two major champions in Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau fought for the thousandth United States Golf Association (USGA) Championship. Heading into the back-nine on Sunday, the two players created a gap with the rest of the field, and it...
Days after the Boston Celtics clinched the NBA Finals in the National Hockey League (NHL), the Florida Panthers held off Conor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers to win their first Stanley Cup Finals in franchise history. While the NBA and NHL playoffs were exciting and filled with legendary performances and shocking upsets, the conclusion of each postseason marks the...
Mike Magpayo’s tenure as head coach of the University of California, Riverside (UCR) men’s basketball team has brought a strong culture change to the organization as the program hopes to build off of a year that ended strongly. The Highlanders finished the 2024 season 10-10 in conference play, but won eight of their final 11 games. Their season ended...
It’s hard to believe that it's been almost three years since the infamous Euro 2020 final between Italy and England. As extra-time expired and the match headed to penalties, Italy’s giant goalkeeper Gianluigi Donarumma rose to the occasion. His clutch penalty saves against England’s Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka broke the hearts of everyone who thought, “It’s coming home!”...
With the end of the final quarter of the school year quickly approaching, now is the best time to review how our athletics programs fared this year. While not all teams improved on their records and performances from the previous season, athletics as a whole has been making strides in cementing itself as a growing force on campus.
Since his...
This past week, Atalanta thrashed the formerly “Invincible” Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the Europa League final. Despite being the clear underdog, Atalanta put Leverkusen on the back foot from kick-off to the final whistle. They pressed aggressively and didn’t give Leverkusen’s playmakers Florian Wirtz and Exequiel Palacios an inch of space. It suffocated their attack as Leverkusen struggled to...