The UCR men’s golf team concluded their first day of play at the Texas A&M Aggie Invitational and were sitting in 13th place before the second round of play was suspended due to darkness. The completion of the round took place on early Sunday morning, April 3, and directly after, the third round began.
After the first round, Highlander...
As a diverse university, UCR’s athletics department prides itself not only for providing educational opportunities for those abroad from other countries, but also abroad from other planets. As the first campus in the UC system to recruit a literally out-of-this-world athlete, UCR welcomes the newest addition to the men’s basketball team — OTL from the planet Glingbar in the...
Despite a $52.2 million expansion that was completed in the fall of 2014, plans are currently underway to oversee the demolition of the entire Student Recreation Center (SRC) complex at the end of the 2016 spring quarter.
The decision to destroy the SRC came as part of the refreshed “C-Center” proposal submitted by campus administration, which includes plans to build...
In a shocking turn of events over the weekend, UC Riverside athletics announced the hiring of MLB all-time home runs leader, Barry Bonds, as their newest head baseball coach. The move comes just a year and a half after the program proudly hired UCR alum and former MLB pitching standout Troy Percival in the same role. “Barry is a...
In an appalling revelation, multiple sources have confirmed that an unidentified member of the UC Riverside men’s basketball team did not go to bed hungry last Thursday, March 24 but rather fell asleep “very full.”
“We were just sitting there in the dorms, watching a movie and his stomach didn’t growl once. Not once,” exclaimed the subject’s girlfriend. “It was...
The UC Riverside men’s basketball team was suffering from a difficult 2015-16 season until their incredible win against the University of Hawaii on Thursday, March 24. The Highlanders won the game with a record-breaking score of 401-16. Fans are thrilled with the results, but began questioning the basketball team’s new look.
The men’s basketball players are estimated to have reached...
“We’ve done our time here. We know we are worth more and we are going to prove it.” These were the words of UC Riverside janitor Percy Ratchford as he stood in front of an auditorium of UCR staff and faculty to announce the resignation of the school’s 103 janitorial employees. “We simply can no longer allow our talents...
In an appalling revelation that has shocked the world, multiple reports cited by Shaolin Temple at the foot of Mt. Everest have confirmed the plane crash of the UCR soccer team. After investigating the site of the crash extensively, head monk, Buttercup McTwinkletoes, shockingly reported that the players had apparently resorted to cannibalism after being stranded on the mountain...
What has been a riveting season of UCR basketball is preparing to come to a close and UCR now looks to reign in a spring season that hopes to be more fulfilling than the last. We at the Highlander have you covered with a roundup of what to watch for from all the teams in action.
Baseball is back and...
In basketball, a team is defined as a group of 10-12 active players, beholding five players on the floor at all times. By that definition, UC Riverside women’s basketball does not qualify. Sure, they have the starting five, but beyond that, only one more player is active in the rotation. In other words, UCR is a team with a...