The UCR softball team (36-22, 23-10) ended their season by participating in the second annual National Invitational Softball Championship (NISC) in Las Vegas, Nevada. This marks the first time UCR softball has made a Division I postseason appearance. The tournament featured eight teams that won 30 games or more throughout the regular season and six teams that finished in...
Spanish giants, Real Madrid secured their third consecutive UEFA Champions League title on Saturday, May 26 by defeating English underdogs, Liverpool in Kiev, Ukraine by a score of 3-1. In an unexpected final, the Spaniards once again demonstrated why the club is the best in the world today.
Aside from the injuries of Mohamed Salah and Dani Carvajal, who...
Three early runs by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (30-27, 15-9) in the first inning proved to be too much for UC Riverside (20-32, 8-16), as they fell 4-2 on Thursday night in the first game of a three-game series.
SLO got on the board early, taking the lead in part to a double by Alex McKenna, and an RBI...
After winning their NISC Regionals on May 18 over UNLV, the UC Riverside softball team (38-24) advanced to compete against the three other regional champs in the NISC Championship round. The final round took the form of a double-elimination format that would be played over four days as UCR opened up the first day against Eastern Kentucky University.
Game...
The 2018 World Cup in Russia is just under a month away, and some teams are still being put together. However, that’s not stopping The Highlander from breaking down every group to give you a comprehensive overview leading up to the first kickoff.
Group G, Part I
Belgium
FIFA Ranking: 3
World Cup Appearances: 13
First Appearance: 1930
Last Appearance: 2014
Best result: Fourth place 1980
Coach:...
The 2018 World Cup in Russia is just under a month away, and some teams are still being put together. However, that’s not stopping The Highlander from breaking down every group to give you a comprehensive overview leading up to the first kickoff.
Group G, Part I
England
FIFA Ranking: 13
World Cup Appearances: 9
First Appearance: 1954
Last Appearance: 2014
Best result: Fourth place, Semi...
The 2018 World Cup in Russia is still months away, and some teams are still being put together. However, that’s not stopping the Highlander from breaking down every group to give you a comprehensive overview leading up to the first kickoff.
Germany
FIFA Ranking: 1
World Cup Appearances: 18
First Appearance: 1934
Last Appearance: 2014
Best result: Champions, 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014
Coach: Joachim Löw...
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...
While the Highlanders were enjoying their summer and time off from school, the sports universe just kept on moving and we saw some great moments for sports along with the rest of the world. Recently, athletes have been using their high profiles to affect change and try to make the world a better place, so here are the best...
After what has been a wild and thrilling season, the UC Riverside men’s soccer team (7-10-3, 4-2-1) saw an end to their season on Thursday night, falling 1-0 in their NCAA Tournament debut against the University of the Pacific (12-4-2, 5-2).
The match was initially set to take place in Stockton at the University of the Pacific’s campus, but the...